Page 1 of 2

Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:20 am
by ohmatty
Hi All,

I've just created my account and downloaded the client (1.5GB in about 2 hours).

The game has been patching for 9 hours now... just over 100MB downloaded. Is this the normal speed I can expect for applying patches? I know there is a lot to download but speeds of 3 - 5 kbs is crazy... I'm a patient person I just would like to know if I should expect this everytime they patch?

EDIT: I should add that I am in Australia and hello to everyone! I am an EQII refuge.

Matt

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:43 am
by xeraphim
Blimey!
Is it done yet?
seems a little harsh..

Hope to see you in game soon :)

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 9:50 am
by xenofur
it's not only the download process, but also the applying of the patches to the files, if your cpu/hdd are a bit slow they might slow down the patching itself as well. :)

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:12 am
by ohmatty
xenofur wrote:it's not only the download process, but also the applying of the patches to the files, if your cpu/hdd are a bit slow they might slow down the patching itself as well. :)
Nah it's the speed of the dload only... I am sitting here watching it tick over a few KB at ta time. :) Hopefully it'll be done by morning!

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:22 am
by rushin
doesnt sound right... i am really bad with network stuff though, try having a look/posting in the tech support forum - there might be something thats holding things up

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:14 pm
by marct
The latest torrent link from the homepage is almost completely patched up. I think there are only 2 patches to get through since then. If you have a good connection, getting the full client again may be an option.

The patching gets buggered up sometimes. If you stop it it will start over where you left off.

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:56 pm
by evalisa
The inital patch seems to take a long time, the rest are fairly fast

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:30 pm
by ohmatty
evalisa wrote:The inital patch seems to take a long time, the rest are fairly fast
I've restarted the patching a few times. after 17ish hours I am on file 6/10 speed has been consistent everytime. about 3 - 5kbs.

More time to read through the lore about the game :)

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:47 am
by evalisa
Aye thats what i mean, took me a looong time when i re-installd from the origanal CD's, but every patch that has been released since then has downloaded fine

And yes, thats what i done, read up on the lore and manual and stuff, a very good use of the time

Re: Speed of patching servers?

Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:29 pm
by tuchez
i have the same problem, i can download at 2mb down, and it seems to be getting only like 60kb down