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game has been doing this SINCE the 23rd official launch patch, did not occur at during early access phase. This can happen randomly or nearly everytime I teleport, the game will stop working and will not work again from anywhere between 15 seconds and 5+ minutes. This is a real annoyance especially when doing hunts as you have NO CHANCE of getting to them. I check my system stats everything is fine no memory leakage or anything.
I've experienced a lockup issue as well that sounds similar to this. In short, the game input will literally lock-up for 30 seconds to 3 minutes at random times. All animations will play, all other characters will move around accept my own because my input is frozen. I can move my mouse, but the cursor will not change (the cursor is also locked). Mouse and keyboard inputs are totally locked. In other words: it feels like the game is running and that you are being disconnected, but you are not.
This has happened to me in the following circumstances:
- Running Dusk Vigil at the final boss. My inputs were locked for 2 minutes.
- Running The Vault between the first and second boss. We were pulling ordinary mobs but my inputs were locked for 2 minutes.
- In a story instance in the Sea of Clouds (fighting goblins with Alpie), my inputs were locked and I died before I regained control. I restarted in instance and it was fine thereafter.
I have also heard this reported by a player whilst running Dusk Vigil. Her inputs were locked prior to the final boss fight. We waited for a couple minutes for her, and she reported it after her inputs were restored (this happened in the first circumstance cited above).
Some thoughts on this issue:
- It did not occur during early access. These events have happened only since the patch on June 30.
- It does not seem connected to a specific class/job, but all three of my experiences have occurred within an instance.
- I have not experienced this issue during a teleport like the OP.
Technical thoughts:
- My video card drivers are up to date
- My DirectX is up to date
- The remainder of my PC functions normally and no other program is affected
- I am hardwired into my internet and the signal strength is not related to the issue
- Zero PC memory issues from what I've noticed during these events
- I often run Skype while playing for FC voice chat
There is, to my knowledge, no setting in-game that would account for the input lockouts, and I have seen no other thread on it. I'm not sure what was done during the last hotfix, but the issue is prevalent. I wish I could specifically reproduce this issue, but there are too many variables to be able to test without a dedicated group.
I would love to hear some response if SE has encountered the same issue. (This may also be relevant to the "In-Game Bugs" forum, but I'm placing it here because the OP's issue sounds identical to my own.)
Be glad that you are still able to log in. On June 20 I teleported from one area of Ul'dah to another and game crashed during the load screen, now my character can't even join the game..
No aspect of SE has been able to help me get on my character ever since.