POE 2 Complete PC Freeze while loading screen

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drx#8804 wrote:
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This is not a Windows issue, it is a POE2 issue.

Your entire system crashes, not just PoE 2.


Yeah including Linux based systems.. So maybe 2 of the most used Operational system's in the world are the problem, crashing everyone's here pc's.. And Poe2 has a flawless code, as an Early Acess game.. What a marvelous achieve isn't? Maybe Poe2 devs could get in touch with Microsoft to help them fix their System then

No. Poe 2 has shitty code but this is the reason why we have all those abstraction layers protecting the system integrity. Both Linux and Windows have shared code in some parts like NVIDIA / AMD drivers, Win32 API used by Proton / WINE if you run the game via them.

If your operating system including 3rd party kernel stuff failed to sustain, there are serious questions to ask to the developers of that stuff, not the (probably) faulty user mode application.

PS Oh that's interesting. Nobody in these two threads reported the hang ups on integrated video and Intel Arc.
Last edited by cursorTarget#1174 on Jan 10, 2025, 8:52:34 AM
Just a reminder for people here that have not done it: Please give a negative review on steam and mention this issue specifically on that review.

Make your voice heard.

Furthermore, I ask anyone who sees this message to please give a negative review for Path of Exile 2 on Steam.
I cannot send/reply to direct messages because my in-game character has not finished Act 1.
What to do:
1)Write a short review about the hard crashes in notepad.
2)Copy and paste it to steam reviews, put up a negative review.
3)Copy and paste it to steam discussions, put it up there.
Last edited by Cainrith#2807 on Jan 10, 2025, 8:55:15 AM
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They need to add a "slow load" maps option that loads maps on one thread until they figure out what's causing the crashes.

I agree it's some interaction between the specific setup and the windows kernel/prefetcher etc.

Fast fix first, permanent fix later.


I had it crash on using only CPU 0 for loading a map tonight.

bump
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Hexarism#4824 wrote:


I am on Windows 10. I have this crash since day 1.

There are people on Windows 11 23H2 here, they crash too.

There are people on Linux, they also crash.

The only common variable is that we are all playing PoE2 and tried to change zones in the game.

Also I don't get the point of sending this link as it does not provide anything of value in terms of information.

Furthermore, I ask anyone who sees this message to please give a negative review for Path of Exile 2 on Steam.
I cannot send/reply to direct messages because my in-game character has not finished Act 1.
What to do:
1)Write a short review about the hard crashes in notepad.
2)Copy and paste it to steam reviews, put up a negative review.
3)Copy and paste it to steam discussions, put it up there.
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Hexarism#4824 wrote:
As of the latest PoE 2 patch I am now having this issue on my Steam Deck. The last time I checked, most certainly, it doesn't run on Windows 11 24H2. I can tell it is the exact same issue because it behaves exactly like it does on my other machines. The game freezes during a loading screen, the CPU spikes to 100% utilization and 103°C in the process and the device is completely unresponsive. You can't even power it down in that moment, it is only when the CPU eventually hits 105°C that it automatically shuts off. This is an insane amount of heat and no other game has ever managed to do that to my device.

But yeah, surely - must be a 24H2 issue! My ass.
How is this not fixed yet, wow!
Crashing every 10minutes loading into maps.
Fix your broken ass game or dont sell it.
Game is completely broken and they shouldnt be able to sell it.
I have never seen or heard of a game crashing this much.
Last edited by Sindica#0929 on Jan 10, 2025, 12:49:19 PM
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I hope they highlight the PC crashes in the patch interview stream.

There's no point in discussing anything else with the game if you can't get past the damn character selection screen...

My fear with them talking to Twitch streamers is that they'll just get dumb, softball gameplay questions and butt-kissing.




It's sad that we have to hope that this gets addressed via a twitch stream. But even if so, why sandbag it for another few days? Just say something about this already. I assume they'll get soft all questions too however.
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Cainrith#2807 wrote:
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Hexarism#4824 wrote:


I am on Windows 10. I have this crash since day 1.

There are people on Windows 11 23H2 here, they crash too.

There are people on Linux, they also crash.

The only common variable is that we are all playing PoE2 and tried to change zones in the game.

Also I don't get the point of sending this link as it does not provide anything of value in terms of information.

Furthermore, I ask anyone who sees this message to please give a negative review for Path of Exile 2 on Steam.


I wanted to say that this problem is primarily blamed on POE2, but it looks like the problem is 70% 24h2 and 30% POE2, but the 30% are trying to defend 24h2 that it is a POE2 problem. :)

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