Data Mining Threads

Megabear · July 2017

Just out of curiosity:

1. What exactly is "data mining"?
2. Why don't they get removed by moderators? Are they not in violation of forum rules?
3. Are they perhaps intentional leaks? If not, tolerated for well, reasons?

P.S. I have no issue whatsoever with "preview" of future releases, but I do find it odd.

Stovahkiin · July 2017

Data mining is when people get a tiny pick axe and tap it against the hard drive that they have ESO stored on. After enough taps, a little data pile of potential future content jumps out and is then brought here.

Megabear · July 2017

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Data mining is when people get a tiny pick axe and tap it against the hard drive that they have ESO stored on. After enough taps, a little data pile of potential future content jumps out and is then brought here.

So.. similar to Minecraft. That sounds kind of fun.

SirAndy · July 2017

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Data mining is when people get a tiny pick axe and tap it against the hard drive that they have ESO stored on. After enough taps, a little data pile of potential future content jumps out and is then brought here.

That is actually closer to the truth than you might think ...

Flaminir · July 2017

ZoS puts potential future 'stuff' in the code so they don't have to upload it all at once...

Some clever souls look through the code when we download it in updates to see if there's any unreleased future stuff in there & then post it here so we can see it as a preview kind of thing.

ZoS have said that they allow it (Its data that they have put out there in the code we download afterall), but have a caveat that it may or may not ever appear, and its all subject to change.

So basically take datamined stuff as not 100% confirmed... when/if it will appear is unknown.

Megabear · July 2017

Flaminir wrote: »

ZoS puts potential future 'stuff' in the code so they don't have to upload it all at once...

Some clever souls look through the code when we download it in updates to see if there's any unreleased future stuff in there & then post it here so we can see it as a preview kind of thing.

ZoS have said that they allow it (Its data that they have put out there in the code we download afterall), but have a caveat that it may or may not ever appear, and its all subject to change.

So basically take datamined stuff as not 100% confirmed... when/if it will appear is unknown.

Thank you, very insightful.

Scyantific · July 2017

Pretty much what @Flaminir said. None of that stuff is 100% guaranteed to come in future content updates until it is released.

Megabear · July 2017

Scyantific wrote: »

Pretty much what @Flaminir said. None of that stuff is 100% guaranteed to come in future content updates until it is released.

Interesting.. Well my guess is that at times data mined information is released intentionally, just as Apple "leaks" information.