Hey everyone,

Long time reader, first time poster here. I played the game briefly during the beta, picked it up last September and played until the end of October. I returned this past week and will most likely be playing for a while... if I can solve this nagging problem I'm having.

I searched the forums for my topic before posting this, so apologies in advance in the event I missed this topic posted elsewhere.

PC Specifications:

Before I go into my issue I would like to point out that my PC is a bit on the low end in terms of the requirements, but I've been able to play the game it on lower settings in the past without any problems and have made no changes to my PC, first here are my specifications of interest:

> Windows Vista 64 bit (Service Pack 2)
> Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
> 4 GB RAM
> NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS 512 MB DDR 2

Main Issue:

When I start up the game, everything is normal and playable. After about 2-3 minutes of gameplay however, I experience massive slowdown in-game to the point where it begins to look like stop motion animation. This slowdown persists until I shut the game down and restart it, whereby the cycle continues. This occurs even on the lowest possible configuration settings so graphical settings do not seem to be related to the issue.

Please let me know if anyone else is having this issue and can provide me with some help! Also, let me know if there is any other information I can provide.

Much appreciated in advance!

- hiro