Re: stuck on server loading screen when changing maps (double loading spinner)
The infinite loading issue has a fix. I can give it to you exactly for PS4 but not for PCs - although I have a suggestion for PCs.
The problem is caused by the system uploading a game data save online and then not updating that online data. So next time you play, the online saved game data is out of date and inconsistent with the saved game data on your hard drive. That creates a situation where your system cant work out which saved game data to load - the old data saved online or the up to date data saved on the hard drive of your PS4, XBox or PC. Thats also why, when this problem occurs, the infinite load screen happens at the end of each round - basically your system is having a meltdown because it doesnt have a command that allows it to choose what to load (and this should be easy for the devs to fix). You can see that this is the problem because of the "double" spinning loading circles and because sometimes during the loading cutscene you get a 'double" audio
The solution is to delete the out of date data saved online. That removes the conflict when the next round is trying to load and stops your PC or console from going into an infinite loop because it has two conflicting commands that it cant choose between.
On a playstation go into Settings and then into Application Saved Data Management. You will then see an old and out of date version of your BF 5 saved games - it will be as old as the problem you have been having. So, for example, if youve had the infinite loading screen problem for 3 days the online saved game data will be 3 days old. Delete that out of date online saved game data and you wont have the infinite screen problem again (if you do, just rinse and repeat, as required).
For PC you need to go into your online saved game cache and clear it. You should do that first for any problem like this anyway but on Origin Im not sure how you do it. On steam its pretty easy - you right click the game in your library and the game cache will show up. You open that and then click the button to clear it.
Clearing your origin cache should, in theory, fix this problem but I dont use Origin so I dont know how that works. It may be that people are just doing it wrong. But the objective is to clear any old game save data that is being held online and that is conflicting with your up to date game save data on your PC or console. I suggest you open Origin and then go in and look for your online BF 5 saved game data. When you find it it will be out of date. Delete it and the problem should be fixed.
Just to be clear, the problem is a conflict between save game data online that hasnt updated to match your saved game data on your PC. So the fix is in the online section of whatever game system youre using - in your case, Origin, but the principle is the same for Playstations and Xboxes. Wherever your online game save data is stored is where you need to look. Then delete the online saved game data that has failed to update and keep up with your saved game data on your hard drive.
