{
"post": {
"title": "With Path of Exile 2 launching into Early Access soon, we've had a lot of players asking for pre-download to ensure they can play on launch. To accommodate this, we’ll be making the standalone PC client available for download at 5pm on Dec 5th (PST).",
"selftext": "",
"url": "https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3591631"
},
"comments": [
{
"body": "We're so back",
"replies": [
{
"body": "so this is what, 18hour preload? I think that's reasonable",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Listen buddy I'm going to be playing from the Voyager 1 spacecraft so it's going to take me just shy of 20 years to receive the full download. I need time to prepare, OK?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "How much ping do you get over there, bud?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yes.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "based on how long its taking him to respond. i think his ping is so high he hasnt been updated on this thread yet"
}
]
},
{
"body": "He invented ping",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We merely adopted the ping. He was born in it. Formed by it. He didn't see his character move until he was already a man.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Mfw I join a 5way with my gtx 1060",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "He’s just now getting the poe 1 EA"
},
{
"body": "He's still waiting to find out"
},
{
"body": "Roughly 6.307e+11"
},
{
"body": "22.5 minutes. still better than Comcast."
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Someone cheaped out on their Star Link"
},
{}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "No Preload on Steam"
},
{
"body": "Unless you want it on steam.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Even if you are playing only on Steam, you can connect your Steam to PoE Standalone account at ;\n\n[https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/connections](https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/connections)\n\nAfter connecting, you can play on Steam or PoE Standalone client interchangeably whenever you want.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Just a warning: Steam uses 2FA for security and the standalone client does not, and you can't unlink your accounts once you've connected them. ",
"replies": [
{
"body": "After that post a while ago about the guy that had years of collectables stolen after his account was hacked, I think I'll take the extra 24 hours in place of permanent paranoia.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yeah, I tried to unlink my accounts after one of those posts, and was told it wasn't possible. Which I hadn't known when I originally linked them.\n\n\nI haven't had any problems, fortunately, but I always have that little niggling worry in the back of my mind."
}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "This is what I came to ask.\n\nThanks mate."
},
{
"body": "Thank you"
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Inexorably Gigabased GGG W"
},
{
"body": "wtf at a game studio giving the players what they want in a timely manner",
"replies": [
{
"body": " maybe you've never played POE? \n\n that's how it's always been",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yup. I have indeed never played PoE. Or more accurately, I've played like ~15 hours total."
},
{
"body": "That is definately NOT true lmao",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We're in the honeymoon period right now, GGG literally is perfect without the smallest blemish. It will be the total opposite on season 2 launch day. lol",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I do miss the days when the subreddit post league launch was all about discovery instead of complaining about everything under the sun.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "We were too busy playing while the complainers gathered here."
}
]
},
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Can confirm they even let us 10 ruthless players keep that game mode 😂 GGG is just the best."
},
{
"body": "Have you? Because lmao."
},
{
"body": "that's just dishonest."
},
{}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Thank you!"
},
{
"body": "Remote location players rejoice!",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I'm not even in a remote location, but it will still take me over 27 hours to download the game",
"replies": [
{
"body": "What the fuck? Are you in space?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "\\*cries in 15mbit/s\\*",
"replies": [
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Better than 28",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "That's pretty LOGIN if I do say so myself",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Certainly no complaints on my behalf you know what i‘m saying."
}
]
},
{
"body": "View in your timezone: \n[at 5pm on Dec 5th PST][0] \n\n[0]: https://timee.io/20241206T0100?tl=With%20Path%20of%20Exile%202%20launching%20into%20Early%20Access%20soon%2C%20we've%20had%20a%20lot%20of%20players%20asking%20for%20pre-download%20to%20ensure%20they%20can%20play%20on%20launch.%20To%20accommodate%20this%2C%20we%E2%80%99ll%20be%20making%20the%20standalone%20PC%20client%20available%20for%20download%20at%205pm%20on%20Dec%205th%20(PST).",
"replies": [
{
"body": "They have this built into the post lol",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I always appreciate GGG's timers. They don't need to do it, but it helps a lot with planning my day around the launch"
}
]
},
{
"body": "[Hmm](https://i.imgflip.com/9cegbs.jpg)"
},
{
"body": "Nice https://i.imgur.com/c10Mpb0.png",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Starts in 69 hours, nice.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "[The real view from your time zone on Dec 5th and 5pm](https://i.imgur.com/pw2IquL.png)"
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "will this download work for steam or no?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "> We’re still looking into making pre-download available for other platforms and will update this post when they become available.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "I prefer steam but I'll launch from the GGG launcher for a day or two if needs be.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Same, I like Steam for achievements and I'm just used to using it as a hub for games but using the standalone for this is more than fine for me."
