2.0 options for existing players: ISO download? digital copy disc?

[Altena]

Sounds like a lot of fuck around when the download could quite easily be a .iso of the base client. . .

[Reika]

Yes and that's what's going to happen. Legacy members will get to download the 2.0 client for free.

If you don't want to download your free 2.0 client, you can go buy a game disc from your distributor and install it from that.

Not just legacy members, all FFXIV 1.0 account holders will be able to download 2.0 client free. This includes people who quit even 1 day after trying it at launch.

[Ksenia]

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.

[ispano]

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.

If that aspect is anything like 1.0, then no, it won't quite work like that.

[Wolfie]

If that aspect is anything like 1.0, then no, it won't quite work like that.

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.

[Duuude007]

Doing this would also open the door to selling digital downloads of the game, opening a new market to SE for XIV.