Steam Download Clarification
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Lets first get a couple of things resolved.
Steam Preload - This is normally an encrypted version of the files, that will decrypt at a set time/date. Soon, GGG will be releasing a torrent and POE2 to download, unencrypted, that will be ready to go when the servers go live. There is no reason, restriction,etc that GGG, can not have the the exact same files, in the same state, be downloadable on Steam, at the same time. It wouldnt be a pre-load. I could pay steam $100 right now, and release an early access game in the next 30mins, with files ready to download. There is nothing 'stopping' GGG in that regard. With that all out of the way. Whoever at GGG seems to be handling the Steam side of things, really needs to shape up. They lost GGG a decent amount of money with the wrong pricing on day 1, and now are causing support avenues of GGG to be flooded with people lacking some basic info on Steam Release etc. Could we get some clarification of what is going on with Steam ? Right now, it says Coming Soon Dec. * Will we actually be able to play POE2 via steam, on 'release'/'Servers Live' whatever you want to call it. * Will the files being released as a torrent etc, also be released on Steam around the same time. Tons of people, did the whole 'add email and password via Steam Login' over a decade ago, and tons of people have lost access to those emails, and set passwords, because they were rarely used by the general Steam POE player. I assume your support ticket system is swamped with people having this issue. But the reality is, give us proper info about Steam, and these people are not going to need to get their account emails 'changed', cause the only reason they are doing it, is its believed Steam is a no go for launch. Thanks you Last edited by DrakenZa#3273 on Dec 5, 2024, 8:53:52 AM Last bumped on Dec 7, 2024, 6:26:16 AM
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Let be perfectly clear here.
Anyone, I mean ANYONE, who think, he will play the game in the first couple of hrs is delusional, because the servers WILL NOT handle the requests. So.... Frost Nova ..............
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" Well not gonna lie, i do believe this will be the case. I think GGG might of under estimated. But still, it really shouldnt be too hard for support to just get this info. |
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Steam does not allow preloads for early access games.
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" GGG got server capacity enough for 1 mil so theres hope |
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Gonna be around 2-2.5 hours of download for me. While annoying, it's ultimately not that big of a deal to me. I don't expect to be able to play much of it on launch day, so I'll probably take a nap and play it the next day. Their launch times are always in the dead of night for me anyway, lol.
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" well to be overload means SOME people are playing. |
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So many assumptions while at the exact same time showing you know absolutely nothing about the inner workings of game companys interacting with steam. Steam has a blanket policy to not allow pre-downloads on early access games, which POE 2 is. They have no recourse, and I promise you guys that do this shit for a living, not some guy in a basement rage typing such as yourself, have tried their best to get preloads for steam. GGG does their best to make things easy for us, and when they can't it is usually a roadblock like this. I get you are upset, but in the end it will cost you a couple hours of waiting for a download during the worst time to be trying to play, aka launch. Nobody is going to be getting in and having a good time right away, it just won't happen. So take a chill pill, stop baby raging, and realize people with jobs are doing their best to satiate your ungratefulness. A couple hours to get in isn't going to kill you.
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" And of course you are a no challenge no supporter pack Andy. |
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It'll be up when it's up i guess. I myself am a bit late to the party; I never really expect things like preloads or even early access dates to keep to a schedule.
Old Diablo/Diablo II:LoD player, now converted PoE fan
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