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"Requesting character load" - For over 5 mins

  • Agalloch
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    "It is happening again...!"


    This is ridiculous....

    Sadly only ESO have so large maintenances that only make issues not fix them....:(
  • SantieClaws
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    This one is having the same issue.

    Was able to craft on the first four apprentices then got timed out while waking up the next one.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws
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  • GoddessExile
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    cant log in.... endless character request....
    Founder & GM The Camel Smugglers Trade Guild.

    Need something smuggled? just ask .... after we are done, this conversation never took place
  • Tommy_The_Gun
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    I just wanted to say that this also happens when you change characters. I was able to (somehow) log in after 10 minutes, I did some crafting and logged off and logged on different character.

    Same thing happens. Either wait 10 minutes and be lucky to log in, or I get kicked due to inactivity (while waiting for "Requesting character to load").

    PC EU
  • Mancombe_Nosehair
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    I just wanted to say that this also happens when you change characters. I was able to (somehow) log in after 10 minutes, I did some crafting and logged off and logged on different character.

    Same thing happens. Either wait 10 minutes and be lucky to log in, or I get kicked due to inactivity (while waiting for "Requesting character to load").

    PC EU

    If you wiggle the mouse every couple of minutes, it resets the timeout timer.
  • Sarannah
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    Seems to work normally now, atleast for me!
  • gepe87
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    No patch notes today?
    Gepe, Dunmer MagSorc Pact Grand Overlord | Gaepe, Bosmer MagSorc Dominion General

    If you see edits on my replies: typos. English isn't my main language
  • ZOS_SarahHecker
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    Hey all, are you still experiencing this issue?
    Staff Post
  • nk125x
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    Yep on PC EU, not as bad as they were
  • Aerenthir
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    @ZOS_SarahHecker I don't mean to sound rude, but of course people are still experiencing this issue. It has been going on after every maintenance. It's not the first, it won't be the last.

    Can someone actually provide any insightful information about the actions that your team members are taking, different than the usual generalized response of " we are working on it " or sending the forum mods to close every thread, when people are obviously frustrated beyound belief at this point after an endless amount of empty promises.

  • redgreensunset
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    Did writs on five characters before finally giving up, took me about an hour. Quick bit of math gives about 12 minutes in average for character switch for that and that's not counting the initial log in which was somewhere over ten minutes.
  • poleth1984
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    im not having this problem, but ive been getting kicked every five minutes or so. been having this issue for over a week now and it got worse today. And, yes, I have submitted a ticket. a few days ago. have yet to even get a confirmation of you all receiving it.
    Edited by poleth1984 on May 11, 2020 4:14PM
  • ZOS_SarahHecker
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    Hey @Aerenthir "requesting character load" can be caused by everyone trying to login at once after the servers come out of maintenance. If the problem persists, we need to investigate with User IDs which is why it's helpful to know if people are still experiencing the issue.

    For those of you who are still experiencing problems, can you reply with your User ID and platform?
    Staff Post
  • nk125x
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    @ZOS_SarahHecker UID = @nk125x , stuck in char loading screens were over 10mins, now a couple of minutes - also took a long time logging out
  • Sheen
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    poleth1984 wrote: »
    im not having this problem, but ive been getting kicked every five minutes or so. been having this issue for over a week now and it got worse today.

    I have this issue since 24/4 "performance" patch.... done ticket, only got useless reply, they are supposed to send my ticket to higher level support. Still waiting a reply since a week, and I guess it will be another useless reply like "are you sure you turned on your monitor ?" (I hope I'm wrong).

