Game sits on loading screen for ~10 minutes and then times out on first login post-patch each week

aesculaepius

Each week for the past month, after there's a patch, when I sign in for the first time the game sits as "loading" for about ten minutes before timing out with a message that flashes about an invalid ticket number. (It disappears too fast for me to read the whole thing). I then retype my password and am taken to the character selection screen normally, and do not experience this issue again until another patch is applied. A guildmate with two accounts says this happens to her every time she switches accounts.

aesculaepius

Verified that this is still happening after the 3/31 launch. I timed it this time, and it was over 8 minutes of "loading" before it timed out. I have exited the game and tried to relaunch, and until I sit through the wait, it just starts over. After the initial timeout, load time is normal.

emoanuneko

I'm encountering a similar problem. I get past the game launcher, sure, fine, no problem, but then I get the word "CRYPTIC" in white on a black screen, and then the game ceases to respond. shutting down and restarting does nothing, currently looking at ~10 minutes of "CRYPTIC" on the screen with nothing else