Originally posted by u16njs

I'm up to 24% but im having trouble finding the where the files are being downloaded to.

Im on Vista and i've tried searching for wareuopenbeta as people have mentioned earlier but with no success. Can anyone point me toward the default vista download path so i can find this bastarding thing!

should be in a directory right next to the downloader file.

Originally posted by ronan32

where are you downloading the game from, shouldn't all pre-orders (EA store) be able to download?

right now the client is available for everyone from the main site, www.war-europe.com. EA store/D2D will give download access soon enough I guess.

Originally posted by ronan32

I pre-ordered from the EA store, and it said i get open beta access but i got no code.

same here. they still have until the 7th of september so I guess there's time.

Originally posted by minutemaid

i'm presently downloading the EU open beta client at average 200kb/s

 

gonna take all night at least.

 

BTW- it's 10gigs for the install file and 12 gigs for the installation am i correct? So we need 22+gigs free right

the installed files may a bit more than 12gigs, as I read some beta testers said it was 13~15.

anyway, if anyone has a problem downloading they should check their connection. it seems no one is reporting any serious problems so far, just some download speed issues.

Originally posted by alex4501

Hi,

With the two main pre order/open beta suppliers EAstore and Direct to drive, is it guarenteed open beta access ifyou pre order, or are there a limited number such as the first 10k copies etc?

if you're talking about the European release then according to this, only premium partners will provide guaranteed open beta access.

check link for info about what stores are premium.

edit: EAstore and D2D are premium btw.

client download from war-europe: www.war-europe.com/#/clientdl/ (10~12GB)

information about UK/EU SE pre-order: www.warhammeralliance.com/forums/showthread.php (check war-europe for links)

pre-order FAQ: www.war-europe.com/#/grabbag/

please be sure to open the required ports (6881 to 6889, and 6969(TCP)) and/or add the downloader to the firewall allow list.

the downloaded files are being saved where the downloader is located (if the downloader is at C:\, then it will be saved at C:\wareuopenbeta).

NOTE FOR VISTA USERS: someone suggested running the downloder as admin, otherwise you MAY not be able to download. so if you have issues and you have vista, try to run it as admin.

NOTE FOR CURRENT BETA-TESTERS: "current beta testers will be able to patch their clients; no new download is needed if you already have one."

cheers!

Originally posted by banthis

Originally posted by alex4501

Expect to get the code some time between now and the 7th, and for the digital download to start being available in the next few days.

download is available now through fileplanet for everyone but the EU / UK peeps.  When you get your codes make a Master Account, a GAme Account, bind your keys to the game account.  Go to fileplanet go to the warhammeronline open beta sign ups page and click the 'pre order customers' button and follow the instructions to download and patch the client for OB. 
 

download of the open beta client is now available for UK/EU.

www.war-europe.com/

it's listed on the latest news. have fun (:
 

Originally posted by ronan32

I pre-ordered from the EA store, when do i get my key sent to me?

I wonder the same thing. I pre-ordered the game from EA about 1 hour ago, and I only got a confirmation e-mail. anyone know anything about the codes?

edit: oh, someone just replied an answer above me. thanks.

that's weird. same thing happened to me but with my ISP instead of funcom.  I'm using thunderbird (like the guy who posted the picture of it). maybe it's a client issue?

Originally posted by Cursedsei

Originally posted by downtoearth

Originally posted by GMny

Originally posted by Aragon100

 1 terabyte is alot of video data.

You have no clue what you're talking about. 1 TB of RAW data is not hard to get at all.

All I would have to do to get 1 TB of video data is to leave FRAPS running for about an hour and you would have about 1 TB of raw video data. If not more..

Now if you would have said 1 TB of COMPRESSED data than that would be beyond impressive.. in fact it would not be impressive.. it would be completely ridiculous.

 

 

actully fraps does 1 to 1.5 gigs an hour 1 Tb is 1000 gigs

 

Well, if thats true, that means they have at least a month's worth of raw game footage. Now, I dont care much for this game, havent followed it, but I wont hate on it. Yet, I find it more than a little odd that they would have so much data compiled, and yet havent released even small bits of it. Hell, several years of development, and with gaming footage and such as sparse as it is from what I've read, seems more like they have been twiddling their thumbs the entire time.

I can appreciate good footage, but if its taking them a terabyte of it just to get a decent video out of it, I'd be a little worried that it took so much just to get several minutes of good footage.

