I actually managed to fix this issue via a repair operation on the game files.
That said, I'm experiencing VERY frequent crashes in the game, so maybe the beta driver will help with that.
@generichs1 ; AVG or Avast running on your rig?
I have read through several posts regarding this same issue, and have not seen a single reply from EA, Bioware, or anyone that has a fix for this problem.
Why would you expect EA/Bioware to post on an issue for a game that has been three years since it has been patched?? The original poster fixed the issue with a repair, and most recent don't post any kind of info even start helping them. MOST times it is another program interfering or corrupted data on either the game or the save that is trying to load. Bioware isn't going to patch DAI, hasn't patched it in 3 years, and so any issues currently in the game since about December 2015 just have to be dealt with as best as possible. If you have this issue, then how about posting up a DxDiag file, exactly what you have done to try and fix it, and if what Malware/Anti-virus programs you are currently running.
Now, do I wish they were still patching and updating DAI...kinda, but honestly, I want them to get Anthem out, and start on the next Dragon Age, much more than to fix every little bug in a 4 year old game. Do I wish they had squashed all bugs before stopping patching....yeah, but it will never happen, heck, if you look over at StarCraft, Blizzard is STILL patching that game, 20 years later, and STILL fixing and causing bugs as they do so.....
@Naslen; "AVG or Avast". 9 out of 10 people with this issue are running one of those two a/v programs.
They are worse than useless because of their high false-positive rates (they flag legitimate programs as malware.) There is a pinned topic at the top of the forum that addresses this specifically.
And half of the remainder are running with hardware that doesn't meet the min. specs, or are running software that actively interferes (e.g. Discord, Slack, or Razer, Steelcase, and certain Logitech gear.)
