Global weather discussion

Kuramas9tails

So my boyfriend and I went into a discussion this weekend over the weather system in ESO, especially when we were traveling together in Cyrodiil and it was raining and storming on my screen but it was clear and sunny on his screen. Being a mega server, I am slightly confused on why our weather is instance based and not global. Anyone have an answer as to why ZOS did it this way? My boyfriend and I have speculations but that is all it is.

Thank you.

WaltherCarraway

LOL nice findings. I didn't notice weather b/c at least time is synchronized.

smacx250

Yeah, it's been this way (and annoying) since release. Forget any talk about the weather in game - it just makes you seem crazy.

Haven't checked recently, but the same thing used to be true with the music your character would play (/lute, /flute, etc.).

dotme

Kuramas9tails wrote: »

So my boyfriend and I went into a discussion this weekend over the weather system in ESO, especially when we were traveling together in Cyrodiil and it was raining and storming on my screen but it was clear and sunny on his screen. Being a mega server, I am slightly confused on why our weather is instance based and not global. Anyone have an answer as to why ZOS did it this way? My boyfriend and I have speculations but that is all it is.
Thank you.

I've never understood this either. Clearly weather effects are generated client-side, but why can't the server send a simple text-based weather setting instruction to all clients every 5-10 minutes based on zone and location within zone? Would be so cool if they did that.

Ajaxandriel

I noticed that in instanced places like housing estates, and it's disturbing even more for roleplaying matters

So the open world weather is screwed too? omg...

Samadhi

Kuramas9tails wrote: »

...Anyone have an answer as to why ZOS did it this way? My boyfriend and I have speculations but that is all it is.
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at a guess they made it client-side to help limit the messages between client and server; since weather has no real impact on gameplay they did not feel the need to synchronize it for an MMO

Fallout 76 will be having map-wide weather systems but is specifically being programed to run with smaller player numbers active on a given server

Agalloch

I think if they sync the weather many performance issues will dissapear.

neverwalk

i'm in my house in Wayrest, i can hear thunder and hear rain too, but go outside and it's sunny

Kuramas9tails

dotme wrote: »

Kuramas9tails wrote: »

So my boyfriend and I went into a discussion this weekend over the weather system in ESO, especially when we were traveling together in Cyrodiil and it was raining and storming on my screen but it was clear and sunny on his screen. Being a mega server, I am slightly confused on why our weather is instance based and not global. Anyone have an answer as to why ZOS did it this way? My boyfriend and I have speculations but that is all it is.
Thank you.

I've never understood this either. Clearly weather effects are generated client-side, but why can't the server send a simple text-based weather setting instruction to all clients every 5-10 minutes based on zone and location within zone? Would be so cool if they did that.

@dotme See, the only thing I could come up with is the possible thunder/lightning effect. If it was to happen to everyone at once, maybe it would cause lag for everyone at that particular time so it's spread out between accounts? But my boyfriend said that having multiple instances of weather would, in and of itself, seem more of a hassle than a global weather system.

Kuramas9tails

neverwalk wrote: »

i'm in my house in Wayrest, i can hear thunder and hear rain too, but go outside and it's sunny

I was noticing how nice the windows are in Cyrodiil compared to housing windows. You should be able to look out them. But as far as the weather, yeah, I has that happen to my houses in the forest. It would be raining inside my housing but leave and it's nice out. lol.