    I really enjoy the game, but the support is the worst support I've ever seen in a MMO =(


    It's been 15 days I'm playing with a vpn to change my route to the server, and it works, but with higher ping.
    I think using a VPN to get a proper quality game service is a joke, just saying.
    Edited by Sheen on May 11, 2020 4:19PM
  • stefan.gustavsonb16_ESO
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    Long and sometimes infinite loading screens, login and character swap takes several minutes, random disconnects, interactions with guild banks take forever. This is looking more and more like they are going to need another one of those "extra maintenances" to fix things right after a maintenance.
  • ixie
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    I am too scared to log in, this happened last time I tried, I tried /reloadui but still the same, exited game and logged back in and everything seemed to be back but I was in a different zone than I logged out in.

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    Edited by ixie on May 11, 2020 4:40PM
    PC EU

    Ixie - Breton Nightblade
    Paints-With-Frogs - Argonian Nightblade
    Swee Troll - Crafter Dragonknight
  • Nanfoodle
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    Yup, waited till after the log in rush. log in till in game less then 2 min
  • redgreensunset
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    Hey @Aerenthir "requesting character load" can be caused by everyone trying to login at once after the servers come out of maintenance. If the problem persists, we need to investigate with User IDs which is why it's helpful to know if people are still experiencing the issue.

    For those of you who are still experiencing problems, can you reply with your User ID and platform?

    @ZOS_SarahHecker Fair enough.

    Personally I experienced these issues from server came up until approximately 6:10pm CEST (4:10pm UST) where I gave up and logged off. Loading time for characters in that interval was about 10 minutes or more apiece. User ID @ilithyn, PC/EU.
  • nk125x
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    nk125x wrote: »
    @ZOS_SarahHecker UID = @nk125x , stuck in char loading screens were over 10mins, now a couple of minutes - also took a long time logging out

    Everything seams to be OK for me now
  • sonwon.1_ESO
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    sonwon EU

    Logging out to toon screen and back in can get you kicked from the game, it seems to be working now though.
  • robertthebard
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    So, I got right in, after maintenance was over, no longer load times than usual. How many are experiencing these are going in through Steam?
  • Parasaurolophus
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    Same
    PC/EU
  • Firstmep
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    Also insane load screens, had a 4 minute bg loadscreen, and most ppl from the other teams didnt even make, so we ended up with 2 teams of 1-2 people.
  • redgreensunset
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    Update. Logged in again just to see. Login time now down to seven minutes so some improvement, but zone switching takes a good 5+ minutes so something still feels like it's wonky.
  • Harmisol
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    Hey @Aerenthir "requesting character load" can be caused by everyone trying to login at once after the servers come out of maintenance. If the problem persists, we need to investigate with User IDs which is why it's helpful to know if people are still experiencing the issue.

    For those of you who are still experiencing problems, can you reply with your User ID and platform?

    @Harmisol - PC - eu
  • fenikx
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    lucky ones. Here 7 (!!!!) minutes
  • arena25
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    I will note that since I've started playing ESO again (about a few weeks ago), my initial log-in (where I log in to one of my characters for the first time in the play session) is smooth and takes a few minutes at worst. After that, when I want/need to swap characters, the time where i hit log out to the time where i actually log back to character screen takes a few minutes (also, the music doesn't sync to the log-in music, it still plays the zone music until the end before playing the log-in music), then it takes a couple minutes to request log-in, and then finally it takes a few minutes before my character is actually serviceable (and if the log-in music is playing, it goes to the end before it finally switches to the zone-in music).

    At first, I was gonna chalk it up to the fact my "gaming laptop" is, like it always has been, a piece of crap...but after seeing this thread, I'm starting to wonder if it may not be my fault after all.

    @Arena25 - PC - NA
    Edited by arena25 on May 11, 2020 5:39PM
    If you can't handle the heat...stay out of the kitchen!
  • tambo.01b16_ESO
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    Not sure if related, but i do know several companies across the UK are having internet / network issues. Possibly one of the big guns (VM, BT) are having issues and it's causing a knock-on effect.

    This happened a few weeks ago with VirginMedia.
  • drcancerman_ESO
    drcancerman_ESO
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    Yep, I'm having the same issue on my end too. PC NA
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