POE 2 Complete PC Freeze while loading screen

We can't really say this for sure, as there can be specific code within driver files for specific games that only run for a specific game.

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Cainrith#2807 wrote:

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Babyhealer#2476 wrote:

At the end of the year, at the PEAK of holidays, those FOOLS from WINDOWS or NVIDIA decide to update their system and cause massive disruption to the gaming world and CPU usage across the World.

INCOMPETENCY !!!!

This is a PoE2 issue not a Windows, AMD, Nvidia, Samsung, Western Digital, Intel issue.

You are right about INCOMPETENCY .

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ViperThunder#0584 wrote:

We can't really say this for sure, as there can be specific code within driver files for specific games that only run for a specific game.

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Cainrith#2807 wrote:

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Babyhealer#2476 wrote:

At the end of the year, at the PEAK of holidays, those FOOLS from WINDOWS or NVIDIA decide to update their system and cause massive disruption to the gaming world and CPU usage across the World.

INCOMPETENCY !!!!

This is a PoE2 issue not a Windows, AMD, Nvidia, Samsung, Western Digital, Intel issue.

You are right about INCOMPETENCY .

Across entire product lines and software versions from different companies?

Very unlikely. But still valid opinion. Might be something. More likely is that PoE2 has some artifact code or a coding mistake that does not work with the current setups when an unknown set of conditions are satisfied.

I also have very extreme freezing since today. Played for around 28 hours in the last few days without craqsing but since today I cant load into my charackter. Im in Act 3 and everytime I try to load it freezes my PC. The mouse moves but heavily lagging and also sound seem to work but I have to completely shut down my PC with the power button and restart. Did that 3 times today and tbh i wont play again until its fixed as i read somewhere thast this can permanently damage my PC if done too often.

Sad becasue I realy enjoy that game. Hopefully it will get fixed soon.

My Specs are:

7800X3D
Asus B650E-F Motherboard
NVidia 4080
32GB DDR5 6000 CL30
Windows 11 24H2

why isnt this fixed yet...wth ?

Hello Intel, + NVIDIA user here.

I thought I would share my specifications to help support the thread, and also sent the DXDIAG to the GGG rep.

History of issue my side, I have had no real performance issues outside some stuttering here and there with a lot of effects on screen except for 1 reoccurring problem which the entire PC freezes on loading screen between zones.

The most repeatable zone to zone PC freeze is the very first zone, Beach or whatever, after killing the Miller and transitioning into Clearfell for the first time.

This has frozen my PC almost 100% of the time I have tried it.

It has frozen probably 5 or so other times in other random loading screens that I can't accurately remember offhand, but not only Beach --> Clearfell is my point.

Below are my PC specs to share another PC rig this is occurring on.

Thanks

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Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i9 11900K @ 3.50GHz 31 °C
Rocket Lake 14nm Technology

RAM
32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1600MHz (16-20-20-40)

Motherboard
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Z590 PRO WIFI (CEC) (MS-7D09) (U3E1) 39 °C

Graphics
VG248 (1920x1080@165Hz)
XG2402 SERIES
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(1920x1080@144Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (MSI) 58 °C

Storage
931GB Samsung SSD 870 QVO 1TB (SATA (SSD)) 24 °C
1863GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB (Unknown (SSD))

Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected

Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)

It’s time to send emails to the media. Everyone pls find 10 min of your time and send messages. I compiled all the contact info so you don’t have to look.

team@gamersnexus.net
jayztwocents@gmail.com
https://hardwareunboxed.com/pages/contact
paulshardwareorders@gmail.com
tips@pcgamer.com
https://www.eurogamer.net/contact-us
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/contact-us

The streamers are no going to help us because they are getting money form ggg. I understand it takes time to fix the bugs but the silence from ggg towards their customers that have problems with the game is unprofessional.

Another weekend gone by without a status update. Really sad to see how this isn't being treated as important as say, the launch day issues.

Has staff already left for the holidays and we will not be getting a fix until after they come back in a couple weeks?

Think we will get an update about the issue for Christmas?

Open Nvidia Control Panel Open 3D Settings
Go to App specific settings, choose POE (64 and the other)
At the bottom of the list change the Vulkan/OpenGL thing to DXGI Swapchain
In game, change DX12 to Vulkan

I couldnt even start the game cause of instantly crash but after i did this i can open the game and play a bit.
CPU usage around %30-45 and at loading screens max %70-80 but i played like 15 mins and 3-4 times can use teleport.
Then i realized my CPU TEMPS in 10 min going up around 90C and in last loading screen i saw 99C and usage %90. İ didnt get any crash but the overheating issue is crazy sadly i cant play like this.
One more thing i felt like game was a bit slow not like suttering tho.

just revert the latest windows patch via setup, took me 5 mins, all good now.

it is clearly a problem with the latest windows patch. just revert, its easy, rly, it is.

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diLuca77#4695 wrote:

just revert the latest windows patch via setup, took me 5 mins, all good now.

it is clearly a problem with the latest windows patch. just revert, its easy, rly, it is.

Unless you need fixes from the latest windows release elsewhere. Not keeping your PC up-to-date is not a reasonable solution.