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Old 10-31-2009, 02:03 AM   #1
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Angry The patcher and the ruined free weekend.

So, excited to try champions online, I signed up for the free weekend and started the download last night, seeing how PAINFULLY slow the download was crawling I left it on over night.

This morning I get up, all excited about playing champs only to find the patcher only at 80%. No matter I think, I'll play it later. Later arrives only for whatever reason Windows decides to send me to the dreaded BSOD. I recover and launch the champs patcher, only to find its way back at 0% again.

QQ aside, is there a patch mirror I could get the install files from to salvage this weekend?
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Old 10-31-2009, 02:07 AM   #2
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even if it starts at 0% its not the beginning cryptic patcher works on a file by file basis SO although it says 0% you will continue from the 80% before it crashed.

Check the meg per second
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Old 10-31-2009, 02:33 AM   #3
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I also suffered a crash after letting it download for about 12 hours. I have no idea how far along it was. It does seem to be picking up where it left off, as the % is increasing faster now... but still, this free "weekend" looks like it might only be a free afternoon if it even finishes without crashing before the event is over. This is not the way to convince me to put my money into this game. Unless the gameplay knocks my socks off (if I can even get in before it's over), I will not be a paying member.

Now I'm going to bed. If I wake up to a crashed updater like the OP, I'll be deleting the local files and writing it off as a waste of time. Maybe they'll think about upgrading the update servers before they try a free weekend again, unless their goal it to alienate and annoy as many potential customers as possible.
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Old 10-31-2009, 03:59 AM   #4
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I believe thats WAD. I mean, Cryptic just wants you to have the full CO experience. Just like on launch day.
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Old 10-31-2009, 04:02 AM   #5
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i hope you all get compensated for another free weekend! it does suck that it's down though especially for the free weekend though, they're letting a whole of potential customers down. for the rest of you who has been here since launch, its just another day of stabilizing and balancing the game.
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Old 10-31-2009, 05:01 AM   #6
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Arghh.
I'm a lifetimer and can't update anymore because of the pesky "trying to update launcher" that always times out.
No more Blood Moon event for me... I'm getting tired of this. I've tried all their suggestions - router/no router. I even reinstalled. <sigh>

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Old 10-31-2009, 05:06 AM   #7
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Been looking forward to this game since launch. Have no time to myself nevermind a chance to play a game and then a free weekend pops up when I (for once) am not working 7-days! I thought! Blimey I MUST be meant to try the game before I buy it.

I launch patch All excited like.

I think, ooo just a patch. Natural. It'll be over after a couple of hours since I haven't installed it since this weekend.

I go to cook a meal for the family. That takes 1hr 15mins.

I eat my meal. I go into town to deal with bank business etc. Another 2 hours.

I come back home ready for an all nighter playing one of my most highly anticipated games this year and...


We're at 11.8%.




What a joke.
Hopefully I'll be finished long enough to at least get through character creator ^_^ I love creating characters. Bah for flying around! Its the fashion sense of the players that give me most of my laughs!

But still the patcher is a total joke.
Laughing stock of the gaming community seems to be Cryptic's title at the moment. But perhaps they'll be able to redeem themselves?!?! With amazing future content? :O
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Old 10-31-2009, 05:09 AM   #8
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This is ridiculous. I can't get past 28.8% for a patch that fixes some BS 21mb patch. Where is the DEV response to these threads?

I'm sure as more people sign on today after a Friday night out this is going to blow up on these forums.
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Old 10-31-2009, 05:51 AM   #9
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This is ridiculous, theres no way I could finish this patching and have time to play. Which is a shame because I liked the gameplay of city of heroes alot and im sure id like this.
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Old 10-31-2009, 06:01 AM   #10
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Same problem here- and a big bummer too. I really think I would like champions but I cannot justify paying for a game I haven't tried: I've disliked too many to make that mistake.

If only there was a patch mirror, and the patch wasnt such a guarded secret file.
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