Should ZOS implement global server population caps on the megaservers?

skiptomyluau

They clearly can't handle the load. Would you mind queueing for character login?

IronCrystal

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

Do you know how many people would be off-put if they couldn't play with their characters? Our characters are tied to mega servers, so I can't just say "oh NA is full, guess I'll log onto EU".

skiptomyluau

Yes, stability and lag is awful and they can't fix it

Even if there was a queue timer? I would totally wait if it meant smooth performance. Especially for PvP you already have to wait anyway, this way there would be no cyrodiil queue.

DocFrost72

Horrible biased poll that doesn't even give the real reason the servers were having trouble (DDoS attacks, which no one can control) and suggests harmful idea to players.

Verdict: trooooooooll in the dungeons.

DannyLV702

So we can have people afk spinning in circles all day? No thank you.

FluffyReachWitch

No. A lot of lag can be explained by a computer struggling to keep up with processing the game's visuals, problems with the client's connection (faulty cable wiring used to be the entire cause of my connection problems), or occasional server problems. ESO has had some server issues over the last few days; Zenimax is aware and working on it. Locking people out of the game isn't going to help.

wayfarerx

There are already caps per instance in PvE as well as caps per campaign in PvP. I assume there are no hard global caps on PvE zones, although there can be a login queue if a ton of people are on. I imagine they just spin up new PvE instances when there are people in the global login queue though (at least that's how I'd do it).

I think what you're really asking for is lowering of the caps that are already in place.

Also, the aforementioned DDOS is likely the source of the problems we're currently having.

DigitalShibby

You also need to remember server issues don't affect everyone. There are plenty of people who don't experience issues but you don't hear about it because they don't create new threads on how everything is fine.
I live on the west coast of America and play on EU server. I play daily and don't disconnect or have huge lag spikes or long loading screens or any other issues being reported.
So in many players eyes the game is fine. Not saying these servers don't need upgrades and stability to help some but by reading these forums you'd think it was doomsday.
And polls like this are pointless since you pretty much have only negative options to select from.
Global population caps wouldn't solve anything.

idk

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

@skiptomyluau

its only been the past few days this issue has been present. It's would seem to not be server load.

SirAndy

Can't vote because there is no option for:

"That isn't the problem so caps won't help"

skiptomyluau

Yes, stability and lag is awful and they can't fix it

It has been much worse the past few days, but was always an issue at least on XB1 NA

alexkdd99

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

They use to have them didn't they? Or atleast on xbox release it could take a while to get in game.

I assume they still have caps that we just aren't reaching.

And I pass on sitting in a login queue. I pay money to play the game not sit waiting to be able to play. As others have said people would just rubber band controllers to not be kicked from server.

Tavore1138

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

I pay for a sub so I don't expect to be queuing, I guess if I was not subbing I might feel differently.

Do we actually know that they are being hit by a DDoS attack or is that just an assumption because they are back to their usual coy approach to telling us anything?

DigitalShibby

Tavore1138 wrote: »

I pay for a sub so I don't expect to be queuing, I guess if I was not subbing I might feel differently.

Do we actually know that they are being hit by a DDoS attack or is that just an assumption because they are back to their usual coy approach to telling us anything?

Over the weekend there was a DDoS attack verified by ZOS

DurzoBlint13

don't we already have this by having different instances? Maybe reduce the number of players per instance but I do not see how capping the entire server will accomplish anything except driving people that want to play away from the game

patrykplawskib16_ESO

This has to be the most stupid idea ever thought of xD ye let's put a cap especially for people who pay subs monthly ow wait will start implementing spots for those so there reserved and everyone who dished out money for the game can't play, there is no good incentive in doing this but just disaster spelled all over it. Most likely it is your computer or your internet that cant handle it, i had a great pc before that ran the game fine a year ago and flawlessly. Now i have a laptop that has iffie issue's, some disconnection's here and there, oh and lag xD. That's because of my internet cause I'm using wifi and my PC cause its lower grade where as my old pc was a desktop built with lots of power and it was Ethernet connected as well.

