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CCP has said in the past they only take non-personally identifying information from your computer, e.g. computer specifications (graphics card, memory, processor, etc), computer name, operating system version, etc. This is probably done to let them work out what kind of hardware their customers have (no point in writing new graphics code that requires a graphics card 90% of users don't have), the data is probably also used to identify botters, though team security doesn't say anything obviously.

There is no way to monitor what is being sent so you'll have to take their word for it. If you don't like the idea that this information is being sent to CCP then don't play EVE :)

It's against the EULA to decode the network traffic.. CCP already thought of that one :P

Haven't seen a single point as to why this should be enabled by default.

Either CCP presents a valid point on why I have to share my bandwidth or I'm just blocking it's peer to peer outgoing traffic. I really don't care about faster download ... it's fast enough as it is. If it's for cutting costs on the expense of bandwidth I paid for personal use, then it's a simple no.

The issues this "feature" raises versus the advantages this presents to the user are completely crap. All the technical aspect of the new launcher can be achieved without using P2P. P2P is just convenient as it allows to shave some costs of publishing the end product.

man you can't tell people to just change ISP's some people live in areas where there is only one available to them, not only that, what if the one they are with is very stable but does not allow torrent traffic and they are happy to keep them so they have a stable game playing enviroment.
i feel safe knowing the software i download from CCP's servers is secure and can be in no way changed before i allow it onto my machine.

CCP need to give people a choice on this one, mine is still with off on torrents and sticking with the way i like and trust.

Pretty much the same way. It's called Junctioning, with windows. uses mklink

http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Multiple_clients#Method_1_-_Junctions

Works well.

It's irrelevant if I'm paying by the bit, byte, megabyte, gigabyte. The point is, I'm paying for it. Is there any upside to this besides CCP getting it's distribution costs shaved off a bit?

I see no upside for me, the customer. They say better speed. I've never complained about the speed. It was never awesome, but it was never terrible.

So if their bandwidth is actually enough, why add the BT? It's not the technical part. You can have a distribution like the one they mentioned (only synchronizing the files that were changed) without BT. Hell, what they are basically doing is a SVN for the compiled files and wrapping it in a neat package for the customer.

I really don't need to argue on why I should allow my connection to be used. They should argue on how it's beneficial for me to allow it to be used. I only see a cost reduction for them with nothing relevant for me.

It's a win-win, for them. For me ... I just end up serving CCP and getting the same product in the end.

It's very similar to the "tests" and "mass tests" people do. You're working for CCP, shaving off the costs of the QA department and getting the same end product in the end. Sure, it's got some bugs worked out, but that's not my responsibility. I'm not a CCP employee. I get the same end product either I partake in the tests or not. I get the same end product if I allow the BT or not.

It's plain stupid to try to force it on the customer. Put some benefit to it and give the customer the option to "opt in". If it's good, people will use it.

@CCP: My concern lies with Steam. Let there be user choice to use Steam (as it is now). If Steam becomes the only option for distributing EVE, I have to say EVE goodbye. I don't like to have their spyware on my PC and I don't like them controlling what I can and can't do with my software. I'm not a hacker or cheater but I know of reports of users tweaking one game and losing all the games they ever bought through steam.

1) You are making the forgivable mistake of thinking this is streaming. It isn't, hard as it may be to believe. Hence, an immense data transfer decrease (up to 95%). Your data is stored locally, and the app is run as if local, despite being parsed from the Cloud.
Hence, the words "game changing" (pardon the pun)
2) This is a software solution. In fact, no hardware need be purchased at all. Additional in fact, because no streaming is involved, hardware utilization is 10x as effective.

Haven't experienced a single problem since you revamped the launcher. Wonder what other people are doing to cause these issues. Anyway, better investigate the validity of their complaints before making changes. Humans, their hardware and their software are more fallible then your launcher so don't try and fix what ain't broken.

Cheers,

Radius

You still upload. If you're using TCP, you're uploading. Best you learn how the Internet works.