I've noticed the same thing occasionally. I'm usually playing the game on my Alienware M11x if that helps. I think its gotten a little better since I made the game verify files at startup a few days ago.
It's most likely because of the Enormous Number of Players that are testing on Tribble and that the ESD is literally crawling with folks working on their DOff Assignments.
And also the fact that the ESD is a very busy Gathering Place.
I've seen a hell of a lot of ships coming and going around there lately.
This same issue has been happening to me, not just on tribble but also on holodeck ever since season 4 went live. Does not happen every time, but if i happen to log out while on ESD it is a safe bet that next time i log onto that toon I get to wait 5-10 minutes for ESD to finally load.
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And also the fact that the ESD is a very busy Gathering Place.
I've seen a hell of a lot of ships coming and going around there lately.