Crashing on Zone loading / selecting character

[Anxarcule]

Seems to be a recent problem as I used to be able to zone no problem but now it seems that 30-40% of the time I zone I get stuck on Loading, please wait... and end up having to force close the client, wait a few minutes for synchronization and try again. Is there a solution for this sudden issue? I've been playing since January and this only recently started (last 1.5 weeks or so)

[Swish]

Are you on a shared connection with heavy usage? This used to happen to me when people were choking the bandwidth with Netflix/torrents/etc.

Also I'd always recommend an ethernet cable over wifi as something to try for a more solid connection.

Not necessarily the answer you're looking for but its good to try and start eliminating what it isn't :p

[Anxarcule]

Nothing has really changed in my internet activity - no torrents and Netflix is and has been in use while playing.

[Jerri]

Run the game in 'compatability mode' and select WinXP SP2. Windows 10 (if thats what you are using) doesn't seem to like the old eq client much.

[Kados]

i have crashing 50% of the time i zoned or tried to load into char select, i set myself as the DMZ on my network and it completely solved the problem