WHY trial considers the time dl'ing? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

10 Dec 2007 at 18:56 - 1

I got the trial key in weekend and as I have aslow connection I started to dl files. I dled about 2-3 hours and I got eotn outpost after the time. Then I got bored and got afk in lutgardis conservatory (I am hfff'er) WHen I got back I wanted to continue but it said trial time finished

Well the only reason can be the time passed dling. Now is dling counted as PLAYING? I thing there is something really foolish here.

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

10 Dec 2007 at 18:58 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destro Maniak

I got the trial key in weekend and as I have aslow connection I started to dl files. I dled about 2-3 hours and I got eotn outpost after the time. Then I got bored and got afk in lutgardis conservatory (I am hfff'er) WHen I got back I wanted to continue but it said trial time finished

Well the only reason can be the time passed dling. Now is dling counted as PLAYING? I thing there is something really foolish here.

Well it was stated the trial counts all time in game as opposed to just time in EotN. You realy should have downloaded all the files beforehand.

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

10 Dec 2007 at 19:21 - 3

I have to agree with the OP; not everyone knows about the -image switch. It would be nice if the trial times didn't count the downloading time. However, I also I think that could have been easily solved by giving everyone just a little more time on the trial as well.

Though I have to ask, why did you spend 2-3 hours AFK when you knew that the trial only lasted for 5 hours?

Lil Mystique

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

In England soon to be with Leslie ^.^

Slash Afk [afk]

A/

10 Dec 2007 at 19:26 - 4

IMO the trial should only count time spent in the campaign you are trying out, not the whole game.

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

10 Dec 2007 at 19:44 - 5

You should've ran an -image before playing.

Destro Maniak

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

A/

10 Dec 2007 at 19:54 - 6

whats an -image? And I havent been afk in the eotn. I just was afk in lutgardis. How the hell could I knew that the trial actually counted the time in the campings I already bought lol. Thats just silly

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

10 Dec 2007 at 19:56 - 7

Quote:

How the hell could I knew

RTFM =read the friggin' manual

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

10 Dec 2007 at 20:50 - 8

Kinda thought it a given that it meant from the time you start the trial until the given time is up.

And for anyone who's on dial-up, if you know your connection is slow and is going to take you a while why not look into knocking the download out before hand? I know there's been at least two threads on the front of this sub-forum over the last past couple of days talking about it.

MywayFtw

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Glob Of Ectospasm [GoE]

Rt/

10 Dec 2007 at 20:55 - 9

I would have preferred it if they had not counted time in Tyria (normal), Cantha or Elona as 'trial' time. As for DL time... just use -image to download files beforehand.

Seeing as no-one has explained how to do this, I will.

Create a GW shortcut if you dont already have.
Right click it, and scroll to Properties.
Click 'Shortcut' Tab, then look at the 'Target' textbox.
By default, it should have your GW location. Simply add -image to the end of that.
For example, mine is...

Code:

"C:\Program Files\GuildWars\Gw.exe" -image

Simple!

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

W/

10 Dec 2007 at 23:42 - 10

Quote:

Then I got bored and got afk in lutgardis conservatory

There's your problem.

You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

11 Dec 2007 at 00:14 - 11

So you complain that you ran out of time because you failed to utilize that given to you?

I don't think I need to say more to expose this thread as pointless.

MaDDoG1221

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Perth, Australia

DOTR

D/

11 Dec 2007 at 00:15 - 12

Does the -image thing only download what campaigns you have or everything?

Isileth

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

R/W

11 Dec 2007 at 00:16 - 13

-image downloads everything, even if you dont have it.

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

11 Dec 2007 at 00:24 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destro Maniak

Then I got bored and got afk in lutgardis conservatory (I am hfff'er) WHen I got back I wanted to continue but it said trial time finished

Why would you go AFK when you can just turn the game off? You're not gonna play it and unless you wanted to show off how much "hours" you "having been playing" then it is(even if you do, imo it is still utterly pointless) pointless.

If you want the game-buy it. Simple as that.
And if you don't have the $$$, well.....what can i say.......

More Outrage

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Yorkshire

GOO

11 Dec 2007 at 00:41 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yanman.be

RTFM =read the friggin' manual

I want a friggin` manual.

But on topic yeah you should have played the expansion while you could instead of going afk.

isamu kurosawa

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

United Kingdom

Me/

11 Dec 2007 at 01:00 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDDoG1221

Does the -image thing only download what campaigns you have or everything?

Image downloads everything as does leaving the game running on the log-in screen. The client is a single game all campaign keys do is open access to the area's. so even if you don't own eye of the north the content is still on your pc if you make sure you have all downloads.

Liberations

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

Azeroth (shhh)

Ryders of the Sword [FrNd]

E/

11 Dec 2007 at 01:22 - 17

If your using Vista, target is the same thing as "open file location"

bigtime102

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

11 Dec 2007 at 01:23 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by More Outrage

I want a friggin` manual.

But on topic yeah you should have played the expansion while you could instead of going afk.

I did the same thing, used -image so i wouldnt waste anytime too, finished d/ling logged into the game had to leave for the afternoon and went AFK.

How was I supposed to know sitting in Ascalon counted as the trial time for EoTN? I even tried to make sure when the 5 hour time was activated, the closest clue I got was a window popping up telling me to talk to Len in LA to start EoTN, like most logical people I thought my trial didnt start until I actually played the game I was trying, not another game. Not my loss, too bad I really wanted to see if EoTN was as bad as they said it was but now I'll just err on the side of caution. Thanks Anet, for nothing. If you wondered why the turnout wasnt as good as you expected, heres your answer.

MoldyRiceFrenzy

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2005

Santa Rosa, CA

Confusion in The Ranks[tArD]

Mo/W

11 Dec 2007 at 04:18 - 19

ppl without dlup have a hard time understanding us dlup ppl...

Smile Like Umean It

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

E/Rt

11 Dec 2007 at 04:22 - 20

But didn't trial of Nightfall give hint what happens with trials?

Operative 14

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

11 Dec 2007 at 04:34 - 21

I suppose my questions then becomes, why were you sitting AFK for 2-3+ hours, when you knew you wouldn't be there, logged into a game for litterally no reason...?

JellyBelly

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/E

11 Dec 2007 at 13:48 - 22

Dial up here as well... can't get anything else

I was with guildies when we accepted the quest Fri night, and when it started loading the "crevasse" (I think it was called), it took 1 hr to get to 12%, so I thought I'd wait until I went to my brother-in-laws house Saturday (on cable) to DL and play the trial. So I logged out and back in, continued quests and such in Proph, and next thing I see is a red window in the corner, "You have 1 minute remaining on your trial" "You have 30 seconds remaining in your trial".....

Never even got a peek.

Coridan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

US

Old Married Gamers {OMG}

W/

11 Dec 2007 at 15:19 - 23

yeah they should have made it a weekend long event(preview) whatever....I would say that there will probably be another "special" GWEN weekend in the near future

Ninna

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Northeast USA

Guilded Rose

Me/

11 Dec 2007 at 16:17 - 24

there are online manuals
http://www.guildwars.com/gameplay/manuals.php

I dont think they mention -image
(I personally learned about image on these forums)

Nemo the Capitalist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Trust me you dont want to know my Chasms of Despair

Zaishen Brotherhood

N/Me

11 Dec 2007 at 21:42 - 25

-image trick saves lifes

only learned it 3 weeks ago took 3 weeks to dl the entire file system =gg