Optimizing Download cache..WTF!

[DiazWaffle☣Crab[PWI]]

Sooo the latest "prime" update added a new feature to the launcher... Optimizing download cache. And it seems to take 10+ times longer apparently than the damn update itself, considering this is a game where they dont shy away from updates of 3gig or more -.-

My question to DE is, who the hell thought this was a smart idea, and please can You give us an option to get rid of this ♥♥♥♥? The game was fine without it before, Why shove it down our throats now?

[-BaZi.]

Same here bud.

[WereChicken]

I'm experiencing the slow download cache thing too, though I wouldn't say it's that bad.

[Oclas]

Yeah so Idk about you guys but I decided to look in task manager to see how much this "optimization" is taking up. And uh....yeah...its ugly.

[M4tt]

Optimizing download cache was already a thing before this update dropped. I used it before the PoE update.

[DiazWaffle☣Crab[PWI]]

Originally posted by WereChicken:

I'm experiencing the slow download cache thing too, though I wouldn't say it's that bad.

Took me about 1½ minutes to download the update, now at 10 minutes or so on optimizing the cache, and at 37%

[DiazWaffle☣Crab[PWI]]

Originally posted by M4tt:

Optimizing download cache was already a thing before this update dropped. I used it before the PoE update.

Really? Never had it before this one :S

[No_Quarter]

it is slow because your hard drive is slow.
reason for such thing to happen is probably repacking game files for some new approach, preparing the game for future content.

It is not something that happens on every update

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Hopefully once all's said and done it'll result in fewer "launcher takes forever to download anything" threads as a result.

[syasob]

Last update ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up too, sounds like a new tradition been started for DE

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Personally I think this is a good thing. I'll change my tune if they start doing this after say every update, but the fact that DE's doing any preventative maintenance of this nature is a definite improvement for them.

[DiazWaffle☣Crab[PWI]]

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

it is slow because your hard drive is slow.
reason for such thing to happen is probably repacking game files for some new approach, preparing the game for future content.

It is not something that happens on every update

Hmm yes, a 512gig Solid state, is unreasonably slow :S and it is low on free space, only 180+ gigs left.

My gripe is with the damn optimization thinga majig hogging resources and service priority, makes everything else slow down while it is running, from web browser to media players.

Would be better if they gave us an option to opt out, or run the optimization say when we might want to do it?

[DiazWaffle☣Crab[PWI]]

ended up taking 25-27 minutes roughly :S

[IblisFlare]

Originally posted by DiazWaffle☣CrabPWI:

Originally posted by No_Quarter:

it is slow because your hard drive is slow.
reason for such thing to happen is probably repacking game files for some new approach, preparing the game for future content.

It is not something that happens on every update

Hmm yes, a 512gig Solid state, is unreasonably slow :S and it is low on free space, only 180+ gigs left.

My gripe is with the damn optimization thinga majig hogging resources and service priority, makes everything else slow down while it is running, from web browser to media players.

I'm not experiencing any slowdown with it. It's actively doing it as I type, and listen to music and my computer, internet, whatever doesn't feel any slower.

[Nosferatu.666]

10 min in im at 22% ...................never seen such slow update in gaming history.

[No_Quarter]

Originally posted by Nosferatu.666:

10 min in im at 22% ...................never seen such slow update in gaming history.

maybe because it its not an update - it is your slow potato hard drive repacking stuff.