What's with the 4GB Update?

Nate · June 2014

After their maintenance today, it appears the client is downloading ~4 gigs worth of update. Anyone know what's changing that warrants that kind of size?

phairdon · June 2014

http://www.diffchecker.com/va5591to

Innocente · June 2014

That's only part 1.
4g to go after that.

dannymcgr81b14_ESO · June 2014

It's closer to 9gb. It's the latest update. Patch notes are here: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/113161/patch-notes-v1-2-3#latest

Nyeo · June 2014

LOL and once its done Pray to god you can log in ... I now have to completely uninstall the game and re download and install it because i hit play and ERROR so clasp your hands and prey to whatever god you worship you may need it

Sakiri · June 2014

Too big for what it is. Ive never seen a game take up this much space so quick after launch. Game is already 34.5 gigs.

SoulScream · June 2014

My connection is slow but the fastest I can get here, I would pay for a faster connection. Anyways I won't find out for a few hours since I couldn't download the patch all day.

Innocente · June 2014

You didn't miss anything. The patch servers only came up a few hours ago.

Sakiri · June 2014

Im still waiting on the infinite load screen to feed my horses.

Blade_07 · June 2014

Yeah, I agree this is a huge download to be forced to go through specially after such a long time to wait for maintenance. This kind of operation needed to be started at about midnight EST so the maintenance part would be done by the time most people would typically get on. Complete inconsideration on their part.

Innocente · June 2014

For some reason, first load in takes a loooooooong time.

TrevorOC · June 2014

NO. This is completely NORMAL. This is an INDUSTRY STANDARD. People have seen TONS of games do this. 9 GB with 9 hr downtime in addition to biweekly maintenance! No problem!

Dayel · June 2014

Oh make us grateful for all we received that we cried and hoped for.

Ojustaboo · June 2014

Could they do something along the lines of,

If they are putting a huge patch out on say the 30th, let us download a patch installer from around the 27th.

Then on the actual release date, first thing the launcher does is download a 5 sec update that lets the launcher know its now OK to install the previously downloaded patch,

Then it installs the patch

Then it installs another tiny patch should there have been any last min changes

Armianlee · June 2014

Ojustaboo wrote: »

Could they do something along the lines of,

If they are putting a huge patch out on say the 30th, let us download a patch installer from around the 27th.

Then on the actual release date, first thing the launcher does is download a 5 sec update that lets the launcher know its now OK to install the previously downloaded patch,

Then it installs the patch

Then it installs another tiny patch should there have been any last min changes

That is a rather... great idea.

Innocente · June 2014

What game do you think this is?
WoW?
You know. The one with experienced, professional developers?
And testers?

Nah.
Just push it out to the subscribers.
Let them sort it out!

Sakiri · June 2014

Blizzard's patcher streams the patch as youre playing. Patch day hits, theres a small update that flips the switch.

And these updates are getting absurd. This one is almost half of one friend's monthly data allotment. Do they think we all have unlimited bandwidth or something?

TrevorOC · June 2014

No let them drink their mountain dew and laugh it up all the way to the bank. Everything is fine. Nothing to see here. Keep payin' -n- playin'.

SoulScream · June 2014

It looks as though it will have to download overnight. I'll try to play tomorrow.

GreySix · June 2014

9 GB eh?

Guess we'll be playing SWTOR tonight.

kaosodin · June 2014

TrevorOC wrote: »

NO. This is completely NORMAL. This is an INDUSTRY STANDARD. People have seen TONS of games do this. 9 GB with 9 hr downtime in addition to biweekly maintenance! No problem!

This

I can always tell who is a veteran and who are the green hornes regarding mmos.

Green hornes remind me of cali valley girls...... like o m g...... you mean you updated in the middle of my play time...im totaly going to get my dad to cancel my sub.

wrlifeboil · June 2014

Ojustaboo wrote: »

Could they do something along the lines of,

If they are putting a huge patch out on say the 30th, let us download a patch installer from around the 27th.

Then on the actual release date, first thing the launcher does is download a 5 sec update that lets the launcher know its now OK to install the previously downloaded patch,

Then it installs the patch

Then it installs another tiny patch should there have been any last min changes

Not perfected yet.

wrlifeboil · June 2014

kaosodin wrote: »

TrevorOC wrote: »

NO. This is completely NORMAL. This is an INDUSTRY STANDARD. People have seen TONS of games do this. 9 GB with 9 hr downtime in addition to biweekly maintenance! No problem!

This

I can always tell who is a veteran and who are the green hornes regarding mmos.

Green hornes remind me of cali valley girls...... like o m g...... you mean you updated in the middle of my play time...im totaly going to get my dad to cancel my sub.

I suspect that your sarcasm detector was at Low setting when you read @TrevorOC's message.

xmistidawnb14_ESO · June 2014

Its large probably because they added new sound/ to npcs that was missing or something was in the notes..

TrevorOC · June 2014

kaosodin wrote: »

TrevorOC wrote: »

NO. This is completely NORMAL. This is an INDUSTRY STANDARD. People have seen TONS of games do this. 9 GB with 9 hr downtime in addition to biweekly maintenance! No problem!

This

I can always tell who is a veteran and who are the green hornes regarding mmos.

Green hornes remind me of cali valley girls...... like o m g...... you mean you updated in the middle of my play time...im totaly going to get my dad to cancel my sub.

1) P&P--> Gemstone --> Dragon Realms --> UO--> etc.
2) You remind me of x where x is some random noun--you can be a pizza or an underpaid Asian, I don't care--that is compensated to defend ESO, see fanboy.
3) Regardless of 1 & 2, 9 GBs in patches with 9 hour downtime in addition to biweekly maintenance is a step in the wrong direction.

Umfafa_Umfafason · June 2014

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Download speeds of this patch are hideous. 3+ hours and it's at 6% of the FIRST 4 gigs.

Yes, did speedtest. Reports 12mB/s. Launcher is currently crawling along at a blistering 50kB/s. 9 gigs at this rate should take me somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 hours to download.

KleanZlate · June 2014

Man, this game is so bugged that I wish they'd at least stop fixing it all the time

Sakiri · June 2014

Umfafa_Umfafason wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Download speeds of this patch are hideous. 3+ hours and it's at 6% of the FIRST 4 gigs.

Yes, did speedtest. Reports 12mB/s. Launcher is currently crawling along at a blistering 50kB/s.

Ive also noticed this. Blinking annoying.

wrlifeboil · June 2014

Sakiri wrote: »

Blizzard's patcher streams the patch as youre playing. Patch day hits, theres a small update that flips the switch.

And these updates are getting absurd. This one is almost half of one friend's monthly data allotment. Do they think we all have unlimited bandwidth or something?

21st century technology in 2014. Imagine that!

wrlifeboil · June 2014

Sakiri wrote: »

Umfafa_Umfafason wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Download speeds of this patch are hideous. 3+ hours and it's at 6% of the FIRST 4 gigs.

Yes, did speedtest. Reports 12mB/s. Launcher is currently crawling along at a blistering 50kB/s.

Ive also noticed this. Blinking annoying.

It's more likely your isp's fault.

It's not ZOS's fault. They use cdns who are laser focused on getting content to end users as quickly as possible. That's their bread and butter.

jessica.s401rwb17_ESO · June 2014

this is bollocks, i have a few hours, on saturday only to play, and every week there is 20+ minutes dl of some fix. now 9 hours? *sigh* im starting to think this is a waste of money.