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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / Diablo 2 / January 2008Ping: Artdent: OT - WoW
I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch of 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it from the site it took most of a gig of downloading.. Guess what? I go to log in today... Starts downloading a new patch. 492meg. I'm not going to wait for it to download... I'm not going to bother. Stupid blizzard.. Why do they need to make patches so frigin big. *sigh*  SignatureJake Mysterio - The Mysterious One of Nothingness. > I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch of > 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it from the > site it took most of a gig of downloading.. Guess what? I go to log in > today... Starts downloading a new patch. 492meg. I'm not going to wait for > it to download... I'm not going to bother. Stupid blizzard.. Why do they > need to make patches so frigin big. *sigh* WoW is orders of magnitude more polished and bug free than D2, but still I have my complaints. If they're trying to get people to move to WoW they should make the demo as smooth an install as possible. But what you say is true and you're not the first to complain about it. I don't see what the problem would be to make sure that the initial download was patched 100% already so you didn't have to wait again *after* installing it. Still, if only to "know your enemy" it's worth the wait to get a feel for the game. The strangest thing though, I've found many ex D2 players come across very bitter when they start WoW and don't give it a chance. I'm wondering if it's almost a type of jealousy as people feel Blizzard has neglected D2 in favour of WoW? >> I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch >> of 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > problem would be to make sure that the initial download was patched 100% > already so you didn't have to wait again *after* installing it. Really not practical. Every Tuesday WOW gets tweeked for maintainance, content, and bugs. A demo install couldn't possibly be the most current version. Still, if only to "know your enemy" it's worth the wait to get a > feel for the game. The strangest thing though, I've found many ex D2 > players come across very bitter when they start WoW and don't give it a > chance. I'm wondering if it's almost a type of jealousy as people feel > Blizzard has neglected D2 in favour of WoW? >>>I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch >>>of 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > content, and bugs. A demo install couldn't possibly be the most current > version. Why? I've had to put together a few installs in my time, and building a complete install with all patches included can be automated easily, at least with the products I developed on. I think it was "Mark (newsgroups)" <marknewsgroups@yahoo.com> that wrote something like... >>>>I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch >>>>of 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >complete install with all patches included can be automated easily, at >least with the products I developed on. Actually, he said he paid $2 for it, so he got the trial version on DVD from a shop, not a download. If he had have gone the free download, then yeah, I'd be surprised if he had to do more than the last few meg patch. But keeping all the DVD's that have already been shipped out to the shops patched might be a bit tricky. ; ) Ashen Shugar SignatureThe lions sing and the hills take flight. The moon by day, and the sun by night. Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool. Let the Lord of Chaos rule! > I think it was "Mark (newsgroups)" <marknewsgroups@yahoo.com> that > wrote something like... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > But keeping all the DVD's that have already been shipped out to the > shops patched might be a bit tricky. ; ) Oops, I missed that part, and yeah in that case, no chance. But Ashen, a friend of mine downloaded the demo and then had to wait for the huge patches once he'd installed it. Seems stupid to me if they're trying to attract customers. I think it was "Mark (newsgroups)" <marknewsgroups@yahoo.com> that wrote something like... >> I think it was "Mark (newsgroups)" <marknewsgroups@yahoo.com> that >> wrote something like... [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >the huge patches once he'd installed it. Seems stupid to me if they're >trying to attract customers. Yeah, that seems a bit off. I started with the $2 DVD before I think it was available as a download so I've no experience personally. Only thing I can think of that might be a reason for your friend having to get patches is if they got the download from something like fileplanet or such and not directly from Blizzard, and so got an old demo version. *shrug* Ashen Shugar SignatureThe lions sing and the hills take flight. The moon by day, and the sun by night. Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool. Let the Lord of Chaos rule! Somewhere on teh intarweb "Ashen Shugar" typed: > I think it was "Mark (newsgroups)" <marknewsgroups@yahoo.com> that > wrote something like... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > But keeping all the DVD's that have already been shipped out to the > shops patched might be a bit tricky. ; ) Hi Ashen. What I find amusing is that most places still sell D2, at a price that is around the same as it cost new (at least in NZ, with inflation taken into account). I've spoken to a manager in DSE and he says that they're constantly ordering new stock. However, the new stuff is still version 1.03! (With LoD patching it to 1.07.) Sure, the patches arent as big as WoW patches but that really is lazy on Blizzard's part IMO. Cheers, SignatureShaun. > I'm wondering if it's almost a type of jealousy as people feel > Blizzard has neglected D2 in favour of WoW? Frankly, I'm surprised that D2 is still supported after all these years, and that it still has a nice sized community playing it. I would have thought interest would have died out well before WoW was released, but it's nice that it hasn't. Any word on Diablo 3? :) >> I'm wondering if it's almost a type of jealousy as people feel Blizzard >> has neglected D2 in favour of WoW? