SE reps: Will we need to use the torrent-like system to download patches in ARR?

[Vespar]

Will patches be still be downloadable via the torrent downloader like in the current version of XIV?

I know many of us had issues downloading patches once the patch downloader switched from local host to remote connections. Mine would always download at a fast speed from the server but when it started connecting to random peers my speed would drop to a few kb/s and would stay that way for the duration of the download.
Just wondering and hoping that we wont have to use that system of downloading patches anymore.

[Recycler]

No torrents / P2P.

[BobbinT]

dunno if we still using torrent based or not, but I hope patches in ARR still possible to download once and installed on many platforms since I play 14 across several PC. ^^

[Delsus]

dunno if we still using torrent based or not, but I hope patches in ARR still possible to download once and installed on many platforms since I play 14 across several PC. ^^

1.00 always used torrent/P2P, I would like an answer to this as well because patches were dire slow for a lot of people.

[Wynn]

I really dislike SE's thing for p2p patching of their games. Downloading and then doing the initial release patch for the new client is going to be a nightmare.

Hopefully they change that, but I wouldn't hold my breath any time soon on it.

[GinTama]

I really dislike SE's thing for p2p patching of their games. Downloading and then doing the initial release patch for the new client is going to be a nightmare.

Hopefully they change that, but I wouldn't hold my breath any time soon on it.

lol what do you suggest then? direct donwload from their server? anyone that played FFXI knows how THAT goes.
P2P is by far the best method right now.

[GinTama]

Will patches be still be downloadable via the torrent downloader like in the current version of XIV?

I know many of us had issues downloading patches once the patch downloader switched from local host to remote connections. Mine would always download at a fast speed from the server but when it started connecting to random peers my speed would drop to a few kb/s and would stay that way for the duration of the download.
Just wondering and hoping that we wont have to use that system of downloading patches anymore.

its the official downloaders fault, i had the same issues so i tried to download it wit utorrent. You dont believe the speed.

[Wynn]

lol what do you suggest then? direct donwload from their server? anyone that played FFXI knows how THAT goes.
P2P is by far the best method right now.

Then they should get better servers. Other MMO companies don't have issues with direct downloads from their servers. SE has no excuse.

[Zezlar]

lol what do you suggest then? direct donwload from their server? anyone that played FFXI knows how THAT goes.
P2P is by far the best method right now.

Yeah it worked great and I got to play within 30mins to an hour. Not 19 hours later.

[ninesunz]

The thing I hate about SE's updater is the long file checking. What other game does that??