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Anyone else hang on the 1st login after any patch?

onlinegamer1
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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?
  • Vuron
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    This happened to me after the patch last Monday (not yesterday). It is the only time that it has happened to me, though.
  • CapuchinSeven
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    I often hang logging in, after the patch today has been one of those times.
  • Sighlynce
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    yeah I get it. Sign in and wait no character window. I usually have to quit then run computer sweep, then restart.. then it works
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  • BrotherBear
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    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.

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  • Jaxom
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    Yup, every time. I log in, wait 1 minute as the loading screen just sits there. Alt + F4. Close launcher. Reopen launcher and relog in. Works every time though seems a bit ridiculous to go through this every Monday.
  • Nestor
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    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.
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  • LariahHunding
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    I have seen an official response where it can take as long as 15 minutes to login the first time after a patch.

    ALT-Tab, do something else. Alt-tab, play
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  • Weberda
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    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.
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  • onlinegamer1
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    Weberda wrote: »
    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.

    I have waited upwards of 10 minutes, and it never completes. So, now, I just press "Log In", wait for screen to change, hit Alt-F4, re-run client, Log in, and I'm in right away (less than 60 seconds all in).
  • Vendersleigh
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    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.
  • Chuggernaut
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    Post patch is the longest logon time for every time, and the music cracks, and the cpu spikes every so often. I found defragging the eso folder helps speed this up, the downloaded files are pretty fragmented.
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  • Lancillotto
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    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.
  • kimboh
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    Allways happens to me, every patch the first log in takes 2 or 3 minutes.
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  • Draxuul
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    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 .

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  • Samadhi
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    My girlfriend and I both have this issue.
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  • jamie.goddenrwb17_ESO
    Yeah every time. I just leave it for about 3 or 4 mins, it logs in and works fine from then on :)
    I can has typing!
  • DogFaceInBananaPatch
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    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?

    It's a feature apparently. Just wait 15 minutes and feel the glory of this magnificent addition to the gaming experience.

  • onlinegamer1
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    JUST HAPPENED to me after hotfix.

    @ZOS_GinaBruno‌ , @ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌ ?
  • onlinegamer1
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    JUST HAPPENED to me after hotfix.

    @ZOS_GinaBruno‌ , @ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌ ?

    Still happening. Need ZoS response.
  • Tabbycat
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    I have not had this problem.Mine just usually takes a lot longer to load because it's processing all the new stuff.
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  • Inversus
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    I get this - it's fine the second time after I alt+f4 my first attempt
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  • DenniMyuu
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    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.
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  • c0rp
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    Yep. After every patch or update I wait 5 minutes to get into the character log in screen after entering password. After the first time its back to normal (2-30 seconds?) until the next patch day.
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  • AlexDougherty
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    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.
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  • Hurbster
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    Every time.
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  • Sharee
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    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).
  • MikeBob
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    After all patches I've noticed a tendency toward hanging while the game is loading for the first time - it seems that the icon in the lower right corner gets a bit herky-jerky, and the game seems to take longer to load (that first time after the patch only) - but I've never experienced any hanging during loading that required me to shut it down and try again.
  • dennissomb16_ESO
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    yep, every single time after a patch
  • Elsonso
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    I wonder how many people who do the ALT-F4 to kill the game after just a couple minutes go on to have other problems (crashes, etc) because they did not allow the patch to finish during login and character load?
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  • sparafucilsarwb17_ESO
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    It happens every time after a patch. I usually leave it and after a really long time it starts loading the game.
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