Re: 63GB Steam update for Doom?

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From: PW
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:45

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On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 02:24:09 -0600, ANT...@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:

>PW <emailad...@ifiremember.com> wrote:
>> What is going on here?  I think Steam is downloading the complete
>> game, even though I installed it via DVD and went through the update.
>> I have been playing it for hours.
>
>Wow, bad patching from the company? :O That's like the whole game?

*---

Steam has to be installing and downloading the whole game.  I assume I
must start over since there will not be any checkpoints saved.

Why the heck did Steam decide to do this?  With my internet connection
speed, this will take days.  I assume there is no Steam support to
talk to.

Since PC and XBox One games require you to download games, even if
they were purchased on DVD, I will not be upgrading my PC and purchase
another PC game or XBox game again.

-pw

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