If you look at their performances improvement plans from https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/56681 , you will see that there are 3 changes which are supposed to help server performances in update 26 while the others are still focus on frame rates.

"Q2 2020: Update 26

Server Optimization & Stability
Non-combat Pets: We are rewriting how non-combat pets are handled to be more performant (work better, more efficiently, and take up less overhead/resources on the server. Internal bug fixing is underway. This work is on track to release with Update 26.
Player Character Loading: We are making the player character loading process multi-threaded on the server to improve performance. Internal bug fixing is underway. This work is on track to release with Update 26.
Client Optimization & Stability (previously named - Frame rate improvements phase 2)
Multi-threaded Fixture Creation on the Client: This work centers around how art assets are constructed and drawn on the client, ultimately spreading this work out over multiple cores. Internal bug fixing is underway. This work is on track to release with Update 26.
Fixture Creation: This work is complete and on track to release with Update 26.
Character Update: This work centers around how characters are drawn on the client, spreading work out over multiple cores. This work is complete and on track to release with Update 26.
FX Update: This work is complete and on track to release with Update 26.
Behind-the-scenes Combat Ability Improvements Phase 3
AoE Ability Performance on the Server: This work focuses on making these ability types more specialized so that they are more efficient on server performance. The code work is complete – data work has been shifted to Update 27. The current focus is on tracking down current issues on the live servers. Note: The overall player experience for these abilities (damage/functionality) should not change."

I have marked in bold the changes affecting the server and possibily lowering the ping.

First change affects non combat pets which are irrelevant in PvP since those are disabled.

Second change resolves around "Player Character Loading".
Hopefully this will help even though it has not been mentioned in the patch notes.

Third change mentions a "data work being shifted to Update 27" which sound like it won't be effective until the next update.

They also mention that "the current focus is on tracking down issues on the live servers". They are still trying to understand what's happening , 6 years in , and don't have any solid plan to fix server performances for pvp.

They also won't address any veteran player who know what's happening and who can provide important proofs , hints and guidance to solve those problems. I once messaged an important staff member at ZOS and explained to him how it works when players ride to a populated location and crash instantly. The Zos employee told me that he never heard such a thing and then proceeded to ask what kind of hardwares I use which are really not a problem.

There are several bugs in pvp , not related to performances which could be fixed easily to ease our quality of life but they won't approach the issue and won't spend resources or again speak to active pvp players to attempt to fix it.

The combat bug is one example. The fact that it has been ignored for so long is a proof that nobody at ZOS pvp on a regular basis in Cyrodiil. Their entire team neglects huge problems like this because they don't pvp and the money keeps coming in from the questers and they make sure to have the new series of crown crates in time every few months.

@frozywozy none of those performance fixes are about what has been happening for the last month or 2 in cyrodiil with ever increasing lag, ability desyncs and load screens every few steps in the north of cyrodiil even while the population in decreasing. Its not a ping issue either I play from Australia and it hasn't been getting specifically worse. As I said performance has been going drastically downhill since they rolled back the last performance fixes which caused excessive crashing, something in that patch or the rollback is causing these issues specifically in cyrodiil. There is nothing to indicate that they are looking at these specific issues at all.

Bugs are another issue the combat bug especially, IIRC they were going to remove some actions from the restriction of being out of combat (like changing items on the utility menu) but they have never done that. Quite frankly if they are not going to fix it they should just go back to the way it was before the in combat restrictions.

Getting actual non “just tell them something to make them shut up” info from ZOS is a violation of TOS

Greasytengu wrote: »

I think I know the source of the lag. Its all the deer mounts!

YES!! There used to be deer and rabbits in Cyro, they got rid of them because they were causing all the Lag in Cyro!

WHY WOULD THEY BRING THEM BACK!~! It's those damn elks I tell ya!!

csparks1 wrote: »

Greasytengu wrote: »

I think I know the source of the lag. Its all the deer mounts!

YES!! There used to be deer and rabbits in Cyro, they got rid of them because they were causing all the Lag in Cyro!

WHY WOULD THEY BRING THEM BACK!~! It's those damn elks I tell ya!!

Elk are just big deer. Big deer = big lag!