132082-carbinewill-we-be-able-to-dl-the-new-client-before-the-29th

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Will we be able to DL the new client before the 29th ?
 
And is that client a revised version of the PTR ? Seeing there is a massive difference in size with the beta and live, what are your plans regarding this ?  Will those playing the beta just face a small patch, leaving those of us subbed with a major update ? Or like I said in the title, will there be a complete new client for all ?
			
				
	Edited September 19, 2015 by ministabber	
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			Not sure why it would be any different than previous content drops. One big mega patch to the Live client and done.	
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Why would it be a new client? The reason the PTRs have a secondary client is because it's easier to do it that way than to force everyone playing on live to download a patch whenever the PTRs are updated, no matter if they are actually playing on those or not. That's all there is to it.
 
So when f2p goes live it'll happen the way it usually happens, via a patch.
 
/edit: And yes, that means that the people who are currently playing on the PTR client will most likely need to download the normal game client and do all the patching there.
			
				
	Edited September 20, 2015 by Wylf	
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We will be announcing our total downtime needed to deploy the Free-to-Play game version and back-end services in the next few days, but I can confirm that the patch will be substantial. It will be one patch (as opposed to downloading all of the individual patches released to the PTR), however if you copy the main client files over from the PTR client to your live client (on patch day) it will save you some time truthfully.
 
Nonetheless, the downtime will be a longer than average, and we will be allowing clients to patch very early in the process so that you'll have enough time to be ready when the servers go up!	
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Thank you for your response, and fingers crossed....all goes well	
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			Eh, rule number one in every MMO ever: Never play on patch day ;D	
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Eh, rule number one in every MMO ever: Never play on patch day ;D
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Wrong! according ton the majority of players: Rule one in all MMO's log in and patch on patch day then complain about everything.
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We will be announcing our total downtime needed to deploy the Free-to-Play game version and back-end services in the next few days, but I can confirm that the patch will be substantial. It will be one patch (as opposed to downloading all of the individual patches released to the PTR), however if you copy the main client files over from the PTR client to your live client (on patch day) it will save you some time truthfully.
 
Nonetheless, the downtime will be a longer than average, and we will be allowing clients to patch very early in the process so that you'll have enough time to be ready when the servers go up!
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			Carbine will you notice ppl when the new files are available because im gonna uninstall the whole game, so i have enough time to download the whole game again and i dont know how fast it goes from your side.	
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however if you copy the main client files over from the PTR client to your live client (on patch day) it will save you some time truthfully.
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We must all take the day off on patch day, in anticipation of loggin in at 9am and playing all-day-long.
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			Oh found the link on twitter....how did I miss that ^^ http://www.wildstar-online.com/en/news/2015-09-25-free-to-play-checklist/	
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			Guess I need to wait till the 28th.	
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