Massive updates... why???

[TwoCubed]

So yesterday I wanted to play some D4, but I had to download a 70 GB patch first. Suffice to say, I wasn't able to play the game yesterday. So instead, I wanted to play the game today. Only this time I have to download a 100 GB patch. What the hell is wrong with this game? It doesn't even look good, why on earth are the patches so huge??? At least the 100 GB are downloaded but now it won't really start installing. What a waste of money.

[Darth Revan]

first expansion and new season release

[Ink Hyaena]

I'm assuming you haven't played since the DLC came out? Because that's like the only massive update that came out.

[TwoCubed]

I didn't purchase the expansion. Why would I have to download assets that take up 100 GB? Make it 170 when adding the waste of time yesterday.

[Darth Revan]

Originally posted by TwoCubed:

I didn't purchase the expansion. Why would I have to download assets that take up 100 GB? Make it 170 when adding the waste of time yesterday.

because its an online shared world so you could encounter players that are playing the new class or use the new assets (equipment skins, mounts, pets and so on)

[TwoCubed]

Ugh, now I remember why I've stopped buying AAA games. This is just annoying as hell. I also don't care about seasons at all. Just give me a game that works and add some content to it every now and then.

[Excited Viper]

Originally posted by TwoCubed:

Ugh, now I remember why I've stopped buying AAA games. This is just annoying as hell. I also don't care about seasons at all. Just give me a game that works and add some content to it every now and then.

On the one hand I understand your frustration but on the other I cant fathom expecting anything different from a Diablo game.

[韩立]

It has always been using outdated settings and just giving you a game experience of mindlessly grinding monsters so it is not a soul-stirring work of art at all.

[Shield]

Originally posted by TwoCubed:

Ugh, now I remember why I've stopped buying AAA games. This is just annoying as hell. I also don't care about seasons at all. Just give me a game that works and add some content to it every now and then.

that's literally what happened though lol they added the content, and it had to be downloaded. an inconvenient timing for you to be sure, but still, you're a few years early for new content to just appear out of thin air with no need for installation

for better or worse diablo is an online game and as the other guy correctly pointed out it'd be a lot more of a hassle if your game just crashed out trying to load a spiritborn or any piece of gear from VoH

the actual expansion size is like ~30gb, with the download ballooning to about ~50 on bnet for the day 1 patch, so i think something else might be at work

you also might be running the hi-res texture pack which at the point you think the game looks like dookie anyway you might wanna consider just uninstalling that since that definitely balloons your installs. its an arpg anyway so most things are viewed from a distance

[naapsuland]

stop talking nonsense that * the game dosent look good * D4 is k , if you dont like it, go make your own D4, 1 st you said * why they updating it * and after * regular updates? comon dude

[TwoCubed]

Originally posted by naapsuland:

stop talking nonsense that * the game dosent look good * D4 is k , if you dont like it, go make your own D4, 1 st you said * why they updating it * and after * regular updates? comon dude

Wat? Try to speak in coherent sentences. The game looks really bad for the ginormous amount of assets that requires downloading every time a dev decides to add an easter egg or something. This is just lazy programming. I play a lot of games and have never encountered anything as ridiculous as this. I just bought it when it was on sale and I'm not impressed. The drops are dumb, all this event crap coming up completely ruins any mood the game could have set. I'll venture on, just to see if other areas are more interesting or if the game starts to become good all of a sudden. I have a feeling I'll be disappointed. Man, I thought D3 sucked, but D4 just totally one-upped this.

[crzyfsh123]

You are stuck with the always online changes eternal realm or not.

[Daily_Rider]

Just downloading D4, 120GB! That's 15 DVDs! That is just poor, sloppy programing. Don't bother hard coding, just throw in a library. Who cares how big it is?

[vvrcic1]

Originally posted by TwoCubed:

Ugh, now I remember why I've stopped buying AAA games. This is just annoying as hell. I also don't care about seasons at all. Just give me a game that works and add some content to it every now and then.

you dont have to play season mode

[Heartbeach]

What update? The update was about stash tab system? 200 shared stash tabs/unlimited infinite shared stash tabs?

[Lilibet]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.