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[Drizzlehell]

Even on an SSD it actually takes longer for Steam to "unpack" the game than it would take me to download the entire thing from scratch on my fibre connection. What is the point of this? I assume it's some sort of data encryption bullshit to protect from piracy and the app needs to decrypt the files before you can play the game. But if it's just another system-hogging DRM that's slowing things down, then why bother with pre-ordering in the first place?

I never pre-order games so this is something new for me, and the absurdity of it was too funny not to point it out, lol.

Anyone with a reasonably fast internet connection who ever made an argument that pre-ordering games is beneficial due to preloads is lying through their teeth. At least when it comes to Steam preorders, I dunno if it's the same on every other platform.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Yeah I learned that lesson with Elden Ring.

 

[JokerMM]

Not all of us has fast internet speed buddy. Look outside of your little box

 

[MiguelItUp]

It's primarily for people that are excited and strapped on time. Be it internet connections, or otherwise. It's far from "pointless" IMO.

 

[Crayon]

The only game I ever preloaded was returnal. I was really excited for the game. Preloading somehow stoked my hype. The erection persisted for more than four hours and I had to call my doctor so I'm not preloading anymore.

 

[nikos]

Yeah, I never bother with that even with an NVMe SSD. Always faster to download if you have a good connection.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Even on an SSD it actually takes longer for Steam to "unpack" the game than it would take me to download the entire thing from scratch on my fibre connection. What is the point of this?

It took me 8 minutes to unpack, it took me 3 hours to download; yeah wtf would the point be guy? smh

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

With my internet speed it takes me about 80-90 hours at minimum to download Starfield. I'm sure decryption or whatever will be faster than that.

 

[Brigandier]

It takes hours to unpack and install a game now on pc?

 

[KuraiShidosha]

It's for people with dialup.

 

[Kacho]

It takes hours to unpack and install a game now on pc?

Took about 20 minutes to unpack for me

 

[Brigandier]

Took about 20 minutes to unpack for me

Oh so it's just another hyperbolic 1st world problems thread, Gotcha.

 

[AJUMP23]

Oh so it's just another hyperbolic 1st world problems thread, Gotcha.

It is a gaming message board not the solve poverty and disease message board.

 

[ShadowLag]

So OP has a gigabit connection paired with a Pentium II CPU?

 

[phant0m]

Not all of us has fast internet speed buddy. Look outside of your little box

You new here?

 

[thegame983]

It took me 5 hours to download and 10 minutes to unpack.

 

[Brigandier]

It is a gaming message board not the solve poverty and disease message board.

Did my comment hit a nerve?

Sorry but whining about and grossly exaggerating how long a game takes to unpack and install from a preload is seriously taking the piss.

 

[AJUMP23]

Did my comment hit a nerve?

Sorry but whining about and grossly exaggerating how long a game takes to unpack and install from a preload is seriously taking the piss.

No but every complaint here is not a real problem. It was just an opportunity for a funny line from me.

 

[DemonGamerTTT]

It is a gaming message board not the solve poverty and disease message board.

What about buying a good pc and a array of 7gb/s NVMe ssds on raid 0?

If you're not fucking poor why the fuck you have a shit pc that can't even unpack a file faster than a fucking broadband connection.


Are you slow, poor or just dumb?

 

[Kataploom]

Because most people don't have your fiber connection

 

[Brigandier]

It was just an opportunity for a funny line from me.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Because most people don't have your fiber connection

Maybe not 1Gbps but surely nobody's on anything less than 200Mbps these days. Unless you're on a nuclear submarine or something.

 

[Kataploom]

Maybe not 1Gbps but surely nobody's on anything less than 200Mbps these days. Unless you're on a nuclear submarine or something.

On the US? IDK, probably, I'm on 300 but shit is so bad recently that it doesn't go above 100 and I'm let with no options. I'm one of privileged ones that can pay for expensive internet in here

 

[CrustyBritches]

It took about 10min. to unpack vs around 45-55min to download.

 

[ahtlas7]

On my rather slow DSL connection. I'll stick with preload. My fast drives will take it from there.

 

[Drizzlehell]

It's for people with dialup.

 

[Drizzlehell]

So OP has a gigabit connection paired with a Pentium II CPU?

It took about 10-20 minutes but I could've just downloaded the game in a regular manner in that time, possibly even faster. My point is that if that's how long it's gonna take then it renders preloading pointless.

I did some reading in the meantime and it would seem that at least on consoles the games are unlocked pretty much instantly, so at least there it makes sense.

 

[CuteFaceJay]

It takes hours to unpack and install a game now on pc?

