Guild Wars 2

I’ve had this bug since launch – every time I enter a WvW map, I get an initial loading screen, then see my character somewhere on the map for a split second, then get a second loading screen, before finally loading up correctly.

It’s not so much a bug as just an awkward effect. What’s happening is that after you initially load into world v world, you are getting waypointed to the starting zone. So you load into the wvw map like any other map with it placing you where you last we’re (loading screen one) then the game instantly tps you to your starting zone (loading screen 2).

Well, it actually puts you in a specific spot every time, not the place you last were, but the premise is there. Puts you on the map, then puts you on your server’s waypoint.

why not put the player on the waypoint straight away?

I agree with Wolfie. I’m not sure why entering WvW would need to act any different than using any waypoint, since it always spawns you in a location specific to each of the four maps.

The only thing I can think of would be if the initial loading screen puts you in the wvw server, which then has to determine which home server you’re from, thereby redirecting you to the proper spawn point. That seems like it could be streamlined, if only by making it into one loading screen instead of two (rather than changing the process).

This happens to me in every zone