I only just now noticed this part of Big D's post while I was reading Yearg's response, and this is just blatant hyperbole. Sure, IF you went out and bought a game today which was released 3+ years ago and had been updated dozens of times with GB's of extra content including maps, weapons, new gameplay modes, engine updates, bug fixes, etc. then it might take a few hours to update even on a broadband connection. The point is somewhat moot as I already said because you can't play a multiplayer game without updating anyway and you could play a single player game offline until updating is more convenient (though I have to say, complaining about having to wait a few hours to enjoy the massive content updates that something like TF2 has enjoyed over the years seems a bit ridiculous to me. Sure it may delay your enjoyment for a bit, but you get a vastly expanded game for your trouble). But realistically, I've never waited more than a few minutes tops for a game to update. Even after weeks of not playing something or even opening Steam, or after a large 1GB+ update, I've never waited more than maybe 10 minutes to play something. And usually, I'll just sit down at my computer, start Steam, and let it do anything it has to do while I do my usual rounds at the websites I visit.Originally Posted by Big D
Like Yearg said, some of you are looking at these things like here are the problems with these things happening right now which will keep it from happening anytime soon, while he and I have been spending the whole time talking about what we feel is going to happen 10+ years down the road when many of these issues will have long since been addressed for the majority of the population.
Actually, I guess arguing that most people will have broadband in about 10 years could be a bit generous, but only because tele communications companies are dicks.
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