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The Daily Grind: What's the perfect download client?

Recently, it seems game developers have been experimenting with different ways to deliver the initial game download to players. Age of Conan is now on Steam, Lord of the Rings Online has looked to torrents, Warhammer Online is making FilePlanet richer while others are sticking with the age-old company-specific download clients.

These are all still being tested, especially as MMOs are moving into the double-digit gigabyte file sizes, but do you think these are the best solutions? Sitting in a download queue for a day or more just to begin the 10 gigabyte file download is a bit ridiculous, but companies like FilePlanet are banking on our impatience. So is working through a third-party download site who requires a separate subscription really the best choice for us? If not, who do you think is doing it right? Or better yet, how can it be done right?