Constant updates driving me crazy

[Hot_Chicken]

I've seen other posts about this, as well as a lot of people defending the game or saying to get better internet or a faster hard drive, and that is just ridiculous. They update this game way too often, which wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that these updates take forever to install because they are huge and need to be patched into the game by steam, which notoriously can take forever depending on people's hardware.

I have an SSD as well as the fastest internet you can get in my area, speed tests tell me about 700mb/s download speeds, and every time this game updates it takes forever, while other games download almost instantly sometimes. My SSD is brand new and is a pretty decent samsung SSD, and even other MMOs like ESO download way faster. I know I'm not the only one who has this problem, and I can't understand why Amazon Games puts out updates like this so often that don't add that much as far as content and patches go.

Why are the updates so big, and why do they take so long? I understand wanting to support the game and the devs, and people who have extremely good hardware will say "get better hardware/internet" but this can not be normal. I hope others share the same feeling.

[Hannibal]

When its this bad, seriously, its faster to just redownload the whole game. But in my case Ive had enough, I just left it uninstalled.

[Hot_Chicken]

Originally posted by Hannibal:

When its this bad, seriously, its faster to just redownload the whole game. But in my case Ive had enough, I just left it uninstalled.

Exactly what I'm thinking. I play it pretty casually, so only about once or twice a week for a little bit, and every time I'm in the mood to play it, theres another update out, which means I have to wait at least 45 minutes or so, sometimes more, just to play it for a few hours that night. It's just frustrating. that's all. And I really don't like seeing people defend it, no other game has this problem

[Ajax]

your upset they put out updates? strange

[Oriflame]

the GB size of the updates at this frequency is pretty ridiculous and majorly offputting to bothering with the game as within a few months you have to spend your entire data cap just to keep it playable.

[Warmen]

Originally posted by Hot_Chicken:

I've seen other posts about this, as well as a lot of people defending the game or saying to get better internet or a faster hard drive, and that is just ridiculous. They update this game way too often, which wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that these updates take forever to install because they are huge and need to be patched into the game by steam, which notoriously can take forever depending on people's hardware.

I have an SSD as well as the fastest internet you can get in my area, speed tests tell me about 700mb/s download speeds, and every time this game updates it takes forever, while other games download almost instantly sometimes. My SSD is brand new and is a pretty decent samsung SSD, and even other MMOs like ESO download way faster. I know I'm not the only one who has this problem, and I can't understand why Amazon Games puts out updates like this so often that don't add that much as far as content and patches go.

Why are the updates so big, and why do they take so long? I understand wanting to support the game and the devs, and people who have extremely good hardware will say "get better hardware/internet" but this can not be normal. I hope others share the same feeling.

wait, if its not happening to everyone then how can you blame devs? Also, I rather have more updates than less, trend here is that devs don't do ♥♥♥♥, now you are whining ,because they are updating/patching game often. IDK, I don't think you thought this through well prior to posting.

[Warmen]

Originally posted by Hot_Chicken:

Originally posted by Hannibal:

When its this bad, seriously, its faster to just redownload the whole game. But in my case Ive had enough, I just left it uninstalled.

Exactly what I'm thinking. I play it pretty casually, so only about once or twice a week for a little bit, and every time I'm in the mood to play it, theres another update out, which means I have to wait at least 45 minutes or so, sometimes more, just to play it for a few hours that night. It's just frustrating. that's all. And I really don't like seeing people defend it, no other game has this problem

This isn't normal, never had to wait this long, any update for new world for me is no more than 5 mins. Yet , yes, I am running M.2 and gigabit internet. In general I think it has more to do with how steam validates the game post patch, each time update is downloaded, it seems entire game gets fetched through. I think there are countless posts regarding this phenomenon. Don't spread inaccuracy ,if we are not sure what is going on from the technical perspective. Devs should keep patching the game.

[Oriflame]

Originally posted by Warmen:

Originally posted by Hot_Chicken:

I've seen other posts about this, as well as a lot of people defending the game or saying to get better internet or a faster hard drive, and that is just ridiculous. They update this game way too often, which wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that these updates take forever to install because they are huge and need to be patched into the game by steam, which notoriously can take forever depending on people's hardware.

I have an SSD as well as the fastest internet you can get in my area, speed tests tell me about 700mb/s download speeds, and every time this game updates it takes forever, while other games download almost instantly sometimes. My SSD is brand new and is a pretty decent samsung SSD, and even other MMOs like ESO download way faster. I know I'm not the only one who has this problem, and I can't understand why Amazon Games puts out updates like this so often that don't add that much as far as content and patches go.

