What is it updating?

Synxernal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

08 Mar 2006 at 07:06 - 1
Guild Wars is still updating for me. When I'm at the account login or character selection screen, the lighting bolt at the top-right is downloading something. It's currently at 47mb, what exactly is it updating?

vinegrower

vinegrower

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Song of the Forsaken

E/

08 Mar 2006 at 07:34 - 2
Factions, probably for the preview weekend comming up.

Synxernal

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

08 Mar 2006 at 07:40 - 3
That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure.

Does anybody know how big it is?

Lerxst_of_Syrinx

Lerxst_of_Syrinx

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/R

08 Mar 2006 at 08:46 - 4
I hit 257 MB this past weekend.

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

08 Mar 2006 at 14:29 - 5
Same I noticed it going at 300MB than I was curious so I let it sit and load for a bit it reached 689MB until I said screw it and logged in.

Tictac

Tictac

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Xen of Onslaught [XoO]

08 Mar 2006 at 14:30 - 6
Everytime I look up there on mine it says 480kb or 2.4mb. Never anything more than that.

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

08 Mar 2006 at 14:41 - 7
It's loading all chat logs and transactions from your character to weed out the baddies and scammers for chater 2.

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

08 Mar 2006 at 14:44 - 8
Mine keeps on attracting my attention to:
high peek of like 400mb

LiQuId StEeL

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

08 Mar 2006 at 21:28 - 9
I download 20mb EVERY time i load into the guild hall...

maxed out at 600mb when i let it sit for a while on the main screen.

The Muffen Man

The Muffen Man

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2005

Druery Lane

W/

08 Mar 2006 at 22:59 - 10
I have not seen anything of this kind

LiQuId StEeL

LiQuId StEeL

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

/u/liquidsteel30

Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO]

W/Mo

09 Mar 2006 at 00:15 - 11
At first I thought it was maybe repairing my data file (I reformatted, and my install obviously was reverted to launch day using my cd upon reinstall), but when I hit the 600mb mark, I realized there was NO way I hadn't redownloaded all of it (I go into most zones once before I play again).

I have a feeling it is Factions content, but only time will tell... or Gaile

EternalTempest

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

09 Mar 2006 at 00:22 - 12
Quote:
Originally Posted by LiQuId StEeL
At first I thought it was maybe repairing my data file (I reformatted, and my install obviously was reverted to launch day using my cd upon reinstall), but when I hit the 600mb mark, I realized there was NO way I hadn't redownloaded all of it (I go into most zones once before I play again).

I have a feeling it is Factions content, but only time will tell... or Gaile
Ouch, you are getting GW plus any changes since launch, Sorrow's Furnance, plus Faction code. I've only gotten about 190mb and gw.dat file is about 1.2 gb.