Zones taking a long time to load

I don't know what's going on but the game has been taken forever to load zones lately. Has this been happening to anyone else or does anyone know what's causing it? It use to take just a few seconds now it's taking like 10-20 seconds every time. I can hear the sounds and music of the zone within a few seconds, but ill be on the loading screen for the remainder of the time.

Hi, same problem. Turned down the texture and water settings which helped a lot. Have an old 970 card which may be past its best