why is gamespot so slow? >_>

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#1 zero9167
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does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>
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#2 FragStains
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I'm good.
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#3 Luncbox1
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It's always seemed slower to me than other sites.
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#4 Sharvie
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It only takes 5 seconds or so for me.
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#5 Fire_Ants
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Yes, it seems somewhat slow today..
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#6 enormousaxie
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I think 5 or 6 seconds per page...
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#7 zero9167
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after i posted this it seems to be going very quick now o_o gamespot knows i was talking about it :shock:
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#8 LA_lakers_4life
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eh....i havent noticed
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#9 Le-Beave
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It took 5 seconds to load this page from clicking 'new message'. It seems okay to me. Maybe you should limit the number of programs youhave running or reboot?
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#10 andyxm
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last night it was agonizingly slow. I posted, went out for a smoke, and it still hadnt done it when i got back, so I just watched a movie instead.
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#11 enormousaxie
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after i posted this it seems to be going very quick now o_o gamespot knows i was talking about it :shock:zero9167
Gamepsot doesn't want you to leave... :|
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#12 steppinrazor88
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i would say something...but i can't risk another suspension....GS works great and is always helpful!!!! *smiles a big smile!*
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#13 freakyzeeky1986
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It's going fast for me... today. :)
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#14 MGShacker
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does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>zero9167
its not gamespot thats slow its your computer
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#15 graham_celtic
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It seemed slower today. 
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#16 disc0very
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Yeah, but that's what happens when I'm using a computer with only 128 RAM.
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#17 terdoo
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Get a better internet service.
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#18 Kreugh
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Firefox FTW
IE is really slow here.
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#19 BlackHawk340
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because it's sunday?
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#20 Karl319
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I got a better question for YOU, why are you still using 56K :| .... :P :lol: just kidding :P
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#21 Apenoot
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Sometimes it IS slow... but often just for a couple of minutes... then it's fine again... and after an hour or so it suddenly is slow again for a while :|
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#22 Le-Beave
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IMO, the only bad time i kinda have on here is hwne it says 'Forums are temporarily down'.. im like arrghhh.
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#23 Bourbons3
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It is slow. According to my firefox add-on this page took 10 seconds to fully load
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#24 Funkyhamster
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Gamespot has its slow days... but today isn't one of them. IGN is being rediculously slow, though...
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#25 _Merc_
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Fine for me...
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#26 bloody1f4knight
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It is fine for me too
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#27 Hershey07
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GS is working fine for me...
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#28 nintendo_ds_06
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its normal for me :)
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#29 freakyzeeky1986
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It is slow. According to my firefox add-on this page took 10 seconds to fully loadBourbons3
Which add-on is that? :P
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On my Aunts comp. But not mine
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#31 zero9167
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[QUOTE="zero9167"]does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>MGShacker
its not gamespot thats slow its your computer

yeah right what do you know about my coomputer. its actually really fast :P it doesnt always run slow but for a couple hours earlier it was running pretty slow. its back to normal speed now :)
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#32 zero9167
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It is slow. According to my firefox add-on this page took 10 seconds to fully loadBourbons3
see i was right 8) fire fox even says so
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#33 Bourbons3
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[QUOTE="Bourbons3"]It is slow. According to my firefox add-on this page took 10 seconds to fully loadfreakyzeeky1986
Which add-on is that? :P

I cant remember what its called :(
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#34 Nick11478
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The typing is the only thing that can be lagged for me. That is very annoying.
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#35 dgwutka
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the reason GS takes longer than other sites is that it has lots of pictures on the pages. just for this page, it has to load the avatars for every person who posted, the GS logo, and then the theme. if you go on gamefaqs its much faster because there arent any pictures
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#36 zero9167
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the reason GS takes longer than other sites is that it has lots of pictures on the pages. just for this page, it has to load the avatars for every person who posted, the GS logo, and then the theme. if you go on gamefaqs its much faster because there arent any picturesdgwutka
yeah but its so boring without the pretty pictures :oops:
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#37 yamum2
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when i first logged on it was slow. but its up to speed now
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#38 Scn64
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Gamespot has been slow for the past several days on my end.
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#39 Gamers-Unit
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Well the best way to explain it is a Website is hosted on a server. And since this is a very popular site the server gets loaded with tons of connections which causes it to have a slower loading rate.

But I'm not having any problems with loading speeds.



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#40 double_decker
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does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>zero9167
They need to update to you know, if it slows just give it ten minutes or so and it usually picks up again, and 20 seconds isn't the end of the world:P
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#41 PierSkillz
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it's not gamespot, it's your browser or internet connection. I'm using FireFox 2.0.0.2 and it takes me 6.002 seconds to load pages.
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#42 PierSkillz
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that post was just 3.0 seconds
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#43 aRE-you-AFraid
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Is it located out of England? it just seems so slow over here in the states.
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#44 zero9167
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[QUOTE="zero9167"]does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>double_decker
They need to update to you know, if it slows just give it ten minutes or so and it usually picks up again, and 20 seconds isn't the end of the world:P

lol its so frustrating. i used to be one of those people that would keep clicking a link until it loads up but then i found out it doesn't make it go any faster :cry:
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#45 metallica_fan42
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Ya I get that sometimes on this site. My computer is slow to begin with though.
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#46 rimnet00
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It does seem rather slow today.
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#47 njdss4
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It's always seemed slower to me than other sites. Luncbox1
Same here, GameSpot is almost unbearably slow to me. Once I post, I go to another tab in Firefox while I wait for my post to be done. No site goes as slow as GameSpot unless the site had crashed.
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#48 NavigatorsGhost
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Yeah, this site is moving really slowly lately, especially today. I frequently get errors after replying to threads, where it seems like it won't post my message. I click submit again and it says "clicking sumbit once is sufficient" or something like that.
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#49 BlackVII
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does it take anyone else a long time to load up a page today? for me it takes like 20 seconds just to post >_>zero9167
No, it doesn't seem slow to me at all. Your computer is probably slow.
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#50 kingkui
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lawl res post (seriously, point lose!?)