Solution at the bottom of this post.
After lots of research, and scouring the web for information, I have finally found what appears to be a solution to an issue a lot of people might have – excessively long loading loot times.
This issue only started affecting my system as of late last wipe, and all through the current wipe. I have a near top of the line system, 5900X, 3080, NVMe, but my loading times suddenly became 10x as long as before.
I used to consistently be the first on the 'Waiting for Players' screen. Now I had all my squad mates waiting on me, and sometimes even spawning in before I was even done. My load times went from 30-40 seconds to 3-4 minutes going from the "Matching…" to "Waiting for Players…" screens. If you are experiencing something similar, I suggest your attempt this fix, especially if you're on an AMD system.
Disabling HPET is generally regarded as safe, and should not impact system performance in any way. However if you notice something wrong after changing it, it's simple and quick to re-enable – do your own research if your skeptical. But for me, it was 100% worth it given the impact on my loading times. Hope this helps some of you!
How to Disable Windows HPET
Device Manager Method:
Open Device Manager.
Locate System Devices, expand.
Locate High precision event timer, right click, Disable.
Reboot your system.
CMD Method:
Run Command Prompt as Admin.
Then run bcdedit /enum to first check if HPET is enabled.
If you see useplatformclock Yes at the bottom of the output of the previous command, then HPET is enabled, proceed.
Run bcdedit /set useplatformclock false.
Followed by bcdedit /deletevalue
useplatformclock.Reboot your system.
