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spore digital download from ea
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Can anyone confirm that this is true?
Can anyone confirm that this is true?
When you try to purchase it from the EA Store, there are a few points where it says "Platform: PC."
I'd order from GameTree, but I saw on the forums that people aren't getting their download links right away. GameTree's website says that you could wait 72 hours before a download link.
Can anyone confirm that this is true?
When you try to purchase it from the EA Store, there are a few points where it says "Platform: PC."
I'd order from GameTree, but I saw on the forums that people aren't getting their download links right away. GameTree's website says that you could wait 72 hours before a download link.
Digital download from EA direct is PC only, there is a mac site though. Not sure what it is, i usually buy my discs.
Oops... My mistake.
It wasn't obvious how to download without their Windows-only download manager.
Anyone else that gets confused, try this:
http://support.direct2drive.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=3091&task=knowledge&questionID=947
It wasn't obvious how to download without their Windows-only download manager.
Anyone else that gets confused, try this:
http://support.direct2drive.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=3091&task=knowledge&questionID=947
Last comment, I swear...
If you can avoid Direct2Drive, I recommend doing so.
I'm on a 5mbit broadband connection with absolutely no problem getting speed from other sites... but I'm getting a pitiful 30kb/s to download from Direct2Drive. For a 3gb game, we're looking at 24 hours.
Ugh.
If you can avoid Direct2Drive, I recommend doing so.
I'm on a 5mbit broadband connection with absolutely no problem getting speed from other sites... but I'm getting a pitiful 30kb/s to download from Direct2Drive. For a 3gb game, we're looking at 24 hours.
Ugh.
im doing D2D right now... it says 5 hours 20mins... 
my other games from d2d took 2-3 hours...
soooo slow... and spore is only 3.4gigs...
my other games were like 6-8 gigs...
less bandwidth for macs maybe...
my other games from d2d took 2-3 hours...
soooo slow... and spore is only 3.4gigs...
my other games were like 6-8 gigs...
less bandwidth for macs maybe...
Greentree online is the transgaming site (the people who wrote CIDER which wraps SPORE) so you can try there.
Transgaming might have been a better choice, but now I've already been charged by Direct2Drive.
I got my CD key in an email, but I can't get the DMG file.. lol.
I found a torrent for the game, but it's choked. If anyone can post a download link that's FASTER, it would be much appreciated.
(To be clear, I'm not asking for pirated copies, I have my CD key, I just want the install file in less than 7 days.)
I got my CD key in an email, but I can't get the DMG file.. lol.
I found a torrent for the game, but it's choked. If anyone can post a download link that's FASTER, it would be much appreciated.
(To be clear, I'm not asking for pirated copies, I have my CD key, I just want the install file in less than 7 days.)
Don't use the DLM, read this support thread. =)
http://support.direct2drive.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=3091&task=knowledge&questionID=2309
im doing D2D right now... it says 5 hours 20mins...
my other games from d2d took 2-3 hours...
soooo slow... and spore is only 3.4gigs...
my other games were like 6-8 gigs...
less bandwidth for macs maybe...
I was getting 500kbps for my download. D2D may just be hit with a lot of traffic.
I preordered the Windows version via Direct2Drive, started downloading at exactly 10:00 EST (the time of release) and the download is still going. Should be done by midnight...I hope.
Oops...
Well, stupidly, i believed that the link on the Spore website was legit in saying that it was mac compatible. i proceeded to EA games to buy it, bought it, and realized that i needed the download manager to download it. thankfully, i had bootcamp, so i used that to download it. now, a few hours later, it turns out that i was not downloading a .dmg, or even a .iso file. no, it is a windows installer file. so, for anyone else, DO NOT USE EA GAMES for mac.
Well, stupidly, i believed that the link on the Spore website was legit in saying that it was mac compatible. i proceeded to EA games to buy it, bought it, and realized that i needed the download manager to download it. thankfully, i had bootcamp, so i used that to download it. now, a few hours later, it turns out that i was not downloading a .dmg, or even a .iso file. no, it is a windows installer file. so, for anyone else, DO NOT USE EA GAMES for mac.