},
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "No, the post goes on to say: \n\n\"We're still looking into making pre-download available for other platforms and will update this post when they become available.\""
},
{
"body": "I’m not taking any time off cause it’s just gunna be server issues. But I can DL the game from my phone while I’m at work so ",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "When Baldur's Gate 3 released on early access it was not possible to pre-download because Steam doesn't support that for early access. That caused Steam to crash that afternoon. Perhaps the policy has changed since then.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "That was changing from early access to a full release, right? Steam users already had a version of the game downloaded and playable so preload didn't make sense. Different situation than what GGG is doing where it's effectively a normal game release.",
"replies": [
{}
]
}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "We've reached levels of LOGIN previously expected to be possible!"
},
{
"body": "Time stamp for discord\n\n<t:1733446800:f> (it converts to your local time)",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "LOGIN"
},
{
"body": "this game is amazing, the team is amazing, the feedback and response is even more amazing, im speechless, just take my wallet at anytime, dont even ask me",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Hey I'm GGG acountant. /SmileyFaceWavingNicelyNoSuspicionsAtAll"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Oof thats 2 am in Germany lol. i work from home on friday so i can pre install when i wake up",
"replies": [
{
"body": "EU time always fucked",
"replies": [
{
"body": "And release at 8 pm fml"
}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Anyone know install size ? Probably will need to free up space on my SSD.\n\nThankfully, Diablo 4 is 122 GB hihi... Seeya never aligator.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "been going to bed early for over a week just to speedrun the days"
},
{
"body": "Common GGG W"
},
{
"body": "Fantastic! I never played on the Stand Alone Client, but totally willing to download it for this.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "No option for PS5?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Their was a post earlier about PS5\n\n\n> Early Access update for PS5 players. Pre-download 24 hours before release!\n> \n> GGG said: “We were able to reach a compromise and the Founder’s packs should go live 24 hours before beta start. This will allow for pre-download on PS5, hopefully.”\n> \n> So be sure to check PSN on December 5.\n\nSource: [https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3590908/page/2](https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3590908/page/2)",
"replies": [
{
"body": "\"Hopefully\" don't fuck me on this Sony",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Let me put on some lipstick, because I want to look pretty when I get FUCKED, Sany!",
"replies": [
{
"body": "[Me on Dec 6 ](https://youtu.be/t7j5S4ILMig?si=l3B_3sjrCJ6nhmR9)"
},
{
"body": "Sony could at least buy me a fucking drink before I get fucked."
}
]
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Thank you for sharing sir"
},
{
"body": "YESS thankyou so much for telling us man! :)"
},
{
"body": "Awesome thanks so much! "
},
{}
]
},
{
"body": ">We're still looking into making pre-download available for other platforms and will update this post when they become available.",
"replies": [
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "Cool, but no way are we gonna be able to play on the 6th, servers are gonna get rekt."
},
{
"body": "Too late for me, ship left port 6 hours ago\n\nSee you all someday"
},
{
"body": "I love you GGG."
},
{
"body": "Do someone here know when the game will be release for free ? Im so hype but its Christmas soon and the kids need to pass first.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Unbelievable company",
"replies": [
{
"body": "An incredible one! Going to buy early access tonight."
}
]
},
{
"body": "This means not for steam, right?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "yes this is for the standalone client",
"replies": [
{
"body": "So if we bought it on GGG website we can use it on steam or their client? Or is it just steam?",
"replies": [
{
"body": "both tho steam doesnt have preload",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "you can check here: https://www.pathofexile.com/my-account/connections\n\nIf you bought it on GGGs website, you should be able to login with the standalone client. \n\nif you connect to your steam account, you can ALSO use steam.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Yep just checked and good to go!"
}
]
}
]
},
{}
]
}
]
},
{
"body": "The GOAT company"
},
{
"body": "What do you mean you will give us what we want? You’re supposed to ignore us and then say “you need to get used to not owning games” like the quadruble AAAA companies out there"
},
{
"body": "Questions from a new players, that I cant seem to find the answer for around this post:\n\n1) Does this mean that access from the 6th is only on their client, and not Steam? Is Steam launching at a later date?\n\n2) I cant for the life of me find where to download the client, as it mentions its Poe2 specific. Is this to come soon or am I just confused?",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "So 5th 5pm I’m out of social media and youtube. Fuck spoilers."
