POE2 - Pre-Download?

i cant believe I'm actually waiting until 2am, .. when i can doit tomorrow super chill during the day until the evening when it actually launches..

hype as F . ranger for me .
steam user here. i understand i should be able to just play the standalone client but i would prefer steam for the achievements and logging my play time and not having to keep track of more passwords and stuff.

so anyways i was wondering if i download the standalone preload and then stick the contents into my steamapps/common/ game directory, tomorrow when the game goes live and i can download it off steam, will it be able to do the file integrity check on on my preload files i copied over and then download the rest of whatever else it needs, or will i have to re-download the whole thing all over again?


from what i understand this method didn't work with POE1, but it works with many other games. i'm not really sure how it all works.
Last edited by idrankyourbeer#1700 on Dec 5, 2024, 7:57:00 PM
Steam is up for pre load LOGIN!
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https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/path-exile-2-release-times-early-access-preload-when-you-can-start-playing-poe-2-1995475

Path of Exile 2 Preload Times on PC, PS5 and Xbox
On PC, you can download the POE 2 client and preload the game from 5 pm PT on December 5. Here's what that means in your timezone:


PT: 5:00 pm
CT: 7:00 pm
ET: 8:00 pm
BRT: 10:00 pm
GMT: 1:00 am (December 6)
CET: 2:00 am (December 6)
IST: 6:30 am (December 6)
JST/KST: 10:00 am (December 6)
AET: 12:00 pm (December 6)
NZDT: 2:00 pm (December 6)


It is currently CST 12/6 10:00 a.m., which is already past PST 12/5 5:00 p.m., and I still haven’t seen the download link for the PC standalone version.
Steam is open! Preloading now
If you can't control it, STOP.
yeah so... where's the original download launcher?
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yeah so... where's the original download launcher?



https://pathofexile2.com/download

itll be here, but the file isnt available yet
IGN ~Neal~
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yeah so... where's the original download launcher?


PC standalone client still isn't available,

But my steam deck is ready to go.
Any update on when the stand-alone client will be ready? We're well past the announced download time.

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yeah so... where's the original download launcher?


PC standalone client still isn't available,

But my steam deck is ready to go.


This is a lie...

It is now available, or you have to "cheese it".

Go to the early access site, log in.

Then manually change the web address from /early-access to /download, click button and it will download the installer.

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