Fantastic! A bit of clarity always helps. I have issues with the performance sometimes, but at least having a clue helps manage expectations and relieve some of the angst.
However, I believe that there’s a lot MS could do to relieve a lot of the stress. For example:
- Knowing where, and how heavily loaded, the individual download servers are and then allowing us to choose a less busy server or target a VPN endpoint near it.
- Knowing the relative connection speed between the various download servers relative to where YOU are, would allow you to choose a more optimal connection.
And stuff like this. It’s (relatively) inexpensive and would help everyone have a better download and game experience.
What say ye?