Update 6 on the PTS Tuesday!

Emity

Finally. For me, the biggest expectation for this update is to see how they fixed the performance issue the game has at the moment. ( annoying unstable fps drops ). Hope they managed to optimize the game much better.

Sacadon

Bloodfang wrote: »

14GB what the hell?

More data client side works in our favor usually in terms of performance and fidelity... Plus I expect its a full install vs a few changes... They did touch just about every piece of code after all. If it was a few GB I'd call BS on what the heck they've been doing all this time. Anyway... ))

ZOS_GinaBruno

Ethona wrote: »

Is it safe to download the PTS now, and will the PTS update to the new testing version of the patch?

You can download the PTS now to get a head start, but the actual patch for Update 6 won't be available until tomorrow.

LonePirate

Ethona wrote: »

Is it safe to download the PTS now, and will the PTS update to the new testing version of the patch?

Yes, you can download the PTS today and if you leave your launcher open tomorrow, the patch will download automatically.

cozmon3c_ESO wrote: »

Are we able to transfer our characters from live to pts, and if so how do you do it?

Characters from the NA server will be copied and will be available to test on the PTS tomorrow. You will not need to do anything. EU characters will replace the NA characters in a week or two.

haidlir1983

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you zenimax , please give my NB a little love >_<

xaraan

Says on the PTS that characters were copied on Jan 21st, but when I log in now (I know the new patch isn't up yet) it tells me to create a character and shows no characters for me. Is that normal? -- nevermind, it says EU was copied then, I guess they will copy the same time they do the patch?

Ethona

@ZOS_GinaBruno @LonePirate Thanks for the replies to my question guys.

ArconSeptim

GINAAA BRUNOOO FINALLY YOU LISTENEDEEEEEEDEDED ;D

Kuro1n

Hey Gina,

Just wondering as a new EU if there will be possibility to try out a fully decked character or so on the PTS? I don't really want to wait a full week to try out how it is going to end up.

glak

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Grao wrote: »

You are cruel... Please release the patch notes today so we have time to go over it with guildies tonight and plan for tomorrow... Pretty please?

We're going to be spending most of the day formatting them properly in the forums and also finalizing the French and German versions. We'll post them as soon as we can tomorrow, promise!

Since the patch notes shouldn't be available to customers in multiple formats [the Word document(s) hint hint] that would later become stale, I'm guessing no on the above request.

ShadowHvo

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Ethona wrote: »

Is it safe to download the PTS now, and will the PTS update to the new testing version of the patch?

You can download the PTS now to get a head start, but the actual patch for Update 6 won't be available until tomorrow.

<Begs for Killer's Blade and Concealed Weapon to now be Stamina abilities>

glak

Kuro1n wrote: »

Hey Gina,

Just wondering as a new EU if there will be possibility to try out a fully decked character or so on the PTS? I don't really want to wait a full week to try out how it is going to end up.

You mean to use a template in upper left corner of the character creation screen with the v14 gear bag?

Kuro1n

glak wrote: »

Kuro1n wrote: »

Hey Gina,

Just wondering as a new EU if there will be possibility to try out a fully decked character or so on the PTS? I don't really want to wait a full week to try out how it is going to end up.

You mean to use a template in upper left corner of the character creation screen with the v14 gear bag?

Perhaps? As I never tried the PTS before I have no idea, this is a feature that is available?

olsborg

Jitterbug wrote: »

squeel!

+1

glak

Kuro1n wrote: »

glak wrote: »

Kuro1n wrote: »

Hey Gina,

Just wondering as a new EU if there will be possibility to try out a fully decked character or so on the PTS? I don't really want to wait a full week to try out how it is going to end up.

You mean to use a template in upper left corner of the character creation screen with the v14 gear bag?

Perhaps? As I never tried the PTS before I have no idea, this is a feature that is available?

Yes

To create a Vet Rank character, at the top left of the Character Creator screen you will find a pull-down menu. On that menu you will find a Veteran 14 Endgame Template.

Select the Veteran 14 Endgame Template then customize your character. The Veteran 14 Endgame Template creates a VR14 character currently in Craglorn and has tons of gear, potons, etc.

Courtesy of @Auldjohn‌, updated by @glak for Update 1.6

Sacadon

cozmon3c_ESO wrote: »

Are we able to transfer our characters from live to pts, and if so how do you do it?

