Since the Wintersday update, I’ve gotten stuck on the Map loading screen for Black Citadel and Gendarran Fields (2 of the 6 zone’s I’ve loaded today.)
The stalling occurs in much the same fashion as it did in the second (or 3rd, I forget) to last beta event. The loading icon will sometimes continue and I can see my hard drive is blinking occasionally. However, after 10+ minutes, (my normal load time is between <1 & 3 min) it’s clear that it’s not responding.
The computer will not respond to alt+tab or Ctrl+Alt+Del and requires a soft reboot, so it may possibly still be a problem on my end.
EDIT:
Also forgot to mention that once I have reentered the game, the loading screens will complete in their usual time. I’ve never been stuck twice in a row.