took about 15 seconds to load Friends+ here. I find the performance inconsistent -- some screen load quickly and then the same screen 15 minutes later is slow. Not sure what contributes to performance of NG?
Number of relays? Which relays?
Discussion
The intermittent performance on Friends+ is due to the volume of connections being searched and the current server load. This is because people's following lists are growing rapidly. I have a much better way to do this I believe and will be implementing it soon so performance should greatly improve and be more consistent.