12am - 6pm maintenance??? June 25th

Nemesis7884 · June 22

SpiritKitten wrote: »

RealLoveBVB wrote: »

SpiritKitten wrote: »

Isn't this for the installation of the Vengeance campaign we are getting at the end of the month?

I hope not. 18 hours maintenance for this 50 remaining Cyrodiil players

hundreds of players were in vengeance last time

Hopefully vengeance will be a thing for midyear, was fun last tine...

xencthlu · June 22

Six hours is shorter than most people sleep. There's definitely going to be people who actually can't get their log in rewards and do their daily endeavors because of this. This is bonkers.

Cardhwion · June 22

xencthlu wrote: »

Six hours is shorter than most people sleep. There's definitely going to be people who actually can't get their log in rewards and do their daily endeavors because of this. This is bonkers.

Honestly... I will be one of those, but I am grown up enough, to not see my dailies in a game as that important.

Danikat · June 22

This thread is highlighting another reason it would be helpful for ZOS to tell us what the maintenance is for: we've got people expecting every bug from the last update to be fixed (and possibly some from before then), people expecting big changes for the upcoming event, or the PvP mode, or both, other people saying it's just server maintance and will make no noticable changes at all...

Even if it all goes to plan and works perfectly some people are going to be disappointed and confused that it didn't do what they expected, which could easily be avoided if ZOS simply put up a post saying "We are doing 18 hour maintance because..."

old_scopie1945 · June 22

Danikat wrote: »

5am - 11pm UK time...so I won't be able to log in that day. I suspect the same will be true for a lot of people in Europe.

At least it's before the event starts.

Same old, same old yet again. No fun for us for not being American, yet again.

old_scopie1945 · June 22

redlink1979 wrote: »

I don't care how many times and/or how long maintenances take, I just want the game playable.

Wishful thinking.

JinKC98 · June 23

18-hour maintenance time from 12pm until 6am here at South East Asia. There goes my 1-day of ESO+…

At least bring back the ka-ching cash sound. Only realize how much I miss that sound after it's gone…

ApoAlaia · June 23

TBH the thing that irks me the most of 'all day maintenance' is that the week that Zenithar starts and the trader bids are veritably stratospheric while is a struggle to keep the guild going we lose an entire day of trading.

I guess that most people don't really care about it but the closer we get to the date - and after having had to scrounge every single coin I could find to be able to place the bids - the saltier I get about this.

MsLoud · June 23

Awesome - my one off day this week.

PunkAben · June 24

The June 25th maintenance for The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is scheduled for 18 hours due to backend database upgrades on the PC megaservers. This extended downtime is needed for more substantial work than typical weekly maintenance.

Here's a breakdown:
Backend Database Upgrades:
The maintenance involves upgrading the backend systems that support the game, likely including database optimizations and potentially hardware upgrades.
Extended Downtime:

While typical ESO maintenance might last a few hours, this one is scheduled for 18 hours (from 12:00AM EDT/ 4:00 UTC to 6:00PM EDT/ 22:00 UTC), indicating a more significant operation.

Preparation for Events:
Some speculate the maintenance could also be related to upcoming events or content releases, requiring additional backend work.

No Patch:
It's important to note that this is labeled as "Maintenance" not "Patch Maintenance," suggesting hardware or database work rather than a large game update.
Essentially, the longer duration is due to the complexity and scope of the database upgrades being performed, rather than a routine patch or update.

Cooperharley · June 24

Welcome

LadyGP · June 24

I have zero inside knowledge or facts to make this claim...

With that out of the way.. I'm wondering if the extended maintenance is pushing stuff to live in preperation for the Vengance test that is upcoming.

Prism_ADC · June 24

Guess it's good I'll be working during most of that downtime

SeaGtGruff · June 24

I usually play on PCEU in the afternoon or early evening, then play on PCNA later in the night (USA Eastern Time), but today I'll be sure to get those done earlier-- especially PCNA. I feel bad for any players who will end up missing a day of gameplay, but I'm planning to use the time off to play other games for a day, then tomorrow night I'll be back to ESO.

I've actually been playing Morrowind a lot recently. I'm also actively playing Oblivion, Daggerfall, and Arena, but my time spent playing Arena and Daggerfall has dropped off a good bit and I've been spending more time playing Morrowind and Oblivion.

Jaimeh · June 24

Jestir wrote: »

RIP a whole day of Tenfest

This ^ I guess they will have to move the schedule one day up.

Abelon · June 24

PunkAben wrote: »

The June 25th maintenance for The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is scheduled for 18 hours due to backend database upgrades on the PC megaservers. This extended downtime is needed for more substantial work than typical weekly maintenance.

Here's a breakdown:
Backend Database Upgrades:
The maintenance involves upgrading the backend systems that support the game, likely including database optimizations and potentially hardware upgrades.
Extended Downtime:

While typical ESO maintenance might last a few hours, this one is scheduled for 18 hours (from 12:00AM EDT/ 4:00 UTC to 6:00PM EDT/ 22:00 UTC), indicating a more significant operation.

