Selminus.1490 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 How are they this bad? I can run the game on max settings if I want but if I want to change zones, I have to go afk and mill around the house while I stare at a painting. What is up with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I'm sure I've read about how to fix that. Might worth searching the tech subforum for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mea.5491 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Must be your computer, my loading times are 5 sec average and I only use a HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZNICK.8537 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Yeah, something's up... I wait 20-25 secs sometime but nothing like what it sounds you have going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigStripe.2379 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 My initial load is usually pretty bad, otherwise I'll have maybe 30-45 seconds of loading screen. I guess that's kinda long, but I grew up with PlayStation 1 load times, so I'm pretty used to them. I will say that loading into Lion's Arch takes about three times longer to do, and I have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenDEADLY.5281 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Invest in an SSD. Problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspirine.6852 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 SSD is the only way to store your games. But perhaps you just have another problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linken.6345 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Maybe your hd is dying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrequentia.3465 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 2 sec loading screens aren't that bad fix your computer its not the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of Bones.8975 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I have long loading screens AND an ROG gaming computer. I don't think it's just the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamazuki.6073 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Game of Bones.8975" said: > I have long loading screens AND an ROG gaming computer. I don't think it's just the computer. Having an expensive computer doesn't mean much, especially when 99% of them come with both an SSD and an HDD, often times with SSD only having space for the OS and a couple medium sized games. While there may be a problem beyond your pc, if you have the game on your HDD then load times being extended is going to be normal, and GW2s load times on an HDD is rather short compared to modern games seeing up to 2 minute load times on an HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selminus.1490 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 I have an SSD and it helped a lotttt with everything else I play that's why I am surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klowdy.3126 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Jump on ESO for a while, then you will know loading screens. There is a thread (condensed by the mods) about long loading screens, which only gets worse every time they add new DLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Solid state drive is the ultimate in "what are loading screens?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlippyCheeze.5483 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 So, the two things that can delay> @"Selminus.1490" said: > How are they this bad? I can run the game on max settings if I want but if I want to change zones, I have to go afk and mill around the house while I stare at a painting. What is up with this? So, the two things that can slow down the loading screen are (a) loading stuff from HDD/SSD, and (b) streaming data from the server. To identify which it is, run GW2 with the `-maploadinfo` argument, and it'll give you details on the loading screen. Once you know what is slowing things down, we can advise you on methods to improve it. Without, it's just guessing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khisanth.2948 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > Solid state drive is the ultimate in "what are loading screens?" Although if you want to throw money at it like some people are implying you could go with a ramdisk + SSD :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtena.7952 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Selminus.1490" said: > How are they this bad? I can run the game on max settings if I want but if I want to change zones, I have to go afk and mill around the house while I stare at a painting. What is up with this? That doesn't sound like a problem with the game ... or you are being sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tekoneiric.6817 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Selminus.1490" said: > How are they this bad? I can run the game on max settings if I want but if I want to change zones, I have to go afk and mill around the house while I stare at a painting. What is up with this? I wish they would implement a traveling map system where each player has a local map centered on them which pulls content and other player data in as they move around the game world. They could implement a continual world doing something like that. Imagine being able to use a skimmer to travel from LA down to Orr if they filled in the map details north and south of the Sea of Sorrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carighan.6758 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Selminus.1490" said: > I have an SSD and it helped a lotttt with everything else I play that's why I am surprised. Interesting, for me going to an SSD has dropped loading screens from 45-60 seconds to 5-10 seconds. That being said, that is still **exessively long**, and some of that is spent (got the detailed stats enabled) not actually loading objects. I bet the game is waiting for the server to confirm I am now officially "in" the new zone, instead of pre-emptively loading everything. Used to be that old Lion's Arch loaded in ~1,5 seconds with an SSD. New LA is more like 5 seconds, and the new mini-zones, tiny as they are, make living story content weird as they load for 10+ seconds and cause 100% CPU load unlike any other loading screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlippyCheeze.5483 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Carighan.6758" said: > > @"Selminus.1490" said: > > I have an SSD and it helped a lotttt with everything else I play that's why I am surprised. > > Interesting, for me going to an SSD has dropped loading screens from 45-60 seconds to 5-10 seconds. That being said, that is still **exessively long**, and some of that is spent (got the detailed stats enabled) not actually loading objects. I bet the game is waiting for the server to confirm I am now officially "in" the new zone, instead of pre-emptively loading everything. Can't really effectively preload everything: all sorts of dynamic content, including players, isn't present on all maps all the time. Plus, you probably don't want a world where invisible monsters pop up all around you all the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigStripe.2379 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 > @"Carighan.6758" said: > > 5-10 seconds. That being said, that is still **exessively long** 5-10 seconds is excessively long? For what, putting on pants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcopaul.2156 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 alt-tab and check social media feeds for 25 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwAddict.9746 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Normal 10-15 seconds on HDD for loading. Check your internet as well, packet losses can also significantly increase loading time and/or cause infinite loading screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddoctor.2738 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 if you are using Windows 10 version 1803 try disabling the Focus Assist or play in Windowed Fullscreen. Your load times should be reduced dramatically. If you aren't using Windows 10 version 1803 then check if your hard disk has any problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neural.1824 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I have experienced very quick loading screens, but in the past few weeks, there have been several times when things take 15 seconds or so to load. It is not consistent, and may be happening during busy/high-player-count times. Not sure, but previously, the load times have been very quick with the SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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