I can't wait to play v8.1; I loved v6. Pure brilliance.
However, my connection sucks. Haven't moved out yet, and the folks are satisfied with their throttled 2M down connection, so my download keeps timing out. I might have to download it at work, if the firewall will allow it.
My request: a torrent for downloading? That way, for people like me, even if it takes 3 days, at least it'll download.
Anyway, I can't stress how happy I am that this is a thing. You are doing god's work, mon ami.