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Phase for prep, game download? - Felix Sideris - 08-13-2013
Where do we download the new version of the game for phase 4? When I try to open the beta it says that it is unable to complete a version check.
Anyone else having this issue, or knows where to download what we need to for phase 4?
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - sanguineFenrir - 08-13-2013
Right now you can download the new launcher, but that launcher will not download the actual game files until another date, which many suspect is Aug. 15. It's better just to wait until the new download is announced officially.
PS3 users are still waiting on their codes.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Felix Sideris - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 12:17 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: Right now you can download the new launcher, but that launcher will not download the actual game files until another date, which many suspect is Aug. 15. It's better just to wait until the new download is announced officially.Thanks
PS3 users are still waiting on their codes.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Desmond Aryll - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 12:17 AM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: Right now you can download the new launcher, but that launcher will not download the actual game files until another date, which many suspect is Aug. 15. It's better just to wait until the new download is announced officially.
PS3 users are still waiting on their codes.
So does that mean that the launcher used for phase 3 is useless now? Can I go ahead and delete it??
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - sanguineFenrir - 08-13-2013
Yes, you can. You need to uninstall the entire client--barring anything terrible happening that requires more patching of data, the client we get for phase four should carry over. The one everyone has now is useless.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Fiona Swift - 08-13-2013
Phase 3 client was deactivated last week. A lot of people on the forums are posting that version check issue as a bug but in fact the phase 3 client was supposed to be uninstalled after phase 3 . It just took about 2 weeks for the "unable to complete version check" issue to show up
There is a link on the beta forums which takes you back to the test client thread where phase 3 is now replaced by phase 4. This will download the launcher for the official game .
Once installed it will update your launcher (version check it as well) and if all goes well you should end up as a much better looking launcher splash screen which says the page is in maintenance mode. Supposedly on August 15th we can start downloading the client (17 - 20 GB in size) and on the 16th anyone who has signed up already can play. the 17th is open registration.
edit: oops.. that's what I get for posting at nearly 1am in the morning... I put April instead of August...
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Desmond Aryll - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 12:45 AM)Fiona Swift Wrote:  Supposedly on April 15th we can start downloading the client (17 - 20 GB in size)  and on the 16th  anyone who has signed up already can play.Â
That's a big download. Definitely need to take care of that on the 15th. No cutting into my play time.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Naunet - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 12:45 AM)Fiona Swift Wrote: Supposedly on April 15th
August. xP If it was April, I think I'd die!
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Ashren Dotharl - 08-13-2013
Hvinire made a post a few days ago verifying that August 15th would be the date we could start actually downloading the game files, though I think it's kind of BS personally they only give us 1 or 2 days to download 20gb of files, not all of us have the fastest connection in the world.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - shotgunbadger - 08-13-2013
edit: Nevermind I am derp
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - K'nahli - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 02:38 AM)Ashren Snow Wrote: Hvinire made a post a few days ago verifying that August 15th would be the date we could start actually downloading the game files, though I think it's kind of BS personally they only give us 1 or 2 days to download 20gb of files, not all of us have the fastest connection in the world.
Oh my Gooooooood, my friend will never get to play OB -_-
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - sanguineFenrir - 08-13-2013
If it actually is 20 GB, and the extra hard disk space requirement isn't just a "buffer" of sorts to ensure smooth computer operation, I might not get to play either. I'm really wary about leaving my PS3 on for extended periods, let alone overnight--and I only can download 300 megabytes an hour. On a good day!
My consolation goes out to all those in a similar situation.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Aleister - 08-13-2013
20gb.. Yep I might not be able to play either.. ._. Looks like I'mma just have to leave my computer on overniiight. -sigh-
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Nox - 08-13-2013
(08-13-2013, 03:54 PM)sanguineFenrir Wrote: If it actually is 20 GB, and the extra hard disk space requirement isn't just a "buffer" of sorts to ensure smooth computer operation, I might not get to play either. I'm really wary about leaving my PS3 on for extended periods, let alone overnight--and I only can download 300 megabytes an hour. On a good day!
My consolation goes out to all those in a similar situation.
I might try to set it up to download before I head to work. Hopefully 8 hours is long enough.
RE: Phase for prep, game download? - Fiona Swift - 08-13-2013
yeah there was a huge thread about it on the forums that they have a 20GB buffer.. and that it is only 10-12GB but if you think about it we only had a handful of content (lv 1-30 areas) and just a few dungeons and the client was 6 GB
We now have lv 30-50 content + more dungeons and textured maps + the voice over work in English and Japanese (and possibly other languages if all clients get the same options)
Ideal it might be around 10-14 GB but I'm banking on it being larger. I mean the GW2 install was 14.4 - 14.6 GB on launch day
SW: ToR was around 18 GB