Dragon Age 2 Pre-loading and Unlocking times
#626
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 06:34
#627
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:00
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Weird, I am currently in Asia and should have been able to preload it since at least the 5th, but it still tells me the game is "unavaible" and doesn't let me preload it... what the hell?
Did you try restarting STEAM and the PC? Because I'm in ASIA as well and I pre-loaded the game on 2 PCs already with no problem.
I got it on the EA store, but the EA downloader still won't let me preload the game... restarting and even reinstalling the EADM did nothing
#628
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:02
Xvim84 wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Weird, I am currently in Asia and should have been able to preload it since at least the 5th, but it still tells me the game is "unavaible" and doesn't let me preload it... what the hell?
Did you try restarting STEAM and the PC? Because I'm in ASIA as well and I pre-loaded the game on 2 PCs already with no problem.
I got it on the EA store, but the EA downloader still won't let me preload the game... restarting and even reinstalling the EADM did nothing
Sorry, I don't know much about the EA Downloader. Anyone?
#629
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:05
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Weird, I am currently in Asia and should have been able to preload it since at least the 5th, but it still tells me the game is "unavaible" and doesn't let me preload it... what the hell?
Did you try restarting STEAM and the PC? Because I'm in ASIA as well and I pre-loaded the game on 2 PCs already with no problem.
I got it on the EA store, but the EA downloader still won't let me preload the game... restarting and even reinstalling the EADM did nothing
Sorry, I don't know much about the EA Downloader. Anyone?
Did you activate the key within the EADM?
#630
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:08
packardbell wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Weird, I am currently in Asia and should have been able to preload it since at least the 5th, but it still tells me the game is "unavaible" and doesn't let me preload it... what the hell?
Did you try restarting STEAM and the PC? Because I'm in ASIA as well and I pre-loaded the game on 2 PCs already with no problem.
I got it on the EA store, but the EA downloader still won't let me preload the game... restarting and even reinstalling the EADM did nothing
Sorry, I don't know much about the EA Downloader. Anyone?
Did you activate the key within the EADM?
Yes, it told me the key was already active though
#631
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:17
Xvim84 wrote...
packardbell wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Marhkus wrote...
Xvim84 wrote...
Weird, I am currently in Asia and should have been able to preload it since at least the 5th, but it still tells me the game is "unavaible" and doesn't let me preload it... what the hell?
Did you try restarting STEAM and the PC? Because I'm in ASIA as well and I pre-loaded the game on 2 PCs already with no problem.
I got it on the EA store, but the EA downloader still won't let me preload the game... restarting and even reinstalling the EADM did nothing
Sorry, I don't know much about the EA Downloader. Anyone?
Did you activate the key within the EADM?
Yes, it told me the key was already active though
That's... odd. You bought it from the EA store - correct?
#632
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:20
00;00 march 10th or is it 00:00 as march 11th begins?
#633
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:20
Gisle Aune wrote...
This means I can play it on thursday? (Europe)
00;00 march 10th or is it 00:00 as march 11th begins?
Wel technically once it's 12am then it is the 11th.
#634
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:31
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Also, when it says 0000h of whatever day, that means the start of that day (think midnight +1second).
Re: Game download sizes
Not to worry - there will be differences between the 3 major download types. Most notably, EA download, Steam and other digital partners. The differences are due to compression, protection system differences (e.g. Steam), and language differences (e.g. Steam installs 1 language, and you can opt to download others using Steam's language selection, other versions include all languages already).
Re: EA downloader not launching an installer
Fairly new for EADM, but DA2 supports a 'download in place' feature that it has. This means that the files are already being installed as you download. In other words, you don't have to download 7Gb to a temp location, followed by a lengthy install process eating up another x-Gb. Now, once you finish downloading, you are ready to play. (barring unlock times)
Modifié par Fernando Melo, 07 mars 2011 - 07:32 .
#635
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:32
#636
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:33
Fernando Melo wrote...
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Well, Fernando, thanks for the clarification, but this is not true. If you look at the times everyone is reporting when running the Release Date Checker, everyone is getting a time that ends up being 0000 Alaska Standard Time (when adjusted for their time zone) regardless of what country they are checking from (USA, England, Africa, Scottland, etc).
Something to look into perhaps.
#637
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:38
Fernando Melo wrote...
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Thanks for that so it should be around 2am for CST. Whether its 2am or 3am I will just wait until its morning and then veg out.
#638
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:38
Got the confirmation e-mail when i pre-ordered it but my creditcard hasnt been charged as of yet.
guess i just have to wait and see, a hour and a half left.
Presses nose against the screen waiting for the preload e-mail.
#639
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:39
kjdhgfiliuhwe wrote...
Fernando Melo wrote...
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Well, Fernando, thanks for the clarification, but this is not true. If you look at the times everyone is reporting when running the Release Date Checker, everyone is getting a time that ends up being 0000 Alaska Standard Time (when adjusted for their time zone) regardless of what country they are checking from (USA, England, Africa, Scottland, etc).
