PzKpfw IV Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Battlefront could use Bittorrent to distribute their demo and even the game since it uses online activation. This would save them teh expence of paying for hosting bandwith, and everyone would get it faster, not having to wait in long dowload cues. Other developers are starting to clue in to the power of torrents. The more that do the more it will become a standard. At least provide it as an alternative method of downloading. Alot of people can download torrents faster than from overcrowded hosting servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panzer Boxb Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Well, you could always start your own seed once you download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PzKpfw IV Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 I have no reason to propogate the demo. I am not BF trying to promote a new game by getting the demo out to as many people as possible. I don't have BT running all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Its not a bad idea in theory, but then I think my past experiences with Bittorent showed me that it opens up too many security issues to make it a viable option just yet. We do have a very large and helpful list of mirror sites that help us propogate our demo's and patches and thsi has been a very mutually beneficial relationship. Still, I am always open for new distribution methods so will look into bittorent again when I have the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoxSpartana Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Bittorent's too freaking slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhammer Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Bit Torrent is fast, especially when you have a lot of seeds, and its reliable. Security concerns? Only if you use it for pirating stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrix Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Here you go; http://www.gameupdates.org/details.php?id=1047 Well seeded torrent for those who like it better then ordinary mirrors :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerfest Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Thanks for the link Zrix, got it in 20 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 In a way I think it's smart for BFC not to use bittorrent. They'd want their customers not to be too comfortable with it. Why? Check back on BT in a few days and see the full game. Wouldn't want to give people any silly ideas, now would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrix Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Originally posted by Elmar Bijlsma: In a way I think it's smart for BFC not to use bittorrent. They'd want their customers not to be too comfortable with it. Why? Check back on BT in a few days and see the full game. Wouldn't want to give people any silly ideas, now would they? Sure, many use BitTorrent for piracy, but FTP, the most used protocol to transfer files(to/from webservers, home users, companys, etc), is also widely used for piracy, just not as much in public, and you don't see anyone trying to stop it's use. BitTorrent is a good way to distribute larger files to many users without putting strain on single servers and connections. By using it more and more for legal purposes, it could loose some of it's "piracy-tag". And by the way, if people wan't to download the game illegally, they already know how to use BitTorrent or any other necessary protocol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elementalism Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 As blizzard proved, distribution of for pay items is a bad idea via bit torrent. I still cant believe a company with 8 milion subscribers cant spring for the bandwidth to send us a patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zrix Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Originally posted by Elementalism: As blizzard proved, distribution of for pay items is a bad idea via bit torrent. I still cant believe a company with 8 milion subscribers cant spring for the bandwidth to send us a patch. And how is that relevant to this discussion? The demo isnt a "pay item". Anyway, if BF dont want to host their own torrent, it would be nice to add the link I gave earlier to the mirror list for those who like BitTorrent. [ April 18, 2007, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: Zrix ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PzKpfw IV Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Originally posted by Elmar Bijlsma: In a way I think it's smart for BFC not to use bittorrent. They'd want their customers not to be too comfortable with it. Why? Check back on BT in a few days and see the full game. Wouldn't want to give people any silly ideas, now would they? It doesn't matter, 30 min after release the full version will be available as a torrent whether BF puts it there or not. It may be on there already. As was stated earlier, the more legitimate use torrent gets the better it gets and the less it will be used for piracy. My reason for this post is a purely practical one. I can get files much faster off of BT than an overloaded hosting server. I also hate clicking through all the mirror sites looking for one that doesn't charge you for high speed no line up access, or access at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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