Pre-load vs Download Day 1

[rattletop]

Hi all,

I wanna get your thoughts on Pre-loading the game vs downloading on day 1. I have already pre-ordered the game. However considering how the last game took so long to unpack after pre-loading it a day sooner, I feel it is better off downloading day 1. From what I read, with pre-loading, Steam has to decrypt all the pre-loaded files and that takes long depending on CPU and SSD. Right?
So help me decide between the two.
Thanks in advance!

[potato]

if your connection is fast, don't preload

[Seb | セビ]

depends on your internet connection

[rattletop]

Originally posted by potato:

if your connection is fast, don't preload

Like 30Mbps fast?

[M.Spengler]

Originally posted by rattletop:

Originally posted by potato:

if your connection is fast, don't preload

Like 30Mbps fast?

5hrs : 33min for 75GB at 30Mbps

Preload it.

[Capt Kenway]

How long does it takes to unpack?

[Nemesis]

As stated above, depends on your hardware

[M.Spengler]

Originally posted by Capt Kenway:

How long does it takes to unpack?

I depends on your CPU and SSD

[Lake333GLD]

Preloads are ideal for not very fast internet users. I prefer to preload, even I have a 200 MBit internet.

[marbean706]

Pre-loading is more for countries with slow internet connections (mostly 3rd worlds). If you live in the US or let's say Singapore, pre-loading won't do you anything. You might as well download on day 1.

[M.Spengler]

Originally posted by Lake333GLD:

Preloads are ideal for not very fast internet users. I prefer to preload, even I have a 200 MBit internet.

If your CPU is fast enough for the decryption and unpacking, yes. But for people with old CPU´s i suggest a download at/after the release.

[Lake333GLD]

Originally posted by M.Spengler:

Originally posted by Lake333GLD:

Preloads are ideal for not very fast internet users. I prefer to preload, even I have a 200 MBit internet.

If your CPU is fast enough for the decryption and unpacking, yes. But for people with old CPU´s i suggest a download at/after the release.

Well, that is correct, but system req. for this game are not too low... Any CPU and SSD can handle it now.

[M.Spengler]

It should

[Big Black]

Originally posted by Capt Kenway:

How long does it takes to unpack?

long

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unpacking is prolly between 15-30 minutes with SSD.

[Signex]

I got a 7gb/s m.2 ssd, i7 12700H cpu. 40mb/s download.