Skodan Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 using elevators and stuff on planets i load almost instantly, but when i go from planet to planet or into a flashpoint, it takes a minute or two to load. is there anything i can do to help speed up loading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fardreamer Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Short of getting a better computer?? Not sure. I have friends who load the biggest planets, like Alderaan in under 10 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xentus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I light up a bowl on every planet loading screen. Either you have a terrible computer or you smoke an entire bowl in 10-15 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appletaz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) I agree. I would like to know. Lately just logging out and logging in an alt is a whole process. Don't know why it is like that. And I have a decent computer with 6 gb of ram and a decent graphics card. And I have a decent internet connection. I'm pretty sure it is the gameside Edited January 9, 2012 by Appletaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xentus Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 using elevators and stuff on planets i load almost instantly, but when i go from planet to planet or into a flashpoint, it takes a minute or two to load. is there anything i can do to help speed up loading? sorry i got distracted trolling. I believe that loading times ect have to do with either RAM or your harddrives RPM. If you dont have a decent amount of ram or you harddrive isnt like 7200 rpm then you might consider looking there... OR LESS **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisar Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 using elevators and stuff on planets i load almost instantly, but when i go from planet to planet or into a flashpoint, it takes a minute or two to load. is there anything i can do to help speed up loading? I load planets in 10 seconds. Try looking at each individual part of your computer and seeing just how good it is. From there you can think about what needs to be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vielix Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Solid. State. Drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnaathra Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I have an SSD and there is no way the larger planets load in 10 secs. PVP rounds and the fleet load that fast yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotodama Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 You can critique it on the forums so bioware knows (since they dont seem to play their own games) but oh yeh the fanbois will just call you a troll so nothing will get fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryathal Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 1. this game is optimized like **** unless you have a seemingly random setup that runs well loading times are always going to be a bit slow. 2. more RAM, better hard drive, better CPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munx Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) SSD also dosnt make a damned diffrence, the problem is on bioware/game side, basicly not being super computer savvy even I can tell to some extent whats going on. Protip: Ctrl Alt Delete and check process while you are loading, the client basicly goes into not responding for a while, before it actually starts loading the content, its a massive **** up on biowares side tbh. And i warned them of it during beta.. then again welcome to payed beta Edited January 9, 2012 by Munx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunra Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Your not alone and its not your Comp. Game has major optimising needed. To the person repsonding to this thread saying they "know" people who Load In in 10 secs, BS. Nobody is Loading in 10 seconds. Period. I can load into FE,WoW, SWG(gone forever), AoC, GW, EVE and a few other games in 10 seconds. Tell me my Comp is why I take 5-6 mins per loading screen for this game. Edited January 9, 2012 by Kunra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivri Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I have the same issue. I load -so freaking slowly-, like 2-3 minutes per loading screen. It's the first game where I am experiencing this issue, other games that take a heavier toll on my computer (like Rift) has faster loading screens, and I don't think TOR is as demanding. My computer is only two years old, and I'd like to think it keeps up with the times pretty decently still >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahor Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It's connection speed + harddisk speed + CPU speed . As I had just a 2.5'' with enough space and use a 2500 DSL it can take several minutes for me to load a planet. Only way to improve it would be to get enough space at my SSD . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Bee Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I agree. I would like to know. Lately just logging out and logging in an alt is a whole process. Don't know why it is like that. And I have a decent computer with 6 gb of ram and a decent graphics card. And I have a decent internet connection. I'm pretty sure it is the gameside Content loading is usually related to slow IO and slow IO speeds do not usually have anything to do with your CPU / graphics / network connection (unless you installed on some kind of network attached storage) Get a HDD with low Random Access Times (fast 7200rpm or 10k rpm) or SSD for your game files and if you really want to get everything out of your system, get another similar disk for your system volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotsuga Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 if u can't beat it. . . adapt to it. . . i just use those loading times to go ****/pee/drink/eat. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appletaz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Content loading is usually related to slow IO and slow IO speeds do not usually have anything to do with your CPU / graphics / network connection (unless you installed on some kind of network attached storage) Get a HDD with low Random Access Times (fast 7200rpm or 10k rpm) or SSD for your game files and if you really want to get everything out of your system, get another similar disk for your system volume. I am afraid you are talking way over my head. At any rate, since I have a decent rig, why should I have to tweak it? This game should not require me to do such things as you mention, it should be able to handle things a little bit better than having me do weird things to my computer. Edited January 9, 2012 by Appletaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunra Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Content loading is usually related to slow IO and slow IO speeds do not usually have anything to do with your CPU / graphics / network connection (unless you installed on some kind of network attached storage) Get a HDD with low Random Access Times (fast 7200rpm or 10k rpm) or SSD for your game files and if you really want to get everything out of your system, get another similar disk for your system volume. Huh? 12345 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Bee Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I am afraid you are talking way over my head. At any rate, since I have a decent rig, why should I have to tweak it? This game should not require me to do such things as you mention, it should be able to handle things a little bit better than having me do weird things to my computer. If that (basic stuff) isn't familiar, I'm not sure how you can judge that your rig is good or not and please do not say "because I paid a lot for it". That aside, Many high performance systems sold for workstation / desktop usage do not perform that well for gaming as is and that's why you usually need to do those weird things to your PC to get good gaming performance out of it. Or just go to a retailer that sells gaming rigs (and pay some $200...300 extra). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoofar Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) You can't do as much as you'd like I think.I have huge loading times too on a decent computer (1-3 mins). Game also gives me Blue Screen of Death "frequently" - maybe once per 1-2 hours. I think all this is definitely on the "game side". Alot of know-it-alls of varying degrees of knowledge will likely tell you it's on your side. Just ask yourself if this is the only game giving you trouble, and you have your answer. Edited January 9, 2012 by zoofar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexvx Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) SSD also dosnt make a damned diffrence, the problem is on bioware/game side, basicly not being super computer savvy even I can tell to some extent whats going on. Yes it does. I went from a 7200 rpm short-stroked drive (Seagate 7200.12) to a Plextor M3S SSD. The load times were cut by over half. I can load fleet in less than 10 seconds. Belsavis in about 20 seconds. The problem with SSD's is that they are a generic term (like "computer"). There are lots of crap SSD's out on the market. What's even worse is that there are some SSD's with bad garbage collection. So when you go read a review of an SSD (most reviewers are clueless), they usually benchmark them in a brand new state. However, in the real world, where the SSD's are used and abused (and filled up), SSD's with poor garbage collection will have crap performance. Then there are SSD's with synchronous and asynchronous NAND that heavily affect performance. That said, the game needs better load optimization, but I have a feeling its one of those things that's low on the totem pole. There are other gameplay related issues that are far higher. Edited January 9, 2012 by dexvx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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