Another preload tonight?

[Dirk Pitt]

I just checked out http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html

On the bandwidth chart we can see the pattern in the available bandwidth that normally happens while the new data is being uploaded to the servers in preparation for the update.

What do you guys think?

 

[forg0tt3n]

Maybe...please God!

 

[Chris D]

It's possible...

 

[WhiteBoy]

Look a couple hours ago. There was a dip in the Bandwidth there, but no pre-load. Don't get your hopes up..

 

[Rog]

I think they'll announce gold before theres another preload

 

[DigiQ8]

maybe its a final preload and a gold annoucment !! :imu:

 

[jaguar_987]

/me prays :angel:

 

[Dr.breen]

Over at HLfallout forum someone posing as Gabe(again) claims there is another preload tonight at 6.


http://www.hlfallout.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4005&st=0&#entry73037

 

[Alec_85]

If you are referring to the thread that was just locked HERE then that post is over a month old.

Edit: Yup old.

 

[Democritus]

The dip earlier isn't what happens before a new download. The squiggly lines happening now are. Could be:

1. A Steam platform update
2. Yet another CS:S update (another RC rejection?)
3. Another preload (please oh please)
4. Modular interference in the interstices (server problems)

 

[mutt]

please ignore me

 

[ukfluke]

this is what i love bout these forums. Gabe can barely fart without someone on hl2 knowing about it. Theres people out there actually looking at these graphs & shit..i salute you !

 

[ytinupmi]

Over at HLfallout forum someone posing as Gabe(again) claims there is another preload tonight at 6.


http://www.hlfallout.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=4005&st=0&#entry73037

thats from the very first preload on august 26th

nice find dr breen

shut it n00b.


there will not be a preload tonight, i'll cut off another finger if there is.

 

[Dr.breen]

Hee hee Ooops,


I should have looked at the date, sorry

 

[Democritus]

this is what i love bout these forums. Gabe can barely fart without someone on hl2 knowing about it. Theres people out there actually looking at these graphs & shit..i salute you !

The graphs have actually been our best indication of when some sort of update is coming. If you care about the updates, care about the graphs....

 

[Coolpot]

heh thats true!

gabe must have to watch everything he does, i bet like that guy said, there are gas meters around the valve HQ and when abnormal gas levels are detected a warning light comes on saying "GABES FARTED!"

lol i really cant wait for HL2 but im not pondering over graphs of content server bandwidth!

Though its quite impressive, what could i do with 15,000mbps

 

[Ecthe|ioN]

Though its quite impressive, what could i do with 15,000mbps

You could brag about it. And download 15 000 (legal) movies at the same time at a nice speed :E

Who knows. Maybe there's another preload before the release. I won't break down and cry if the game goes gold soon though.

 

[John Romero]

the available bandwidth has been at 9000 since the first preload way back when...doesnt mean a thing.

 

[ytinupmi]

the available bandwidth has been at 9000 since the first preload way back when...doesnt mean a thing.

i believe they're talking about the usage patterns, not the available bandwidth.

 

[Grand Architect]

I don't believe its a big enough dip in the bandwidth for a preload, I'll place my money on a steam update or a small CS:S update. But please VALVe prove me wrong.

 

[seinfeldrules]

First of all, Dirk Pitt rules! Greatest series of books, ever.

And yes, it may be possible!

 

[tank]

The bandwidth is there because they are uploading the rest of counterstrike: source (new textures for the rest of the levels and so forth)

geez...

drop it

Tank

 

[Democritus]

The bandwidth is there because they are uploading the rest of counterstrike: source (new textures for the rest of the levels and so forth)

geez...

drop it

Tank

Neat. Where did you find this out?

 

[Yombi]

The bandwidth is there because they are uploading the rest of counterstrike: source (new textures for the rest of the levels and so forth)

geez...

drop it

Tank

have a source for us?

 

[tank]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1298&page=50&pp=15

^source
about halfway down
Tank

 

[Dirk Pitt]

First of all, Dirk Pitt rules! Greatest series of books, ever.

And yes, it may be possible!

Thanks.

 

[Yombi]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1298&page=50&pp=15

^source

Tank

we already have all that dont we?

 

[ytinupmi]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1298&page=50&pp=15

^source
about halfway down
Tank

that was on the 24th, today is the 27th.

 

[guise]

more cs:s maps!? w000tage ahoy!

 

[tank]

from csnation.net:

CS: Source Preloading
Zips @ 10:32 am pdt - cstrike: source - 48 comments - hot topic (new comments!)
A recent email to Valve's Erik Johnson from a member at Halflife2.net sheds some light on why the latest CS: Source update was so massive in size.
We're preloadeding the rest of CS Source.
Contained within the latest update were texture files for a number of other maps as well as files dealing with waypoints and hostages.

 

[Yombi]

from csnation.net:

CS: Source Preloading
Zips @ 10:32 am pdt - cstrike: source - 48 comments - hot topic (new comments!)
A recent email to Valve's Erik Johnson from a member at Halflife2.net sheds some light on why the latest CS: Source update was so massive in size.
We're preloadeding the rest of CS Source.
Contained within the latest update were texture files for a number of other maps as well as files dealing with waypoints and hostages.

um yes..that is about the preload from the other day. So lets just wait to see if anything does happen.

 

[tank]

that was on the 24th, today is the 27th.

yes i know... what's your point?

 

[ytinupmi]

yes i know... what's your point?

my point is it has abso-****ing-lutely nothing to do with what is being talked about in this thread. the rest of cs:s was already prelaoded on the 24th.

 

[guise]

now now ladies, lets not get our knickers in a twist

 

[tank]

calm down pal, you must have alot of anger bulit up (or you are a kid that doesn't know better) to go jump on sombody like this...anyways uploading this much content takes a few days

 

[TMPer Tantrum]

It looks like a fair amount of content went across, but I would say it has probably only gone up for testing purposes. If it is successful then we may see something mid week as per usual.

The 'outage' on saturday was similar to the 'outage' when the first RC went in, so hopefully that was Valve marshalling the second RC.

This would make the latest block more likely to be an update than a preload.

 

[ytinupmi]

calm down pal, you must have alot of anger bulit up (or you are a kid that doesn't know better) to go jump on sombody like this...anyways uploading this much content takes a few days

the content was uploaded, the content has been preloaded to peoples computers already along with the last cs:s update (on the 24th, actually the update was on the 23rd, the email was the next day), what is so hard for you to grasp? are you truly this ignorant or are you just trying to act like a fool on purpose?

 

[Hazar]

We can hope.....

 

[DrEvil]

the content was uploaded, the content has been preloaded to peoples computers already along with the last cs:s update (on the 24th, actually the update was on the 23rd, the email was the next day), what is so hard for you to grasp? are you truly this ignorant or are you just trying to act like a fool on purpose?

lol what is all that animosity for? That really made me laugh. You are berating him like he's a child.

Take a step back and take a deep breath.

 

[jimbones]

I just checked out http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html

On the bandwidth chart we can see the pattern in the available bandwidth that normally happens while the new data is being uploaded to the servers in preparation for the update.

What do you guys think?

holy crap guys, you are good..