Extended Play!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:05 pm
* why not EP: If someone confuses XP with Windows they shouldn't be playing around on a computer.Just read the warfleet page ..
Why not EP ... XP might be confused with Windows ?
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Questions include the mentioning of certain updates , monthly , quarterly.
The size of ALL downloads .
Presumably the monthy ones will be not of such size as to be problematic , yes , no ?
How big ?
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The quarterly ones , presumably larger , in which case a CD of those would be a lot easier . but... the shipping costs . and I have use a USA version , but live outside .
How would that be ?
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A download from a CD , has two advantages from the point if view of some ; Apart from the ease of downloading , it saves losing it when , the recovery disc might be needed to restore the whole Windows , or, when one for whatever reason needs / wants to use a different computer . Thus making a whole re-downloading time and all the rest unnecessary .
I am not any kind of expert at computering , and I am sure many are not , and have only dial - up too, so if downloads are limited size , and CDs are available somehow for the larger things , it would be possible . Otherwise a hassle , and I would not attempt it.
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Finally , could there be some way of players obtaining the latest and most complete " patches" etc , gold or whatever , by mail . Mention WAS made on this , at warfleet - but - only as one of the additional benefits when one signs up as commander -
Why not for all players , who simply want to play the game with the latest full additions to it , some means of purchasing the latest ,bona fide,fullest , Tesseraction- approved CD , or whatever . ?
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If I feel that it will not lead to too many more complications , I would sign up for the whole thing . I think things need to be kept simpler whenever possible , life already has enough complexities !
* Size of Downloads: Size will vary. Missions, etc. are very small, new ships and textures are larger. The goal is to have the monthly downloads < 20mb. Weekly <10mb. Quarterly will probably be in the 60-80mb range for Ensign and Account holders, smaller for Commanders, larger for non-members when they get access to the new content (semi-annually possibly).
* Quarterly: You can have a cd made for you and shipped to you, but you have to pay for the cd and shipping if you are < Commander. Commanders just pay actual shipping.
* Non-Members and upgrades: We will likely have to turn to an "Add-On" approach for non-members. That remains to be seen however.
* Simple is good.
--East
