Retail disc also only 300mb of the install?

[StarBound]

Since I bought MKX day one I got burned by a 300mb installer that insisted on taking 2 days to download the game from steam. All I want to know is does this retail release actually contain the files (or 99% of them) to play the game or am I going to end up with another case of downloading the game well after release?

Not talking about the extras, just the essencials to get the game working within a few minutes after installing from the disc.

On that subject considering MKX patching replaces the entire game data file, how are patches being handled in BAK?

[L_A_G]

It's going to be another installer burned on a DVD seeing how this game is about 45GB in size.

They unfortunately can't ship on blu-ray due to how blu-ray drives thanks to digital downloads aren't standard kit in computers. Most people buying the game at retail wouldn't be able to read the disc if it was a blu-ray disc.

[WarmedxMints]

2 days? I take it broadband isn't particularly fast where you live then? That's one thing I like about pre-ordering on my consoles, you can download the game before it's out but the content it locked until midnight the day of release which certainly helps those whom have to unfortunately suffer with slow broadband,

As L_A_G stated, a high number of PC users do not have a blu-ray drive so it will be likely be an installer or maybe even just a key to redeem on steam.

[StarBound]

Indeed my internet isn't the fastest. If I know how big the game is and decide on going digital I don't have an issue waiting for the downloads to finish but then I don't make a day 1 purchase. My current 2 options are uncapped that is shaped after I do more than 10gb or capped which is ofcoarse a data limitation but games are relatively lag free.

Wasn't planning to buy this game day 1 unless I knew if the game came with a proper install and not just a installer. That said nothing wrong with waiting till a special hits to offset the price difference against procurement cost. Also lowers expectations even more since I know I won't be dying to play the game only to be denied by developer/publisher short sight.

[The Killer]

I would just order on steam and just pre-load it instead of waiting until the release day and still having to download it.

[StarBound]

Also a posibility but the 2nd issue arrised namely MKX replacing a 15gb file whenever it patches.

I compare MKX and BAK because both games are published by WB. I've contact WB support shortly after I bought the game asking where the rest of the discs are but I pretty much got a text book answer that did not answer the relevant question.

If I go full digital there would not have been a need to ask the question.