EPTThe only file that you will be downloading is the 472.1MB patch. If you have the physical copy, it would appear as if it was downloading from origin but it isn't. It's actually installing the game from the CD. I proved this by ejecting the disc in the middle of the so-called "Download" then was asked to put the CD back in. You would also be prompted to put the disc 2.
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guyabs
Philippines103 Posts
The only file that you will be downloading is the 472.1MB patch. If you have the physical copy, it would appear as if it was downloading from origin but it isn't. It's actually installing the game from the CD. I proved this by ejecting the disc in the middle of the so-called "Download" then was asked to put the CD back in. You would also be prompted to put the disc 2. | ||
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DragoonPK
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TyrantPotato
Australia1541 Posts
On October 25 2011 19:00 guyabs wrote: The only file that you will be downloading is the 472.1MB patch. If you have the physical copy, it would appear as if it was downloading from origin but it isn't. It's actually installing the game from the CD. I proved this by ejecting the disc in the middle of the so-called "Download" then was asked to put the CD back in. You would also be prompted to put the disc 2. kk. well the thing thats confusing me is. ALOT and i mean ALOOOOOOOOOOT of people all accross the net are saying that its just downloading and when they take the disk out it continues. all of it is REALLY confusing atm. from the sounds of things. ORIGIN is like 1000% the reason things are fking up. | ||
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askTeivospy
1525 Posts
On October 25 2011 18:57 Latham wrote: So let me ask you askTeivospy, what exactly is the point of buying a physical copy, hell - even of selling one, if you'll STILL make me download 11-13GBs? The whole point of a physical copy is to have the full retail game as it was burnt on a disk, on a freaking disk so you won't have to DL everytime you want to reinstall. I don't see the point of buying a physical copy of any game in the first place. It's like paying your bill the old fashioned way when you can just use internet banking instead. If your internet is actually so terrible you can't download 11 gigs (which apparently you don't even have to according to above poster, but he may be a liar so w/e) then soz but petition your government to get out of 1994 and set up some internet infrastructure since your actual online multiplayer game experience will probably suck with 64 players... :S?? | ||
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guyabs
Philippines103 Posts
On October 25 2011 19:02 TyrantPotato wrote: kk. well the thing thats confusing me is. ALOT and i mean ALOOOOOOOOOOT of people all accross the net are saying that its just downloading and when they take the disk out it continues. all of it is REALLY confusing atm. from the sounds of things. ORIGIN is like 1000% the reason things are fking up. I was also confused when I was installing the game. I was in awe when I saw that I was "downloading" at 12mb/sec. It's a speed that's absolutely impossible to achieve here in our country. That's when I figured out it was just simply installing the game from the disc. | ||
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Hirosh
Germany267 Posts
EDIT: i finished installing now. u download 11.1gb form ur disk. then it installs bf3. after that, in order to start the game u have to download another 472.1 mb (u actually have to download that amount from the internet) but then u can play | ||
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TyrantPotato
Australia1541 Posts
On October 25 2011 19:09 Hirosh wrote: TyrantPotato: I just got my physical Copy. As u install it u log into origin and then "Download" the game from ur disk cause it downloads with 12mb/sec which isnt possible with my I-net (i have 16k). if i still have to download the 2-3gb what others claim. cant answer that question right now (still installing). but ill tell u later cheers mate. @askTeivospy you need to seriously stop being a prick. your acting like some spoiled 12 year old who gets anyhting he wants when he wants. | ||
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Daria
Australia500 Posts
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SirMilford
Australia1269 Posts
On October 25 2011 19:05 askTeivospy wrote: I don't see the point of buying a physical copy of any game in the first place. It's like paying your bill the old fashioned way when you can just use internet banking instead. If your internet is actually so terrible you can't download 11 gigs (which apparently you don't even have to according to above poster, but he may be a liar so w/e) then soz but petition your government to get out of 1994 and set up some internet infrastructure since your actual online multiplayer game experience will probably suck with 64 players... :S?? Gotta open up your world view man, Just because you get fast/nice things doesn't mean that everyone else always gets the same things. Stuff that you take for granted might be completely different in other countries. I am picking up the digital copy from the store on Thursday. Hope that the servers are fixed by then | ||
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Kollapse
United States125 Posts
On October 25 2011 19:00 guyabs wrote: THIS IS TO CLEAR THINGS UP The only file that you will be downloading is the 472.1MB patch. If you have the physical copy, it would appear as if it was downloading from origin but it isn't. It's actually installing the game from the CD. I proved this by ejecting the disc in the middle of the so-called "Download" then was asked to put the CD back in. You would also be prompted to put the disc 2. This is correct. However, the only reason I posted earlier that the download was 2-3 gigs was because my full install was 15.5 gigs and only ~12 seemed to come off the disc. But, yes, I can confirm that by far the largest chunk comes off the two retail discs despite Origin saying "downloading." | ||
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Candadar
2049 Posts
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Grettin
42417 Posts
On October 25 2011 21:42 Candadar wrote: Played the + Show Spoiler + Jet Is that the mission where you control the guns? Or is it different one. | ||
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PepperoniPiZZa
Sierra Leone1660 Posts
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Hirosh
Germany267 Posts
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Lexpar
1813 Posts
When the 560ti is seeing a 11% increase in BF3 with the latest drivers... Well I can't really say no can I? | ||
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Rob28
Canada705 Posts
On October 25 2011 22:10 PepperoniPiZZa wrote: If I have set my GPU to the preset performance, I will not have the best possible graphic, right? I could be wrong, but I think the settings auto-configure to match the capabilities of your graphics card (most do these days). So the answer to your question depends on what your card can handle. For instance, I have a shiney new top-of-the-line card, so I expect the default settings to be set to the highest graphics setting. Worst comes to worst, you can set things to max manually, and see how the game runs for you... | ||
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Grettin
42417 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LtY5H.jpg) | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
http://www.enterbf3.com/topic/4634-contrast-color-in-battlefield-3/ How much better the game could look | ||
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Grettin
42417 Posts
On October 25 2011 22:37 floor exercise wrote: In general the game seems to have a real blue fetish. Many maps have a strange bluey tint to them, the minimap for some reason is blue on blue. It's the new black ! http://www.enterbf3.com/topic/4634-contrast-color-in-battlefield-3/ How much better the game could look Yeah, i can't understand why they added that. In Singleplayer, it's sometimes impossible to see anywhere because of all the glows and whatnot. Bullshit if you ask me. At least should let us change everything if you want to, but no. | ||
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HydraLF
Hong Kong626 Posts
Thats nothing, you can't compare the degrading of battlenet from wc3 to sc2. Also is it normal that I'm still downloading bf3 from the internet when its at 1.8GB of 11.4GB already? | ||
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