Three and a half hours of maintenance

rootimus

Yarlenzey wrote: »

No, I don't want compensation (assuming that your know what that is), just what I paid for. Normally described as 'fee for service'.

If you read the TOS carefully, you'll see you're getting what you paid for. To paraphrase, it says "you're paying to access the server when it's up and we make no guarantee that it'll be up when you want to play".

Honestly, I don't know why anyone would expect to play ESO on the day a new expansion is released. They seldom have everything work fine, and when they do it seems like all the people downloading the patch cause a lagfest for those already in-game.

Phantorang

Yarlenzey wrote: »

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

You poor thing. You want compensation? Too freaking bad. Grow up

"grow up"

lol.

I logged on at five and got one the 'one minute' warning.
No, I don't want compensation (assuming that your know what that is), just what I paid for. Normally described as 'fee for service'.
How much do you get paid to be a pratt?

You love the game, I get it. But try to contribute with something that helps the community and ESO to be an even better place, instead of complaining about something you cant do anything about, specially when the patch adds more content to the game we all want to play.

Nyladreas

People have no life lol. Go out, meet some people, invite friends for a beer, workout, grab your gf/wife and go on a date. Try a new hobby, read a book. Watch a movie/ anime / series. Read lore. Research new builds. Play another game. Work on your back yard. Walk a dog. Go shopping... ffs idk there's milions of other things to do you lazy asses.

Edit: "BUT MUH SCHEDULE"... That's life lol. I get it that you want to play now because you can. That's not an excuse to not do anything else productive though.

Edit 2: Since bunch of smartasses tried to call me a hypocrite for sitting on the forums myself. At the time of the post I was on my way to work. So no, it's not like I don't have better things to do myself.

Tallest_GNOME

I feel like an Ash Slave.

globesoi

People have time to play ESO now want to have maintenance finish ASAP.
People can't play ESO right now, prefer ZOS take as much time as needed to get job done right.

Both understandable, but fighting each other over this is childish, really.

I can guess, guys complaining are likely from Australia. And guys heckling, of course are from EUR. US guys are all sleeping at this moment.

So please, all just state your opinions and stop fighting each other.

Tallest_GNOME

DoShazarr wrote: »

People have no life lol. Go out, meet some people, invite friends for a beer, workout, grab your gf/wife and go on a date. Try a new hobby, read a book. Watch a movie/ anime / series. Read lore. Research new builds. Play another game. Work on your back yard. Walk a dog. Go shopping... ffs idk there's milions of other things to do you lazy asses.

No, thank You! I'd rather groan here.

Hippie4927

DoShazarr wrote: »

People have no life lol. Go out, meet some people, invite friends for a beer, workout, grab your gf/wife and go on a date. Try a new hobby, read a book. Watch a movie/ anime / series. Read lore. Research new builds. Play another game. Work on your back yard. Walk a dog. Go shopping... ffs idk there's milions of other things to do you lazy asses.

Edit: "BUT MUH SCHEDULE"... That's life lol.

StackonClown

globesoi wrote: »

People have time to play ESO now want to have maintenance finish ASAP.
People can't play ESO right now, prefer ZOS take as much time as needed to get job done right.

Both understandable, but fighting each other over this is childish, really.

I can guess, guys complaining are likely from Australia. And guys heckling, of course are from EUR. US guys are all sleeping at this moment.

So please, all just state your opinions and stop fighting each other.

Very well said globeSOI !! everyone should just chill - i would say a few more hours..

Philio

Part of the problem is that they don't do the maintenance during unsociable hours for EU players.
You would think that taking down both servers at once only leads to twice as many unhappy people when something goes wrong too!

LadyDestiny

Most dlc's take 4 to 6 hours. Relax....

MakoFore

settle down- its the new patch update- not a "maintenance" - in a couple hours you ll have 2 new dungeons to play

zaria

Philio wrote: »

Part of the problem is that they don't do the maintenance during unsociable hours for EU players.
You would think that taking down both servers at once only leads to twice as many unhappy people when something goes wrong too!

