Darenxps Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) I was wondering. This game is pretty large when you think about it. So when the game is doing updates, and the player has already downloaded the most essential parts of the game, why doesn’t DE let the players go ahead and play while the new updates are loading? This last update was like 16GB, It would take ages for me to download that. To make things worse, if my wifi (which is already pretty S#&$ty) fails for even a second, then I’ll have to start the download all over again. That really sucks, so why can’t I just be playing the game while it’s downloading? P.S: DE, it would be nice if you can do something about the start-over thing. And you might have to move this thread. I suspect this is the wrong forum. Edited August 12, 2017 by Darenxps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myscho Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Darenxps said: This last update was like 16GB 16GB have whole game, not an update Can be plenty reasons why, maybe engine is not builded for that, collides with saving progress, etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvangreen Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Game is server based, and the servers will not accept an outdated client. thats the best reasoning i can think off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darenxps Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, Myscho said: 16GB have whole game, not an update Can be plenty reasons why, maybe engine is not builded for that, collides with saving progress, etc.... I'm sure as heck that this latest update was at least 14GB. I've downloaded the game already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekkou Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Because most of the times an update will replace the older files. And playing the games will also require connection, so if you have a bad connection, playing the game while downloading means you will suffer even more connection problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonHD Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Darenxps said: I'm sure as heck that this latest update was at least 14GB. I've downloaded the game already. It wasn't even close, I am pretty sure it was close to a 1gb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueQool Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Actually I had and I assume I still have pretty bad internet connectivity. This has some noticeable affects to downloading game. When something goes wrong with internet connection the update restarts itself and even if I have downloaded like 15.9/16GBs it goes back to 0/16GBs. For me 16GBs is quite a lot and it takes couple hours to download and when this kind of sh*t happens it get really annoying.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darenxps Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, PoisonHD said: It wasn't even close, I am pretty sure it was close to a 1gb. I don't have access to my PC right now, but I'll show you a screenshot of my update screen later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonHD Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just now, Darenxps said: I don't have access to my PC right now, but I'll show you a screenshot of my update screen later. I know for a fact that it wasn't that large, it would've filled my SSD if it was >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehenge Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 (edited) Why doesn’t Warframe let players play while the game is downloading? Because they have enough hotfix to make without this, thank you. You can drink a hot soup or read a book while downloading, it's a bit old fashioned i know but it works. Edited August 12, 2017 by Stonehenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyriann Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 37 minutes ago, Marl_Boro said: Actually I had and I assume I still have pretty bad internet connectivity. This has some noticeable affects to downloading game. When something goes wrong with internet connection the update restarts itself and even if I have downloaded like 15.9/16GBs it goes back to 0/16GBs. For me 16GBs is quite a lot and it takes couple hours to download and when this kind of sh*t happens it get really annoying.. That is because the game first checks back on every data it already downloaded, making sure there is no corruption that occurred. At least that's how it felt from my experience when downloading the game, three years ago, and when I doubled up on my laptop for moments when I'm not home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueQool Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 1 minute ago, Cyriann said: That is because the game first checks back on every data it already downloaded, making sure there is no corruption that occurred. At least that's how it felt from my experience when downloading the game, three years ago, and when I doubled up on my laptop for moments when I'm not home. If the launcher would just verify files wouldn't it take way less time than downloading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myscho Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, Darenxps said: I'm sure as heck that this latest update was at least 14GB. You prolly have that bug when game start downloading itself again, because Harrow with Earth remaster have max 2-3GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darenxps Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Myscho said: You prolly have that bug when game start downloading itself again, because Harrow with Earth remaster have max 2-3GB How, pray tell, could I fix said bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myscho Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, Darenxps said: How, pray tell, could I fix said bug? I dont know if fix for that exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)fullblast35 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 because its a server based game. you have all the content on your console/PC but your updated information and progression are in their servers except your option settings. With a new update the servers only give access to game content matching it's recent build version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAZZWARFRAME Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Because the game is downloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darenxps Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, FAZZWARFRAME said: Because the game is downloading. Have you ever even played warcraft? If you have, you'd know that some games can be played while being downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAZZWARFRAME Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Darenxps said: Have you ever even played warcraft? If you have, you'd know that some games can be played while being downloaded. Have you ever even played warframe? If you have, you'd know that this game cannot be played while being downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darenxps Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, FAZZWARFRAME said: Have you ever even played warframe? If you have, you'd know that this game cannot be played while being downloaded. My god, that's why I'm asking for a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyriann Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 41 minutes ago, Darenxps said: My god, that's why I'm asking for a fix. A fix that cannot be done because of how datas are handled. Most of your datas are server stored, and the server won't communicate properly, if at all, with an outdated version of the game, simple as that. Therefore you cannot play since your datas could end up corrupted in one way or another potentially creating lethal bugs to your progression. Do you want to take the risk of having to restart from scratch because you could not wait a second for your update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDueTime-EN- Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 wait.. which game allows this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckzu Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 42 minutes ago, InDueTime-EN- said: wait.. which game allows this? Mostly single player games, but some games like War Thunder allow you to play once the most important parts of the update are finished downloading at the cost of having reduced textures and models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrimCorsair Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Heckzu said: Mostly single player games, but some games like War Thunder allow you to play once the most important parts of the update are finished downloading at the cost of having reduced textures and models. Quite a few MMO's, as well. As to why Warframe doesn't, it's almost certainly down to two points: Their procedural generation is incompatible with doing so, and the potential for using partial downloads to create exploits for generating items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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