Patch and Installation Time.

[kuponutmog]

well, when i did it, installation of ffxi, roz and cop was about 2 hours, downloading and installing the patches was about 4 hours.

[Asker]

Just last night, installation from the FFXI and 3 expansion DVD - updates took about 4.5 hours on a cable line.

[tankknat]

HARD DRIVE: 2x40Gb HD 5200 RPM, 1x80Gb HD 7200 RPM, 1x200Gb HD 7200 RPM
SYSTEM RAM: 1023 MB DDR RAM
PROCESSOR: Pentium 4 (2cpu's) 3.6 GHz 3.7GHz
CONNECTION: 10Mbit Cable
INSTALLATION BOX:
Starter Pack EU version of FFXI and PlayOnline box

Time needed to install AND FULLY PATCH PlayOnline, FFXI, and the Expansion:
Base Install (POL & FFXI): 20 minutes
First Patch of POL: 5 minutes
Expansion Install: 20 minutes

FFXI and Expansion Patch: Step 1 - 35 minutes; Step 2 - 8 hours and 45 minutes; Step 3 - 15 minutes.

Total time from nothing to complete installation and patch:
9 Hours and 40 Mins

EDIT: Forgot to mention that all ports where open for POL

[Darkoni002]

how long would it take probaly on a 56 kb connection

[Jarre]

Lets just say put it on before you go to bed and pray it doesn't disconnect

[Dymlos]

how long would it take probaly on a 56 kb connection

I say it's time to upgrade to a broadband connection. 56k is going the way of the dinosaurs.