Returning player... afraid of the download

[tshook]

<p>Should I just buy the new expansion pack DVD/CD?  It seems to have the base game and all the expansions... is this true?</p><p>(the game will be going on a new PC that I am building, and I dont have any of my old eq2 files)</p><p>The last time I tried downloading about a year ago it took DAYS!!!  Seriously.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p>Greetings,</p><p>While the game disks will shorten the download time, it will still require a decent amount of download time because of the game updates that followed.  What kind of connection are you using?  Assuming you use a broadband connection then it should not take longer than 6 hours, and my home connection ususually takes less than 3 hours.  If it takes longer then that usually means there is some sort of connection issue we will need to help you correct.</p><p>In related news, we plan to release a streaming version of the client soon and that should prevent the long initial download before playing.  The streaming client will only download files as they are needed by the game.  I believe that update is on the test server at the moment, but I'll post an update when it comes to the live servers.</p>

[tshook]

<p>6 hours is by far more manageable than the last time I tried.</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[tshook]

<p>Just to make sure, the new expansion has the base game and the other expansions included correct?</p><p>Thanks again.</p>

[TSR-DanielH]

<p><cite>tshook wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Just to make sure, the new expansion has the base game and the other expansions included correct?</p><p>Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p>Yes, the Shadow Odyssey contains the base game and all of the previous expansions.  You can buy that through the station store, or get the Complete Collection through a local retailer.  The complete collection has a few bonuses that you might be interested in, including station cash and a longer free period.  You can see information about that here:</p><p><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75913" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Pro...roduct_id=75913</a></p>

[tshook]

<p>Thanks again...  Feel free to give yourself a raise, or at least have your boss call me!</p>