Long server connection times

[Rascalz 0]

Hi there,

Not sure if it's everyone that experiences this problem but it can take forever to connected to a server. Once I get to the server lobby and hit Ok it usually says "waiting for character to create" for about 5-8 minutes then "loading" for up to 5-10 minutes. I have waiting up to 20 minutes just to start playing and this happens all the time if I connected to a new server or die and have to respawn. Very frustrating!

I understand it's Alpha but is there any known way to help this problem?

Thanks

[SnakeEyes (DayZ) 4]

my load times are also very long but not anywhere close to 5-10 minutes. i would say around 2-3 max. i just got the game a few days ago and still alt-tab out each time i load a game to make sure it didn't freeze (never has so far). i think it might have to do with my AV software (Malwarebytes) as i keep getting a "blocked suspicious activity" message about arma2oa.exe and gslist.exe. i've added both files to the "ignore" list but still get warnings. it seems that after i get the popup message from Malwarebytes the game starts within seconds.

my specs:

DSL 12MB down; .65 up

i7 920 @ 4.01ghz with hyper-threading on

12gb DDR3 1600

GTX 670

128gb M4 SSD

Win 7 Pro x64 (UAC turned off)

[Mourek 40]

Doesn't depend on your HW bros, it's the server quality and distance that dictates the loading times.

[SnakeEyes (DayZ) 4]

i just turned off Malwarebytes and my load time went from a couple minutes to about 20 seconds. i play on the same server each time so it was definitely Malwarebytes causing the delay. i also read in another forum that a lot of people were getting bad lag and low fps while running Malwarebytes.

i would try turning off any AV software you have to see if that helps

[SnakeEyes (DayZ) 4]

just tested 4 other servers and my load times have all been just a few seconds.

[Rascalz 0]

I haven't had any AV installed and I disabled firewall to see but I still get long loading times. I always find servers in my country and with pings below 30. Some servers can be a little fast than other but they are all still very long to load.

Maybe it's router issues and I need to allow it on that?