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The Division 2 Private Beta Preloading Begins & It's a Hefty One Too! - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited February 2019 in News & Features Discussion

imageThe Division 2 Private Beta Preloading Begins & It's a Hefty One Too! - MMORPG.com

Preloading for tomorrow's The Division 2 Private Beta has started via UPlay and the client weighs in at a hefty 41.89Gb for PC. The demo event will run from Thursday, February 7th through Monday, February 11th and provides guaranteed access for those who have preordered the game. A limited number of keys have also been given out to those who registered on the game's official site.

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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    edited February 2019
    That's a pretty big download size for a demo. O.o I was surprised when I opened UPlay and it prompted me to preload and then I saw 42Gb :D Luckily, UPlay download servers are pretty fast at 30+Mb/s for me. :)
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  • BizkitNLBizkitNL Member RarePosts: 2,546
    Got my email today and it scared me. I usually don't receive invites of the sort.

    Oh well, i guess it's Division 2 this weekend for me.
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  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    Mmmm bullet sponge beta. I mean, in a game like anthem/destiny/warframe etc, I can understand bullet sponge mobs, but the Division never made any sense to me unless every freaking dude you run across is dressed up like Colossus or something.
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  • RexKushmanRexKushman Member RarePosts: 639
    It's 2019.. is 42GB really that big? Took me about 20 mins to download it.

    I have no idea why I'm able to download it though, I didn't pre-order it and didn't receive a code. Can everyone download it but only some play it? /

  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    Downloading now. :)
    SBFord

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  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    RexKushman said:
    It's 2019.. is 42GB really that big? Took me about 20 mins to download it.

    I have no idea why I'm able to download it though, I didn't pre-order it and didn't receive a code. Can everyone download it but only some play it? /
    I wouldn't be surprised if that's the new industry thing now.  Anyone can download but can't actually play the game unless formally accepted for beta or you bought the game.  So it would be tempting to just buy the game to get into the beta at that point because it's already loaded.  Or maybe they just let everyone in?  Will see from postings tomorrow.

    "We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa      "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."  SR Covey

  • moshramoshra Member RarePosts: 400
    Albatroes said:
    Mmmm bullet sponge beta. I mean, in a game like anthem/destiny/warframe etc, I can understand bullet sponge mobs, but the Division never made any sense to me unless every freaking dude you run across is dressed up like Colossus or something.
    What is there to understand?  It's an RPG shooter.  Not a realistic war sim.
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  • AvanahAvanah Member RarePosts: 1,627
    I don't buy anything unless it's on Steam. If it sucks, I can refund it. Div2 is NOT on Steam so I wish you all GL and FUN. :)
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  • bobbymcswansonbobbymcswanson Member UncommonPosts: 204

    Avanah said:

    I don't buy anything unless it's on Steam. If it sucks, I can refund it. Div2 is NOT on Steam so I wish you all GL and FUN. :)



    It's on epic launcher and I'm pretty sure they have the same refund policy as steam....
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  • PortzPortz Member UncommonPosts: 118
    edited February 2019
    Dont understand whats the point in playing if progress wont carry to the full game? The only way i would play it only if they paid me :smile:
    Gdemami
  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    On a more serious note, I'm glad that no one is at all concerned about these short betas/demos. Imagine all the issues that would've been found with Anthem if it was open for at least a week. But nothing a day 1-2-3-4-5 patch wont fix, amirite?
    Gdemami
  • XingbairongXingbairong Member RarePosts: 927

    Portz said:

    Dont understand whats the point in playing if progress wont carry to the full game? The only way i would play it only if they paid me :smile:



    Well I was debating on what version of the game to get(cheapest or the more expensive options) and with being lucky to get an invite without having to pre-order I'll be able to get a rough idea whether I'll be investing a lot of time or not in the game.
  • 3dom3dom Member RarePosts: 889
    There is "invite friends" button in the letter - which leads to a page where the function is nowhere to be found. Classic The Division / Uplay. I cannot even purchase the game through their shop while on Steam it takes 1 minute...

    Thank you for your time!

  • BlueThunderBearBlueThunderBear Member RarePosts: 228
    I keep trying to avoid any hype for this but honestly it looks so good aside from the bullet sponges. Dark Zone here I come
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  • XingbairongXingbairong Member RarePosts: 927

    3dom said:

    There is "invite friends" button in the letter - which leads to a page where the function is nowhere to be found. Classic The Division / Uplay. I cannot even purchase the game through their shop while on Steam it takes 1 minute...



    For me the function is working. Maybe adblock or something else is blocking it?
  • momintimmomintim Member UncommonPosts: 108
    I forgot I even signed up for the beta so surprise surprise this morning in my email. Looking forward to checking this out and can judge if a need to pre order or not.
  • 3dom3dom Member RarePosts: 889

    SBFord said:

    That's a pretty big download size for a demo. O.o I was surprised when I opened UPlay and it prompted me to preload and then I saw 42Gb :D Luckily, UPlay download servers are pretty fast at 30+Mb/s for me. :)




    And then there is 100Gb+ ESO trial/demo - which I never load because I don't want to clamp my Internet connection for a day just to uninstall the game 20 minutes later. Devs aren't even trying to optimize their assets anymore. Except for BDO devs (27Gb client, down from 40Gb).
    MadFrenchieGdemami

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  • BadSpockBadSpock Member UncommonPosts: 7,979
    More excited for this than Anthem, TBH.

    Just hope Div2 feels enough like an improvement to Div1 rather than just more of the same.
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  • DoctorhooDoctorhoo Member UncommonPosts: 237
    Played Division Originally at Launch and it was fun to a point but endgame was lacking. Picked it back up later in the game cycle after patch 1.8 and wow what a difference in things to do. If they have to learned anything from Division 1 and incorporate their learning into Division 2, they should have a strong foundation to build from. Plus 1 year free of DLC updates and the 8 man raids, should be a nice bonus for the community to be on the same page versus those that have and the have nots.
  • MaheoMaheo Member UncommonPosts: 1
    Albatroes said:
    Mmmm bullet sponge beta. I mean, in a game like anthem/destiny/warframe etc, I can understand bullet sponge mobs, but the Division never made any sense to me unless every freaking dude you run across is dressed up like Colossus or something.

    I always just imagine they're all crackheads.

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