Day is slow time as most is at work or school.

Elsonso

Nifty2g wrote: »

Balsagna wrote: »

After 3 years you would think people would understand it takes as long as it takes. You act as if they want it to take longer so there's 87 threads on the forums from people complaining.

It's annoying, yes, but it's not like they are saying "oh snap Yarlenzey is mad, hurry it up!!!"

I've been playing another game lately and each time they have maintenance they post their patch notes a day before the patch, they listen to feedback and developers keep players up to date on what is going on with the maintenance and why it's taking longer if it is.

Really don't understand what is holding ESO back from doing this.

While I tend to agree, the fact is that ZOS has long held the opinion that we just don't need to know. As a studio, they really prefer to have a "press release" relationship with us.

Nyladreas

Hippie4927 wrote: »

DoShazarr wrote: »

People have no life lol. Go out, meet some people, invite friends for a beer, workout, grab your gf/wife and go on a date. Try a new hobby, read a book. Watch a movie/ anime / series. Read lore. Research new builds. Play another game. Work on your back yard. Walk a dog. Go shopping... ffs idk there's milions of other things to do you lazy asses.

Edit: "BUT MUH SCHEDULE"... That's life lol.

Pretty much.

TheRealPotoroo

globesoi wrote: »

People have time to play ESO now want to have maintenance finish ASAP.
People can't play ESO right now, prefer ZOS take as much time as needed to get job done right.

Both understandable, but fighting each other over this is childish, really.

I can guess, guys complaining are likely from Australia. And guys heckling, of course are from EUR. US guys are all sleeping at this moment.

So please, all just state your opinions and stop fighting each other.

OP is east coast Australia, as am I. I'm not jumping on his bandwagon but I was caught out a bit by the server going down an hour earlier than it usually does. One thing that would help enormously would be if ZoS would put information like that in the launcher in our local time zone. It is trivially easy for them to do it but they won't and I just can't understand why they resist.

Ehrlichcoleb14_ESO

Bunch of hooligans on here telling people they have no life, yet you're here on the forums also. I just woke up 30 minutes ago. I'm disabled, so no life to be had. I'd like to be playing the game right now but I understand why I can't. However I still want it.

I wants it. I wants it now.

StackonClown

btw - since this is the DLC patch, prolly gonna be a hefty download so an extra 1+ hours for that also.....

Tallest_GNOME

I am fed!
"Street Vs. Me: Round One" event started!

Mureel

zaria wrote: »

Philio wrote: »

Part of the problem is that they don't do the maintenance during unsociable hours for EU players.
You would think that taking down both servers at once only leads to twice as many unhappy people when something goes wrong too!

Day is slow time as most is at work or school.

Summer. Some people at work. Some parents stranded at home in bad weather with 2 11 year olds and a 9 year old and will either play ESO today or start day drinking.

Mureel

DoShazarr wrote: »

People have no life lol. Go out, meet some people, invite friends for a beer, workout, grab your gf/wife and go on a date. Try a new hobby, read a book. Watch a movie/ anime / series. Read lore. Research new builds. Play another game. Work on your back yard. Walk a dog. Go shopping... ffs idk there's milions of other things to do you lazy asses.

Edit: "BUT MUH SCHEDULE"... That's life lol. I get it that you want to play now because you can. That's not an excuse to not do anything else productive though.

I don't complain about maintenance but I still don't like when people say stuff like the bolded above. I mean you are sat here on the forums telling other people to go F off out elsewhere. I can't decide if ironic or hypocritical.

Everyone knew this maintenance was coming - so people should chill, but at the same time the smarmy 'go smell a dog's backside whatever' posts are just as bad.

XDragonDoomX

TheRealPotoroo wrote: »

globesoi wrote: »

People have time to play ESO now want to have maintenance finish ASAP.
People can't play ESO right now, prefer ZOS take as much time as needed to get job done right.