Why are the updates so big, and why do they take so long? I understand wanting to support the game and the devs, and people who have extremely good hardware will say "get better hardware/internet" but this can not be normal. I hope others share the same feeling.

wait, if its not happening to everyone then how can you blame devs? Also, I rather have more updates than less, trend here is that devs don't do ♥♥♥♥, now you are whining ,because they are updating/patching game often. IDK, I don't think you thought this through well prior to posting.

because if other online games/mmos are not having this issue it still points to devs

[Hot_Chicken]

Originally posted by Oriflame:

Originally posted by Warmen:

wait, if its not happening to everyone then how can you blame devs? Also, I rather have more updates than less, trend here is that devs don't do ♥♥♥♥, now you are whining ,because they are updating/patching game often. IDK, I don't think you thought this through well prior to posting.

because if other online games/mmos are not having this issue it still points to devs

Exactly this, its only a new world problem, so its most likely just new world.

[Hot_Chicken]

Originally posted by Warmen:

Originally posted by Hot_Chicken:

I've seen other posts about this, as well as a lot of people defending the game or saying to get better internet or a faster hard drive, and that is just ridiculous. They update this game way too often, which wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't for the fact that these updates take forever to install because they are huge and need to be patched into the game by steam, which notoriously can take forever depending on people's hardware.

I have an SSD as well as the fastest internet you can get in my area, speed tests tell me about 700mb/s download speeds, and every time this game updates it takes forever, while other games download almost instantly sometimes. My SSD is brand new and is a pretty decent samsung SSD, and even other MMOs like ESO download way faster. I know I'm not the only one who has this problem, and I can't understand why Amazon Games puts out updates like this so often that don't add that much as far as content and patches go.

Why are the updates so big, and why do they take so long? I understand wanting to support the game and the devs, and people who have extremely good hardware will say "get better hardware/internet" but this can not be normal. I hope others share the same feeling.

wait, if its not happening to everyone then how can you blame devs? Also, I rather have more updates than less, trend here is that devs don't do ♥♥♥♥, now you are whining ,because they are updating/patching game often. IDK, I don't think you thought this through well prior to posting.

Yeah I guess I'm just complaining, all good, I'm done with New World anyway like most people are, so you can have fun in the game all by yourself while everyone else moves on because its a dead game that is for sure not getting fixed anytime soon, and people like you keep patting the devs on the back for doing a half-assed job in fixing their game. Have fun in New World!

[Kissing Fish]

its the constant appearance of bots that drives me crazy. ingame or in the forums lol

[forcecomdr]

Gamers: We need more content, fix these bugs!
Same gamers: This game has too many updates!

I swear, no one knows how to be happy anymore.

[Mellowfungus]

Originally posted by forcecomdr:

Gamers: We need more content, fix these bugs!
Same gamers: This game has too many updates!

I swear, no one knows how to be happy anymore.

Did you read what they said?

These are massive downloads happening way to often.

Why are these bugs in the game to begin with? I've also heard they "Patch" a bug only for it to still exist, meaning they haven't done anything other than made you download a bunch of data. Only to attempt to fix the bug with another patch in the future.

Also bug fixes aren't content, constant updates attempting to fix bugs would be really annoying

[Kenedori]

Originally posted by napkinfactory:

the "patch deltas" are actual changes in file size/content/structure and they have been larger than necessary, which means the patches are bloated and annoy people with the size for no reason whatsoever. we're wasting our time because they don't know how to compile patches properly, of course that makes people unhappy, it has nothing to do with content or fixing bugs.

Your argument is that the updates "have been larger than necessary", "for no reason whatsoever". I will argue that to improve a process is not by definition that the process was defective before. Take file compression. There was a time when it had not yet been conceived. That is not the same as we had larger than necessary files before compression.

You do not know the technical difficulties that the game presents to the development team patching their game. If they use Procedural generative algorithms or Deterministic algorithms then the size, resource limits and in game and patch problems become more clear.

You can look them up. They are used to generate variety and detail. We don't know what is under the hood. Amazon pushes the edge of technology in AI and other fields. I would expect the same in games. It would be a big feather in Amazons cap if they could develop an MMO, LotR, that uses Procedural generative algorithms to generate the game. Enormous verity in quest, mobs and terrain. Endless money. LOL.

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That's not because of Amazon or New World, that's a problem with Steam

[CirceTheSiren]

if your fatest local available internet need hours to complete download and veryfing files for a few dozen gigabytes you need to plan ahead starting download while at work or set a schedule during the night.
only a faster internet from your provider will chance hours into minutes no solution if you complain here intead by your internetprovider.
upgrading your internet means also a lot less of lag detected interruptions that extra money is well spend for any online activity.