Eternal Loading Screen of Doom

ambrynn_ESO

For about the last three-four hours I have experienced random loading screens that never finish loading. This happened with different characters in Auridon and Betnikh. This is not a matter of impatience. I'm talking 15-20 minute loading screens that keep trying to load even while I go do the laundry, take the dog out, get dinner, etc. and aren't finished when I come back. The only recourse is to force quit the game. Sometimes force quitting and logging back in finishes the load, other times I'm back where I started. I haven't changed anything on my computer, and it was working fine earlier today and on previous days.

Smasher03

I am starting to get the same thing for the last hour now.

wlfheart

yup metoo. especially leave dungeons

Aiko

Yep - me too. It actually kept me from playing today..

btw. I'm on EU Server.

merk

i've had this happen to me over the last day or two as well. Usually if it doesn't finish loading within a minute or two, I just kill the game and log back in. So far every time i'm back where I was before I tried leaving the zone and leaving the 2nd time works.

Shillen

merk wrote: »

i've had this happen to me over the last day or two as well. Usually if it doesn't finish loading within a minute or two, I just kill the game and log back in. So far every time i'm back where I was before I tried leaving the zone and leaving the 2nd time works.

Yeah, this. But that really doesn't make it okay. It takes me several minutes to get back in game. And then you have to do the same load again possibly hanging again.

BornDownUnder

Same thing here, started occurring after last server fix/patch.

To note it is not server specific, happens on NA and EU, doesn't matter what level characters are either.

Another thing to note, the vram usage starts dropping shortly after the game goes to the loading screen, network usage also drops to a point where it would be as if you are standing idle in one spot.

Last thing to note, from what I have experienced it is only happening when 'indoors', either house, dungeon, etc.

Perhaps the client does not update the server with requested location or server doesn't respond to the client for the new location request?

FlameStar

I haven't had the never ending loading screen happen since the few hrs after the last patch.. but now I'm getting some occasional bug when going through doors, causes a brief loading screen before putting the player at the same side of the door but facing the opposite direction ( as if they have just left the room) It can be really disorientating :P

ambrynn_ESO

I'm on NA server. I've had it happen going from indoors to out, but I also was unable to travel between two wayshrines, both outdoors. I tried twice and the second time didn't work. I tried a different wayshrine destination the third time and that worked.

Dalexx

If a loading screen last for more than 2-3 mins, I normally hit Ctrl-Alt-Del. Kill the game, get back in and find that the load screens are back to normal. I can go in a dungeon or new zone in 30-45 secs and then go back out a few mins later and get stuck. Normally when I kill and go back, I'll be where I first tried to leave. when I leave again, it has me out quickly.

So basically, don't wait 15-20 mins. After 2-4, kill the game and try again. Annoying for sure

zeuseason

Same thing. Never ending loading screen. No resolution.

Mohrdechaia

This is happening to me also.. twice in a row trying to leave a dungeon. Have to force quit game. On the 3rd attempt I tried travelling to another person in my party and the same thing keeps happening. On all attempts to travel to/leave dungeon I am told my toon appears to go offline

Update: On the next attempt after force quitting the game I shut the launcher also. When I logged back in and left the dungeon I was able to leave with normal load screen times... to everyone else maybe give this a go

Hanzus

Just to be on record, this has happened to me for the last two days.

Ospoon

Mohrdechaia wrote: »

This is happening to me also.. twice in a row trying to leave a dungeon. Have to force quit game. On the 3rd attempt I tried travelling to another person in my party and the same thing keeps happening. On all attempts to travel to/leave dungeon I am told my toon appears to go offline

Update: On the next attempt after force quitting the game I shut the launcher also. When I logged back in and left the dungeon I was able to leave with normal load screen times... to everyone else maybe give this a go

That works. I normally do close the launcher after loading up fully into game, but tonight I didn't before trying to zone in for a story quest and got the LSOD. Exited, re-launched game then closed launcher and no issue.

Moroch

I had this problem, Googled it, read something about Avast!, added the entire Zenimax Online folder to my exceptions, no problems since. Hope that helps you guys.

Zaeth

Loading screens usually take like 10 seconds. If they take longer than 45secs to a min, alt+f4 and relog.

eversong

I'm unable to load in to a zone relevant to my character level. I have zero quests I can complete.

Cyrodiil is completely out of the question - I can't enter it period.

I guess I'll go kill mudcrabs for miniscule XP

Runefell

I never used to get this either, but this evening, I had to force quit four times, three of them were in the same attempt to get out of one dungeon.

Emira

I always close the launcher when I log into the game, its a memory drain. I am playing with no add-ons, and after an hour and half of barely playing and spending most of my time loading or relogging, I'm giving up again tonight to go watch paint dry.
I am glad I am playing on my 'free' 30 days...

BornDownUnder

Moroch wrote: »

I had this problem, Googled it, read something about Avast!, added the entire Zenimax Online folder to my exceptions, no problems since. Hope that helps you guys.

hmmm, how many others use Avast? I am also a user of Avast so will implement the exceptions to see.