Huh... Ok, so they get big. Yeah I am still in act 1.
Actually they are around 17MB in size for me atm.
So, does it take a long time to save a game in later acts? Somehow I doubt it.
Writing a file usually takes longer than reading it, so if the act of saving a game isn't long, then the loading of the file isn't the issue.
Yes it takes longer to load the further in I get it seems.
I need to regularly verify the game files which seems to help with reverting to the original load speed, which is still longer than it would be if I could load off my Raid 0 SSDs.
I spent £700 on 2x4 Tb gen 4 drives when they were on black friday sales, and welp 6 months later they were £280 each but I needed them when I got them as I was full on my previous 4 Tb setup.
The 'location' isn't whats relevant. The drive speed is for loading times.