Depends on how big the game is an how powerful your CPU is. I can remember RDR2 took a while to unpack from the pre-load.

 

[Brigandier]

It took about 10-20 minutes but I could've just downloaded the game in a regular manner in that time, possibly even faster. My point is that if that's how long it's gonna take then it renders preloading pointless.

I did some reading in the meantime and it would seem that at least on consoles the games are unlocked pretty much instantly, so at least there it makes sense.

You must have smoke coming out of your modem lol what internet speed you got?.

 

[Drizzlehell]

You must have smoke coming out of your modem lol what internet speed you got?.

1 gigabit.

And yes, I do realize that it doesn't apply to everyone, hence why i said "anyone with reasonably fast connection."

 

[The Fuzz damn you!]

It took about 10-20 minutes but I could've just downloaded the game in a regular manner in that time, possibly even faster. My point is that if that's how long it's gonna take then it renders preloading pointless.

I did some reading in the meantime and it would seem that at least on consoles the games are unlocked pretty much instantly, so at least there it makes sense.

You made a thread to complain about having to wait 10 minutes to play a game instead of having to wait 10 minutes to play a game?

How the fuck do you cope with life?

 

[Drizzlehell]

You made a thread to complain about having to wait 10 minutes to play a game instead of having to wait 10 minutes to play a game?

How the fuck do you cope with life?

Coffee and éclairs.

 

[killatopak]

Even on an SSD it actually takes longer for Steam to "unpack" the game than it would take me to download the entire thing from scratch on my fibre connection.

Answer to your question. Not everyone is as fortunate as you.

 

[Solrac]

I don't know; maybe there are people who think that it's going to sell out...

 

[sendit]

It took me 8 minutes to unpack, it took me 3 hours to download; yeah wtf would the point be guy? smh

OP is on crack.

 

[Elysium44]

1 gigabit.

And yes, I do realize that it doesn't apply to everyone, hence why i said "anyone with reasonably fast connection."

To most people that's insanely fast. This thread is really stupid, I would be embarrassed for having made it.

 

[Hudo]

It took about 10min. to unpack vs around 45-55min to download.

This is around the unpack time for me as well.

If you guys require multiple hours to unpack, maybe it's time to retire your Pentium IIIs.

 

[Dr.D00p]

I don't know; maybe there are people who think that it's going to sell out...

Well I wasn't taking any risks with not having enough RAM for a smooth experience so I just downloaded an extra 16GB from a reputable Russian site for a bargain price!

 

[LazyParrot]

Getting big "Why fly economy when you can just take a private jet?" vibes from this thread.

Besides, preload would still be a thing even if everyone had gigabit connections. I'm sure Valve have decent servers, but I'm also sure they don't want hundreds of thousands of gigabit connections to hit them all at once at the stroke of midnight every time a major release unlocks.

 

[Drizzlehell]

To most people that's insanely fast. This thread is really stupid, I would be embarrassed for having made it.

Seriously? I pay like 12 dollars a month for it. How the hell isn't this common in the US?

 

[Silver Wattle]

 

[Hudo]

Getting big "Why fly economy when you can just take a private jet?" vibes from this thread.

Besides, preload would still be a thing even if everyone had gigabit connections. I'm sure Valve have decent servers, but I'm also sure they don't want hundreds of thousands of gigabit connections to hit them all at once at the stroke of midnight every time a major release unlocks.

Flying is for servants. The trick is to have people come to you, not the other way around.

 

[Skifi28]

OP physically hurt me with this as I hadn't seen a "let them eat cake" thread in a while.

 

[DavidGzz]

I have 1 gig fiber but games never download that fast for me, seems to be throttled by Steam or do people really get anything close to a full gig?

 

[RoadHazard]

With my internet speed it takes me about 80-90 hours at minimum to download Starfield. I'm sure decryption or whatever will be faster than that.

Yikes, still on 56K dial-up huh?

 

[Drizzlehell]

I have 1 gig fiber but games never download that fast for me, seems to be throttled by Steam or do people really get anything close to a full gig?

You probably need to switch your download region. It usually goes full speed for me.

 

[Bry0]

Gigabit humble brag thread

 

[StueyDuck]

I remember pre-ordering mafia 3 and being extremely pissed off an entire day waiting for steam

Not so much an issue these days since I mostly pre-order from keyresellers, rarely is steam the cheapest option for me

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Yikes, still on 56K dial-up huh?

Might as well be, 3 Megabit. It's about 60xish faster than 56k though, so I guess there is that.

 

[darrylgorn]

I have gigabit and even then, it's going to take less time to install.