Loading screen

An example of a loading screen.

The loading screen appears whenever a player loads into the game, changes map or enters an instance. It includes map completion (if applicable to the map), and a concept art related to the map or instance.

Command line arguments

Primary article: Command line arguments

The -mapLoadinfo command can be added to the game executable to show additional information on the loading screen. It shows diagnostic information during map loads, including load percentages and elapsed time.

Gallery

Primary article: Category:Loading screen images

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  During beta events.

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  Appearance of "-maploadinfo".

Pre-release loading screens

During various pre-release beta events, loading screens included lore. This was removed sometime between the second closed beta testing (February 17–19, 2012) and second Beta Weekend Event (June 8-10, 2012).

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  Beta's loading screen for The Great Hunt.

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  Beta's loading screen for Wild Spirits.

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  Beta's loading screen for Through the Veil's Snow Leopard Shrine instance.

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  Beta's loading screen for Through the Veil's Great Lodge instance.

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  Beta's loading screen for Blessed of Bear.

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  Beta's loading screen for Twilight of the Wolf.

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  Beta's loading screen for Black Citadel.

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  Beta's loading screen for Chain of Command.

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  Beta's loading screen for On the Mend.