The Most Game-breaking Issue: Mail

Kammakazi · May 2016

Why does it still require me to re-log whenever I am expecting mail from a player or a guild trader?

Nestor · May 2016

Its your level of patience that drives you to relog. The mail will show up, eventually.

However, you don't need to relog, that is a waste of time.

1. Go into or out of the Outlaw Refuge
2. Go to another Zone.
3. Port to a Friend, Guildmate or Group member, even if they are in the same zone (this reloads the zone)
4. Go into or out of a Delve that reloads the zone, most delves do this, but not all.

Ra'Shtar · May 2016

Nestor wrote: »

Its your level of patience that drives you to relog. The mail will show up, eventually.

However, you don't need to relog, that is a waste of time.

1. Go into or out of the Outlaw Refuge
2. Go to another Zone.
3. Port to a Friend, Guildmate or Group member, even if they are in the same zone (this reloads the zone)
4. Go into or out of a Delve that reloads the zone, most delves do this, but not all.

Not true many times it bugs and it doesn't show up until you relog, the mail system in this game is supposed to be instant so it has nothing to do with patience but with a long standing bug that has been in the game for as long as i can remember.

Nefas · May 2016

"Game-breaking" -_-

Runs · May 2016

Instant mail should be added to ESO plus subscription.

Annalyse · May 2016

Nestor wrote: »

Its your level of patience that drives you to relog. The mail will show up, eventually.

I'm not sure about that. The other day I happened to be busy with other things anyway, so I waited. 45 minutes later, still no mail. How patient are we supposed to be?

But I agree on not relogging because it is a time waster. I typically use an Outlaw's Refuge unless I am needing to go to another zone anyway.

My question is, why does this happen only sometimes? I do find it very annoying when I am cancelling guild store items because of price change and want to just immediately relist them - about 40% of the time they will be in the mail as soon as I leave the guild store window, and the other 60% they will never show up until I give up and leave to rezone. I'd actually be happier if it was consistent. I also find it curious because in every other game I have played, buying things from an auction put the item immediately in the mail, and it was only mail from other players (with attachments) that would take a longer time to arrive.

Kildayen · May 2016

Did you know that the longer you stare at water on the stove, the longer it takes to boil?

GreenhaloX · May 2016

Nestor wrote: »

Its your level of patience that drives you to relog. The mail will show up, eventually.

Yes, that's me. Lol. Mostly those purchases from the guild stores. Most of the times, it does show up instantly. Those lagging, I would log off and back on again to get the mail. It's about the same efforts as wayshining to another area.

rootimus · May 2016

Kammakazi wrote: »

Why does it still require me to re-log whenever I am expecting mail from a player or a guild trader?

I think the real question is: why don't we have a proper in-game mail client, already?

Necrelios · May 2016

It's ridiculous. They couldn't just add an intractable courier npc in towns where you could trigger the mail script to run by talking to them, or even a mailbox that does the same thing. Either option would be better than having to spend five minutes relogging and waiting in loading screens. It's beyond lazy if you ask me.

SlayerTheDragon · May 2016

/camp

Julianos · May 2016

Nestor wrote: »

Its your level of patience that drives you to relog. The mail will show up, eventually.

However, you don't need to relog, that is a waste of time.

1. Go into or out of the Outlaw Refuge
2. Go to another Zone.
3. Port to a Friend, Guildmate or Group member, even if they are in the same zone (this reloads the zone)
4. Go into or out of a Delve that reloads the zone, most delves do this, but not all.

Reloading/Changing zone doesnt work always.

Elsonso · May 2016

They apparently designed mail to be a low priority background task. It probably runs when the server is not lagging. Like with all the decisions that appear to be bugs or misguided, they apparently want it that way. For "reasons."

If it is something that runs based on server load, I have to wonder whether forcing it to run by zoning or logging in and out puts more load on the servers that just delivering the mail in a timely manner.

phairdon · May 2016

Would not call it game breaking as such, more of a annoyance. Plenty of times I've had to log in and out to get mail from guild traders. Going to other zones, etc, does not always work.

idk · May 2016

Most and breaking issue? Lol. Thx for this.

Ch4mpTW · May 2016

Necrelios wrote: »

It's ridiculous. They couldn't just add an intractable courier npc in towns where you could trigger the mail script to run by talking to them, or even a mailbox that does the same thing. Either option would be better than having to spend five minutes relogging and waiting in loading screens. It's beyond lazy if you ask me.

N'ah. The courier assistant won't be added until Q2 of 2017 for 5,000 crowns. Just like the banker and merchant assistant.

Aisle9 · May 2016

I had to complete a provisioner writ, bought corn, waited.

Nothing happened, decided to NOT log out, and, instead, check how much time was needed for the mail to arrive, went completing other things, quests and such.

Phone rang, somebody from work, had an emergency, went Afk.

Sat somewhere started browsing pics on imgur.

Guildmates logged in, chat ensued.

Hours went by, forgot about the mail, logged out for the night.

Relogged the next day, heard a *ding*.

Mail arrived.

Please, don't say patience...

That said, relogging is pretty quick, doesn't really pose a problem, so... meh, wouldn't call it gamebreaking.

MattT1988 · May 2016

It's not beyond ZOS......surely.......to make this more efficient. Got a similar issue when you buy Crowns from the store. The little things do add up ZOS.