Preparation for Events:
Some speculate the maintenance could also be related to upcoming events or content releases, requiring additional backend work.

No Patch:
It's important to note that this is labeled as "Maintenance" not "Patch Maintenance," suggesting hardware or database work rather than a large game update.
Essentially, the longer duration is due to the complexity and scope of the database upgrades being performed, rather than a routine patch or update.

Can we maybe not use ChatGPT to regurgitate official information already provided in a clean form by our community managers (https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/679500) but in 20 times more lines and with unnecessary fluff? One would expect to communicate with actual people when using the forums.

GMdoghunter · June 25

Aylish wrote: »

18 hours downtime for zero bug fixes, while U46 introduced countless bugs. Thanks?

Totally agree with you there UP46 is a total bugfest,and more than likely they will introduce more with this maintenance.

Instead of putting all of those mounts and those ridiculous crates in the crown store they should fix there broken game.

wolfie1.0. · June 25

majulook wrote: »

Day before upcoming event is the Zeal of Zenithar event. It will start on June 26th 2025 coincidence?

No its not, they planned it like this, also planned mid week to minimize impact, maintenance also ends before prime time NA which is also not a coincidence.

Bluepetunia · June 25

I don't mind an extended downtime for maintenance. The NA server has been acting a tad strange lately. My helmet was showing even though I use the hide helmet feature. My actual shoulders from my crafted armor were showing also. I wear a costume all the time and this has never happened before.

I have plans for the downtime, cleaning the garage, having a new heat pump and the unit that sits in the garage installed either tomorrow afternoon or Thursday. I may even make Chili Relleno, with homemade Chili Relleno sauce and Spanish rice from scratch.

Islyn · June 25

No its not, they planned it like this, also planned mid week to minimize impact, maintenance also ends before prime time NA which is also not a coincidence.

I wish they'd done it on their usual maint day however.

CiNNeR · June 25

Ow wow, that's from six in the morning till midnight over here (the Netherlands) so loosing a whole day. Not only missing daily stuff but loosing one day EsoPlus.

LouisaB75 · June 25

I saw the maintenance announcement last night but didn't realise it was that long or starting earlier than it usually does. Thought I would have half an hour to log on in the morning since I get up early. But I don't get up THAT early.

Diundriel · June 25

non meta dk/sorc/plar pvp gameplay
for all those addicts to get through maintenance

https://youtu.be/l-0m9SAMASI?si=QdwHFePVu3k8YMzm

Orbital78 · June 25

ganzaeso wrote: »

Event being loaded most likely.

that shouldn't take that long though, they did break stuff with last patch/maint. Hopefully they are fixing the missing sound effects like selling to the merchant. It feels so off to not get the sound interaction to let you know the item has been sold. Who knows what all else was broken.

WuffyCerulei · June 25

Islyn wrote: »

No its not, they planned it like this, also planned mid week to minimize impact, maintenance also ends before prime time NA which is also not a coincidence.

I wish they'd done it on their usual maint day however.

Same, though I feel there's probably some logistical stuff that forces them to do it on a Wednesday.

Mathius_Mordred · June 25

Well, there goes our Wednesday trial event. Do we get a refund for our ESO+?

Eliahnus · June 25

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

maintenance also ends before prime time NA which is also not a coincidence.

Exactly! As always, EU players are considered second rate people by ZOS.

Mathius_Mordred · June 25

Eliahnus wrote: »

wolfie1.0. wrote: »

maintenance also ends before prime time NA which is also not a coincidence.

Exactly! As always, EU players are considered second rate people by ZOS.

Not second rate, just a smaller market, it makes sense to prioritise your largest and most lucrative market. If we can increase EU numbers and spending to match or surpass NA then things will change. With the economic uncertainty, high interest rates, rising inflation, rising job losses and more economic problems right now in the USA this may actually happen this year.

Ulvich · June 25

I suspect that most of this time is going towards testing, and not so much fixing. These bugs should have already been fixed and ready to load into the server. As a former developer/programmer (not with ZoS) I know that such maintenance can be frustrating when you have hundreds of thousands of people asking "Are you done yet"?
Just hang in there, guys. They'll get 'er done.

RandomKodiak · June 25

Not enjoying a maintenance this long either but real world issues need to be taken into account. Doing this on a Wed makes sense. If you blow a fuse, burn out a wire, etc (they did say server maintenance) then an electrician has to be called. Electricians work Monday-Friday 8-5, everything else is overtime. Monday and Tuesday are booked from weekend calls so Wednesday makes more sense and same for any other outside contractor issues as well. Also hope they do test it carefully once they get any transfers/ upgrades done. It does not say anything about Patch but hopefully they throw at least a few bug fixes in there. Like I said not a fan of hurry up and wait either but not much to do other than. I do hope at least for the EU people they take the daily into consideration. Hope everyone has a good if a bit frustrating day and all stay safe.