Today's hatchet job
Maintenance for the week of March 24:
• PC/Mac: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 24, 4:00AM EDT (8:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EDT (14:00 UTC)
• Xbox: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 26, 6:00AM EDT (10:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
• Playstation®: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 26, 6:00AM EDT (10:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
• PC/Mac: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 24, 4:00AM EDT (8:00 UTC) - 10:00AM EDT (14:00 UTC)
• Xbox: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 26, 6:00AM EDT (10:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
• Playstation®: NA and EU megaservers for patch maintenance – March 26, 6:00AM EDT (10:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
Arizona_Willie
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So they messed up with the last " update " and now the are attempting to fix their f-up.
Surely another download will be required to " patch " the " patch on the patch on the patch on the patch ".
But do they let us download the thing while the server is down?
Hell no.
Surely another download will be required to " patch " the " patch on the patch on the patch on the patch ".
But do they let us download the thing while the server is down?
Hell no.
If I wanted a Signature I would have a Signature --- but i don't want one so I don't have one.
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Citidel✭✭✭What I get from the OP: If they would just not patch this game would be great. No updates, no patches nothing!
Its not like they can fix anything client side without some form of download, I know scary thought. As for the pre-loading of patches during downtime... yes I'd love to see that.Citidel
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DontBeAfraid✭✭✭Black-Bird wrote: »Still waiting on my free days from the 2 weeks of unplayable that was the FPS bug.
just ask via ticket. they actually granted me 3 weeks freetime after i asked kindly.Marlic - Dragonknight - VR12 - Aldmeri Dominion - PvP Rank 29 - Ex-Emperor on Dawnbreaker - EU1 -
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✭DontBeAfraid wrote: »
just ask via ticket. they actually granted me 3 weeks freetime after i asked kindly.
From the massive FPS bug that 1.2.3 introduced? I'm pretty sure I did ask and they did a solid job avoiding the question. There was even a forum post saying they wont be giving out free time.
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Innocente✭✭✭✭Most Pro MMO companies -
1. Have the patch notes available when the servers go down
2. Have the patch ready to download while the servers are being updated
3. Actually test the main features of a patch before deploying it
4. Know what time it is at their various server locations
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✭✭✭✭✭I would be surprised if there is anything to download after the servers come back up.
They stated that they are fixing nothing else, only the guilds. There would be no patch notes. No patch notes implies no patch.
My read on the guild issue is that it is a data migration problem on the live server. In other words, when they migrated the live data for update 3, something went wrong. Migration tasks are harder to test on PTS, and even if it is tested on PTS, they get one shot at it unless they restore everything from a backup.
Today, they will be backing up the server, running a program that will go through every guild and every account, fixing them and migrating them to update 3, then bringing up the server to check to see that the migration worked.
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people just need to be patient. It isn't as easy to test patches as people seem to think. Sure people may say well this game did patches and it all worked fine. Well it all depends on how complex the patch is or the game. Some things take time. But meh 0 -
Fenumren✭Yeh my game is still getting the lag followed by crashing making any entry into a dungeon risky, repairs still climbing. Maybe they want to fix this before anything else.0
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Personally I want my screen resolution added to this game 2560:1080 other than that I haven't rly experienced much issues as others. But for lag a fix that may fix your game mite break 1000 others so it's a tedious thing to mess with. One step at a time. And the guild fix was a easy one day fix so mite as well fix it real quick. Edited by FlyingPenguin on August 6, 2014 8:09PM0
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Auric_ESO✭✭✭✭Arizona_Willie wrote: »So they messed up with the last " update " and now the are attempting to fix their f-up.
Surely another download will be required to " patch " the " patch on the patch on the patch on the patch ".
But do they let us download the thing while the server is down?
Hell no.
......and was there a download? No! So your post made you look like an idiot.
Next time remember, they are not going to open up downloading until they have patched and TESTED the update. Which is basically the end of the maintenance period. If they do as you say then people are downlaoding a reverted patch and thier and your problems are worse. Why not be a man and patient up.
Jeez, people these days"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit." Morihei Ueshiba1 -
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......and was there a download? No! So your post made you look like an idiot.
Next time remember, they are not going to open up downloading until they have patched and TESTED the update. Which is basically the end of the maintenance period. If they do as you say then people are downlaoding a reverted patch and thier and your problems are worse. Why not be a man and patient up.
Jeez, people these days
pretty sure hes like 12 or 13. maybe younger. At least I hope so.0 -
Auric_ESO✭✭✭✭lordrichter wrote: »I would be surprised if there is anything to download after the servers come back up.
They stated that they are fixing nothing else, only the guilds. There would be no patch notes. No patch notes implies no patch.
My read on the guild issue is that it is a data migration problem on the live server. In other words, when they migrated the live data for update 3, something went wrong. Migration tasks are harder to test on PTS, and even if it is tested on PTS, they get one shot at it unless they restore everything from a backup.
Today, they will be backing up the server, running a program that will go through every guild and every account, fixing them and migrating them to update 3, then bringing up the server to check to see that the migration worked.
I was on before they closed guild functionality. it was the new guild rank permissions didn't implement right. So you had whole swathes of people not able to access anything.Edited by Auric_ESO on August 6, 2014 11:41PM"The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit." Morihei Ueshiba0 -
Arizona_Willie✭✭✭Auric, you said " Next time remember, they are not going to open up downloading until they have patched and TESTED the update."
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They < should > TEST the damn thing before they send it out. We are not supposed to be paying to be beta testers but that is what the situation is.
And, since the game was broken after the previous download, it would be reasonable to presume that the downloaded material was deficient in some way and that it would require another download to fix it.
Especially since ESO is anything BUT transparent and does not communicate well.
If I wanted a Signature I would have a Signature --- but i don't want one so I don't have one.0