I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying that from my knowledge alone, I disagree with you (it's my opinion, I never claimed it as more than that), I don't claim to know all the subject has to offer as you are. I've been an avid modder for a long time now, and I've always seen it done the way I'm explaining it to you, we compress files, people download the file shown on the website at the size they see it as (it can be anything, from weapons and armor to bugfixes and land expansions), and when they have downloaded the file it is the size from before it was uploaded, as it should be. For me at least, this makes things far easier for those that are downloading, but of course, things can be done differently, as you say, but just because from what you have experienced might be the way for some, does not mean that it's the way for all. Edit: Also, you're the one calling facts, not me, I never did. Edit 2: I won't be adding more to this, I'm afraid, I feel I've put an adequate amount of time in to this debate, and I don't think it can go any further than it is right now. (Please don't take this as me admitting defeat, I just feel that continuing this wouldn't yield much.)