Regarding startup this might be worth checking: https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/loooong-loading-time.6277/page-3#post-101403 Having very many screenshots and/or replays in their respective documents folders can slow down the startup process significantly. Explains why I never had such long launching times cause I keep those folders nice and tidy and move stuff I want to keep to a different folder. Regarding session loading, I wouldn't consider anything above 2 minutes (Nords) normal, 10 minutes is definitely way to long. Not sure what might be causing this, don't think it's a CPU thing, net connection...also doubtful about that, I would expect it to time out if it took that long. Did you change any visual setting before this happened (see above)?
Hmm, startup time is no problem. Deleted screenshots/replays anyway. Session loading times still >10min. But i can deal with it. I tell myself that this is a cool new feature called "adaptive loading times" as a Motivation for getting better laptimes which will lead to better loading times. Totally believe in it
Time when data from your R3E on your PC goes to your place in Sector 3 server and back will be allways the same. So then, don't bother yourself with develop laptimes because of your dream.
I find it to be longer than other games, but not by too much after a patch that came out a year or two ago. It's no longer an annoyance for me...But I never change any settings anymore except control preset. Nordschleife is the only time I think "this takes awhile" but it is a large, detailed track.I do run an SSD.