Was there a patch today?

tarran61

I closed my game and the launcher opened back up to patch the game. A 3282MB down?

timelords1701

Pre-Patching for the new season has begun, everyone who logs in then signs out will find a patch kick in upon exiting the game..

libertytrek

yup, i'm sitting here waiting for it to patch too, very uncommon, usually they wait for Thursdays at 6AM Pacific Time

fftt

Last couple of season updates I recall were scheduled for Tuesdays (followed by a ton of fixes as large as the pre-patch on the regular Thursday patch), with pre-patching being a week before.

kelettes

In my experience, it is a common method

The files of the content update are released early but are stored separately from the live game files until they are needed.

Sooo technically, if you allowed it to patch all the way, you already have (most of?) the files for S11.5 The patcher just has to move them into position on release day, thus making the actual patching on your end more snappy next Tuesday.

But its primary purpose is to reduce the load on the patch servers

It's kinda like... prepping your breakfast for next morning and putting it in the fridge before actually going to bed, if that's a good analogy

comrademoco

http://forum.arcgames.com/startrekonline/discussion/1213765/season-11-5-pre-patching-begins-let-it-do-its-thing