84GB Game Download - New compression needed?

[Snowpine-ghostlands]

In fairness, WoW is pretty small for how much is crammed into it.

[Raiimir-stormrage]

@Nanami-kaelthas

because requesting having the option to skip downloading/using voice overs and cut scenes because their ISP screws them while hoping that there could be some new cutting edge way to compress data to save on their end is totally unreasonable.

Because you don’t redownload those things ever unless you delete WoW.

Solution : don’t delete WoW.

You realise WoW already compresses most of the game right ?

@Nanami-kaelthas

Yes, the knowledgeable know that without a massive change in computing architecture/infrastructure that the general size of software is inevitably going to increase and so is the required amount of data being transferred as time progresses.

But you only transfer it once on installation.

Stop deleting the folder if you don’t want to redownload it.

[Nanami-kaelthas]

That’s great. Now you still have a reasonably large download every 6-10 months if blizzard follows the standard 4 raids and an xpac every 2 ish years. Let along bug fixes and god forbid something breaks and you have to do a repair that requires larger downloads.

Your still being pedantic btw

[Raiimir-stormrage]

@Nanami-kaelthas

Now you still have a reasonably large download every 6-10 months

Expacs aren’t 80 gigs.

@Nanami-kaelthas

Let along bug fixes

A few megabytes.

@Nanami-kaelthas

Your still being pedantic

And you’re making easily fixable scenarios if you just get your head out of the sand and use your local storage.

[Vortimer-proudmoore]

@Eviaeline-area-52

Maybe my maths was way off though. Need to check.

2.48 Megabits/sec* 8 bits/byte = 0.31 Megabytes/sec
0.31 Megabytes/sec * 60 sec/min = 18.6 MB/sec

That’s pretty awful, but I feel for people with no options where the only provider doesn’t have a fiber infrastructure, or just oversells (servicing 100 homes) and underdelivers (can actually only service 50 homes) because nobody has a choice.

[Vortimer-proudmoore]

@Raiimir-stormrage

use your local storage

@Pacassa-mankrik

wish to save monthly downloads or not spend 8 hours +++ downloading

The OP’s complaint seems to be about bandwidth usage with their ISP, not about HD or SDD storage.

[Tynne-moon-guard]

Honestly I’m impressed it’s just 84 GB. There’s tons of areas, instances, mobs, NPCS, etc…WoW has a ton of stuff in it!

The fact you have a bunch of expansions and the total size of the game is only 88 GB? I’d say you did pretty darn good!

[Myrtardradys-aegwynn]

84g is nothing for the size of this game - other current gen games are 250+.

[Raiimir-stormrage]

@Vortimer-proudmoore

The OP’s complaint seems to be about bandwidth usage with their ISP

You’ll save on “monthly downloads” and 8 hours+++ downloads by not erasing WoW’s file from your local storage.

That’s the link. Not a complicated concept.