A Plea to ZOS

Delsskia

I am begging you, please suspend all development of new content until this game is fixed. Please devote your resources to fixing what's already in the game. There are so many broken and bugged elements of this game that I can't list them all. ESO has so much potential and we really want to love it, but it's so messed up that it's hard to find the motivation to even log in. If it takes 3 months or 6 months without a new DLC, so be it. Win back your customers by fixing this game... Please.

Garldeen

Unfortunately, there is no income in doing that. Need DLC etc to keep the lights on. The downside of going buy to play.

Nefas

There are no gods in Tamriel or on these forums. Not even Molag Bal or Boethiah will answer your cries of despair.

The only god left is RNGesus, praiseth be his name who giveth and taketh.

starlizard70ub17_ESO

If they suspend all new content for 6 months or so, there will be no one except a few PvPers to enjoy the fixes.

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

@Delsskia I agree with the idea of this taking the time to fix the game now. It would let future DLC have a skill line beyond just passives. But DLC has to be the biggest income they have so it's not likely to happen. ESO need to compete with other games like Overwatch which released bug free and balanced for the most part.

Tandor

Apart from the fact that such a proposal is impractical from a business point of view, the other main problems with it are firstly that different teams deal with new content and bug/performance issues, and secondly that the extent to which players are affected by such bug/performance issues depends entirely on their playstyle. Many, myself included, simply don't encounter the problems that others (primarily but not exclusively PvPers) report.

I hope they continue to work on both aspects of the game.

idk

So many players left while Zos when Zos placed a hold on new content while preparing for the console release. Major exodus of talented players.

At this stage in the game the bugs are on par with the other top MMOs. Every MMO has bugs and every MMO has some bugs that are never fixed.

Closing developement of new content would be a short sighted and debilitating business decision.

Zos, just say no.

Cuyler

Suspending game development is not a good idea, but taking the profits from those 4k crown mounts to buy some more developers is. GG

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

Bugs, lag and exploits are very bad when new games are launching without them.

Taisynn

Please remember that ZOS is a for profit company; this is not a hobby for them. They have families to feed, morgages to pay, and investers to pay back. This is a JOB. To suspend all money-making endevors just to fix bugs would not fix the game; it would be the end of the game.

Servers take money to host; maintenence, housing, and electricity are things they have to pay for beyond just buying the server.

You all want everything for free. Crafting Bag Subscriptions help pay for new development, employees (which in turn can fix bugs and issues,) and provide mych needed support for them to keep the game running.

Your idea is inpratical.

Taisynn

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO wrote: »

Bugs, lag and exploits are very bad when new games are launching without them.

Those other games are being ran on brand new engines and since they are new games, there aren't any pushback against changing mechanics. Nor people threatening to quit for the changes needed.

ESO is old compared to these newer games; it runs on an older engine. It's just not possible.

Plus the downtime they would need to fix and update the engine... You all get super PO'd when the game is down for more than an hour.

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

Taisynn wrote: »

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO wrote: »

Bugs, lag and exploits are very bad when new games are launching without them.

Those other games are being ran on brand new engines and since they are new games, there aren't any pushback against changing mechanics. Nor people threatening to quit for the changes needed.

ESO is old compared to these newer games; it runs on an older engine. It's just not possible.

Plus the downtime they would need to fix and update the engine... You all get super PO'd when the game is down for more than an hour.

Old or not a working game is a working game.

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

I know they can't stop work on new DLC but fixing bug should never take a backseat to new stuff.

Tandor

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO wrote: »

Bugs, lag and exploits are very bad when new games are launching without them.

Let's revisit those perfect games (and we should be sure we're talking about the same kind of games as ESO) when they're a bit older and see how they are then for bugs, lag and exploits. Those are pretty common to any game, this one doesn't have a monopoly on them, indeed it's been a lot more reliable than a good many. I remember the first year or two with AO, AoC, WAR, VG and quite a few that didn't even survive the first year or two! It's great if there's a game out there that's 100% perfect in every respect, but it isn't one that I've ever played.