Duty Finder needs to be adjusted NOT to happen while loading

[Alhanelem]

I just did a speed test for your Alhanelem. I got 7.49 Mbps. Which is what I pay for. So I don't think it's my connection.

I'm not going to post an image because I would have to get a URL for it. And it wouldn't really prove anything anyway because if you were to think I'm a liar nothing is stopping me from posting a fake picture as well. So you are just going to have to take my word for it.

The website provides the URL to you. Did you not see the giant "share" button on the results screen? Why are you so squeemish about doing that? Regardless, that kind of speed is more than plenty for this game. Still, I've never taken 45 seconds to load any area in this game, even an area where Odin or Behemoth is up. So yes, I'd say you do have a problem somewhere. Maybe you need to defrag your hard drive, maybe your PC is near minimum specs, I don't know but what you describe isn't normal, and changing the way the duty finder pops to address an issue that isn't in any way related to it doesn't make sense.

Beyond that, it doesn't even really matter if it pops or not. You still have 45 seconds from the time the match is found to join. The Duty finder servers don't know if you're in an area transition or not. They could increase it to 60 seconds, but nobody should have to wait longer than that especially when they've already been waiting for 15-20 minutes.

I can't say it's necessarily the cause but its time to update your CPU. You can even get a drastically better one that uses the same socket, it would be an easy upgrade.

You are missing my point. The duty finder invite happens right as the loading screen begins.

Dude, you want them to change the system over a godsbedanged coincidence. Get over it, it's not a big deal. The Duty Finder did not find a group just because a loading screen just began.

Either way though, it is beside my point. It meets the requirements to play this game.

Barely. "Meets the requirements" does not mean "will give off good performance."

[Dale]

That's horrible in today's standards. It was already bad when it was released.

I'm going to guess by this comment you are suggesting the problem is my processor then

Either way though, it is beside my point. It meets the requirements to play this game. So the game should be designed in such a way to accommodate it. Or they need to increase the stated requirements to play their game. One or the other. I play in the lowest available settings too.

[Dale]

You still have 45 seconds from the time the match is found to join. The Duty finder servers don't know if you're in an area transition or not. They could increase it to 60 seconds, but nobody should have to wait longer than that especially when they've already been waiting for 15-20 minutes.

You are missing my point. The duty finder invite happens right as the loading screen begins. And by the time it's over it is too late for me to hit invite. This is especially true if I need to change out of my crafting job first. It's EXTREMELY annoying.

And I would turn your comment around and say 15-20 minutes is nothing. I usually have to wait over an hour to get an invite. Now imagine after waiting for over an hour and then missing your invite because of a loading screen? I imagine you would be ticked off also. So in that context I think increasing the time to a couple of minutes is quite reasonable.

And no, I did not see the "giant" share button, and thanks for rubbing that in ^^ I wasn't trying to be squeamish, just didn't want to deal with photo bucket.

[Mr_Garrison]

I'm playing with a launch PS3 and load times can be pretty long, especially it seems once the machine has heated up a bit. While I've never yet missed the DF another 15 seconds might be nice.

[Dale]

I am fairly certain that load times are affected not by internet speed but by your hard drive. Getting all of the info for everyone around you doesn't take very long, but loading all of the models into memory from your hard drive is where your long load times are probably coming from. What HDD do you have and how full is it?

My friend thinks this is my issue too so you may be on to something.

Unfortunately half of my hard drive ended up on my D drive somehow during a bout with a windows representative. So my 500 GB is basically split in half between my C and D drives. I have around 100 GB free on my C drive.

[Molly_Millions]

solution: queue up as healer or tank

[Orophin]

Get a SSD. You won't regret it.

[Nuit]

You'd think that saving your spot if you're busy in a loading screen, or unable to change class because some mob is beating on you in a FATE would be common sense, but reading the replies here tends to mess with my definition of common sense.

Yes, if [insert problem] doesn't happen to you, it means that you are a superior person in every possible way and we should all accept your infinite wisdom. Happy now?

[Skyl1n3]

Get a SSD. You won't regret it.

I second this, can't beat it.

[MisakiSatomi]

I had a shitty and old CPU(e5200, not oc'd) and if i teleported to a crowded place it would take so long. So, yeah.