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General discussion (archive)GOG.com loads too slow, doesn't make fun anymore(33 posts)(33 posts)
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Posted May 27, 2014
I noticed that I definitely wait too long for GOG.com loading (switching to other tabs while loading).

I determined the page load speed with firebug: 2.4s and 1.7 MB transferred.

I used an external tool: http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/bbk9rB/www.gog.com and got 1.4s and 3.6MB transferred.

But additionally the content is displayed really slowly. Other website display the important things first and then load a bit more. It doesn't really make fun to navigate it.

For comparison store.steampowered.com: (http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/Ip7zC/http://store.steampowered.com/)
1.3s load time and 1.0MB transferred.

So is GOG.com weak on bandwidth or is the site just too heavy?
Posted May 27, 2014
Side note: I'm currently working on a website as a contract for an external company, got the design, the structure and the behaviour ready and waiting for the client to set up the content. When I got it, they sent such high-fidelity images that loading the homepage alone was 80+MB.

Still laughing about it.
Posted May 27, 2014
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P1na:
and yet if you needed a high res image, they'd have blown up a 100x100 pixel image to gigantic proportions...


...ad yes, I'm finding it slow recently - sometimes the page never fully loads. Usually it's one of the faster loading pages I frequent, so I guess there are too many GOGbears in the servers again...
Posted May 27, 2014
At least it's faster than Humble Bundle. I don't know what the hell is wrong with that site at the moment, but these days it takes more than 10 seconds to load for me, on any machine and connection.
Posted May 27, 2014
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P1na:
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Sachys: and yet if you needed a high res image, they'd have blown up a 100x100 pixel image to gigantic proportions...
This ^^^ The most frustrating thing ever! :D
Posted May 27, 2014
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Wishbone: At least it's faster than Humble Bundle. I don't know what the hell is wrong with that site at the moment, but these days it takes more than 10 seconds to load for me, on any machine and connection.
you didnt beat the average did you?
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Sachys: and yet if you needed a high res image, they'd have blown up a 100x100 pixel image to gigantic proportions...
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foxworks: This ^^^ The most frustrating thing ever! :D
Followed by; "Can you use this image I found on google?"
Post edited May 27, 2014 by Sachys
Posted May 27, 2014
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foxworks: This ^^^ The most frustrating thing ever! :D
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Sachys: Followed by; "Can you use this image I found on google?"
Oh man, I'm dying over here hahaha
Posted May 27, 2014
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Sachys: Followed by; "Can you use this image I found on google?"
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foxworks: Oh man, I'm dying over here hahaha
"youll get loads of exposure, so can you do it for free?"
Posted May 27, 2014
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foxworks: Oh man, I'm dying over here hahaha
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Sachys: "youll get loads of exposure, so can you do it for free?"
'nuff said
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Posted May 27, 2014
"doesn't make fun anymore"

Navigating a website is considered fun now? But then again, we have a paint drying simulator that people can play and "have fun".

Other than that, loads just fine to me.
Post edited May 27, 2014 by RayRay13000
Posted May 27, 2014
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Sachys: "youll get loads of exposure, so can you do it for free?"
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foxworks: 'nuff said
judging by the look of that street, I think the bananas he'll be recieving may not be the flavour he seeks! O___o
Posted May 27, 2014
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foxworks: 'nuff said
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Sachys: judging by the look of that street, I think the bananas he'll be receiving may not be the flavour he seeks! O___o
*Looks closer

I think you may be right. :D
Posted May 27, 2014
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P1na:
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Sachys: and yet if you needed a high res image, they'd have blown up a 100x100 pixel image to gigantic proportions...

...ad yes, I'm finding it slow recently - sometimes the page never fully loads. Usually it's one of the faster loading pages I frequent, so I guess there are too many GOGbears in the servers again...
This has been a problem for at least a year, I haven't noticed it being any worse the last few weeks, but I've had to reload the front page whenever I want to log in because of latency for at least a year.
Posted May 27, 2014
Loads just fine for me .
Posted May 27, 2014
Loads fine for me.

That said, you may want to try doing what my wife does when things are going a bit slow for her tastes: click the mouse button REALLY FRIGGIN' HARD.
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