Probably a lot of next week's release (ToD) content is in there. Downloading it now is wise. This way all they have to do is continue quashing bugs and any remaining updates - which makes a smaller download next week when they release to full Mod 4 and everyone on the planet is trying to update all at the same time, killing the servers and then people shouting in shrill tones "WTF IS RONG!!!???".
So, um, yeah: this is the best way to do it. and a full patch is something like 8GB - so it's probably not even the whole thing.
EDIT: I see some reporting 104 GB (obviously commenting as I'm still writing.)
Edit two: my typo: 104MB LOL (It was my keyboard, I swear it!)
I believe if you've been keeping the preview copy up to date the downloaded patch will be smaller. It just copies the code from the preview instance to the "main" instance. This could be why some are downloading MB and some GB.
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beckylunaticMember, NW M9 PlaytestPosts: 14,231Arc User
edited August 2014
Yeah, I patch both Owlbear and Mimic regularly and my weekly patches always run tiny compared to my husband's.
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So, um, yeah: this is the best way to do it. and a full patch is something like 8GB - so it's probably not even the whole thing.
EDIT: I see some reporting 104 GB (obviously commenting as I'm still writing.)
Edit two: my typo: 104MB LOL (It was my keyboard, I swear it!)
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LOL Yes! It was my keyboard. It's wonky that way, rearranging characters and whatnot willy nilly. I swear it!
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Previous pre-patches have launched on logout and patched before the client closes, haven't they?
EDIT: Preview and Live clients are completely separate - they have different directory trees on your hard drive.
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It's the size of the files being patched, not the size of the download.
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Read the first post in the maint thread again.
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TBH I didn't expect much in this patch with Mod 4 rolling out next week. All the big stuff will be in that patch.
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