},
{
"body": "While it’s good news, I have a feeling the dataminers and content creators are *still* gonna manage to have “THIS is the OP league start!” videos and tierlists up by Dec. 6th release, lol!"
},
{
"body": "Having the game just be an encrypted blob and then on release pushing a patch that decrypts the data would have been nice.\n\nThis is apparently supported by Steam"
},
{
"body": "So are steam users going to have the same access?"
},
{
"body": "Listen, I'm a dad with 7 kids, 4 jobs and only 17 minutes a week for gaming and 16 minutes of that is running stupid Hell Tides in D4, I NEED MOAR EARLY PRELOAD TIME GGG.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Nicely, thankyou."
},
{
"body": "giga chad ggg"
},
{
"body": "Please have pre download on steam OR make it so that game files are the same so we can use the torrent to preload. Don't want to download 120GB on launch day and then download another 30GB patch 2 hours in."
},
{
"body": "what about steam?",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Crying in European time",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Well few days prior is same day, it turns out."
}
]
},
{
"body": "D4 bad",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "70 hours from now not that im counting or anything"
},
{
"body": "Wow. That was fast. Z was just talking to Johnathan about this in a live interview a few hours ago and said he would talk to the dev team about it. Then a few hours later, BAM, Johnathan and GGG made it happen. True Kings of the industry and getting shit done. God I love supporting GGG and this franchise.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "PRAISE"
},
{
"body": "Hopefully they let us do it on Steam too."
},
{
"body": "Have your mining gears ready, we be delving."
},
{
"body": "Also to add in here. Make sure your graphics drivers all up to date."
},
{
"body": "1 day quest to download 100gb, my mobile 10 mbs Internet gonna have fun time",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Please do steam aswell"
},
{
"body": "So we will know ascendancy nodes before launch. Pog",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Depends how long data mining takes but it's definitely a possibility"
}
]
},
{
"body": "Classic GGG W aura"
},
{
"body": "100gb in 1 day.... ffs, see you all on Monday.",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "You fucking legends"
},
{
"body": "Yaaas my 3rd world country net that cant go beyond 850 (i will let you guess it) per second will be able to download at least most of it yesss.. Love you ggg"
},
{
"body": "Fantastic.\n\nI actually prefer standalone client so big W for me."
},
{
"body": "What about playing through Steam? When will it be available to download?"
},
{
"body": "Still not enough to make it to launch for a lot of people, but i guess it's good for reducing queue times lol."
},
{
"body": "What abouy ps5 client? Can you confirm that pre download for psn will also be available on 5th Dec?"
},
{
"body": "thank you <3 GGG"
},
{
"body": "Does anyone know the minimum specs you should be aiming for on PC for PoE2? \nMy system is pretty dated and struggles at points in PoE1 with large mob numbers, projectiles, etc so wondering if the updated graphics will be too much for my PC. \nI’m guessing we don’t yet know these details yet but worth a try.",
"replies": [
{
"body": "Steam has min and recommend specs"
}
]
},
{
"body": "🎉"
},
{
"body": "W"
},
{
"body": "I bought the early access game on steam. Can I still pre-download somehow?"
},
{
"body": "holy shit YES I HAVE A UNSOLVEABLE STEAM DOWNLOAD ISSUE THIS IS PERFECT FOR ME HOLY SHIT !!! \n\ni can download steam games but any update theresa like a 80% chance it will corrupt and say \" downloaded file missing\" its so dumb steam support tried everything and we cant fix it so this is honestly perfecct for me holy mothjer of god ty GGG"
},
{
"body": "Casual Massive W by GGG"
},
{
"body": "Hello. When will it be available on Steam?"
},
{
"body": "Data miners are salviaring."
},
{
"body": "Does this mean no pre Download for Steam ?"
},
{
"body": "No Steam???",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Massive W"
},
{
"body": "Fix regional pricing"
},
{
"body": "We need the Steam pre-download as well."
},
{
"body": "Thank you guys. I was going to have hard time downloanding the game and would have to go to a different location. I will be able to downloaf in 10 hours thanks"
},
{
"body": "That’s great! But we need Steam to do it too!"
