MG excessive downloads getting ridiculous

[scrollock]

i'm sure i'm not the only one affected by this, but now this has got to the point where i have been totally disenfranchised by MG..

my computing situation is, i have one old PC, but does have a broadband connection, however the size of the casino software now means that my disc space is at a premium, not to mention my gaming experience is ruined by the latest download slowing my system down and then me having having to select which other software on my system needs to be deleted to make room for something i want.

i also have a brand new lap-top which i use when i am away, it has a dial-up connection and wi-fi.

to find a WI-FI spot usually means i have to rely on the battery for the laptop, but however the battery will run out before i have recieved yet another latest download.

i could hook upto the mains and use the dial-up means that i have to wait an age for the a casino to download, and due to the size of the download and the rate that it is forced into your system, you are not even able to play the whole thing has downloaded, at the moment i aqm in the middle of downloading an MG and it has taken about 20 hours so far and only about 60%, till the whole thing has downloaded i cant play, but even more annoying is that when it has downloaded and i'm enjoying playing the thing, the whole thing will freeze up while yet another download comes!!

i know the solution to this is, get a brand new computer for home and just put up with playing flash while i am away, but while the hell should i keep upgrading so MG can violate my system with its unwelcome seed.

i dont have any of these problems on any the various situations above with any other casino software, so why MG are you forcefeeding our systems with all this unwanted virtual excrement.

so MG can you give us the option of selecting which downloads we want ?

its in your favour if you do, for example after installing a casino people can play away.

not to mention all those people who are not now able to play MG because they dont have the latest system and the most fastest (hence more expensive) broadband connection.

[CasinoForumu]

Colosseum casino has this option.Player can choose one of 900kb version or 6mb version.

I think it is a great idea.In download page there can be boxes to check.So you able to decide which games do you want to play and you may download only these games.

[BubbleG]

You have a PC, laptop, broadband and gamble online. You telling me you cant afford a wireless router? This will get your laptop broadbanded within seconds. The full installation is 350mb apr, I suppose this is a relatively big download but once its done its done and everything is fine. I'd suggest one of two things, get a new harddrive or delete some porn. Neither would require any major upgrade or reinstall and option 2 is totally free

[kimss]

Well, the total size is not the only problem. Downloading the setup file usually goes broadband style, like 500KB/sec. But when the software is lauched, installing the games takes ages.

I would love to see a packaged installer which contains all the games at once, even if that download would be 150MB to hose down. Atleast you would get all in one punch, instead of using an hour or two for the games to complete.

I remember having a promotion-run at the casinoes a while back, and it was annoying all the time it took to download the single games.

Sure there are updates to the games, so It would be hard for the casino to preship a complete installer, but then again they are making so much money on this so it shouldnt be that much of a problem I would think.

[liquidsoap]

Well this is getting me really peved off.....

I went to Roxy Palace today, my favorite casino , and what happens it goes slow, i knew there were new games coming so i was like . But then it gets downloaded roxy looks all new and i look at the games, it undownloaded everyone of my games , they must have updated each one, i was so peved, now i cant play the new games, i cant play any until i download them again...

i just wanted to



to roxy palace
but o well they are still my favorite

[GrandMaster]

i'm sure i'm not the only one affected by this, but now this has got to the point where i have been totally disenfranchised by MG..

my computing situation is, i have one old PC, but does have a broadband connection, however the size of the casino software now means that my disc space is at a premium, not to mention my gaming experience is ruined by the latest download slowing my system down and then me having having to select which other software on my system needs to be deleted to make room for something i want.

i also have a brand new lap-top which i use when i am away, it has a dial-up connection and wi-fi.

to find a WI-FI spot usually means i have to rely on the battery for the laptop, but however the battery will run out before i have recieved yet another latest download.

i could hook upto the mains and use the dial-up means that i have to wait an age for the a casino to download, and due to the size of the download and the rate that it is forced into your system, you are not even able to play the whole thing has downloaded, at the moment i aqm in the middle of downloading an MG and it has taken about 20 hours so far and only about 60%, till the whole thing has downloaded i cant play, but even more annoying is that when it has downloaded and i'm enjoying playing the thing, the whole thing will freeze up while yet another download comes!!

i know the solution to this is, get a brand new computer for home and just put up with playing flash while i am away, but while the hell should i keep upgrading so MG can violate my system with its unwelcome seed.

i dont have any of these problems on any the various situations above with any other casino software, so why MG are you forcefeeding our systems with all this unwanted virtual excrement.

so MG can you give us the option of selecting which downloads we want ?

its in your favour if you do, for example after installing a casino people can play away.

not to mention all those people who are not now able to play MG because they dont have the latest system and the most fastest (hence more expensive) broadband connection.

Even fast broadband is relatively cheap these days. Is there a reason why you cannot connect your laptop to broadband? A wireless router can be had for less than £50, Argos is currently selling one for £50 with a wireless network adapter thrown in. Or you could go for the cheap solution and use internet connection sharing with a piece of crossover ethernet cable costing £1.50.

[vinylweatherman]

Well this is getting me really peved off.....

I went to Roxy Palace today, my favorite casino , and what happens it goes slow, i knew there were new games coming so i was like . But then it gets downloaded roxy looks all new and i look at the games, it undownloaded everyone of my games , they must have updated each one, i was so peved, now i cant play the new games, i cant play any until i download them again...

I noticed this too, lost all the games I had. I had a look and the cause is that this is a complete upgrade. The directory and file structure of the casino is different, so all the old files need to be downloaded again into the correct places. It does not seem any bigger though, but it looks like a lot of downloading for us as each MG adopts this new interface.

My "away" PC at my Mum's house is on dial-up, so I am b******d

It is time we had a download on demand system for the games. We can collect them bit by bit, rather than having to accept all at once. Many Broadband deals have monthly download limits, some as low as 1GB, that's 2 MG casinos a month plus their upgrades.

[GrandMaster]

It is time we had a download on demand system for the games. We can collect them bit by bit, rather than having to accept all at once. Many Broadband deals have monthly download limits, some as low as 1GB, that's 2 MG casinos a month plus their upgrades.

I totally agree that you shold be able to select which games you want and not have to download the others. At the same time for a price a couple of spins on a slot machine you can get your broadband upgraded to unlimited or at least to one with a big enough limit.

[vinylweatherman]

Upgrades are possible, however you are often tied into a 12 Month contract. Here, £15 gets the "Cheap" Broadband with the low 1Gb limits. Paying £25 (as I do), gets one with a large limit of 30Gb, and it is flexible so I can have a heavy spell avereged out with a light spell. The minimum cost to upgrade would be £120, as a 12 month tie-in would apply. The way MG are going though, it would probably be worth it.
The annoyance is that I cannot choose WHEN to conduct the download. For users with a laptop who play away from home, all the souped up broadband will not help if the upgrade happens to trigger when they log on while away. I doubt MG will move with any great speed on this, so it is up to the casinos, or clever players, to come up with a technical work around for this if possible.
In the short term, players can install the option of FLASH logon desktop icons for all their MG casinos on their laptops. When away, and presented with a big upgrade, resort to FLASH. This is probably what I will have to do on my away PC, while persuading my Mum that her experience will be much enhanced by broadband, and the phone will not get tied up!

[GrandMaster]

Upgrades are possible, however you are often tied into a 12 Month contract. Here, £15 gets the "Cheap" Broadband with the low 1Gb limits. Paying £25 (as I do), gets one with a large limit of 30Gb, and it is flexible so I can have a heavy spell avereged out with a light spell.

I have unlimited 2mb/s for £17.99 from Tiscali.