Long Term Downloads

So, Im going on a cruise tomorrow for a week and where I live the internet is really slow, so while me and everyone are away I was hoping I could download a whole lot of games that I purchased, would it be safe to have my macbook pro, (Retina, Late 2013, base model) download while being charged with the screen on screen saver downloading until I come back, or is there another way to download while having the laptop lid close, Im a bit skeptic because my friend had a macbook that he left plugged in for a week without using it and the battery went and now he can't use his mac,
Thank You

I would never recommend taking off for a week and leaving your computer behind downloading files. This is a terrible idea.

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