Downloading the lost and the ultimately damned.

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Downloading the lost and the ultimately damned.; Whyyyyyy are you taking so LONG?
Topic Started: Feb 18 2009, 07:29 AM (77 Views)
Rocky2000	Feb 18 2009, 07:29 AM Post #1
Spectre of iG Posts: 2,264 Group: Founder/Admin Member #1 Joined: January 15, 2007 XBL Gamertag Rocky2000 What I'm playing: Uncharted 2: Among Theives, NHL 2010 PSN Username Rocky2000	GTA IV's new expansion has been downloading on and off (see below) for the past 22 hours. I've gotten to the ultimate high of 23%. Started the download shortly after 2am PST, and my 360 is yelling at me now. I get the following about every 20 mins (average) The download could not be completed. Please try again later. Any points you used for this transaction have already been deducted from your balance and will not be deducted again. Status Code: 80070185 Someone down there must really hate Canadians. Same thing happened with the Halo Wars demo, as well as the HAWX demo, which I haven't even played either yet. But NO, when I download something like an arcade trial version or a community game, it works fine. Seems like priority is being given to some people for some reason. Can't say why. Customer support didn't do jack shat -- saying that it's the fault of the console having a disc in the drive, or that I'm using a ROCK BAND or GUITAR HERO controller to initiate the download. Really. How many times do I have to say that I'm not using a guitar as a controller? "What about a drum set?" -- XBCS I think what they should have done, is realized that the fifty mil that went towards the exclusivity of this all-important DLC is obviously something that gamers would download. Supporting their servers or hosting providers for the 2,500,000 people that would be downloading it for day one. I just don't see myself using the console nearly as much as the content they say is exclusive would probably make it's way to other consoles by the time it's done downloading. Serenity now. </rant>
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saucey feet	Feb 18 2009, 03:09 PM Post #2
General Bad Example Posts: 440 Group: Moderator Member #51 Joined: September 18, 2007 XBL Gamertag saucey feet What I'm playing: Borderlands, Forza 3	Something that might help is if you port forward your 360. This sometimes makes your connection better which will allow you to download faster and hopefully lag less in game. Google it, or check out the walkthrough I found easiest to follow.
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SpartanZypher	Feb 18 2009, 06:16 PM Post #3
Vanguard Posts: 1,903 Group: Founder/Admin Member #2 Joined: January 21, 2007 XBL Gamertag SpartanZypher What I'm playing: Assassin's Creed II, Modern Warfare 2, Forza Motorsport 3	I've already got him set up for port forwarding. The DGL-4100 makes it pretty simple, it also uses QoS to give his 360 priority over others. The problem could be with your ISP, Rocky. Have you tried downloading problem items on other 360's? Or at a friend's house on your 360?



Rocky2000	Feb 19 2009, 12:07 AM Post #4
Spectre of iG Posts: 2,264 Group: Founder/Admin Member #1 Joined: January 15, 2007 XBL Gamertag Rocky2000 What I'm playing: Uncharted 2: Among Theives, NHL 2010 PSN Username Rocky2000	The Xbox.com thread looks to have the average wait time around 3-4 hours. I'll try that forwarding thing, but my router's got a mind of it's own, and it loves my 360. So I'll see. Now, the good news is that I somehow downloaded the HAWX demo, which had the same error before -- would freeze up and give me the status code. ---- but paying my money right now for something I can get in two weeks -- especially in our economy at this day in age... well, I could have used that $20 for some better than waiting at a status line of 19%. Gahhhhhh
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Rocky2000	Feb 20 2009, 12:17 AM Post #5
Spectre of iG Posts: 2,264 Group: Founder/Admin Member #1 Joined: January 15, 2007 XBL Gamertag Rocky2000 What I'm playing: Uncharted 2: Among Theives, NHL 2010 PSN Username Rocky2000	Tried downloading the file today on my old 360, and no avail. Same error code, same slow-ass download time. SERIOUSLY. More than 72 hours later and it's not let up? C'mon....
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