why does it take so long to update this game compared to other games

[iced mcfurry]

why am i installing the entire game again for no reason

[Twelve]

generally some patchs dont just 'add' stuff, in this case i think they are replacing old files with new files, so more like an update to the whole game (thats my guess) so you download 40% of the games 'new' files, then the patcher rebuilds the file system.

new vanilla 'update' files replacing your existing files would explain why this broke alot of game mechanics, why EOS was not batched to run with the new update, why keybinds were wiped etc etc....

i dont know if this is the case in this company, but sometimes the 'patch team' isnt even working from the current game version, there working on the new version from some internal test version, so when the 'patch' roles out, its doesnt have some of the current in game fixes, and that causes a reintroduction of problems that need to be fixed.

thats why a PTS is so important.

[wojciechk50]

Mine updated in seconds, haven't even noticed that.

[Twelve]

Originally posted by wojciechk50:

Mine updated in seconds, haven't even noticed that.

you didnt have a 20+GB download with patch 5.0?

[wojciechk50]

Originally posted by Twelve:

Originally posted by wojciechk50:

Mine updated in seconds, haven't even noticed that.

you didnt have a 20+GB download with patch 5.0?

I had, I can change the lens color on my SM\CSM, graphics looks a bit better too but I didn't notice when the game got updated, I just launched it today and it works.

[Lowbei]

no.

its looking thru 20 gigs of files for things it needs to update. that doesnt mean its actually downloading 20 gigs.

[Twelve]

Originally posted by Lowbei:

no.

its looking thru 20 gigs of files for things it needs to update. that doesnt mean its actually downloading 20 gigs.

youre wrong, but you do you

[Lowbei]

Originally posted by Twelve:

Originally posted by Lowbei:

no.

its looking thru 20 gigs of files for things it needs to update. that doesnt mean its actually downloading 20 gigs.

youre wrong, but you do you

incorrect. this is literally how every major game works, and has been that way for about a decade. i see the same comment every time the MMO I play updates, as people lash out in anger at not understanding the download system and how it needs to check all the files to ensure they are correct. no worries, its common, as is people lashing out in anger at the person who explains it.