[Kat Ives]

Am I the only one getting unusually slow download speeds? I normally get around 900kb/s, however I'm getting only 128kb/s.

Try changing your server in the downloads section of Steam settings. I changed mine to the next nearest city and got far better (closer to normal) speeeds

[Phoenix Draven]

Direct2Drive is preloading, too...But I had to use Firefox. It didn't work with Explorer.

[Lizs]

My friend and I had to delete our .blob files to get the pre-load button to show up. But yeah It's pre-loading now. guess I won't have to wait in line at Gamestop LOL.

[Andrea P]

Old one hit post limit here:

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1253969-steam-is-preloading-on-my-pc-us/

Steam is now letting users pre-load in time for release!

Discuss away!

Steam link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/

Note: If you can't see the pre-load option try and restart Steam.

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Thanks to Yukii for the tease!

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/2766/skyrimtroll.jpg

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here is my preload, i know my download speed is horrible, that is the price you pay for living in a green and small town.

[Lisa]

I'm near the Houston TX area and was using the Houston steam cluster, saw around 1 to 1.2 MB/s

Decided to try other centers. Dallas was worse. Tried Washington DC area comcast cluster.
Whoa, that was faster than local for me at 2 MB/S and at times higher.

So, if your in a panty rush for some reason it might make sense to try some other centers.

Not that it matters that much, Get it in a hour or two or while you sleep off a drunk, it's all in before the unlock.

[Heather Kush]

I'm near the Houston TX area and was using the Houston steam cluster, saw around 1 to 1.2 MB/s

Decided to try other centers. Dallas was worse. Tried Washington DC area comcast cluster.
Whoa, that was faster than local for me at 2 MB/S and at times higher.

So, if your in a panty rush for some reason it might make sense to try some other centers.

Not that it matters that much, Get it in a hour or two or while you sleep off a drunk, it's all in before the unlock.

thats how i see it, many of my friends live in the capital city and have speeds up to 5-6 mbp/s download, i live about 2.2kilometers from the nearest central on copper broadband wich is why i havent gotten vdsl2 yet, im still running on adsl2 for about 12 years now.

[Beulah Bell]

So how large in Gb is the download-size?

[Rachel Eloise Getoutofmyface]

So how large in Gb is the download-size?

5.8GB

[Emma Parkinson]

53%

[Celestine Stardust]

Rage finished downloading, now have Skyrim pre-loading! Getting close to 3MB/s. Should be about 30 minutes. Yay.

[Trista Jim]

Don't know if anyone noticed but Steam achievements are now viewable. I knew there would be 360 achievements but I wasn't sure if it would have Steam achievements or not. Edit: Well some of them are viewable. Apparently the link to view all of them doesn't work quite right yet.

[Veronica Martinez]

Don't know if anyone noticed but Steam achievements are now viewable. I knew there would be 360 achievements but I wasn't sure if it would have Steam achievements or not.

would have been suprised if they were not included I have yet to come across a game that doesn't have steam achievements that is integrated

oh and ya that usually happens with pre-loads same thing happened when I pre-load RO2

[Claudia Cook]

I wish I could preload it without having to buy it on Steam. I want a boxed copy.

[hannaH]

Downloading now.

But I think I'm gonna cut someone if I can't play it soon.

I've been waiting for this game for 5 bloody years now. Forcing me to wait another 1 day and 7 hours is criminal.

[Hope Greenhaw]

Love my korean speed of 10 mb/s for low cost

[Kat Ives]

Love my korean speed of 10 mb/s for low cost

God bless that wonderful Kim Jong-il.

I knew he couldn't be all bad.

[Emmi Coolahan]

Love my korean speed of 10 mb/s for low cost

Can't believe how phone companies think their 4G is fast. I've been hearing about stuff in Korea for ages, and I'm surprised not one internet provider has come here to try and make profit with the fasted speed in the country.

Also: Skyrim.

[Bitter End]

Awesome! Steam version of the game has all the achievements included.

[Ronald]

Do I have to download it all from steam when my retail copy arrives???????????????/

[Roy Harris]

unbelievable! i am now preloading by downloading the game, since it won't preload using the disc!

ow welll it shouldn't take that long to download!

[rheanna bruining]

Steam = troll

[Andrew Tarango]

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/preloadk.jpg/

[WYatt REed]

In what way is it disappointing? Just fricking restart steam, it'll take you 1 minute..

You don't get sarcasm, do you?

[Marcin Tomkow]

Do I have to download it all from steam when my retail copy arrives???????????????/

Steam support article - https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5357-FSQM-0382

[Lynne Hinton]

Skyrim preloaded this morning while at work.

Now I'll go to sleep until tomorrow evening, 11:59PM.