Danikat

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

I very rarely have problems with lag. Sometimes it takes a while for my mount to appear after I press the button while running, and very occasionally I'll be hit with a random loading screen in the middle of a town but weeks can go past without that happening. I don't know why I don't get the problems everyone else does (although there are a lot of variables which can affect it so it's not at all surprising that experiences vary).

But if I tried to log in and was told I'm in a queue and may be allowed to play at some point later on I'd probably just shut the game down and play something else instead. I don't have much time to play as it is, I don't want to spend it waiting to see if I'm allowed in.

FleetwoodSmack

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

How about no.

Tandor

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

Danikat wrote: »

I very rarely have problems with lag. Sometimes it takes a while for my mount to appear after I press the button while running, and very occasionally I'll be hit with a random loading screen in the middle of a town but weeks can go past without that happening. I don't know why I don't get the problems everyone else does (although there are a lot of variables which can affect it so it's not at all surprising that experiences vary).

But if I tried to log in and was told I'm in a queue and may be allowed to play at some point later on I'd probably just shut the game down and play something else instead. I don't have much time to play as it is, I don't want to spend it waiting to see if I'm allowed in.

I agree.

I see no need for caps on the PC EU server. It's very well populated but I've never had any significant performance issues.

CombatPrayer

I vote none of the above - and that they fix their system. They run an MMO. Time to put on the big boy pants and have servers that can handle it for creeps sakes.

Runs

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

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Solid_Metal

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

"They clearly can't handle the load." and need to restrict access to players?
that is not a solution, not for this kind of company, we pay for the game, lot of them are ESO+ and bought the crown

restricted access for either ESO+ player or B2P player is just a way to p*ss off your customer

the only solution they need is to improve the server infrastructure

Zakor

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

EU server is doing great actually, thanks

Elsonso

Biased poll does not apply to me.

Last night was the first time since the start of New Life that I had any problem with PC NA, and I am not certain that someone in my house was not doing a massive unlimited speed download of something.

Tabbycat

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

Maybe they can add additional instances and lower the caps for each instance.

But I don't think that will have any effect on performance

magnusthorek

No, I am impatient and wanna play now!

When they unlocked Alliance restrictions the stability outside PvP zones fell apart.

A, theoretically, easy solution is to not have these locks as for grouping but don't mix AD/DC/EP in the same instance.

Ourorboros

skiptomyluau wrote: »

They clearly can't handle the load. Would you mind queueing for character login?

Dude, why would I vote in your poll when the option that is closest match also makes me seem like a ***. How about redoing your poll without the obvious bias and unflattering characterizations?

Katahdin

If you want this then I want priority queing as an ESO+ member. Maybe ZoS could implement a tiered ESO+. The more you pay, the higher up the line you get placed. If you don't pay, you may never get to log in at all.
Oh wait....that's a sub and they tried that already.

In all honesty, I don't think this would be a viable way to run the game. In fact, I think it would serve to kill the game instead.

As others have stated, the servers have been subjected to DDOS attacks the last few days. Server caps will not solve that problem.

Pepper8Jack

Tired of this misconception.

Server population has limited effects on stability due to the way in which the server handles populations. The "megaserver" does not mean there is only 1 instance of each zone. When a instance reaches a specified population cap, the server creates a new instance on the fly to allow additional players to enter the zone if they so desire.

Adding a global cap would do nothing except ease the burden on the login client, but given that you're suggesting instituting a queue, I imagine that the load wouldn't change at all.

The stability is an issue, but it is not a population issue.

skiptomyluau

Yes, stability and lag is awful and they can't fix it

If it's not a population issue then why does cyrodiil wayrest belkarth or anywhere there is a crowd turn the game into a slide show

Katahdin

skiptomyluau wrote: »

If it's not a population issue then why does cyrodiil wayrest belkarth or anywhere there is a crowd turn the game into a slide show

The only time I get a slide show on my computer in in HUGE battles in Cyro with 100 v 100.