Hey all, ever since the Clockwork Chaos patch I’ve had loading screens that are unbearably long. I know that this is an issue other players have had (including those on Windows) but I recently upgraded my OS X from 10.6.8 to 10.8.4 and, surprisingly, my loading screens are much longer than they were prior to the upgrade.
The first time I load into a map – no exaggeration – I have to wait anywhere from 3-10 minutes, depending on its population (I think; LA takes the longest at 5+ minutes, without fail).
I’ve always had longer loading screens than most people playing (15-forty five seconds [kitten kittens messing up numbers!]) but this has reached the point where it’s nearly unplayable. When in-game things play relatively well, though my MBP is running much hotter – temperature wise – on GW2 with Mountain Lion than with Snow Leopard. Could the heat be related to the issue?
System Specs —
Model: MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Early 2011
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)Again, I want to clarify that this loading screen issue was compounded immensely when I upgraded from 10.6.8 to 1.8.4. Although I’m sure that something is server side as loading screens for everyone have been longer this patch, I’d love any suggestions for how to make my system run more smoothly.
Edit: All drivers and OS are up to date. I’ve also reset my SMC/PRAM and nothing has changed.
Thanks in advance!
I was taking a look over your Mac’s Specs and the only thing that may be a problem from what I can see based on what you’ve shown is your DDR3 is 4GB now if you look in activity monitor while running the game you can see how much memory is being used meaning you don’t have enough RAM for your MacBook Pro 8GB will get you good performance though your system is upgradable to 16GB which then you’ll be more than ok, also its best to make sure your router is working properly to prevent any Lag or latency issues which may be causing your load screen to take so long
here is a site to get the compatible RAM for Mac at a cheaper price than other providers like Apple inc. themselves also theres a picture so you can simply look at it too
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook%20Pro%20
Hope this helps in some way
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