Ultima Online Forums

**Adam** · 5th September 2009, 06:15 PM

To ease the transition to launch day, we are providing a patch for players who use the Classic Client. This is an update to the art associated with the new content. We recommend patching the 332 MB download before Tuesday’s major update: Publish 60!

Stay tuned for more updates!

More...

Aeryr Silverleaf · 5th September 2009, 06:34 PM

What was the patch number for this patch anyways just trying to figure out if my current version of UO was actually updated after the patch cause to me looks like my UO verison is the same as it was before the patch but I didnt get any errors while patching.

Warsong of LS · 5th September 2009, 06:35 PM

Why have they not learned? These large patches on the 2D client cause many problems for users with slower, older machines. Should have been broken down into 3 or 4 smaller patches. Though I have a new computer and a good connection, I know some players that are still on dail-up because broadband has not made it out to their area. Oh well good luck with the download.

Corvak · 5th September 2009, 06:41 PM

330MB is probably the smallest MMO expansion patch since ML, actually. On average, a major content patch for a typical MMO is 500mb-1gb, and a bug fix is 100mb.

It is unfortunate, but the average internet user has gone broadband, so 56k people are kinda ignored.

Aeryr Silverleaf · 5th September 2009, 06:41 PM

So is the UO version after this patch for classic client[2d users] 16.0.14.3 still til SA launchs or should our UO version now read 16.0.14.4? Reason I ask is it took forever for the installer to apply the new patch and my current version of uo still reads 16.0.14.3 so wondering if the patch didnt take or something.

Warsong of LS · 6th September 2009, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corvak

330MB is probably the smallest MMO expansion patch since ML, actually. On average, a major content patch for a typical MMO is 500mb-1gb, and a bug fix is 100mb.

It is unfortunate, but the average internet user has gone broadband, so 56k people are kinda ignored.

Yes, but if you will recall that ML was broken up into 3 patches for users at that time. And if it was just the associated art as was stated then there should not have been major trouble to break it into 3 or 4 patches. Just trying to look out for the older player with the slower computer which UO still runs fine on.

Corvak · 6th September 2009, 06:42 AM

well the 2d client in beta was about 1gb, so maybe they are splitting it...

Kimmy · 6th September 2009, 12:38 PM

i have cable and this dl is takeing forever

Corvak · 6th September 2009, 02:12 PM

its the patcher, its ridiculously slow.

Chloe la Mare · 7th September 2009, 07:09 AM

blah im one of those poor people that lives in an area where broadband isnt available yet...I live in the middle of nowhere... Very pretty but sucks for online gaming!

**Silverfoot** · 7th September 2009, 07:38 AM

Just as a point of information. I have cable took me about 12 minutes to d/l and install the 330 "pre-patch" I'm sitting on version 6.0.14.3 (Patch 80) for the 2d/Legacy client.

Chloe la Mare · 7th September 2009, 07:50 AM

12 minute? yikes... Im on an hour and i've done about 1.5 cm of the bar..

Merion · 7th September 2009, 09:05 AM

As much as I feel with Chloe and other who are on very poor connection, this is probably a very small percentage of the player base and should not be the foremost consideration for the devs. just my humble opinion.

Corvak · 7th September 2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merion

As much as I feel with Chloe and other who are on very poor connection, this is probably a very small percentage of the player base and should not be the foremost consideration for the devs. just my humble opinion.

This is true. Most developers aim for the majority of their users, and these days, that's a computer less than two years old, and at least a DSL connection.

Chloe la Mare · 7th September 2009, 10:20 AM

sadly this is true (for me anyways

) I didn't even know you couldnt get broadband everywhere in England (well apart from the top of a mountain.. or something..hehe) until i moved here.. My friend lives about 10 mins drive from me on the other side of the village and he gets broadband... Meh!