Does the patch SERIOUSLY restart every time!?

#1 - April 12, 2013, 5:53 p.m.

…I’m trying to install GW2, does the patch seriously have to reset every time I close the launcher? My internet is too terrible for that! (Can’t get anything else where I live, hurry up Google Fiber.)

I let it download over night, got like 20% of it (DSL, woo), but I need my internet to work from home, so I had to close it. When I re-opened, patch restarted. After work I let it download a 1-2 hours, then closed it just to see if it was a fluke. Nope, restarts every single time I close/open it… but I can’t leave it open 24/7…

I can’t just leave it open for 3 days to finish…

Is there a fix for this?

Windows, 64-bit.
File located in Program Files(x86)\Guild Wars 2 (C:\ drive)
3 files in folder – GW2.TMP, GW2 launcher, GW2.dat

Ashley Segovia

#6 - April 14, 2013, 4:03 p.m.

Hi Killermandude – Currently, the Guild Wars 2 download application will resume file downloads. However, there seems to be a bit of confusion as to how it does that. When the download is stopped for any reason, you need to close and restart the launcher. When you do this, the application will scan the already downloaded files to make sure they are intact. Once the files are scanned, the download continues. The confusion comes from how the “scan” appears in the launcher. When this process is taking place it will look like it is downloading the files again, complete with “download speeds.” However, if you notice the download speed, it should be much faster than your Internet connection. This is because the launcher isn’t actually downloading the files from the Internet but is instead, scanning the files inside the GW2.dat file. Once the scan completes, the download resumes and your actual bandwidth is used. Please note that in order for the launcher to begin the update where it left off, you must exit out of the launcher properly. If the launcher was closed due to a power outage or drop in internet service, it will not save the progress and will start again from the beginning.