Why is this game so big.

[Nebgama]

This game seems pretty large for what it is tbh. I have games that are way bigger in terms of content and are hardly pushing 20gb.

Does not surprise me being a funcom game. Can you please look at compressing your textures and models and removing bloat.

I myself and others will not even attempt the game due to its size. There is fk all in the game tbh and 150gb seems unreasonable.

[Narelle]

Someone needs a bigger SSD. They are pretty cheap nowadays. In addition, the game after installation is 108 gb not 150 gb.
https://gyazo.com/5076a4f2bb0fc3d37e2d3fa0ef81991d

Ark:
https://gyazo.com/864374410a739c88160169648ccc31d6

Atlas:
https://gyazo.com/acd5a0175c3e2cae2505e3e15622db77

[Zoekoff]

I believe the correct answer is because all the main as well as dlc assets have to be downloaded to allow those who did not purchase the dlc content to still see the dlc content if they are playing with someone who has purchased the dlc content and is wearing or using them where they have to be rendered for you even if you do not own the content yourself. This includes weapons, armor, buildings, etc.

[Nebgama]

Originally posted by Narelle:

Someone needs a bigger SSD. They are pretty cheap nowadays. In addition, the game after installation is 108 gb not 150 gb.
https://gyazo.com/5076a4f2bb0fc3d37e2d3fa0ef81991d

Ark:
https://gyazo.com/864374410a739c88160169648ccc31d6

Atlas:
https://gyazo.com/acd5a0175c3e2cae2505e3e15622db77

How did i expect a generic response such as this. This is not the issue here. Games are becoming exponentially bigger in size and a lot of the time it is for poor reasons such as the one that Zoekoff has stated.

All i need is 10 games at 100gb each to fill a 1tb which is not hard to do in 2021. A lot of the time it is because of poor infrastructure within the design of the game itself. Such as in this case dlc content on top of the vanilla game regardless of whether or not you own the dlc.

You know how most games handle this problem? you can only join servers with dlc if you own those dlc. Otherwise you can only play the base game and don't have to dl the dlc content just to play the base game.

[Narelle]

Imagine if you could only join servers if you had matching cosmetic dlcs. This is a horrible idea.

[Nebgama]

Yeah well if you want to misconstrue what i am saying then that is up to you have fun. What i am saying is 99% of games don't force you into additional dlc assets if you do not own dlc just to play the base game.

dlc servers vs base/vanilla game servers this is how its always worked.

For two reasons one it eliminates over head for the end user and two it stops malicious people cracking the dlc and playing for free at the low level. Sure this is harder to do nowdays but basically this is what it is.

[Louann]

How did i expect a generic response such as this. This is not the issue here. Games are becoming exponentially bigger in size and a lot of the time it is for poor reasons such as the one that Zoekoff has stated.

All i need is 10 games at 100gb each to fill a 1tb which is not hard to do in 2021. A lot of the time it is because of poor infrastructure within the design of the game itself. Such as in this case dlc content on top of the vanilla game regardless of whether or not you own the dlc.

You know how most games handle this problem? you can only join servers with dlc if you own those dlc. Otherwise you can only play the base game and don't have to dl the dlc content just to play the base game. [/quote]





I think the previous guy had it right, you do need a bigger SSD. I have Conan and Conan TestLive along with around 100+ other Steam games, GTA, Diablo 3, Tom Clancy, A number of games on Epic, XBox pass, Origin, and all my other regular computer stuff saved on my drive and haven't even used 1 TB. Maybe look into modifying your computer or just don't play big games.

[Nebgama]

Well steam stated 150gb to install when i originally went to install the game. It is actually only 71gb now which is more reasonable and must of been an oversight.

[Nebgama]

@HazelOak Come on man lol, 1tb worth of games is not hard to do and is my argument here on a basic level. But that does not really matter anymore because my original argument was due to oversight.

[Nebgama]

Originally posted by Narelle:

Imagine if you could only join servers if you had matching cosmetic dlcs. This is a horrible idea.

And for the record if you have purchased the dlc then would it really matter? It is a catch 22 in itself because who tf cares really about dlc if they do not own the dlc.

if you want dlc then get the dlc? big deal if a vanilla game can see the dlc or not? This is ♥♥♥♥ logic by the game dev imo. And only serves as a means to entice the player into buying in.

[Zoekoff]

I think I missed the part where the op asked where I should put this 100gb+ game, and the size of his storage has nothing to do with why the game is as large as it is. I have over 5tb woth of ssd's full this and that, but that also has nothing to do with what makes this game or anything else I do so large. To assume that someone is lacking something without even asking, is simply rude and unhelpful. The answer I gave is the correct one, the rest of this is just pointless attempt at down talking someone who for all you know has a rack with 50tb sitting behind him, and just does not want that much extra content.

[Nebgama]

funny you say that i have a decommissioned rack actually lol and multiple rack mount servers just sitting which i don't really use for reasons mainly consumption/noise.And yes mass storage if i want it.

Yes i am just one that does not like bloat because its bloat is all. And likes to keep my drives optimal and as free as possible. Then to hear that the game adds dlc assets to the game even if you don't own the dlc bothers me.

I already have multiple games post 50gb and more storage isn't always the answer. Realistically we only have finite storage unless you wanna build a dedi tower or some nas or what ever.

My pc room is always a mess so why would a want to add more "solution" to it.

[Zoekoff]

I was also not thrilled with the new size in comparison to when I orignaly purchased the game. On top of that, I also download an extra 12gb, because of mods, like AoC, EEWA, Grim and a few other modders who actually know how to make good looking addons. Most of the DLC's I wouldnt take if they gave them to me for free. I would have paid for JUST the rihno if I could have gotten it without isle of whatever, but nope not an option, so now I own it, but there is litterally just one thing in it I wanted, the rest could vanish, I would not care.

[Nebgama]

Ahh ok i don't know anything about dlc or mods here tbh. I only played the game before the dlc existed.

[Zoekoff]

Well good luck with your decision on the game in general. I started when it was just Exiles too, It has improved since then, but all in all, if it where not for mods I would drop this game. With the mods, it feels like it was worth the extra content bloat I will most probably never see, but thats the moding community, not funcom.

edit: Including the three I did buy, I just don't like anything they made as dlc options, and I do not use them even though I have them.

edit: These are of course my opions. Everyone is welcome to have their own, but not to expect that their opions will have any importantce or influence on mine.

[ZeOliphant96]

Better get used to big sized games. With every new era of technology, comes better engines that can build even bigger worlds and have millions of content. Which means even larger game worlds. Imagine 10 years from now, where 1 terabyte becomes the equivalent to today's megabyte, and we have petabytes to replace the terabyte. You'd have a single player game with the game world the size of today's already massive MMO worlds.