Both understandable, but fighting each other over this is childish, really.

I can guess, guys complaining are likely from Australia. And guys heckling, of course are from EUR. US guys are all sleeping at this moment.

So please, all just state your opinions and stop fighting each other.

OP is east coast Australia, as am I. I'm not jumping on his bandwagon but I was caught out a bit by the server going down an hour earlier than it usually does. One thing that would help enormously would be if ZoS would put information like that in the launcher in our local time zone. It is trivially easy for them to do it but they won't and I just can't understand why they resist.

Or... take some responsibility. Make a note of the time difference between where you, the player, happens to be and the UTC. Check the forum banner on a Sunday which is usually posted to let people know when maintenance is happening on a Monday and do the time conversion yourself - then take a little more responsibility and ensure your friends also know

Yamenstein

Yarlenzey wrote: »

Balsagna wrote: »

After 3 years you would think people would understand it takes as long as it takes. You act as if they want it to take longer so there's 87 threads on the forums from people complaining.

It's annoying, yes, but it's not like they are saying "oh snap Yarlenzey is mad, hurry it up!!!"

Well, they started an hour earlier. That may not affect you, but it affects me and my time-planning.
I expected a six o'clock start and planned around that.

So. As they started earlier, one could assume that would like to finish on time, to satisfy the important folk i.e. USians

But as ever, if maintenance goes on and on and on, then I'll come here and whinge about it.


Your participation, is entirely optional.

Curious how you planned around that. Seeing as when servers are brought down they can be up at any time. We don't get an expected ETA until much later into the downtime, if even then - at all. Also it doesn't matter what you say about you getting what you expected from them, you signed all of that freedom the moment you said you agreed to any terms and conditions.
Go outside. Have a drink. Talk to your friends or family. You can survive without ESO for some time, don't worry.


Amusing - "important folk i.e. USians". I could use other terms to classify "USians" but to each their own.

Glamdring

Five and a half hours of maintenance

TeIvanni

I really don't know why this thread was made so early.
Don't most regular matinence patches take 4-6 hours?
You know the ones where only 8 entries of "Fixed the dialog for quest #x" show up in the patch notes?

Should expect a longer down time for an entire new DLC.

Slick_007

wesly.backersb16_ESO wrote: »

Reading all those negative comments ,I'm sure humanity is doomed to destroy itself by impatient red-button pushers.

idk

Yarlenzey wrote: »

From my perspective that is 17:00 - 20:30.
Starting an hour earlier should have meant completing 'on time' e.g. now.

You are new. Patch maintenance has lasted 12 hours more than once.

Bam_Bam

psssst! OP! Don't listen to anyone.

It should take 30 mins tops! Everyone else is in the game but they are deliberately going slow to annoy you. If you make TONS of QQ threads though, they'll listen and get you back in game! DO IT!

ArchMikem

Just come live in my timezone, where maintenance is always in the middle of the night.

red_emu

Nifty2g wrote: »

Balsagna wrote: »

After 3 years you would think people would understand it takes as long as it takes. You act as if they want it to take longer so there's 87 threads on the forums from people complaining.

It's annoying, yes, but it's not like they are saying "oh snap Yarlenzey is mad, hurry it up!!!"

I've been playing another game lately and each time they have maintenance they post their patch notes a day before the patch, they listen to feedback and developers keep players up to date on what is going on with the maintenance and why it's taking longer if it is.

Really don't understand what is holding ESO back from doing this.

I'd rather they focus on applying the patch correctly than worry about people waiting for it to be finished.

OC_Justice

Yarlenzey wrote: »

AzraelKrieg wrote: »

You poor thing. You want compensation? Too freaking bad. Grow up

"grow up"

lol.

I logged on at five and got one the 'one minute' warning.
No, I don't want compensation (assuming that your know what that is), just what I paid for. Normally described as 'fee for service'.
How much do you get paid to be a pratt?

Part of the free service is server maintenance and REQUIRED down time.

Life happens get over it.