I've had several delays in the downloading of the updates. First, due to the Gawker fiasco, I had to deal with my Battle.net account before I could start the downloads. Before you get all smug and snarky with me:
1. I do use strong passwords - however, if a site's database is hacked, decrypted and released to the Internets, strong passwords do fuck-all for you.
2. I did not use same password for the Gawker and Battle.net accounts. However, Battle.net, unlike Gawker, was proactive and reset my password once they realized my email address was on the list.
This was a minor thing and I was back to downloading quickly. Then, it was Tuesday.
Oh, yeah, that's right. I remember the good doctor saying that Tuesdays were patch days. Suddenly, a few more gigs of files were added to my downloads, raising the total to (drumroll please):
8 gigs
By yesterday, I was only halfway through the download, because my laptop still go to sleep if left alone too long. I adjusted the sleep settings again and then I went to sleep myself.
When I awoke this morning I discovered that Microsoft sent me a Windows update last night and then oh-so-helpfully rebooted my computer, thereby stopping the download. Again.
When I restarted the download this time, however, I got an error message cheerfully explaining the program had encountered an unexpected error (Really! so some errors are expected?) and that I should contact Blizzard support.
The program refused to launch, so I did what all computer support staff do: I rebooted and tried the program again. I got the same error message. A single word tickled the back of my mind, but I thrust it away. No, not that. Not yet.
As I rebooted and tried the program a second time, I started to get strange thoughts. Maybe, the installation process was the actual game! The players are on a quest for a magical game filled with dragons and trolls and elves and gold and only the most patient will be rewarded!
The word was nagging me again, but still I refused to acknowledge it.
On the third reboot, I imagined my own game in which I was giant with a huge club; the Blizzard developers would pop up out of holes like the Whack-A-Mole game at a Chuck E. Cheese and I would hit them again and again and again.
Question: A program you are installing doesn't work. Do you:
A. Contact support who may or may not be responsive and/or helpful.
B. Search online. The fix might be simple or it might be a half-assed patchy affair that leaves the application running weirdly.
C. Stop ignoring the dreaded word that's been hounding you through the whole process:
REINSTALL
If you answered "C," congratulations! You most likely work in IT or should pursue a rewarding career in that field.
The more I think about it, the more likely it is that reinstalling is the way to go. At this point, I haven't even made a character and I only got about 2/3 through the installation process anyway. I would like to at least, you know, try the game in the near future?
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