It has come to my attention some people have issues loading the game consistently.
I'm currently trying to track what might be causing the problem. It's especially difficult as I'm not able to reproduce the problem.
However, especially those having the issue. Kindly update the game to the latest version (might need to restart Steam).
I have added a 'connection status' at the bottom right of the loading screen.
I'm especially interested if the connection keeps reading 'connected' in the minute the loading halts. (Or does it change to disconnected?).
Kindly get back to me :) Thanks!