Sounds like structure collision surfaces are broken for certain types of structure; based on the screenshot in the OP, the mobs are standing on the level where the ground/surface of the terrain would be.

RSram wrote: »

So once again, something that wasn't broke before is now broken. You just can't make this stuff up! How in the world does this keep happening? With every update new unrelated bugs are introduced. Freak-en amazing.

Consider "structure collision" as one entity governing how toons/mobs interact with world structures. One edit to any sub-routine on collision or any connected process on mob interaction could inadvertently cause this.

Enodoc wrote: »

Sounds like structure collision surfaces are broken for certain types of structure; based on the screenshot in the OP, the mobs are standing on the level where the ground/surface of the terrain would be.

RSram wrote: »

So once again, something that wasn't broke before is now broken. You just can't make this stuff up! How in the world does this keep happening? With every update new unrelated bugs are introduced. Freak-en amazing.

Consider "structure collision" as one entity governing how toons/mobs interact with world structures. One edit to any sub-routine on collision or any connected process on mob interaction could inadvertently cause this.

It is understandable how bugs like this can get introduced, due to code complexities.

What is less understandable is how often these types of easily reproducible, and "obvious" bugs get through testing. It is typical for a software shop to do more limited/targeted testing for what ZOS calls incremental patches. Since, the code changes are usually minimal, and no new features are being introduced. So, they probably just didn't test this functionality, because it wasn't considered at-risk, or deemed very low risk for the changes being made.

Scheduling demands end up shipping code too soon. Sometimes this happens.

But, ZOS seems to have a higher than expected number of these regressions that make it to production, after minor patches. It isn't bad development. This is a process problem.

While riding my horse the other day I tried to squeeze myself through a rock and some kind of bush in the Stonefall area, then all of a sudden I was falling through the world infinitely.

What was interesting is the minimap addon I use shows your distance from objects when you mouse over them and while I was selecting a wayshrine to port to (thankfully I was able to port), the counter was rising into the 1000000's, lol.

Interestingly enough, I don't think it's just at dolmens.

I'm levelling an alt, and am in the Mannimarco fight for the "Shadow of Sancr Tor" (one of the last quests). I've noticed the NPCs sinking into the ground at different spots, and myself sinking in as well. After getting Manni down to about 30%, I got hit by something and fell completely through the floor. I'm looking up at Mannimarco's feet right now, but I can't tab target him or get a ranged shot at him.

Reported as a bug in game, but thought I would share. The earth in Tamriel does not appear very stable.

Nikel @ flag nearest to the two side doors.

firstdecan wrote: »

Interestingly enough, I don't think it's just at dolmens.

I'm levelling an alt, and am in the Mannimarco fight for the "Shadow of Sancr Tor" (one of the last quests). I've noticed the NPCs sinking into the ground at different spots, and myself sinking in as well. After getting Manni down to about 30%, I got hit by something and fell completely through the floor. I'm looking up at Mannimarco's feet right now, but I can't tab target him or get a ranged shot at him.

Reported as a bug in game, but thought I would share. The earth in Tamriel does not appear very stable.

I just got knocked through the floor by Mannimarco. He did it to me right at the beginning of the fight, though.

By the way, why is it that when an instanced quest bugs, your only option is to restart it from the beginning? GMs/CSAs can't fix the bug or manually progress you through quest stages. To me, there really is no better example of monumentally bad game design than that.

EDIT: Turns out the /stuck in here puts you right out in the previous room.

I finally got through that Mannimarco fight, but it's next to unplayable. It was more luck than anything that I finally got through. I tried probably near a dozen times. I got "stuck" twice when I did manage to beat him, and subsequent AoEs knocked me out of being stuck. I was also lucky that the companions did not get stuck that time, those portals spew an endless stream of ghosts if left unchecked. It's a mess, I'm glad I'm passed it and I hope Zeni fixes it soon.

@zos_GinaBruna, @zos_JessicaFolsom: I hope this is enough to get your attention and have this issue escalated within whatever bug fixing work stream you have. An acknowledgement would be nice, although unnecessary. I did report this multiple times in game using the /bug feature. This is a major part of the story line, it shouldn't be this buggy. This is my fourth character doing this quest so I dealt with it, but this could be very frustrating for players who are going through this for the first time.

ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »

Good news, everyone! Our QA team has verified a fix for the issue in which NPCs and players are falling through the floor of some Dark Anchors, and we’ll be including the fix in an upcoming patch. Thanks again for your patience.

Has this been just confirmed internally or by an accredited auditor, as we all know how many 'fixes' ZOS QA has posted that do nothing at all!

Yes. Overall the 'falling' bug has gotten worse. I've experienced it a number of time traveling by wayshrines. Getting to my destination wayshrine only to watch my char fall to his death. Lol!

still doing it after the patch that they said would stop him from doing it