Sounds like a lot of fuck around when the download could quite easily be a .iso of the base client. . .
Sounds like a lot of fuck around when the download could quite easily be a .iso of the base client. . .
All the practical information is in your log in. 2 MB Launcher, log in and update the files. If I want it hard copied I will copy and paste the folder to a usb stick when it's complete.
1.0 was literal torrent files. The client was mega-s**tty, and most people downloaded the content with uTorrent or some other real torrent client, and then copy-pasted the content in the appropriate locations.
There are no registry keys associated with updating FFXIV, so actually, copy-pasting content does work just fine.
Doing this would also open the door to selling digital downloads of the game, opening a new market to SE for XIV.