This problem is occurring across all platforms. On consoles it began about one month ago after a maintenance down time for the servers.

If you will observe your game you should notice that the splash screen is that of The Spire in Craglorn. On the PS4 you must log onto a secondary toon. If you do log onto the secondary toon, you will see the much vaunted "This WILL take an unusually long load time." Or whatever it specifically says. The operative is that it will, not "may,' take an unusually long load time.

After a player has loaded onto the secondary toon he or she can log out to their main toon. Unless of course you get the same log out timer. In that case you are forced to log to a tertiary character. The problem also occurs in Cyrodiil whenever a load screen takes place.

I know that this splash screen problem caused me to lose four Cold Fire Trebuchets. I could not get them packed quickly enough after assaulting a keep at which time there is often a load screen. After logging back into the game, and seeing the spire splash screen, I knew the infamous Zenimax Gremlin had struck yet once again.

At least Domino's 'The Noid" was comical. Zenimax's Gremlin has caused many a player to chalk up the game to experience and move onto more stable platforms.

What is the beta server for if not to locate these problems before they go mainstream. Either the beta testers do not have these types of problems, undoubtful, or they are not reporting them. It is assuredly that Zenimax is ignoring their testers in the rush to get the latest greatest poorly programmed and vetted release to market.