Battle net client constantly "updating" games and taking forever to load

Good afternoon!

So I’ve had this issue since 11.1.5 where whenever I start the battle.net client it will start “updating” WoW, Diablo 4 and whatever game installed on their app. This happens every single time I open the client, and it’s taking forever to finish. There are no actual updates, and fresh re-installing did nothing on my end. And yes, it’s all installed on SSD

Firing up a game, say WoW, will take way longer than it used too, black character screens for longer periods of times, being stuck on loading screens at 70% ish for a long time before it finishes, both with and without addons, and different graphics settings.

I’m out of ideas to what causing this. I figured it was a short issue with the client and games and tried to wait it out, but now it’s just frustrating lol.

Any ideas or anyone with similar issues? :dracthyr_a1: :dracthyr_a2:
cheers~

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Already discussed here:

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Not entirely, cuz i can and have been able to play. It’s just taking 5-10x longer from the moment i start the client to the moment i’m in game. even porting to new zones taking ages. similar, but not the same case, hence why I’m here.

Yes, this is also being discussed in the thread, as it’s the main issue many have been facing since yesterday. Of course, other minor issues might also be appearing or overlapping, but it’s better to address everything in one relevant thread instead of creating 200 separate ones.

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There we already a couple of threads about this, but one of the moderators has been closing the threads.

Mostly because they replied to a thread about this in the Tech Support section:

Basically it’s still happening and it will be fixed, once the developers in the US have a look to see what is causing it.

For now, just do a scan & repair of your WoW client through the battle.net launcher and you’ll be fine.

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I’m starting to think the problem is with battle.net and not with the game installations.

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Could be . They also have a planned maintenance of battle.net on Blizzard Services -11/07/2025, 01:00 -11/07/2025, 02:00

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Please follow and continue the discussion about this issue here: Game not launching