},
{
"body": "Hell yeah! Thanks \n\nCan u just download it on standalone and move it over to steam?"
},
{
"body": "Ty GGG for listening to our concerns!"
},
{
"body": "RIP PS5 players"
},
{
"body": "What’s the specs"
},
{
"body": "Bless their hearts."
},
{
"body": "I'm probably worrying too much, but does Steam allow pre-load without the files becoming encrypted until the official release time?"
},
{
"body": "Thank you 🙏 can't wait to LOG IN"
},
{
"body": "PoE just keeps winning."
},
{
"body": "Will I only be able to download it on Steam on the 6th?"
},
{
"body": "Waiting for the steam"
},
{
"body": "How do we download this client??"
},
{
"body": "I’m on console and have had the privilege of starting at the log in screen for 3 days. Think I’m going crazy. I press A every so often just to see if I’m lucky enough to get in… still yet to happen. I’m clearly not a worthy enough exile."
},
{
"body": "Fantastic news,thank you guys"
},
{
"body": "So ... steam servers will be down on dec 5th XD",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "sorry MAC users. this is a buff."
},
{
"body": "Thanks GGG ❤️"
},
{
"body": "Can i stil play with my steam account?\nHow do i download the standalone cliënt",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Did you hear that Sony?"
},
{
"body": "I’m ariiiiiiiving"
},
{
"body": "Can I use the launcher if I pre-purchased on Steam?",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "I hope they still allow this on Steam. I once read that EA titles on Steam don't get a preload. I don't remember any EA titles having a preload either."
},
{
"body": "Stand alone? So... No steam preload?",
"replies": [
{}
]
},
{
"body": "Most frantic datamine dump in PoE history incoming."
},
{
"body": "NICE :D"
},
{
"body": "I cannot wait!!! Finally. Someone who knows what gamers want"
},
{
"body": "Does anyone know if the standalone client doesnt top up all the download speed. I got 250mbs and kinda wanted it to get used completely unlike in steam."
},
{
"body": "Does the POE client support controller like steam does?"
},
{
"body": "where is the steam preload?"
},
{
"body": "W-type shiiiiii"
},
{
"body": "How dare they!"
},
{
"body": "POG!"
},
{
"body": "Time to take the 5th off work to download"
},
{
"body": "What a GOAT!"
},
{
"body": "Will it be on Ps plus for Portal? 🥹"
},
{
"body": "Didn't doubt it for a second. Full ascendancy rollout coming through next. If Jonathan is one thing, it's certainly pragmatic."
},
{
"body": "I read somewhere that the download is something like 100GB?! :-D My (meh) internet connection has to seriously work to download something like that so I greatly appriciate the pre-load haha."
},
{
"body": "What about those who got EA pack from Epic games? 😭"
},
{
"body": "Path of Exile 2 (EA): one account for console and pc?\n\nDoes anybody know how one can purchase the support pack for the early access of POE2 in a way, that you can play on a console (like Xbox X or PS5) and on PC? \n\nI found (quoted from gamespot.com):\n„Cross-progression support means players can log into their Path of Exile 2 account on any platform and keep all of their saved data. For example, if you mainly play on PlayStation 5 but need to swap over to PC, you can do so without having to worry about losing your account’s progress.“\n\nBut do we know yet, on which platform we have to buy it, to enable cross-progression Support? Can i buy it on Steam on my PC and then just log in into the same account on my xbox? Or do I have to buy it in the ps5 or Xbox store? \n\nTHANKS!"
},
{
"body": "when is launch time for the game on the 6th?"
},
{
"body": "This is fantastic, but it **is** gonna be funny when they catch a bug hours before launch and need to give us a patch to the client right before we can queue up"
},
{
"body": "For steam gamers you can just download the game through the standalone client then manually copy the files into the steam directory when it launches and verify files"
},
{
"body": "That's awesome. Genuine question, what is the change we get to play on the 6th ? I mean it terms of server performance, are you guys ready for the load ? Whatever the case maybe, good luck."
},
{
"body": "I work until 4 pm pst oof."
},
{
"body": "STEAM?"
},
{
"body": "thank god"
},
{
"body": "Ok so I finally added an email and pw to my account so I can use standalone in a pinch, but: Steam when?"
},
{
"body": "steam please"
},
{
"body": "Steam too?"
},
{
"body": "They really do spoil us, don't they? 😅"
},
{}
]
}