Good afternoon and thank you for posting on the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

There are a number of factors that can contribute to the load times. However, 30-45 seconds seems relatively normal if installed to an HDD. As you mentioned, the faster second load time may be because of cached data.

Has anything changed with your issue? Your second post implies that is has been resolved.

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