Well id have to say you can't make them any faster but it helps to not do anything when it is downloading just leave the computer until it is done.
to download WoW and all the patches your looking at about 6-8 hours ish depending on your computer
Official wow patches are applied automatically, there is no way you can NOT download the patch. If there is a patch available, the client will update itself. If you choose not to update, you will not be able to play.
The wow patches are compulsory. If you do not download them, you will be unable to play wow. They will automatically download themselves, and depending on the type of patch (content/bugfix) range anywhere from a few hundred megabytes to a gigabyte.
that depends on wen u start playing it and how many patches the blizzard ppl have made u need ALL the patches installed/download in order to play WoW
You automatically download new patches from blizzard downloaded every time you start WoW or click on your short-cut.
You dont need it to PLAY WoW, but to download patches and install the actual game you do.
Use the wow-launcher? It auto-patches the game and it starts automatically.
There is no list - as they come online, Blizzard forces the user to update to the newest patch or they are unable to play. Answer 2: There is an online site that maintains "Patch Mirrors" for all WoW patches, as well as up to date game information, current patches, patch fixes & problems, etc. (see related link) - Caveat Emperor.
Download, install, get infected. basic process.
World of Warcraft is a very big file, therefore it takes a lot more time. My fully installed WoW download, with all patches and upgrades/expansions are about 17.7 GIGS.With Wow PTR I have about 36.6 GIGS of WoW files.
When starting WoW, the launcher already checks the patch level and will download the patches required to play the game. If you want to do this manually, you can check for download mirrors for the patch, which are documented on third party sites like wowwiki and wowpedia.
The client does include some patches, but when you install it, it will auto-update incrementally to the latest patch. This means if the client you install or download is v3.1, then the client will auto-update to 3.2, 3.2.2, 3.3, etc etc, up to the current version.