I just one as well... on the PC
what platform are u?

The game

ZOS_BillE wrote: »

Long or infinite loading screens are often caused by add-ons. To resolve this issue, uninstall your addons and try to log in again. To fully remove your add-ons, do the the following in this specific order:

1. Exit the game
2. Navigate to C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\live in windows explorer
3. Rename Addons to Addons.old
4. Rename SavedVariables to SavedVariables.old
5. Check in-game to see if the if the issues persist.

If the issue does not persist, then one of your add-ons is causing the long loading screen. Try re-enabling your preferred add-ons one-by-one in oder to determine which is causing the problem.

ive tried what u suggest and have even tried removing all of my addons and its still now working....

Same here, just tried this option and it's still not working. Stuck in loading screen

natefiaccob14_ESO wrote: »

Im also stuck. Cant even get to character select. This blows

Same here as well renamed the folders as suggested as well as restarted pc

Submitted ticket

Wonder what ZoS broke in the patch ??

Mine is now working after it reinstalled with a repair

The loading screen is something for you to look at while all the different moving parts that make up the game get aligned. There are a ton of moving parts, some owned by ZOS, some owned by the player, and some owned by neither.

After add-ons, which can cause lengthy load screens when loading into the world, or doing a reloadui, the speed of the PC is next important. I have two systems that run ESO here, and one of them takes a lot longer to load into the game. It is mainly the difference between a current generation gaming rig and a previous generation gaming rig, but the difference in load times is incredible.

On top of that, the first time into the game after a patch always takes longer. The game is sorting something out. If you leave it alone, you will normally get to the character screen or get logged out for inactivity before you get to the character select screen. This is especially true on the older or lower performance systems. However, the next time it should be faster. If you kill ESO because it is "hung", sometimes this works, and sometimes it just makes things worse. Wait 5-10 minutes before killing ESO, when it "hangs" during login. First time in after a major update or patch, I usually log in and go do something else for a while. I always come back to an "inactivity timeout".

Once logged into the game, infinite loading screens and drops are caused by a combination of the internet connection and the game. Sometimes one of them. Sometimes both of them. It is usually difficult to tell. Most people just blame the server. It is a convenient scapegoat. Depending on the specific problem, it could be more likely to be the internet.

ZOS_BillE wrote: »

Some additional troubleshooting for anyone still experiencing infinite loading screens after logging in is to make sure your anti-virus and firewall exceptions are still set correctly.

The application files that may require exceptions are:

• Bethesda.net_launcher: C:\Program Files (x86)\ZenimaxOnline\Launcher
• ESO.exe: C:\Program Files (x86)\ZenimaxOnline\The Elder Scrolls Online\game\client\eso.exe
• Steam.exe: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

For some anti-virus programs you may need to add entire folders as exceptions.

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Zenimax Online\The Elder Scrolls Online\
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\

Once exceptions are up to date, you may need to run a repair through the launcher.

To run a repair through the launcher:

1. Start The Elder Scrolls Online launcher.
2. Click on Game Option on top of the News section, and click on the option for Repair.
3. Allow the launcher to examine all the files for the game. This will take some time.
4. If any files are found to have problems, the launcher will re-download those files.

Updating from my own experience:

1. All software exceptions were previously done (and rechecked) from Bitdefender 2017, for AV and firewall needs.
2. A Repair was started last night after my posts, and took a long time to conclude (it began DLing files again).

As of this morning, the sign-in screen only took about a minute for me to get to the character selection screen, and selecting a character only took about another minute after that. I'm in Grahtwood now, which is big improvement.

For my part, this appears fixed after doing the full Repair (I also had absent audio issues). YMMV, but thx, BillE.

johannes.bergstromb16_ESO wrote: »

Have done alla the steps above twice now and still unable to log in to the game. Had no problems what so ever before the horns of the reach patch. Currently on my longest login attempt so far, been on the loading screen for over 60 min now.

Just to make sure my success stuck, I just tried logging in again. Successful, mimicks what I wrote above for time on each stage. As an aside, I also took the time last night to update everything on my PC (OS, Razer Synapse, Nvidia drivers). See my additional steps on this post to see if that helps. Good luck.

I'm surprised no one has blamed Sorcs. Spamming their wards tying the servers up in knots.