I have been trying to get the game started for the last hour. If it does not lock up when I start to build a new character, I get a message to re-download the latest patch. This is after I completely removed the game from the hard drive twice, losing the characters that I built up from receiving the game on Tuesday. This is getting ridiculous, I can't believe this. I have spent more time just trying to get the game to run, I haven't even had a chance to experience the pleasure of the lag situation.
I'm ready to through the disc out the window, and never try another Bethesda game again. I would sell it but I don't want to pass the crap on to anyone else.
Well, I wouldn't say "... never try another Bethesda game again...", because the game wasn't actually made by Bethesda, it was really made by Splash Damage, so SD is the real person to blame here.
But I've also had the freezing problem. I've been able to get to lv. 10, and play a couple games every day, but then it either freezes, or it says: "Disc cannot be read." Also, I have a brand new disc, and it's already getting a bit scratched up! But the thing is I have a REFURBISHED original 360, and about 2 months ago, it ate the crap out of my friend's DS 2 disc. It would always say when I tried to play it on campaign: "Disc cannot be read." But I could play the multiplayer trial though...