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You've already downloaded several bits and pieces of it, the new powersets, some of the new enemies have even been seen in game through various bugs. They break down the downloads as much as they can to ease the launch day download. They will likely have a pre-download when you log out at some point close to launch, since everyone will have to download the new files to keep everyone on the same client whether they have the expansion applied to their account or not.
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Originally Posted by Ukaserex
Sorry if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm curious - how long will it take to download this digital copy of going rogue? Obviously, it will depend on dsl/cable connection and such, but I would hate to get this digital copy, and then find myself waiting for 12-14 hours, when I could buy a cd that could install it much faster.
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actually, all of the in-game content will be loaded whether or not you purchase Going Rogue. Given the way the City of Heroe's processing engine works, it's almost impossible for the developers to maintain completely separate builds of the game based on whether or not a player has purchased the expansion. There's also the aspect that as CoH is an MMO, you will eventually come across another player who has access to that content, and if it's something like a costume set or a power animation, you have to have it loaded to display what the other player has. |
Originally Posted by Ukaserex
Sorry if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm curious - how long will it take to download this digital copy of going rogue? Obviously, it will depend on dsl/cable connection and such, but I would hate to get this digital copy, and then find myself waiting for 12-14 hours, when I could buy a cd that could install it much faster.
Just looking for a rough guess. |
While separating downloaded content and only downloading what the player has purchased is difficult, it is quite easy for the developers to flag your account for access to content.
This is why Players who bought City of Heroes, but not City of Villains, had to download and install all City of Villains content... and why players who bought City of Villains but not City of Heroes, had to download and install all City of Heroes content.
So, the short version is: all of the content is downloaded, regardless of whether or not you actually bought that content. You just don't get access until you buy.
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Because of this, as in all past expansions and issue releases, there will be a pre-download period where all of the non-changing content will be added to the engine in advance.
Probably won't be more than Issue 17. Issue 17 included a graphics overhaul, so it was HUGE. Going Rogue will probably be smaller, since it's basically a few zones and some new content. I wouldn't expect it to be as big as or bigger than I17.
Paragon Wiki: http://www.paragonwiki.com
City Info Terminal: http://cit.cohtitan.com
Mids Hero Designer: http://www.cohplanner.com
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I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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All very good answers, I thank all of you. I was debating on downgrading from Vista back to xp because it would use less memory, and at the back of my head is that huge download time. I guess I'll just have to pony up the cash and buy more RAM.
"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
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While you're at it, upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. It was probably the best move I could have made, all of my usage numbers went down after the upgrade.
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Originally Posted by Ukaserex
All very good answers, I thank all of you. I was debating on downgrading from Vista back to xp because it would use less memory, and at the back of my head is that huge download time. I guess I'll just have to pony up the cash and buy more RAM.
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Actually if you've got a spare HD or a large memory stick you can copy most of the files over to avoid having to redownload it. It's pretty much the same process as doing a fast install of the test server:|
Originally Posted by Ukaserex
All very good answers, I thank all of you. I was debating on downgrading from Vista back to xp because it would use less memory, and at the back of my head is that huge download time. I guess I'll just have to pony up the cash and buy more RAM.
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http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Test_s...p_Installation
Sorry if this is in the wrong spot, but I'm curious - how long will it take to download this digital copy of going rogue? Obviously, it will depend on dsl/cable connection and such, but I would hate to get this digital copy, and then find myself waiting for 12-14 hours, when I could buy a cd that could install it much faster.
Just looking for a rough guess.
"Most people that have no idea what they are doing have no idea that they don't know what they are doing." - John Cleese
@Ukase