Hey guys,
Whenever I launch the game client, it immediately goes to 0kb/sec and freezes there. Sometimes it’ll start at around 30kb/sec and start to peter off, but it hasn’t collected more than 300kb of total downloaded data yet.
To clarify, this is not at the phase where the patch is being downloaded. There’s no “1 file remaining,” as I’m not even at the point where the launcher allows me to log in. It’s the step right before that.
This has moved beyond an annoyance, and beyond an inconvenience, and is now entering the realm of torment. I’ve spent a solid 8 hours researching this over the past four days, and have very few conclusive answers.
I have not been able to reach the login interface since Tuesday night. I work from (adjusted for server time) 5:30am until 4pm and get to bed around 8pm every night, Monday through Friday (plus 5:30am until 2pm on Saturdays), and have very limited time to play the game. The fact that I have spent 8 hours out of my 20 free hours is infuriating, and I am at the point where I am not sure why I’m bothering.
Like many others with this problem, I am located in the midwest (northwest Chicago suburbs). I have tried adding instructions to my system32 hosts file, I have tried repairing the launcher, I have tried instructing the launcher to use an EU download server, I have tried everything except for deleting my local.dat file. None of the solutions offered work, but I did find something interesting.
There is now no local.dat file stored on my computer.
Edit: Finally found it when looking through APPDATA on a whim. Will report back with an update.
I just recently installed the game on my girlfriend’s laptop, and during that process she encountered this error while trying to install. I know for certain that as of two weeks ago I had a local.dat file because one of the tips for getting around it for installations was to copy/paste the file to the target PC.
What bothers me the most about this is that I was able to play late on Tuesday night, and spent about 30 minutes blasting through the personal story in order to avoid the new build releases. As soon as I completed The Mystery Cave and watched the cinematic, the game kicked me out of the instance and exited to patch for the new build. I’m more agitated about this than normal because I wasn’t even exiting the game on my own terms, and still have yet to claim my rewards for finishing the personal story.
I’m extremely hesitant to reinstall the game (as it took waking up at 2am, launching for install, and leaving it open overnight to get it to work before), but need to find a solution to this. It’s ridiculous, it’s directly a result of the new build throwing me to the curb, and it has not only denied but interjected itself into my play experience.
I’m begging for advice at this point, as if I do not get it working tonight it will likely be another week before I am able to log in again.
