Returning Player - VERY very slow download
Magenpie
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Decided to come back to the game today but am being enormously put off by installation problems with launcher only reaching 13% after 3 hours. I'm getting a max download speed of 1.52Mb/s. I've played with the max download speeds in the launcher settings and none of them make a difference.
Just so you know, I've followed all the usual advice about firewalls etc. I've also downloaded 3 other mmos in the last two weeks, all without a problem.
Any advice? My enthusiasm/interest in playing again is on the wane.
Just so you know, I've followed all the usual advice about firewalls etc. I've also downloaded 3 other mmos in the last two weeks, all without a problem.
Any advice? My enthusiasm/interest in playing again is on the wane.
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Magenpie✭✭✭✭✭Well, not having any luck with searches or here. Just the usual port-forwarding 'talk to your ISP.'
Can't be bothered with all that stuff.
On to the next game I think!0 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I usually get between 2 and 3 Meg download speeds. If it is over 1 Meg, I usually leave it alone. If it is below 1 Meg, I pause for a while (couple of minutes) then resume, watch for a bit, repeat as necessary. The game downloads a massive amount of data (double digit gig) when installing, and it took me a lot more than three hours to download it when I installed it.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
PSN NA/EU: @ElsonsoJannus
Total in-game hours: 11321
X/Twitter: ElsonsoJannus1 -
Seravi✭✭✭✭✭I did a fresh install on my new PC a couple of months ago and the entire game took around 3 hours total to download and install. Not sure if the launcher still has the speed bug or not. An old bug that kept speeds really slow was if you had the launcher set on unlimited. You had to set a speed on the launcher to work around the bug. Maybe the old bug is back not sure. Check to see what you have the download speed set at on the launcher. Can't hurt to change it if you are set at unlimited to see if it helps.1 -
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Idinuse✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I did a fresh install on my new PC a couple of months ago and the entire game took around 3 hours total to download and install. Not sure if the launcher still has the speed bug or not. An old bug that kept speeds really slow was if you had the launcher set on unlimited. You had to set a speed on the launcher to work around the bug. Maybe the old bug is back not sure. Check to see what you have the download speed set at on the launcher. Can't hurt to change it if you are set at unlimited to see if it helps.
I had no idea about this, I've always had "Unlimited" selected. Thank you for the tip, well worth trying!
Btw, I've seen a couple of threads about slow DL speeds lately, and I myself have gone from about 15 MB/s to 3-5 MB/s at best. I wonder if there's anything Zos can look into with their DL provider/distributor? I mean, it is at times seriously impacting the overall experience of their paying customers, it's still Buy to Play (rather than Free to Play).
Edit* Specified my default DL limit selection.Edited by Idinuse on November 18, 2015 2:35PMSed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium dolorem que laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?0 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I did a fresh install on my new PC a couple of months ago and the entire game took around 3 hours total to download and install. Not sure if the launcher still has the speed bug or not. An old bug that kept speeds really slow was if you had the launcher set on unlimited. You had to set a speed on the launcher to work around the bug. Maybe the old bug is back not sure. Check to see what you have the download speed set at on the launcher. Can't hurt to change it if you are set at unlimited to see if it helps.
I had no idea about this, I've always had "Unlimited" selected. Thank you for the tip, well worth trying!
Btw, I've seen a couple of threads about slow DL speeds lately, and I myself have gone from about 15 MB/s to 3-5 MB/s at best. I wonder if there's anything Zos can look into with their DL provider/distributor? I mean, it is at times seriously impacting the overall experience of their paying customers, it's still Buy to Play (rather than Free to Play).
Edit* Specified my default DL limit selection.
I was also unaware of the Unlimited setting, and I have been around for a long time.
I never get more than 3.x MB/s download speeds since that is close to the cap of my 30 Mb/s cable provider.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
PSN NA/EU: @ElsonsoJannus
Total in-game hours: 11321
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Seravi✭✭✭✭✭Yeah that bug was out not too long after launch. Took a while for them to find it but CS even posted on the forums to change your speed to at least 5 and not use unlimited. I have mine at 10Mbps from that time and set it at that with the new download and never changed it back to unlimited. I get more than the set speed so it really isn't limiting my download.
Not saying its the problem or the bug is back but changing it is worth a try.
Edited by Seravi on November 18, 2015 6:58PM0