[Expected]Client hanging at startup during new LB shield intro

When I start up the QA client through the launcher there is a new LB shield intro thing and the client hangs up quite a bit load the shield and after. It can cause it to go unresponsive.

Point of the shield?

User Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601) 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4) System RAM: 24517
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 GPU RAM: 1990
SotA.EarlyAccess.Win.64.472.Date.03.21.17
Area: BasementSceneDungeonVillage_Arena
Area Display Name: Village Stone Arena Basement
Loc: (35.1, 5.0, 10.9)

 

The load has always been there, as best as we are aware. The shield is intended as a splash screen to try and mitigate visual issues that were occurring on client load for some clients.

 

Not a fan.

 

Thanks for the feedback. This was a fast placeholder to resolve a bug. I imagine our Mac players will like it significantly more than a strobing/flashing epileptic screen when they turn the client on.

But to each their own, I suppose!

 

hahaha, well yes I suppose that is MUCH better then an epilepitic inducing startup!