Download Speed: 30Mbps
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz
Ram: 8GB
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Video Card: ATI Radeon 4890
I play all types of games, some in early release/pre-release, many released in the last year. I do not have any issues playing any game thus far be it a MMO, offline RPG, FPS.. this is actually the first time I've had some sort of issue running any game on this PC and I always run games on max graphics settings.
I agree its odd, that's why I posted here. In fact, what you describe as your loading time is exactly where I was when I started playing the game at early-release. I didn't have any sort of speed/loading/lag/anything issues in terms of performance. I came back right before Thanksgiving and I noticed that it was taking 1-2 min for loading times and thought that was bad then after they released the pvp expansion.. well I described in the OP where I'm at now with loading. I'm using the exact same PC (fresh install of SWTOR when I returned) with the only difference being that when I played SWTOR at release, I had an internet speed that was about 25Mbps SLOWER than my current connection. So, if nothing else, I'd expect an improvement on load times.
I'm not beyond upgrading my PC.. its about that time. The thing is.. I don't get why a game that used to run wonderfully all of a sudden runs crappy on the exact same machine with an upgraded internet connection. To me, that points to an issue or change with the game as my PC has been a constant.
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No it doesn't, no lag or anything. I also don't experience any lag whatsoever once I'm in game unless I have to get on my ship and go to another planet. In that case, its the loading time problem again.