Something to look into perhaps.
Will definitely check into it. What we've posted here is the last official times we were given - but its possible something has changed.
#640
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:41
Fernando Melo wrote...
kjdhgfiliuhwe wrote...
Fernando Melo wrote...
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Well, Fernando, thanks for the clarification, but this is not true. If you look at the times everyone is reporting when running the Release Date Checker, everyone is getting a time that ends up being 0000 Alaska Standard Time (when adjusted for their time zone) regardless of what country they are checking from (USA, England, Africa, Scottland, etc).
Something to look into perhaps.
Will definitely check into it. What we've posted here is the last official times we were given - but its possible something has changed.
Yay!
#641
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:48
Basically do I stay up or go to bed early and set my alarm?
Modifié par shpydar, 07 mars 2011 - 07:48 .
#642
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:48
Can you give some more information on where to find the download for the High-Resolution texture pack which you said would be released today. (Monday)
And also some information on the Nvidia drivers. Are they going to be beta or an official release ?
Thanks
#643
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:49
Modifié par shpydar, 07 mars 2011 - 07:49 .
#644
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:50
shpydar wrote...
Just for clarity sake is 0000h meaning midnight my timezone? (EST) Or since Bioware is in Alberta do I have to wait 2hrs for 0000h GMT?
Basically do I stay up or go to bed early and set my alarm?
Read it again its based on PST so for EST it will be 3am when it unlocks ideally.
#645
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:51
shpydar wrote...
Just for clarity sake is 0000h meaning midnight my timezone? (EST) Or since Bioware is in Alberta do I have to wait 2hrs for 0000h GMT?
Basically do I stay up or go to bed early and set my alarm?
Fernando is saying it's supposed to be 0000 PST for the US. As it is now, it's 0000 Alaska Standard Time for most of the world. There's obviously a mixup and he's going to look into it. So, unless nothing gets changed, 0000 Alaska Standard Time means it is 0400 for you in EST. If it is "fixed" to 0000 PST, that is 0300 EST for you.
Hope that clears things up for you.
Modifié par kjdhgfiliuhwe, 07 mars 2011 - 07:51 .
#646
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:53
Nope. When EA mailed the code, it had already been used, because the game is automatically registered to the EA account you purchase it on. So now I'm stuck with this mess of using a different account for DA2 and getting none of that information added to this one.
But that's fine. Going to my happy place. I am a leaf on the wind.
Modifié par Ellestor, 07 mars 2011 - 07:57 .
#647
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:54
#648
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:55
Fernando Melo wrote...
kjdhgfiliuhwe wrote...
Fernando Melo wrote...
Re: Unlock times
The times mentioned in the first post are 'local' times, but there is typically only 1 unlock time per region. For regions with multiple time zones (e.g. US/Canada), this means depending on where you are, you may end up ahead/behind the time posted. Using the US as an example - the unlock time posted is based on PST.
Well, Fernando, thanks for the clarification, but this is not true. If you look at the times everyone is reporting when running the Release Date Checker, everyone is getting a time that ends up being 0000 Alaska Standard Time (when adjusted for their time zone) regardless of what country they are checking from (USA, England, Africa, Scottland, etc).
Something to look into perhaps.
Will definitely check into it. What we've posted here is the last official times we were given - but its possible something has changed.
Is there a possibility you could do away with these "unlocking" times for future releases? It makes no sense that in a digital age, where I pre-order and pre-download the digital version of the game, to still wait till friday before i can play a game that everyone else is already playing on tuesday.
#649
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 07:58
Viduka wrote...
What about steam? Release date is schedule to 8 March 0000 PST?
Steam and D2D pick their own times to unlock the game in fact D2D will be unlocking theirs at 10am PST.
#650
Posté 07 mars 2011 - 08:01
kjdhgfiliuhwe wrote...
shpydar wrote...
Just for clarity sake is 0000h meaning midnight my timezone? (EST) Or since Bioware is in Alberta do I have to wait 2hrs for 0000h GMT?
Basically do I stay up or go to bed early and set my alarm?
Fernando is saying it's supposed to be 0000 PST for the US. As it is now, it's 0000 Alaska Standard Time for most of the world. There's obviously a mixup and he's going to look into it. So, unless nothing gets changed, 0000 Alaska Standard Time means it is 0400 for you in EST. If it is "fixed" to 0000 PST, that is 0300 EST for you.
Hope that clears things up for you.
Thank you kjdhgfil.... I'll call you Kjdh for short
However this seems specific to the EA store. I am using Steam and have had no issues pre-downloading the game. The timezone issues seem to only relate to the EA store from the posts (and my wishfull thinking).
So I am hoping that the 0000h Alaska time won't be the same for Steam players.
Any clarification for us Steamies? Are we stuck with 0000h Alaska time or will we be the lucky ones and get it 0000h EST?




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