Well, I haven't played in a long time, that might be the reason. The problem being that its taken forever for the game to prepare, its still going as I type this. I have a brand new, Belkin internet connection, so there are no problems with it. Is their an updated game client, or patches that have come out in the past 5 months? Thanks for the help in advanced.
You mentioned that you haven't played in a long time, young Wizard, which means that you need to update everything we've included into the game since the last time you played, which is why you may be experiencing a long load time.