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ethomaz · Sep 6, 2014

Destiny is my first preloaded game and my first non-retail preorder.

But it giving me on nerves because now I have the game in my console and I can't play it. I left the countdown showing in my HDTV for more than half a hour just thinking about how O'm hating to wait my preloaded game be ready.

It is painful.

I know the game is inside my PS4 and that makes me sad.

How do you feel about the preload wait?

Edit - WTF is that time zone release... it will be close to 4am to me.... I need to wake up to work at 7am do I will just play it at 5pm... dammit.

The Elite · Sep 6, 2014

ethomaz said:
Destiny is my first preloaded game and my first non-retail preorder.

But it giving me on nerves because now I have the game in my console and I can't play it. I left the countdown showing in my HDTV for more than half a hour just thinking about how O'm hating to wait my preloaded game be ready.

It is painful.

I know the game is inside my PS4 and that makes me sad.

How do you feel about the preload wait?

I think there are a few files that download at midnight on release date. So it's not all there.

TheChewyWaffles · Sep 6, 2014

It's all good

CREMSteve · Sep 6, 2014

I concur.

Xander51 · Sep 6, 2014

To me it's always exciting because it means the game is actually a real thing and not just an idea.

SoulPlaya · Sep 6, 2014

It's just a game. Go talk to a friend. Read a book. Watch something. It'll be alright.

Shane86 · Sep 6, 2014

Better than the launch day install wait

PerezDeCorcho · Sep 6, 2014

Simply kill your PS4.

Death Metalist · Sep 6, 2014

I don't feel it since I don't preload unless the game 100% isn't coming out to retail otherwise, physical all the way baby!

Messofanego · Sep 6, 2014

dat clickbait

GifGafIsTheBestGaf · Sep 6, 2014

The thirst is real

UpDownLeftRight · Sep 6, 2014

ethomaz said:
Destiny is my first preloaded game and my first non-retail preorder.

But it giving me on nerves because now I have the game in my console and I can't play it. I left the countdown showing in my HDTV for more than half a hour just thinking about how O'm hating to wait my preloaded game be ready.

It is painful.

I know the game is inside my PS4 and that makes me sad.

How do you feel about the preload wait?

Even if you could force it to run the servers might not even be active. I know how it feels though. If I pre-load on PC I VPN my way in with you guys from the far West on Tuesday. Get sick of waiting for Friday here in the UK for no good reason at all.

Magwik · Sep 6, 2014

It's even worse when you have to wait an extra 3 hours (because time zone bullshit) for your game to unlock while retail buyers will be playing.
;-;

blame space · Sep 6, 2014

the internet is magic

Mohasus · Sep 6, 2014

My first pre-load was MGR:R for PC, then I found out I have to decrypt those files later and it takes a fuckin long time and I had no space left in my SSD.

Now I just wait a little before release to start downloading the game.

IAmRandom31 · Sep 6, 2014

But imagine. 3:00am EST hits *tear * and instead of hitting the download button and watching a bar fill up a millimeter at a time you can instead hit the Play button and get the same errors as the physical folk coming home with their midnight launch disk.

Glorious!

Oh and the 3:00am thing is dumb as hell

ethomaz · Sep 6, 2014

StaticJam said:
It's even worse when you have to wait an extra 3 hours (because time zone bullshit) for your game to unlock while retail buyers will be playing.
;-;

Good point.

rac · Sep 6, 2014

Why the hell would you leave a countdown on your TV?

Northeastmonk · Sep 6, 2014

You have to have a positive mindset for one. I've been digital for a few years now and it feels a little weird to be honest. I remember being excited to go to the store at midnight or go to GameStop and now I don't even need to bother.

You don't need to mess with receipts, parking, waiting in line, or making sure they have a game in stock. It's much better. I've posted today and my Destiny preload is finished. All I got to do is wait. All I'm waiting for is the unlock. You can get more done in your day if you switch to digital.

18 GB out of 21 GB isn't bad. I wait for what 3 more GB?

Fire4444 · Sep 6, 2014

The servers aren't up.

Ken · Sep 6, 2014

do you eat food 5 seconds after you put it in the oven?

Roldan · Sep 6, 2014

first world problems

$h@d0w · Sep 6, 2014

No worse than waiting for a store to open or the delivery guy to drop your game at your house.

Banamy · Sep 6, 2014

It's ok buddy.

Kade · Sep 6, 2014

I got used to it in 2004 with Half-Life 2. I'm a 10 year pre-loading vet.