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Any word on Diablo 3? :) I'm not. They are still selling it on the store shelves here, so they had better keep supporting it! I think it was only a year or two ago I read it was still one of the best selling games of all time. angst aka poindexstar >> I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch >> of 495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > it's almost a type of jealousy as people feel Blizzard has neglected D2 in > favour of WoW? Well i've decided to Un-Install it as to i'm not waiting for it to download so much just to play the game for a 14day trial. I've seen the demo's that the stores have sometimes running on the pc's instore and it looks good too. But you can't stand there playing in the store for hours either. I don't actually think they're connected to the actual WoW network. I think there's a Virtual Realm which they install so as to act like it's the real thing. I'm not jealous of the game. Infact i admire the effort they've put into it. Alot of hours and stress would have gone into that creation so millions around the world could enjoy it. At the moment i've kinda stopped D2 for a break. I'm retiring my USEHCL characters and emptying them out. I have been offloading stuff on d2jsp so i can always come back to d2 and get back into it with a bit of help. Anyway, i have always had a theory of criticising before trying. I done this with WoW so i thought i'd try it and see if it's true. I bought the 14day trial for $2 and well, in my opinion i'm glad i bought the 14day trial and not an actual copy. I hope that those whom play WoW enjoy it but i am going to be one that will not. :) Thanks for your understanding Mark. :) SignatureJake Mysterio - The Mysterious One of Nothingness. > >> I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a > >> patch [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > WoW enjoy it but i am going to be one that will not. :) Thanks for your > understanding Mark. :) WoW pretty much *requires* broadband. And a fairly new computer. But, that said, it is indeed quite different from D2. Some will enjoy it much more than others, just depends on person. It is / was _made_ to be a time eater. There is no - jump on and do a quick five / ten minute slaughter of a few bosses. A good boss will take a half hour just to get to in WoW. Travel is slower / longer - much larger world, and there is no tp as such. Makes for spending the first five to fifteen minutes of play just getting back from town to the area you are currently questing / fighting in. Not everyones cup of tea, but it is very pretty. :) It is an even bigger shame you are quitting D2. :( Cousin Tom is F.I.N.A.L.L.Y. in his new house and should be getting back on some (he has wife and kids, dang RL limits gaming time) soon. I may even be playing a few games with him every now and then. SignatureIf you woke up today... Congrtaulations! You won! > It is an even bigger shame you are quitting D2. :( > Cousin Tom is F.I.N.A.L.L.Y. in his new house and should be getting back on > some (he has wife and kids, dang RL limits gaming time) soon. I may even be > playing a few games with him every now and then. Need some USEast HCL mediocre items? I can't find time to play either. Bing SNIP > A good boss will take a half > hour just to get to in WoW. Travel is slower / longer - much larger > world, > and there is no tp as such. Makes for spending the first five to fifteen > minutes of play just getting back from town to the area you are currently > questing / fighting in. Now there is an idea. A few WOW waypoints in strategic areas would be quite a blessing. Travel in WOW is amazingly time consuming and it used to be a lot worse. Flight paths are always being added and sped up. I think it was "Jake_Mysterio" <cretin@dodo.com.au> that wrote something like... >I'm not likely going to be playing it. I've finished downloading a patch of >495meg.. Mind you it's not really since by the time i downloaded it from the >site it took most of a gig of downloading.. Guess what? I go to log in >today... Starts downloading a new patch. 492meg. I'm not going to wait for >it to download... I'm not going to bother. Stupid blizzard.. Why do they >need to make patches so frigin big. *sigh* Just like Blizzard put out patches for D2 to change/add to the gameplay, so to they've done for WoW. It's just the nature of WoW that the changes require a lot bigger patches. Add in that there's been a lot more than D2 got, and yeah, it's a while after first installing that you get done with patching. What you can do though, is if you have a friend that plays WoW and can either hook up your computer to theirs via a network, or have some sort of portable disc that can transport 12GB or so, you can just directly copy their WoW folder to your computer and you'll be all patched and ready to start playing. The Key you get when you purchase WoW (or a trial version) is only used in creating your account, it's not connected with the software at all. So if you ever change your mind in the future and get curious about WoW again, that's something you could consider. Ashen Shugar SignatureThe lions sing and the hills take flight. The moon by day, and the sun by night. Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool. Let the Lord of Chaos rule! |
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