Weeks to download ANY SOE game

[Chadder]

<p>I've recently tried installing patches for SWG, EQ, and EQII...the estimated download times are starting around 8+ hours but keep climbing and climbing...the longer I d/l the patch, the longer it climbs...even up to 400+ hours.  I've tested my speeds and spoke with my ISP, and there doesn't seem to be anything on my end wrong. </p><p>I can install WoW and patch it in under 3 hours, so I'm starting to wonder if it's Sony's servers.  Would love to play one of these games again, but it's just not happening.  At this rate I'll be done just in time for CHRISTmas. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Is there a place to manually d/l the patches? I would appreciate any help.  </p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Chadder wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I've recently tried installing patches for SWG, EQ, and EQII...the estimated download times are starting around 8+ hours but keep climbing and climbing...the longer I d/l the patch, the longer it climbs...even up to 400+ hours.  I've tested my speeds and spoke with my ISP, and there doesn't seem to be anything on my end wrong. </p><p>I can install WoW and patch it in under 3 hours, so I'm starting to wonder if it's Sony's servers.  Would love to play one of these games again, but it's just not happening.  At this rate I'll be done just in time for CHRISTmas. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Is there a place to manually d/l the patches? I would appreciate any help.  </p></blockquote><p>no there is not a manual place to download the patches</p><p>1. What patcher are you running, if you are running the new station launcher what version is it?</p><p>2. what is your connection speed down and up? EQ2 by itself can run up to 11GB for a full install</p><p>3. the new launcher is available at</p><p><a href="http://launcher.station.sony.com/">http://launcher.station.sony.com/</a></p><p>4. you can run some speed tests and port verification here</p><p><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/station/posts/list.m?topic_id=11500013586">http://forums.station.sony.com/stat..._id=11500013586</a></p>

[TSR-KenC]

<p>This fix, I've found, also helps download speeds as the Station Launcher's progress can get bogged down by other programs, visible or otherwise. Can you give this a try so Windows only starts with the programs necessary to run efficiently?</p><p>1. Select the START button.2. Select RUN, then type in "msconfig" (for Vista, type msconfig in the search bar at the bottom of the Start Menu)3. Press OK4. Select the STARTUP tab.5. In the list, uncheck all boxes EXCEPT for SCANREGISTRY and SYSTEM TRAY. If you use Windows XP, please note that SCANREGISTRY and SYSTEM TRAY will not be listed - just uncheck the entire list.6. Hit apply and then OK. Restart the computer and try the game again.</p>

[Chadder]

<table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"></td> <td height="28" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img src="../styles/EQ2/eq2_default/images/common/icon_minipost.gif" border="0" width="12" height="9" /> <span>07/31/2009 03:50:06 <span> </span>   Subject: Re:Weeks to download ANY SOE game </span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr /></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*I've tried the regular patchers, as well as the new station launcher.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*My d/l and u/l times are between 650-700 kbps</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*I've also just recently tried messing with the ports with the info given at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.portforward.com" target="_blank">www.portforward.com</a> for both EQ and EQ2.  Still nothing.  I'm hanging at around 20% when I try downloading patches for either game.</span> </p><p><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>Chadder wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><table cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"></td> <td height="28" valign="top"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%"><img src="../styles/EQ2/eq2_default/images/common/icon_minipost.gif" border="0" width="12" height="9" /> <span>07/31/2009 03:50:06 <span> </span>   Subject: Re:Weeks to download ANY SOE game </span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><hr /></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*I've tried the regular patchers, as well as the new station launcher.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*My d/l and u/l times are between 650-700 kbps</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff;">*I've also just recently tried messing with the ports with the info given at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.portforward.com" target="_blank">www.portforward.com</a> for both EQ and EQ2.  Still nothing.  I'm hanging at around 20% when I try downloading patches for either game.</span> </p><p><span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p>Do you have a stand-alone router or a router/modem hybrid?  If possible, please try bypassing your router so that you are plugged directly into the modem.  Then try logging into the game again.  Let us know whether or not that corrects the issue.</p>

[Chadder]

<p>Thanks for the reply!  I have what I believe is a router/modem hybrid.  My phone line goes directly into the modem/router and my ethernet cable comes out of that same router/modem and directly into my computer.   This router/modem feeds 3 computers.  I've tried d/ling and installing EQ on one of the computers and EQ2 on the other.  When I try and update the game content it's never at the same time.  I've tried them separately, and they do the same thing.</p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Chadder wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thanks for the reply!  I have what I believe is a router/modem hybrid.  My phone line goes directly into the modem/router and my ethernet cable comes out of that same router/modem and directly into my computer.   This router/modem feeds 3 computers.  I've tried d/ling and installing EQ on one of the computers and EQ2 on the other.  When I try and update the game content it's never at the same time.  I've tried them separately, and they do the same thing.</p></blockquote><p>in an earlier message I posted a link to another soe site with a speed test, can you run those and post the results please.</p><p>Also go to <a href="http://www.speedtest.net/">http://www.speedtest.net/</a> and run the test then post the results</p>

[Chadder]

<p>651 at Sony's test site</p><p>http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png" target="_blank">http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png</a></p>

[Wingrider01]

<p><cite>Chadder wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>651 at Sony's test site</p><p>http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</p><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png" target="_blank">http://www.speedtest.net/result/530197774.png</a></p></blockquote><p>are you on satillite or cellular? you speed is below 1 meg a second</p>