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Topic: Me Wantee fallout
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Scotty the Great
Paragon
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posted September 19, 2003 13:52
 
I tried it, and it worked for me to a certain extent. I clicked the link on the file and taken to another page. Then I had to click on the link to download the actual file, and a pop-up window would open that would say something like: Position in queu: 167. Waiting time: 38 minutes.So apparently there are 166 people in front of me to download a file from the server before me, and I would have to wait for 38 minutes to get the file. What a waste of time, but I decided to put up with it. Ten minutes later, my position in the queu decreased and waiting time increased. What the hell? I really hate the setup for the downloads that NMA is using right now. It seems that all of the files are hosted by a different site, and that site hosts a large number of files for a large number of games. Also, in order not to bog down the server, the number of people that can download at a given time is limited. So, if you want a file, you'll have to wait a while for it. And wait. And wait, and hope your position in the queu gets higher. Ok, that's my interpretation of it. I may be wrong on some things; I just took a quick look at it last night/this morning and that was the hasty conclusion I made. Anyone know if it's completely accurate?
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