randconfig wrote: »

AardvarkMcG wrote: »

Versalium wrote: »

Anyone here who plays other MMOs? Do they have the same server issues as ESO?

Most MMOs experience server issues every now and then but never as many as ZoS and ESO

ESO's server issues are better than all the MMOs I've played in my life, and I've played at least 10 or more. Still it doesn't change the fact that the down time sucks, I really wanted to play ):

I would like to respectfully disagree that in my experience of similar longevity and number ESO has had more server issues than all other games I have played. Our player experiences with MMOs are very different.

randconfig wrote: »

ESO's server issues are better than all the MMOs I've played in my life, and I've played at least 10 or more. Still it doesn't change the fact that the down time sucks, I really wanted to play ):

Are you for real? Would be rly interested about input of what MMORPGs you played since I played many myself and have never encountered even at all the slightest or worse or even same server issues than ESO had and still has in any other MMORPGs I played.

Don't get me wrong but your statement sounds so much pro zos that it makes it taste like you are advertising for this game with possible worst server performance in MMORPG history or you may rly work for this company. No front but that's one of the biggest problems ESO has, the denial of accepting the truth of esos performance state and kinda lying to the community about literal facts which are plaguing ESO since almost beginning till now which is the performance .......

GMdoghunter wrote: »

Simple cure do as a lot of people have done,Don't renew your eso+ if you have it,at this point it is simply NOT Worth it at all,there is more downtime on the EU srvers than there is anythign else.
As per usual we are told absolutely Nothing of what is going on.

This is honestly beyond acceptable and ridiculous.

Fix your broken game,siomple as that we all p[ay you enough money.
Obviously enough though the money is NOT going on the EU servers or hardware.

Please remember that the European Directive 2019/770 on digital content and services clearly states that digital services must remain accessible and conform to the contract under normal conditions. When these obligations are not fulfilled, consumers are legally entitled to:

A price reduction

A partial refund

Or an equivalent form of compensation

Considering the increasing number of server outages and the ongoing inability to access the service — despite paying for ESO Plus — I strongly encourage all affected users to submit a formal request for compensation.

Your rights are protected. Don’t hesitate to act on them.

PC-EU, can't login either. I get that there can be trouble from time to time, but it's been quite a lot recently. I bet they're not happy about it either, and are working the problem, but I would like a bit more communication on these issues that have become quite regular. And maybe also that they extend the sub by a day, and give us the three event tickets
It doesn't really matter to me that some people could log in and get them and will then get three extra, it's just that I calculated what I could do with the time I had, and it is a bit disappointing to be missing those three that I would have gotten if not for the server issues.

I know this is a tiny problem in a big world, but this entertainment os my resting place where I go to be ok, so it does matter to me, which is a good thing for zos
Because of the maintenance I couldn't play earlier, so now I won't be able to get the daily event ticekts, or endeavors done, or get daily login - or just play the game, not the end of the world, just a shame for me.

Stuff happens, but it is important how you deal with the stuff. I realize that compensation is a wasps nest, and there isn't a ton of examples from zos, but it would be a nice "hey, we know this sucks, sorry about it, here's a little something as a recognition that we see that our players care about playing the game, and showing up every day to obtain ingame rewards - thanks for the patience we wish for "

wow you take a couple of years off and nothing changes

I'm getting a bit annoyed with the lack of updates.

My horsie looks like this.

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Some leaders acknowledge the human cost of such layoffs. Microsoft announced this month plans to cut another 9,000 workers, bringing its job cuts to 15,000 in the past two months. In a memo to staff on Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the layoffs had weighed on him as the company reorients its business to AI.
“This is the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value,” Nadella wrote. “Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding.”

From an article about AI-focused staff reductions in tech from the Wall Street Journal. Thought it was relevant to this discussion.


From the blog post the Wall Street Journal cites and links to.

What does achieving our mission look like and feel like for us as a company? When Microsoft is succeeding, the world around us must succeed too. This is why each of us chose to be here, and as a company it’s how we earn our social permission to operate. When Bill founded Microsoft, he envisioned not just a software company, but a software factory, unconstrained by any single product or category. That idea has guided us for decades. But today, it’s no longer enough.
We must reimagine our mission for a new era. What does empowerment look like in the era of AI? It’s not just about building tools for specific roles or tasks. It’s about building tools that empower everyone to create their own tools. That’s the shift we are driving—from a software factory to an intelligence engine empowering every person and organization to build whatever they need to achieve.

Article is called "CEOs Are Shrinking Their Workforces—and They Couldn’t Be Prouder" if you want to read the full context and blog post from Microsoft.

Keep in mind that while Microsoft has laid off 15,000 people in the past few months, they've requested another 14,000 H1-B visas from the government. They made $186 BILLION DOLLARS PROFIT last year, and yet they're still farming out their work to what are effectively indentured servants under the plan. I work at the ~30th largest H1-B visa holder, with hundreds of H1-B's doing jobs that could be done by local people with associate degrees and high school diplomas. No hate for the immigrants bettering their circumstances on the program, but it's being abused illegally by our largest corporations, hurts local communities, and damages the long term prospects of our country when we don't invest in our own citizens at this level.