I often hang logging in, after the patch today has been one of those times.

I get this. I've been thinking about posting this same problem, but it's such a small annoyance I just haven't bothered to bring it up.

But, after any time I download an ESO patch, no matter the size, I hang up while logging in also. The launcher loads fine, patches itself without any problems and after hitting PLAY the game starts to load without any problems as well. I type in my password and click LOGIN, this is where it hangs up. It goes to the loading screen (various landscapes) and the music plays. Somewhere between 40 seconds to 1 minute the music mutes itself for 5-10 seconds. It doesn't stop the music because the sound comes back on further into the piece. Then, over the next minute the music will mute 1-3 more times, all the while I'm still at the same loading screen before I even get into the Character Selection. I most often just Alt+Tab and close the game and launcher and try again without any problems at all. Only once has it done this more than once after a patch, and that time it happened 3 times, the 4th try had no problems that day.

This has never felt like a "problem" but rather just an annoying ritual I have to go through once or twice a week. However, I am curious if there is a way to stop it.

It's normal to have a lengthy login after a patch. It's happened every time to me (well, there was one small patch that it barely did this).

Has to do with updating the game files and such. It's why I log in to the game post patch, then go make myself a beverage. By the time I come back, the game is ready.

I always get it after a patch. Character screen finally appears around the 4 minute mark. I usually use the time as a smoke break.

Yes, it happens every time, with the music stopping for a few seconds then restarting, over and over. I have gone away and left it for over 10 minutes in the past but that never helps.
So, I restart the launcher, repair and then get in... usually. Sometimes it does not work second or third time round either.

After each patch I get a long loading screen to character select, too. However, after about 3 minutes everything works fine. Successive log-ins are relatively fast.

After a new patch, it does seem to take longer for the character selection screen to load but i never had to Alt-F4 out of the game though. It also seems to take a bit longer for my surroundings as well as other players to load around me when i enter the game for the first time after downloading a new patch.

Seems like it`s the case for quite a few people so i`m not too worried about it .

Draxuul

Yeah every time. I just leave it for about 3 or 4 mins, it logs in and works fine from then on

I have not had this problem.Mine just usually takes a lot longer to load because it's processing all the new stuff.

I get this too after every new patch. I log in and loading screen... loading screen... and after 5-10 minutes I'm at the character screen and everythings normal again.

onlinegamer1 wrote: »

Everytime there is a new patch (full release, point release, or even hotfix), my 1st login attempt hangs. By "hangs", I mean, I put in credentials, press "Log In", and I never get to character select screen, it just hangs on the screen with the desert pic.

I alt-F4, log in again, and everything is fine from then on... until the next patch, when it happens again, 1st time only.

Anyone else hitting this bug?

Yeah, I always get that after a patch.

I have to try to login, that close it down, and start it up a second time, after which it usually works (sometimes requires a second shutdown and restart).

But since I have a routine that works for it, and it only adds a few seconds to my logging in, I can live with that.

It does not hang for me, but it is noticeably longer. The game is on an SSD however, maybe on a slower drive it might hang (or appear to).

yep, every single time after a patch

It happens every time after a patch. I usually leave it and after a really long time it starts loading the game.