Iron Banner is a [b]TIMED EVENT.[/b]
These insanely long load times are an unacceptable issue. Apparently the problem is related to AMD graphics card users, but that's not an excuse in the slightest. How hasn't this been fixed yet? The amount of time players are spending in an actual Iron Banner match vs how long they spend loading the damn thing is 50/50.
By the time loads either a few players have quit or have gone AFK since they don't want to stare at one of the most boring loading screens to disgrace videogames. What this means is that one or both teams usually has to start with fewer players, which makes games end quicker because one team dominates the other with fewer players.
[b]When that happens, it usually means the loading time was longer than the match![/b]
Again, this is unacceptable. It'd at least be fine if it wasn't affecting a timed event, but it is.
[u][b]FIX THIS.[/b][/u]