Hey guys!
Im running on Xbox one X and have been since launch... the game has taken progressively longer to start as the year has gone onwards.
When i click the SOT game app the game can take up to 5 whole minutes just to show a loading screen.
I own the digital version but also has game pass too.
Has anyone got any idea why the game takes so long to boot up? Its super frustrating. No other game ob my xbox takes these sort of times to start up
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@wanda-maximoff I'm not very familiar with xbox anymore but if possible, I'd clear all cache and possibly uninstall/redownload the entire game with every files associated.
I also noticed that the initial load time has got progressively longer, also on the X. I tried the suggestions above, but the problem continued, and only for SoT. An ssd fixes the problem, now i click on the app, and im at the main menu in 20-25 seconds. Its troubling that we gotta buy stuff to fix problems that only occur on one game.
@pomalotacusmk3 said in Start up load time problems:
I also noticed that the initial load time has got progressively longer, also on the X. I tried the suggestions above, but the problem continued, and only for SoT. An ssd fixes the problem, now i click on the app, and im at the main menu in 20-25 seconds. Its troubling that we gotta buy stuff to fix problems that only occur on one game.
Exactly. I think they should simply add a RESPAWN TIMER that is the same for everyone. How is it fair that in the Arena PC players get to start playing a min or two earlier than OG Xbox players?
@contentzilla We don't. Simple as that. There is already a spawn timer in place so that the game only starts when the last person has finished loading into the match.
I also have an xbox one x and I can tell you exactly why and the solution. The One X uses a slow mechanical hard drive which makes load times, render rates and even gameplay clunky at times (never understood why they didnt go SSHD as the One X is a power boat thats held back by its hard drive). I bought a 500gb external Solid State Hard Drive for £40 of Amazon and transfered my games to it and believe me when I tell you that SoT loading times have gone from 3 minutes to 20 seconds (even mermaid rides are improved).
EDIT: For anyone interested in going SSHD bear in mind it needs to be more than 250GB or X box will just assign it for media files. Also make sure its USB 3 and you get the appropriate USB cable or cradle.
@pomalotacusmk3 Can't tell you. But since this is apparently not an issue for every Xbox player I would assume it happens only occasionally on a limited number of machines. There could be a plethora of reasons for that, faulty hardware etc etc.
But I can tell you with total confidence that there is a system in place that holds people back. I have an SSD and I load into adventure mode within 30-45 secs, while Arena takes about 2-3 mins. Same for other mates on SSD, meaning the only logical explanation is a system making sure that no one loads into the game too fast.
@d3adst1ck said in Start up load time problems:
The Arena load times from tavern to ship are all way longer than in Adventure mode, suggesting that there is a system in place to hold people on the black screen until the server decides everyone is ready.
Not true. If you look there's many posts including mine that state we sit on the black loading screen after sitting in the waiting area known as the Tavern for anywhere from a min to a min and half. Sometimes while waiting we can hear the anchor being raised so nobody was held back. Also, once loaded in I go to the food barrel first and then the map next and most if not all of the time there's already a ship moving away. So I ask again. HOW IS IT FAIR THAT SOME PLAYERS (mostly PC) GET AN EARLY START IN ARENA MATCHES THAN US ON THE ORIGINAL XBOX ONE OR XBOX ONE S???? HOW. IS. THIS. FAIR. OR. BALANCED?????????????????????????????????
@contentzilla yes its true. The game holds all players until it determines they are ready. Is that broken for some configurations? Maybe, but the feature is still there.
You need to chill.
@captain-fet said in Start up load time problems:
@contentzilla Rare cannot be responsible for hardware limitations
I would agree with this 100% if the game was PC only due to the vast amounts of different configurations. However, due to Rare making this game for the Xbox One there should be a responsibility for them to make sure we Xbox users have similar load times to those who we play against. So if there was an opt out of cross play then problem solved. Since there isn't it should be pretty easy for us all to agree that it is not fair that some get quicker load times than others and is therefore unbalanced.
@contentzilla said in Start up load time problems:
@d3adst1ck said in Start up load time problems:
@contentzilla yes its true. The game holds all players until it determines they are ready. Is that broken for some configurations? Maybe, but the feature is still there.
You need to chill.
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Hey, you were the one going berserk with all-caps and now this post is extremely aggressive so I stand by my previous statement.
You need to chill.
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Of course the Mods call me out vs the people who are starting fights. No surprise here.
