On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 10:33:58AM +0100, Chris Boot wrote: > AIUI their downloaders use both P2P (BitTorrent) and HTTP download > simultaneously so even folks who are on crappy "shaped" connections > can download the updates, but for those for whom P2P works well > things go a lot quicker. I think this would be a great idea, > particularly if more folks could become content servers as well - > I'd be happy to run a rate-limited content server to help out with > updates for example.
P2P updates sound cool, but they really aren't, especially in places where bandwidth is limited. If there's an option to disable it in the Steam settings (including upload bandwidth limiting), and as long as Valve doesn't use some garbage Pando Media Booster, then it could be a useful feature. I honestly get not too bad speeds from Steam, even during large updates. You guys need to be more patient... _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
