Zenimax priorities all wrong

Immacula · May 2014

Huge new content already? (Just what proportion of players are Vets yet anyway?) Hay and Oats improved graphic? Terrific ...... but, how about you fix the numerous bugs before investing time in new content?

And the new patch has brought so many issues, was it properly tested beforehand? I think not. Constantly being disc-ed back to character log-in, Ultimates don't re-charge, getting disc-ed from dungeons that then reset, and so on and so forth.

I am paying out my hard earned cash every month to play a game, not get frustrated to death. Until now I've tolerated the bugs because I love the game, but I have now defected to the complainers camp.

But hey, we got better graphic on the Hay and Oats - that compensates for everything ........ doesn't it?

Millionaires · May 2014

So.. people complain that they're making content, that's it Zeni, don't do anything else, just leave the game how it is, clearly no one wants new areas or new mobs/skills. Also before I go onto the next point, the game has departments. Art and style isn't handled by the game design department, so your point is highly invalid.

That's informative, it's brought in so much more issues, yet you list nothing and then proceed to whine about testing, Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

Yes you are, that's a great idea, but Zenimax also paid out their hard earned cash for servers and to pay workers, again.. point invalid. So what happened at this point that made you throw your keyboard at the wall and start complaining about bugs? On a game you 'love' then proceed to go into the corner to sulk complainers camp?

Yes it does, lets blame the art department for something they have no clue about, that's an amazing suggestion.

david271749 · May 2014

Millionaires wrote: »

Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

And the award for most rediculously silly argument goes to...

Qutayba · May 2014

I imagine they were working on Craglorn before release. Yes, I want them to squash bugs, but the bug-fixers and the content-designers may not be the same team. That being said, I hope they ramp up the emphasis on bug-squashing and overall customer service.

Millionaires · May 2014

david271749 wrote: »

Millionaires wrote: »

Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

And the award for most rediculously silly argument goes to...

Ridiculously*

How is it a silly 'argument'? It's a valid point, each system handles differently, someone having an older system may experience constant crashing etc, with today's age of custom computers this issue is mostly on your side, not the games. Because let's be honest here, millions of others aren't crashing constantly, in fact I've never crashed at all.. but you know, you crash and it's ZeniMax's fault.

Zenzu · May 2014

I agree with OP largely. While I don't mind graphic updates, and love new content. That is not why I will play this game or not.

If you release new content before the game is working properly you give the impression that you are not interested in fixing what you have. Also much of the new content is bugged too, which unfortunately doesn't disappoint me. Hard to get disappointed when you have such low expectations.

Not exactly a lot of hope for the future of this game when broken content/classes/mechanics is expected every single release.

david271749 · May 2014

Millionaires wrote: »

david271749 wrote: »

Millionaires wrote: »

Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

And the award for most rediculously silly argument goes to...

Ridiculously*

How is it a silly 'argument'? It's a valid point, each system handles differently, someone having an older system may experience constant crashing etc, with today's age of custom computers this issue is mostly on your side, not the games. Because let's be honest here, millions of others aren't crashing constantly, in fact I've never crashed at all.. but you know, you crash and it's ZeniMax's fault.

Oh. Thanks for the spellcheck. I have not crashed, but Zeni has admitted to their game causing crashes and endless load screens.

tanthil · May 2014

Millionaires wrote: »

david271749 wrote: »

Millionaires wrote: »

Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

And the award for most rediculously silly argument goes to...

Ridiculously*

How is it a silly 'argument'? It's a valid point, each system handles differently, someone having an older system may experience constant crashing etc, with today's age of custom computers this issue is mostly on your side, not the games. Because let's be honest here, millions of others aren't crashing constantly, in fact I've never crashed at all.. but you know, you crash and it's ZeniMax's fault.

Which computer type/internet connection did you need to see that you buffed vr mobs health and damage times 2 by accident?

I get it, thats a hard one to figure out. i mean its only 2/3rds of the content in your game that you just broke and unless you own every computer in the world and have them hooked up to every available internet connection how can you even notice

kunquatb16_ESO · May 2014

Millionaires wrote: »

david271749 wrote: »

Millionaires wrote: »

Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

And the award for most rediculously silly argument goes to...

Ridiculously*

How is it a silly 'argument'? It's a valid point, each system handles differently, someone having an older system may experience constant crashing etc, with today's age of custom computers this issue is mostly on your side, not the games. Because let's be honest here, millions of others aren't crashing constantly, in fact I've never crashed at all.. but you know, you crash and it's ZeniMax's fault.

Not running ESO, my PC runs smooth as silk, never freezes crashes, hangs, lags, or acts weirdly. While running ESO my PC hangs, crashes, lags, freezes and acts weirdly. How is it possible that these issues, which only happen when ESO is running, and never when other games / software are running, are not Zeni's fault? How could it possibly be "my problem" thereby indicating you think its "my problem" to fix, and not Zeni's?

Just because it's not your problem, or hasn't affected you (yet, give it time, it will), doesn't mean its not Zeni's problem.

If they want to release bug ridden almost unplayable game updates like they are a F2P developer, they should be a F2P developer. While they are taking my money, I expect better, and have every right and cause to do so.

MalavarTCOne · May 2014

My computer also brand new as silk. Only about 3 months old. Never crashed with anything else. The game has never even crashed... until this last update. Good thing it has only been crashing as I'm exiting the game and never in the middle of an important boss fight/dungeon/pvp battle etc.

kunquatb16_ESO · May 2014

Millionaires wrote: »

So.. people complain that they're making content, that's it Zeni, don't do anything else, just leave the game how it is, clearly no one wants new areas or new mobs/skills. Also before I go onto the next point, the game has departments. Art and style isn't handled by the game design department, so your point is highly invalid.

That's informative, it's brought in so much more issues, yet you list nothing and then proceed to whine about testing, Zenimax cannot test everything, they don't own every computer type, have your internet connection etc. Jesus.

Yes you are, that's a great idea, but Zenimax also paid out their hard earned cash for servers and to pay workers, again.. point invalid. So what happened at this point that made you throw your keyboard at the wall and start complaining about bugs? On a game you 'love' then proceed to go into the corner to sulk complainers camp?

Yes it does, lets blame the art department for something they have no clue about, that's an amazing suggestion.

*sarcasm font* Oh yea, Zeni, don't fix anymore bugs, clearly no one wants any more bug fixes. They just want a continuous flow of bugged new content.*end sarcasm*

"Zenimax's" hard "earned" cash is actually OUR hard earned cash, that we paid to them, in the expectation of getting a quality product. A game that is full of bugs cannot be said to be quality. So yes, Zenimax should spend "their" hard earned cash on providing us a quality bug free game, its why we give them money, or do you have other reason for giving them money?

AlexDougherty · May 2014

Immacula wrote: »

Huge new content already? (Just what proportion of players are Vets yet anyway?) Hay and Oats improved graphic? Terrific ...... but, how about you fix the numerous bugs before investing time in new content?

You can't please everybody.

A large number of threads have been complaining that the Veteran content needs expanding. If they added nothing People would be complaining that they just don't listen.

They've fixed a number of bugs, and are continueing to fix more, but if they just concentrate on that they'll lose other players. Especially since people were commenting on their original promise of new content every six weeks.

So they took a compromise solution and did a mixture of the two. I'm absolutely certain that most of the patch was big fixes, since I read the patch notes. So how about some patience and understanding for them.

And stop complaining about every bl@@dy thing people.