Preload Download Progress Keeps Regressing
I have been trying to download DAI since it became available yesterday. During that time my download progress keeps regressing. It doesn't happen at the same point every time, but it'll continually...
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The "Solution" is just a statement of common placebo (in this case) belt and braces checks to catch some client side installation (and possibly system corruption) issues.
I do not work for EA or have any affiliation with them (other than being a customer) but I am a software engineer and have at least some experience in networked software. The following is just speculation and an educated guess on my part...
If I were to guess, I would reckon that there are issues in the Origin client with downloading from servers under heavy load situations. The regressing in progress is possibly down to some communication error resulting in the client believing it needs to throw away perhaps more than it really has to. I would not even venture as to proposing a solution for the issue though as this is almost certainly a coding/server configuration problem.
@Roger_Griffiths: Agreed. I figured as much when I noticed that people having issues installing the game from a physical disc, too. The issues are incredibly similar. Even as a complete and utter amateur, this just reeks of careless data handling on their end. I'd be much less frustrated if someone were to come forth and admit to having messed up, but instead it's just damage control again, which - to me, as a customer - is incredibly insulting.
It's like buying bread at a baker, and the baker just hands you some crumbs, urging you to remain patient and return for the proper goods at an undetermined time.
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