Can't really contribute much in terms of any of the tracing stuff; just dropping my specs here as I have similar issues. Core i5 4690k R9 285 8 GB Memory I've tried it both on my SSD and HDD, and the issue was exactly the same: freezing in the early stages of the match or when new players join the game, obviously linked to loading their model / textures. Please keep the search up; I'd love to play this game just as smooth as it runs on Windows.