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Seasoned Ace

Re: BitRaider

The Bitraider is nothing more then a built in torrent for allowing people to download the game without placing the servers under load.

The benefit of using the normal "ST" client is that you can play the starting planets sooner, the entire game will download faster, and finally due to the client differences it will validate all your game files and ensure that your game folder does not experience 'bloat', as has been my case in the past where my swtor folder was over 50 gigs. (the normal size should be ~25-30 gigs).

The Old Client is slower to download the game but doesn't have to deal with Re-Organizing files and those related processes per patch and the Game Repair Icon works; where as the "ST" client requires you to delete the "Bitraider Folder" prior to running the Launcher to enact a "Repair".

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Anonymous
10 years ago
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a day later, im having issues like the OP. Im not fantastic with computers when it comes to code or game files. I googled the glitch i was having and it said delete bitraider folder. i dd that. launcher wouldnt initialize the game. rerunning installer. it still says st but its at 25 percent and i cant play, even though my character is on korriban(i.e. a starting planet.) did i do something wrong?
edit-it IS however downloading WAY faster than it did the first time