Rendering power is not the bottleneck here. This is an MMO. The client is limited by the rate at which it can receive data. Issues like latency, packet loss, your ISP connection speed, line contention and many other factors outside the control of the developers have very significant influence.
Hmm.... The resolution has been consistent for me but as you said there could be multiple causes. One thought comes to mind: do you remember if the time you logged in successfully was period of high or low traffic? I live in Australia and during the day I don't recall ever having had an issue. I wonder if this is due to…
I believe I have determined the issue behind this problem. I think the problem comes as a result of players setting their graphics details too high. Particularly with respect to character distance and texture detail. When logging in to Protector's Enclave, particularly in an area with a high player count such as the…