Download vs. DVD

[Kalah]

I am currently downloading Heroes VII from Steam at 6.2MB/s, still it takes a long time. Digital distribution is great, but for the really big games I still see a future for physical copies - especially if you don't have quick broadband connections. How about you? Are you downloading it or getting a DVD? What can you tell us about installation times?

[gourley4p]

Well, I preloaded in Uplay already. But I will not be home from work for another 7 hours to load the patch.

[Aemaeth]

Hi all,

I'm a bit diseappointed because I'll be delivered tomorrow afternoon. And I will download the patch with 300Kb/s (5h to get it) from my house in a far away countryside of France

I was hoping to be delivered today... gonna watch movies until UPS come home

[Marzhin]

Unfortunately, in this case even buyers of the physical version will still have to download a rather huge day-1 patch, as was explained in this blog post.

[Kalah]

@Marzhin: Hence my nagging Ubisoft about torrents the last 4 years.

[gourley4p]

Getting 2.8 to 2.9 MB/s right now.

Edited to add that roughly 1/3 downloaded in the last five minutes.

[Humakt]

Can't really download a collector's edition of the game, so physical for me.

[Panda Tar]

Don't prices vary too much when going from one to another? There this 'default' pricing used in my country whenever you go to a store buying a game. Sometimes it's way above of what you can get on Steam or all the way around, much cheaper than online store & deliver.

[Aemaeth]

Got The CE today... I just have to dl the entire patch... -_-'' I will play in few days.... OMFG can't wait