Maintenance for the week of December 16:
• PC/Mac: No maintenance – December 16
• NA megaservers for patch maintenance – December 17, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EST (17:00 UTC)
• EU megaservers for patch maintenance – December 17, 9:00 UTC (4:00AM EST) - 17:00 UTC (12:00PM EST)
• PC/Mac: No maintenance – December 16
• NA megaservers for patch maintenance – December 17, 4:00AM EST (9:00 UTC) - 12:00PM EST (17:00 UTC)
• EU megaservers for patch maintenance – December 17, 9:00 UTC (4:00AM EST) - 17:00 UTC (12:00PM EST)
New test server
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Sandman929✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭As a console player, it's funny every time. I really don't think this is ever going to be a thing and I hope it isn't because PC players have better tools to test changes than consoles, and with the closed hardware and the console manufacturer verification processes it would be a slow, pointless exercise for people (like me) who really just want to play stuff early, not actually test anything...pretty sure a lot of the PC PTS players are the same way based on what gets through to live.2 -
Taleof2Cities✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭So with a fair few new MMOs coming out for PC this year is it time the developers started focussing on console as ESO has little to no competition in the way of other MMOs so maybe it's time for that console test server ?
The idea is good ... but how high would it be on the ZOS priority list?
Waiting for the next post in the thread to be from the devs:
“It’s not currently in our plans.”0 -
Xvorg✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »Is there any console game that has a PTS?
No, but ESO could justa take that niche. Testing changes in PTS is as funny as playing the official nerfcalypsisSarcasm is something too serious to be taken lightly
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VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Not having a console myself, I dont know how prohibitive downloading whats essentially a 2nd copy of the game would be.
I also dont know if ZOS would have to get approval from the consoles for every PTS change they make. On PC, they cycle between NA and EU regularly, and update new patches every couple weeks.Edited by VaranisArano on January 21, 2019 6:56PM0 -
SugaComa✭✭✭✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »Is there any console game that has a PTS?
Yes ... The division did one ... And the changes that were made cos of it were fantastic
... Granted it wasn't as regular as ESO PTS but it was one none the less think they ran it twice to test two big changes including the new darkzone areas
It's entirely possible and I know there was another game that's did ..ESO just refuse to add one ... You would simply select it like you do now between NA and EU, just select PTS
This may not be allowed but here is a link to prove it existed
https://support.ubi.com/en-GB/Faqs/000027472/Accessing-PTS-on-Consoles-TCTD
Edited by SugaComa on January 21, 2019 7:02PM1 -
TequilaFire✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Economically not feasible due to the way Live and PSN contracts/rules are structured.
Why there are no test servers for any game, other than occasional game beta versions.0 -
SugaComa✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »Economically not feasible due to the way Live and PSN contracts/rules are structured.
Why there are no test servers for any game, other than occasional game beta versions.
Wrong wrong wrong ... See my post above1 -
TequilaFire✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »Economically not feasible due to the way Live and PSN contracts/rules are structured.
Why there are no test servers for any game, other than occasional game beta versions.
Wrong wrong wrong ... See my post above
That was more of a closed invite only beta.0 -
SugaComa✭✭✭✭✭Wasn't I was on it ... It was patched in and during the event I could choose at log in the PTS or live game it's time slots were limited in which you could play though ... But it has at least shown that if you care enough about your clientele you will make things like this happen instead of letting them be left behind and subject to the will of the testers on a platform that's not relevent to them0
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Ganjii_x✭What sugacoma said is true the division did have a pts while live game was up during i think was the first year also pubg has a pts for Xbox too so it’s possible the problem being getting verification each time for a patch0
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therift✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭MLGProPlayer wrote: »Is there any console game that has a PTS?
Yes ... The division did one ... And the changes that were made cos of it were fantastic
... Granted it wasn't as regular as ESO PTS but it was one none the less think they ran it twice to test two big changes including the new darkzone areas
It's entirely possible and I know there was another game that's did ..ESO just refuse to add one ... You would simply select it like you do now between NA and EU, just select PTS
This may not be allowed but here is a link to prove it existed
https://support.ubi.com/en-GB/Faqs/000027472/Accessing-PTS-on-Consoles-TCTD
I was curious about Ubisoft's implementation of a console PTS for their game, so thanks for the link.
After investigating further, I found that only a limited number of console players were invited to access Ubi's console PTS, while all PC/Mac players could. Ubisoft said they had 'a limited number of keys' for console access, which suggests to me that MS and Sony impose a burden of some sort for offering a console PTS that does not exist for PC/Mac players.
In other words... console PTS not feasible.
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