Direct/Torrent Download Difference?

tekanu
tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
edited September 2012 in General Discussion
What's the difference between the direct download and the torrent download and which do you perfer? thankx :)
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  • Crystyl - Dreamweaver
    Crystyl - Dreamweaver Posts: 112 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Torrent is Peer to peer meaning you get small pieces of the download from possibly hundreds of players (not from PWI) much higher chance of getting a broken or virus infected file. Downloading directly from PWI is safer. I've never had a problem downloading directly.
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  • Purple_fury - Sanctuary
    Purple_fury - Sanctuary Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    What's the difference between the direct download and the torrent download and which do you perfer? thankx :)

    not much of a differnce anymore.. use to be that the direct download was exactly that a direct download from the site but now you download a "installer" which installs a torrent client known as Pandora if i remember right and it does a torrent style download from there b:surrender if i were you id download another torrent client and use the torrent download option since Pandora (that the direct download installs) will always run in the background of your computer until its uninstalled b:surrender people have said before that Pandora usually causes tons of lag on there computer until it was uninstalled

    it might be called Pando (the installer that the direct downloader installs) been over a year since i had to reinstall pw so i cant remember the name to well :X
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay thanx
  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    so wait, which is safer for my computer then...? sorry i'm a bit confused.. o.O
  • Purple_fury - Sanctuary
    Purple_fury - Sanctuary Posts: 225 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    so wait, which is safer for my computer then...? sorry i'm a bit confused.. o.O

    id say go with the torrent b:surrender since the direct download is also a torrent its just the installer for the direct download is a crappy torrent client Pando Media Booster (found the name lol)
    but if you have problems with the torrent link use the direct download but make sure when your done to uninstall Pando Media Booster
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  • MiniST - Sanctuary
    MiniST - Sanctuary Posts: 604 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Crystyl - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Torrent is Peer to peer meaning you get small pieces of the download from possibly hundreds of players (not from PWI) much higher chance of getting a broken or virus infected file. Downloading directly from PWI is safer. I've never had a problem downloading directly.

    No, this is not true. There is Hash checks for each piece of torrent file. If the code does not match, the torrent client will not receive the package.
  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    so download the torrent? or will i be okay with the direct and uninstall pando media booster..?
    *sigh* i've been asking around for 3 days now and i still don't know which is better...


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  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    so download the torrent? or will i be okay with the direct and uninstall pando media booster..?
    *sigh* i've been asking around for 3 days now and i still don't know which is better...


    T-T

    I don't understand, you have gotten many good answers.

    I would say to download a torrent client like BitTorrent, and download it through the torrent. It's faster (imo) and you won't have to worry about Pando, which sucks anyway.

    Also, whichever one you do, there's no viruses or anything to worry about.
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    so if i do the torrent download which i guess is better then i don't have to uninstall anything and it won't be laggy either?
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    so if i do the torrent download which i guess is better then i don't have to uninstall anything and it won't be laggy either?

    Well, it's only better imo because you use a program that you control, where the direct, you most likely wouldn't of known about Pando. So, no you don't have to uninstall your torrent program (just make sure to close it when it's done so it won't still seed) if you don't want to, and I'm not sure what you mean by laggy? You mean the game itself, or that the download won't be laggy, because the answers to both questions depends on your internet connection.
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    so what if i do go with the direct download though? it will still be good, right? as long as i uninstall pando media booster?
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    so what if i do go with the direct download though? it will still be good, right? as long as i uninstall pando media booster?

    Yes... It will be.
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay...so now another question since i know nothing about computers...how would i uninstall pando when i do download the direct? sorry...

    T-T
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    okay...so now another question since i know nothing about computers...how would i uninstall pando when i do download the direct? sorry...

    T-T

    1. Start
    2. Control Panel
    3. Programs and Features
    4. Find Pando
    5. Click on it then click the Uninstall button
    6. ??????
    7. Profit!
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay thankx, really u were a great help :D
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    okay thankx, really u were a great help :D

    Any time. Its what we do. b:cute
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay....i went to go try to download...and a little thing at the bottom of my screen says that "this file could harm my computer..." so like...i'm just wandering why it would say that..?? thankx again
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    okay....i went to go try to download...and a little thing at the bottom of my screen says that "this file could harm my computer..." so like...i'm just wandering why it would say that..?? thankx again

    Windows will always do that with a unknown file. Just click "ok".
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    lolzz, okay thankx again XD
  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    is it normal for my computer to load slower when the download is running? cuz my laptop is laggy all the sudden and my friend is playing modern warfare online and it was doing just fine til like a couple minutes ago while i'm downloading PWI, like the other players on the ps3 are skipping everywhere like fairies.... will this stop once PWI is done downloading...? thankx again :)
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    is it normal for my computer to load slower when the download is running? cuz my laptop is laggy all the sudden and my friend is playing modern warfare online and it was doing just fine til like a couple minutes ago while i'm downloading PWI, like the other players on the ps3 are skipping everywhere like fairies.... will this stop once PWI is done downloading...? thankx again :)

    Yes, because your using the network to download pwi, and play another game, and browsing this forum. Everything internet related will be slow until the download is done. Just remember to uninstall Pando afterwords.
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay i was getting ready to freak out lolzz.
  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    pando won't put any viruses on my laptop will it? jw thanx :)
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    Krisnda wrote: »
    Also, whichever one you do, there's no viruses or anything to worry about.

    b:question
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    okay, i was just wandering...sorry i'm not trying to aggrivate you or anything... :(
  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    could it also be becuz i'm using a wireless router..? One of my friends just now told me that could also be a problem, cuz i lost internet connection 3 times already...will it help if i connect my laptop directly instead of it being wireless..?
  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    could it also be becuz i'm using a wireless router..? One of my friends just now told me that could also be a problem, cuz i lost internet connection 3 times already...will it help if i connect my laptop directly instead of it being wireless..?

    It would be very beneficial to do that. Wireless has the tendency to do things like that, plus with a direct connection, it would be much faster to download (but your internet would still experience slowdown until it's done)
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  • tekanu
    tekanu Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    oaky, thankx alot again :) it's at 75% so the download is alomost done, but it's been 3 hours...*sigh* does it usually take this long..?
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  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    tekanu wrote: »
    oaky, thankx alot again :) it's at 75% so the download is alomost done, but it's been 3 hours...*sigh* does it usually take this long..?
    T-T

    Unfortunately. xD
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