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom‌, so as not to distract @ZOS_GinaBruno‌ from the cleanup of the patch notes (lol)...

Will the copy of our characters from Live-NA becompleted at the same time as the update release (hopefully) or has this snapshot already been taken? I'm trying to determine if I should finish some things to ensure they end up on PTS.

Thanks

Roccanan

vestmanneb17_ESO wrote: »

Any ideas how to convince my boss I need a few days off for online gaming?

You can always tell the boss you are having problems with your eyes... You just can't see coming into work for a day or two...

Kuro1n

glak wrote: »

Kuro1n wrote: »

glak wrote: »

Kuro1n wrote: »

Hey Gina,

Just wondering as a new EU if there will be possibility to try out a fully decked character or so on the PTS? I don't really want to wait a full week to try out how it is going to end up.

You mean to use a template in upper left corner of the character creation screen with the v14 gear bag?

Perhaps? As I never tried the PTS before I have no idea, this is a feature that is available?

Yes

To create a Vet Rank character, at the top left of the Character Creator screen you will find a pull-down menu. On that menu you will find a Trials Template.

Select the Trials Template then customize your character. The Trials Template creates a VR character currently in Craglorn and has tons of gear, potons, etc.

Courtesy of @Auldjohn‌

I see, thanks a lot for that man! I am sure some other new players are very grateful for this post as well.

ItsGlaive

14 gig? So less an update and more a full-on expansion

The_Great_Maldini

Everybody wants them early? Just read them during the 3 hours it will take to download the patch!

HeroOfNone

Suggestions how to download and play this faster:
- if you work tomorrow, leave the patcher up during the day
- if you have other people in your home, block all other IPs and tell them the internet is broken and your isp is working on it
- break all other WiFi antennas
- practice speed reading to process the probably 100+ notes faster.

for download times if you start at 8 am:

56Kbps - 23 days, 3 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds: February 19th 11:33 am
1.544Mbps (T1 or DSL) - 20 hours, 8 minutes, 58 seconds: January 28 4:08 am
10Mbps (10base-T) - 3 hours, 6 minutes, 40 seconds: 11:06 am
25.6Mbps (ATM25) - 1 hour, 12 minutes, 55 seconds: 9:12 am
34Mbps (E3) - 54 minutes, 54 seconds: 8:54 am
100Mbps (100Base-T) - 18 minutes, 40 seconds: 8:18 am

Keep in mind that time doubles each time you come to the forum complaining about why its taking so long

Ysne58

I plan to start with a new character to test out changes to the starting dungeon and initial progress. It sounds like there have been changes.

Lunachik

Sploosh!

Kalman

vestmanneb17_ESO wrote: »

Any ideas how to convince my boss I need a few days off for online gaming?

I outlined how to do that here: Chopsticks

Stonesthrow

Ysne58 wrote: »

I plan to start with a new character to test out changes to the starting dungeon and initial progress. It sounds like there have been changes.

Straight to the Crown Store, getting me a Guar.

Then Champion Points on existing VR14, then on a level 10… then see how fast you get them questing on a VR1 in Coldharbour.

Ysne58

Stonesthrow wrote: »

Ysne58 wrote: »

I plan to start with a new character to test out changes to the starting dungeon and initial progress. It sounds like there have been changes.

Straight to the Crown Store, getting me a Guar.

Then Champion Points on existing VR14, then on a level 10… then see how fast you get them questing on a VR1 in Coldharbour.

Good plan too. We cover more ground if we do different things and this update sounds huge. I only have one Vr char and she is 3/5 way through Vr level 5.

I'll plan on checking out the store at some point after I check out how the starting dungeon works, as well as seeing how those CPs work on a baby character.

Aziz006

Midterms can suck it. I am gonna play PTS

Curious_ESO

An excellent present for my birthday Thank you, ZOS!

HeroOfNone

Curious_ESO wrote: »

An excellent present for my birthday Thank you, ZOS!

You're Jan 27th too?

ZOS_GinaBruno

Sacadon wrote: »

cozmon3c_ESO wrote: »

Are we able to transfer our characters from live to pts, and if so how do you do it?

Will the copy of our characters from Live-NA becompleted at the same time as the update release (hopefully) or has this snapshot already been taken? I'm trying to determine if I should finish some things to ensure they end up on PTS.

The NA character copy will happen in the morning during the maintenance tomorrow, so any progress you've made on your NA characters up to then will be copied over.