[Richard]

Originally posted by Jasper:

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Originally posted by Richard:
Actuallt that's exactly the reason. It isn't just a question of traffic, it's also a question of burst traffic.
[further elaboration snipped]

Have you ever considered using Bit Torrent to smooth out your download spikes?

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Um isn't that a file sharing program? I would have a serious problem giving out our final code (since we don't do shareware) to folks to distribute across the internet.

We haven't had the best experience with games that are downloadable. Magazines won't review them because they see them as shareware. We did the games we have done mainly at the request of our customers and we have not seen dramatic level of sales for our downloadable games compared to physical Version.

Also we would have to make a manual available as a pdf, which would make the game an easy target for pirates.

On the server end you also have to worry about long held download sessions, many of our customers are still on dialup.

And the customer service issues with having to turn back on failed downloads, etc.

So far the download experiment has not been a success for us.