Pastry · Sep 6, 2014

It's the weekend, go out and get drunk.

ethomaz · Sep 6, 2014

rac said:
Why the hell would you leave a countdown on your TV?

I don't know... I tried to start the game the countdown showed and I left it there without any will to play other game.

Weird but that happened.

Maybe depression lol

EASTC0AST_GH05T · Sep 6, 2014

wont it be ready on monday by 9pm PST ?

RedAssedApe · Sep 6, 2014

drama queen. acting like preload killed ur dog

imma laugh if destiny on ps4 ends up being released on GCT.

Korosenai · Sep 6, 2014

Mine will unlock at 2 am, so im just going to wake up early the next day. I dont have to stay up late for a midnight launch, and I don't have to drive anywhere the next day to buy it and then install it..... I can just wake up and start playing right away.

I love pre loading.

iNvid02 · Sep 6, 2014

fluffydelusions · Sep 6, 2014

EASTC0AST_GH05T said:
wont it be ready on monday by 9pm PST ?

12pm PST/3am EST...apparently

Orochinagis · Sep 6, 2014

Wait for early keys to play it like anyone else

ethomaz · Sep 6, 2014

I think it is just because I was used to wait the download and play after that this preload felt disappointing.

rac · Sep 6, 2014

The only thing more exciting than destiny is watching the destiny preload countdown.

epmode · Sep 6, 2014

I remember making my first GAF post about a pre-load back when Half-Life 2 was in development. Good times.

gaugebozo · Sep 6, 2014

Shane86 said:
Better than the launch day install wait

The launch day install wait is awesome. I take the dogs out, get all set up on the couch, and by the time the game is installed, I have nothing to do for a while and can focus on the game.

todd360 · Sep 6, 2014

Is there a good explanation for why we people in est timezone can't play at midnight? It just seems like a very strange business practice. Who is benefiting from me not being able to play until 3 am?

CitizenCope · Sep 6, 2014

Never attempted a preload. I guess it makes sense to do it.

Northeastmonk · Sep 6, 2014

ethomaz said:
I think it is just because I was used to wait the download and play after that this preload felt disappointing.

You're probably going to miss the plastic wrap. Busting off the wrap, hearing the sound of the case open, the cards or whatever fall out, and then you put the disc in and it boots. This is much smoother. You literally wait till it's complete, press a button to start the game, and that's it.

BeforeU · Sep 6, 2014

Did any company explained why the fuck its not 12PM EST? Makes no god damn sense. Totally defeats the purpose of pre-loading. I could just walk into a store at 12 and come home in 20min, installation takes extra 1hr? it would still be earlier than 3AM.

Seriously, if there is anything technical and which makes sense then it wouldn't make it sound so annoying. But this shit right there, is fucking bullshit.

josecitoxnyo · Sep 6, 2014

Pastry said:
It's the weekend, go out and get drunk.

This.

jaundicejuice · Sep 6, 2014

Pre-loading is literally one of the only advantages there is to pre-ordering digitally. The game downloads a few remaining files at launch and you can play. No need to go out, travel to a brick n' mortar store, wait in lines or any of that. Honestly it's a pretty asinine thing to complain about.

Bluth54 · Sep 6, 2014

BeforeU said:
Did any company explained why the fuck its not 12PM EST? Makes no god damn sense. Totally defeats the purpose of pre-loading. I could just walk into a store at 12 and come home in 20min, installation takes extra 1hr? it would still be earlier than 3AM.

Seriously, if there is anything technical and which makes sense then it wouldn't make it sound so annoying. But this shit right there, is fucking bullshit.

Lots of preloads on Steam unlock at midnight eastern time, which is an hour early for me since I'm in central time.

sflufan · Sep 6, 2014

Not a PC gamer I take it?

RoadHazard · Sep 6, 2014

You Americans (and some other countries) need to get better internet connection speeds. I don't even think about this stuff, because nothing takes very long to download anyway. So preloading is basically useless for me. Waiting a few minutes isn't really a big deal. I realize some of you just don't have the option of getting a decent broadband plan, and well, my thoughts are with you.

memo_rx · Sep 6, 2014

You will survive. You can play tons of games in the meanwhile, anyway you played the beta I assume so you know how the first hours will roll.

HP_Wuvcraft · Sep 6, 2014

Shane86 said:
Better than the launch day install wait

Seriously.

Krappadizzle · Sep 6, 2014

Welcome to the future, it started back when Steam launched.

antitrop · Sep 6, 2014

At least you can use VPNs to unlock early on Steam/Origin.

That always helps.

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