Stalkingwolf.6035 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 i'm using Lily of the Elon from the PoF Deluxe Edition.but the loading times are annoying. 20-24sec using a SSD. Switching from character to character takes ages.Do all lounges have this problem? Which one is currently the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Often depends on where your character was last. Newer maps with the enhanced graphics may take longer to load, as well as what kind of assets/amount of character models each Lounge has to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 The Lily of the Elon is a non-instanced part of the Crystal Oasis map, so it's loading the entire map and should take about the same time as any normal map. Which in my experience it does - I use it a lot and I've not noticed it loading any slower than any other map, but it isn't any faster either.I've not tried them all, but I assume the quickest to load will be the ones with their own map, like the Mistlock Sanctuary and Armistice Bastion, and possibly the Lava Lounge since Ember Bay is a smaller map and maybe not as populated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warobaz.9543 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Also, the Lily is quite heavy with assets to load, and in a water filled zone. So, if you have reflections active, this can take a bit more to finish loading the map, and displaying everything correctly before the game lets you see the result. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Sorceress.2387 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Having a lounge pass is supposed to offer convenience to the user. As is stands, the Lily of Elon Pass is not convenient at all because of the long loading times. If I had known this, I would not have purchased the deluxe version of the Path of Fire Expansion. If there was a way to trade this annoying pass for a less fancy but time efficient lounge (without having to pay for a brand new pass of course), I would do it in a heartbeat. I would even be willing to pay a couple hundred gems to just upgrade it. Please Anet, I don't need all the frou frou from Lily of Elon, I need a quick access lounge to do whatever needs to be done so I can get back to enjoying the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashberry.4510 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Mistlock is pretty slow as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonecap.4105 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Lava Lounge 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 @Mighty Sorceress.2387 said:Having a lounge pass is supposed to offer convenience to the user. As is stands, the Lily of Elon Pass is not convenient at all because of the long loading times. If I had known this, I would not have purchased the deluxe version of the Path of Fire Expansion. If there was a way to trade this annoying pass for a less fancy but time efficient lounge (without having to pay for a brand new pass of course), I would do it in a heartbeat. I would even be willing to pay a couple hundred gems to just upgrade it. Please Anet, I don't need all the frou frou from Lily of Elon, I need a quick access lounge to do whatever needs to be done so I can get back to enjoying the game.I'm not sure what your needs are in Lily of the Elon, but many of the offerings there can be found on other maps: PvP Lobby, WvW, Crafting stations in several Open World maps, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalkingwolf.6035 Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 ok i now selected Mistlock Sanctuary from a pass i got some month ago and its the same.20sec to load the map. thats the same time loading time of Lily of the Elon. Thats very disappointing.For example. Loading Lions Archs takes 9sek. Divinity's Reach 6sek and so on.The only map that has such long loading times is Thunderhead Peaks with 16s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 But if we're talking about a difference of 11-14 seconds between a 'fast' and a 'slow' map and a total loading time of around 20 seconds...does it really matter? 20 seconds might be noticeably slower than 11 seconds, but is it enough to be a problem?Maybe my perspective is different because my other MMO is much slower. When I'm playing that game I always keep my internet browser open so I can switch to that during loading screens because they take so long, but with GW2 I don't bother because it's not long enough to do anything else. Yes it's a wait, and ideally it wouldn't happen, but I don't feel like it's long enough to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phs.6089 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Bare in mind game also checks your inventory for pass(maybe also checks if it's not temporary and expired). I enter DR much quickly trough poral/teleport, then when i use lodge pass. Still Lily is the slowest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalkingwolf.6035 Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 @Danikat.8537 said:But if we're talking about a difference of 11-14 seconds between a 'fast' and a 'slow' map and a total loading time of around 20 seconds...does it really matter? 20 seconds might be noticeably slower than 11 seconds, but is it enough to be a problem?Maybe my perspective is different because my other MMO is much slower. When I'm playing that game I always keep my internet browser open so I can switch to that during loading screens because they take so long, but with GW2 I don't bother because it's not long enough to do anything else. Yes it's a wait, and ideally it wouldn't happen, but I don't feel like it's long enough to be a problem.in my opinion yes.Some maps only take 4-5sek to load. i switch a load of characters. port a lot around and its annoying to wait 20sec ( with a SSD ) to enter the Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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