Just wanted to pop in and say that for those of you who don't want to download the full 10GB of the Beta Patches (due to limited GB internet plans or whatever), there have been two suggestions made on the beta forums to decrease the Download to 3.75 GB:
copy'd the rift folder, renamed the new folder BETA ACCESS, then installed the beta client directly to the new folder named BETA ACCESS and it's only downloading 3.75 gigs! just wanted to spread the word if this works!
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1. Install the beta patcher to create the rift beta directory plus some other small files.
2. Before opening the launcher for the first time copy the assets folder from your main Rift install across to the newly created Rift beta folder.
3. Open the patcher. For me it said "this install will require a full download" however it only downloaded the 3.7Gb for
Would link the source but I'm sure not everyone has access to the beta forums as of yet.
Cheers.