ImperialOrder Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Is there any way to avoid redownloading a freaking 12 GB game again (6 hours download for me)? Note to self: I'm going to start keep damn backups after each update to avoid this in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeryuss Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Is there any way to avoid redownloading a freaking 12 GB game again (6 hours download for me)? Note to self: I'm going to start keep damn backups after each update to avoid this in the future. Yeah. Stop the download for now until they come up with a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xunjin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Hi everyone, Thank you for your patience as we investigated this issue. It has been resolved, however, please note that players who have downloaded or started to download the patch will have to re-download the game in its entirety. Those who have not patched should be able to log in and play the game as normal. We apologize for the inconvenience to the impacted players. Could you please be specific at the problem? We all know that problems occurs however would be nice to understand where the bug happened Some people are saying it was a version looping (deployed a new version tho got the SemVer wrong?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialOrder Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Yeah. Stop the download for now until they come up with a fix. The response indicates that the problem's been fixed and that if you downloaded (or started to) then you're ****ed. You have to download the whole thing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustamanteverde Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) For sure not using the launcher ever, perhaps I will have better luck via Steam since some other users have reported better D/L speeds. No idea why SWTOR launcher caps speed at 8.6 mb/s. Edit: Steam D/L speeds utilize my full speeds Edited October 7, 2021 by Bustamanteverde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_carton Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I wrote this the last time this happened: I had left the game running overnight. It is running OK. But this has got to take the cake. They don't have any process around when, and how a patch is moved into production? No control on who can do it, no Change Approval Board or anything?! Many companies do a Root Cause Analysis and improve their processes when they have an embarrassing incident involving their customers. Apparently nothing has changed with Bioware Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xordevoreaux Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Same with mine. Endless download. Running launcher. Would it pay to download to Steam? I've had zero problems with Steam as far as SWTOR goes. Not a single issue. Flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieAnne Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Didn't delete the game but just stopped the launcher. Reloading the whole game again. Looks like no SWTOR tonight for me. How badly do you have to mess up so that merely starting a game means you have to download everything again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adistoy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 If you switch to steam your current subscription will still work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazaalmighty Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Hi everyone, This is impacting some players who are using the launcher and not Steam. If you are experiencing this issue, please do not download the current patch until we complete our investigation. i mean u say that now...could you not have like made a big sign that popped that up before we ever started this ******** ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi_Sinjin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I have read on these forums how the latest update is causing some people to have to reinstall the whole game. I also read that the issue was resolved. When I launched the "launcher" at 7:30 pm CST on 10/6/21 it auto started the update and now it's installing the whole game again. I have a 500 Mbps internet speed and it's gong on an hour and it's still downloading. Ridiculous!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImperialOrder Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) The launcher needs this as an option: check to start downloads MANUALLY and disable AUTO-DOWNLOADS I could simply wait to see if there are problems before even attempting to download to avoid this in the future. I've been playing since the release date (off and on) and this has occurred many times over the years. Edited October 7, 2021 by ImperialOrder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOLak Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 If you switch to steam your current subscription will still work? Yes, it has the same launcher where you can log in using the same account. The only difference is that the launcher is not downloading anything, but Steam does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adistoy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Yes, it has the same launcher where you can log in using the same account. The only difference is that the launcher is not downloading anything, but Steam does. Thanks for the update, I guess I will switch to steam, had enough of this ******** launcher, they should compensate for all the trouble they put us in over and over again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rojodojo Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Aaaaaaand all keybinds and UI layouts gone. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellocobweb Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Three hours in, and 26Gb+ left to go. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeryuss Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Aaaaaaand all keybinds and UI layouts gone. *sigh* Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorendalin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Three hours in, and 26Gb+ left to go. Yep...this is simply brutal and incomprehensible. Logging into play the game at server prime-time and you end up with a massive download instead because developers made a rookie mistake....priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibblitz Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I know this is frustrating for players, especially if we do indeed need redo our keybinds and preferences. However, this is fairly funny. To wit, the game launcher or whatever broke so bad that if you hit the play button at login you now have to reinstall the entire game. And their short comment on the topic is simply "problem fixed but you probably have to download the entire game again." In a different Star Wars universe I feel like this alone could have put Anakin on enough of a tilt to submit to the dark side. God I really hope our binds were saved server side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweessies Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 How could this have been tested before deployment? Bioware uses it's paying customers for all testing. You must not have been around for long. But I would like to thank Bioware for giving me yet another good reason to finally give up and un-install this mess. Their code has been bug-infested since launch and I think I've given them way way too long to get their act together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorendalin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) I know this is frustrating for players, especially if we do indeed need redo our keybinds and preferences. However, this is fairly funny. To wit, the game launcher or whatever broke so bad that if you hit the play button at login you now have to reinstall the entire game. And their short comment on the topic is simply "problem fixed but you probably have to download the entire game again." In a different Star Wars universe I feel like this alone could have put Anakin on enough of a tilt to submit to the dark side. God I really hope our binds were saved server side... The really funny thing is that I was playing this morning and my saved UI was somehow corrupted and I spent 40 minutes getting everything put back together before work. I came home, tried to log in and instead ended up in this infinite download hell. When I finally get back in, I get to look forward to fixing the UI that I just fixed. That is some quality game play I am subscribing to. Edited October 7, 2021 by Dorendalin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweessies Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Hi everyone, Thank you for your patience as we investigated this issue. It has been resolved, however, please note that players who have downloaded or started to download the patch will have to re-download the game in its entirety. Those who have not patched should be able to log in and play the game as normal. We apologize for the inconvenience to the impacted players. Thanks for finally giving me that final push to un-installing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspage Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 How could this have been tested before deployment? Um... don't you mean "How could this NOT have been tested?" Literally Software Development 101 is TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST and TEST some more and THEN if it doesn't break, deploy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRolePlay Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 So have been subscribing through the site here and using launcher. Since Steam is not an issue, will download through Steam? So do I subscribe through Steam now or continue my subscription here? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJnado Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 My launcher is still saying it is updating. It has been for over 30 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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