Your authentication for instance transfer was invalid.

[BrosBe4Foes]

Whenever I want to log into PoE with one of my characters I get that message at least once or twice before it lets me connect to a server on the 2nd or 3rd try. What does it mean and why do I get it all the time?

Edit:
Actually I now realize its a consistent pattern every time:

1. On the first try it gives me the authentication error after staying on the "connecting" screen for a bit.

2. On the second try it will put me into the loading screen (the one with a picture in it) but then place me back into the log-in screen with the error message "An unexpected disconnection occured"

3. On the 3rd try it usually works.


But then sometimes when I switch zones (especially when going into a town) PoE randomly disconnects me and I have to go through the whole thing again. On top of that it randomly freezes and crashes sometimes (no lagspike, no fps drops, just freeze and crash).

[Dark Thoughts]

Of course SSDs improve load times, and with that circumvent this issue.
That doesn't mean it isn't there anymore though, this is clearly an issue that needs fixing.

[DarkFaceGlow]

I don’t get any errors, but when I first attempt to log in, it boots me back to the character screen. Second time I’m usually good. Started at the start of the league.

[Mindtroverted]

I have now transferred the game to an SSD and I can confirm that it resolved the log-in issues. However, the game still seems to slow down, especially in maps where there are patches of X ground and +X monster pack size. And yeah, I've got all the video effects on the lowest available setting.

[alexander.i]

Installing on an SSD and using the standalone client instead of Steam client seems to solve this issue. Sad.

[🦄 lainverse]

Welp, I literally have no any extra free space on my SSD. Guess I have to live with this bs. Because, apparently, you can't login until game preload enough crap. And even THEN it SOMEHOW loads with invisible items in the inventory and half of the time character model (except for weapons) as well. Whatever it even preloads if not my characters then?

[solarmande]

Same, exactly the same issue for me, on a new install of PoE. Apparently it's an issue with the Steam integration and not solely with PoE.

I don't have issues playing the game, particularly, though it looks a LOT different on my potato laptop than it does on this desktop, but every time I start the game I have to log in 2-3 times, and often my inventory is still loading in. Every once in a while I get booted randomly right after logging in successfully (the third or fourth try) but this happens extremely rarely after I've gotten on and stabilized.

Everyone recommends the standalone client, so I'd really like to see Valve/PoE work together on this at some point, while it's not game-breaking, it's annoying and will definitely drive people away from both the game and the platform.

[DarkFaceGlow]

Publicado originalmente por solarmande:

Same, exactly the same issue for me, on a new install of PoE. Apparently it's an issue with the Steam integration and not solely with PoE.

I don't have issues playing the game, particularly, though it looks a LOT different on my potato laptop than it does on this desktop, but every time I start the game I have to log in 2-3 times, and often my inventory is still loading in. Every once in a while I get booted randomly right after logging in successfully (the third or fourth try) but this happens extremely rarely after I've gotten on and stabilized.

Everyone recommends the standalone client, so I'd really like to see Valve/PoE work together on this at some point, while it's not game-breaking, it's annoying and will definitely drive people away from both the game and the platform.

I have the same issues on the standalone, since the Synth league. Went from day to night, and hasn't been the same since. It's 100% a GGG issue. They need to start making the game workable for all types of machines.

[LeoHELLBOY]

+1 here, I don't want to try to move it to the SSD (I don't even have one, I would have to purchase), it's getting me really pissed

[jessiepeabody]

ssd solved this for me

[Porates]

Same here

[ImMobile]

Publicado originalmente por Paroe:

Publicado originalmente por Thorage:

Game not playable at that moment... disconnections on loading screens very often. There is mass of other games around, what's the point to bother with broken game? Developers mast be very naive thinking that they will go away with not fixing it for so long and ignoring totally the problem.

Reduce the load on your computer.
Turn down settings.
Turn off things like shadows and engine multithreading.

The problem is rarely on the games end, its mostly on YOUR end. The "well only THIS game does it" argument also doesnt fly - PoE uses different resources than, say, D3.

The problem has been on GGGs end for about 3 years. It's a preloading error made during optimization that they have not corrected yet. All they need to do is allow the servers more time before timing out. They've added and changed so much of the game that it just takes longer to load now than originally. If your PC is fast enough to give the game everything it needs with a standard HDD then you wont see the error but on slightly older machines you are being kicked out because your machine is busy loading and not responding to the server. This is why a SSD fixes the problem because it shortens loading times dramatically. All you have to do is click log in again.

If you have this problem you'll probably also notice that when you log in the 2nd time and get in that a lot of your item graphics still haven't loaded as well as some hideout items. A minute or two later and everything is loaded and the game runs normally.

I get pretty irritated when fanbois defend companies when it's ONLY their game the has the issue. Do the math here. If PoE is the only game people are complaining about it's not THEIR issue it's a developer problem. People aren't going to go out and buy a new machine just because a company didn't optimize their game to run on standard equipment.

Anyway Idk why people are " restarting the game" you don't have to restart the whole game just click "log in" a second time. I always have to log in twice because I'm still on a standard HDD.