Added data for the game, let's guess!

[Jican]

If they were "just updating the disk requirements" as you stated, then you would be able to play later just like you are now. They HAVE to be adding SOMETHING that justifies your inability to load the game up if you don't have the required disk space when patch 3.2 hits, and this thread was a fun little guessing game you all butchered.

[ScarletDawn]

Would be really nice if they did add a HD dlc for free, which ups the textures and poly count on models. I mean come on WoW just did their models and upped the poly count why cant FF we are ditching the Ps3 so it makes sense to allow an option to up the looks.

[Lan_Mantear]

So much hate coming from OP.

The way I understand it, if you only have ARR, the 3.2 patch will require you to download all the additional data that was previously held back from you during patch updates. There could be various reasons, but I would guess that there are new dependencies in the ARR content that requires certain HW files even if you did not purchase HW. This in turn, would require them to increase the minimum required space for ARR only installs. Probably has something to do with them changing how materia melds will work since that will affect even players that don't have HW, and the myriad of other changes that will also affect pre-HW players.

[DragonFlyy]

So much hate coming from OP.

The way I understand it, if you only have ARR, the 3.2 patch will require you to download all the additional data that was previously held back from you during patch updates. There could be various reasons, but I would guess that there are new dependencies in the ARR content that requires certain HW files even if you did not purchase HW. This in turn, would require them to increase the minimum required space for ARR only installs. Probably has something to do with them changing how materia melds will work since that will affect even players that don't have HW, and the myriad of other changes that will also affect pre-HW players.

This guy gets it. They are adding the HW info to people who don't have it because of not getting the expansion. 10GB of data that, if you already have HW, you already have is going to be added to the people who do not have it. When HW released, anyone who did not upgrade got a minimal patch (adding stuff like gear models/textures and the Au'Ra models and textures) and that's pretty much it. Now they are dumping the rest of that data into the non-HW players laps. That is what is inside that 10GB download that non-HW people will be getting.

[Jican]

The only person I was intentionally being rude to was the initial person being rude to me, Thecurl. If anyone else is offended by my comments, then I apologize.

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This actually makes a lot of sense, except for the fact that SE claims you will be unable to launch FF14. It's not explained very well, and I read it as even if you're playing HW now, let's say on the ps3, you need to be able to download MORE content come patch 3.2 or you'll be unable to play the game. Again, in all honesty, I just wanted this to be a thread where we guessed/hoped for something that was game changing and instead turned into a who has a bigger e-pen instead.

[ExKage]

If they were "just updating the disk requirements" as you stated, then you would be able to play later just like you are now. They HAVE to be adding SOMETHING that justifies your inability to load the game up if you don't have the required disk space when patch 3.2 hits, and this thread was a fun little guessing game you all butchered.

No they do not -have- to be doing anything that justifies that.

If someone is fresh and new to ARR, having just got it from Humble Bundle SE or some other thing, they would just see the 20GB min requirement. 2.0-2.55 added quite a bit and the patches through 3.2 still "add content" for ARR (minions etc) that are not HW/expansion only. They need to update the requirements so someone doesn't piss their pants when they see they can't play their game when they only saw a 20GB req but all of the updates from base ARR to now will mean that the space needs to be more than 20GB in total. They have to write the part about not being able to play because that's a real thing. If you don't have the space needed you can't play.