 

And being the best of three isnt much of an accomplishment to me, sorry. With several years, you'd think they'd have a bit more to throw out than 2 videos, then this one.

FRAPS actually does about 3 gigs of video in about 7~10 minutes. at least for me. and that is in quite low-medium quality settings.

basing a video on 1-terabyte of data seems plausible to me. it means they have a lot of high quality material, and it just requires editing. I always have a big video-source when I compile a movie of some sort, and it always ends up a lot shorter than the source. that's how editing works I suppose.

maybe they were not sure about their product, and wanted more time until they release data they felt good with.

anyway, I totally understand your concern. I just hope to see a movie of the game itself and know it's alive and kicking.

Originally posted by Guillermo197

Originally posted by dropp

I don't understand why people want all MMOs to be the same.

making the world more open would barely change a thing.

 

I beg to differ: http://i309.photobucket.com/albums/kk395/babsala/livingirl.jpg

Cheers

nice one :))

well, we all have free access to RL yet we're here! makes you wonder

I don't understand why people want all MMOs to be the same.

and I really don't understand people who start bashing an MMO because it's not to their liking. honestly, if you think WoW is better - then stick with it, just don't go around and say that all games should be more like WoW.

a big persistent world does NOT mean the game is a sandbox. sandbox, at least for me, is a game where you're hardly ever limited by unchangeable choices. WoW, for example, has many limitations. a class system is always a limitation, not being able to manually choose attributes is a limitation, etc...

further more, I think WAR just needs more polish, more content, more customization (it didn't even launch yet so it got time). it is good as it is; it aims for a certain crowd; people who want an MMO with focus on PVP, but on a bigger scale than usual.

making the world more open would barely change a thing.

Originally posted by ranghar

Originally posted by dropp

tbh OP, I actually think the same. Order seem like those insane fanatics who'll do EVERYTHING to cleanse the lands from the 'filth' who are the Chaos, making them more evil in my book.

I mean, have you seen how the Order look? their eyes? they have that look.. those eyes..... empty eyes, as if they're hollow within. that's bad-ass.

 

 

 

Well if you read the witch hunter stuff it talks about how they would rather burn down an entire village to contain one evil being than let it escape. So ya, they are religious fanatics.

exactly how I would imagine them :))

I'm so gonna be a witch hunter. inquisition path.

NOBODY EXPECTS THE "WITCH HUNTER INQUISITION"!!!1

tbh OP, I actually think the same. Order seem like those insane fanatics who'll do EVERYTHING to cleanse the lands from the 'filth' who are the Chaos, making them more evil in my book.

I mean, have you seen how the Order look? their eyes? they have that look.. those eyes..... empty eyes, as if they're hollow within. that's bad-ass.

damit, this really saddens me to hear. I usually play MMOs on EU servers because of ping issues. it seems like I'm gonna HAVE to play warhammer on American servers if I want better service. I just hope my ping won't be as bad as I think.

here is proof DF will never happen:

too early to assume such a thing. let the game launch :P

omg, great news! :)

I'm anxiously waiting for this game and it's really great to hear it's advancing well. can't wait for more info!

I'm with you. this game has potential written all over it, and I will sure follow it and see where it goes. without solid reviews, I ain't buying it though. patience is my rule of thumb regarding MMOs ;P

all I can do now is hope the launch will be smooth to everyone who pre-ordered, and that they will enjoy the game (:

Originally posted by shae

With Blizzard resources you could even take this concept a step further.

Instead of making player and guild housing a static, fluff-filled experience, make them exciting and innovative.

An idea I've also enjoyed:

Attach a player housing zone to every major factional city, a housing district instance independent from the city itself but with entrances available both from inside the city and outside the city. Make them World PvP areas that are raidable by the apposing faction, give players the ability to have vendors in their houses and allow for community leaders to be voted in some type of benefit as an end to the means .

Whilst it's certainly true that, for many, player housing may not be a priority but for MANY other it is and it CAN be something that filled with innovation, fun and adds some quality elements to the game. IMO, Blizzard needs to take a step this way.

whoa, that's such a amazing idea! I wish such a thing was really available; I'd love to play an MMO where people actually *live* in and are a part of a city, rather than in one where people login for a few minutes and pvp/raid with basically no social interaction.

I hope some day I'll see that idea implemented.

cheers.