Poster: Buronimo at 3/29/2006 7:56:17 AM PST
Subject: Pls Explain Strange Game Behavior |
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So I was playing Wednesday morning after installing the 1.10 patch and in the middle of playing my firewall says that Blizzard Downloader is trying to make an outgoing connection. Ummm why? I already have the patch, what is it doing? It has never done this behavior before 1.10 while playing the game, what was the change and what is it doing? Would like an explanation please and thank you.
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Poster: Tseric at 3/29/2006 7:59:46 AM PST
Subject: Re: Pls Explain Strange Game Behavior |
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When you are done downloading the patch, the connection will stay open allowing you to upload the patch to others. Basically, you become part of the network allowing other players to download the patch easier. This is how Bittorrent has been working for some time, as a sort of "pay it forward"-type setup.
You aren't actually sending out any information other than the patch content.
That's why they call 'em business socks
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Poster: Tseric at 3/29/2006 8:14:56 AM PST
Subject: Re: Pls Explain Strange Game Behavior |
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Q u o t e:
That cannot be the explanation, sorry I was not more specific, but I actually downloaded the patch Tuesday night and shut my computer off for the night before restarting Wednesday morning (this morning) and saw this behavior.
My apologies. In this case you are probably referring to the background downloader which is, in fact, a recent addition.
More info here:
http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01954p
That's why they call 'em business socks
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