What if performance can never be fixed

Delparis

If the frame rate drop and lag can never be fixed unless they rebuild the game, will you continue paying for expensions, ESO+ or DLC ?

Berserkerkitten

Yes

I don't believe client-performance (FPS-wise) is ever gonna be improved, because the engine is just a bit ... meh. I'd love for servers to stop sucking so hard, especially in Cyrodiil. But they've sucked for so long now, I don't honestly believe it's ever gonna change. Yeah, sure, they said they'll fix it in 2020. I'll believe it when I see it.

That said, I'm still here, I'm still spending money on it despite the issues, so saying I'd stop if they don't fix things is just lying to myself.

Lisutaris

Yes

Don't ask about the remaining time of my ESO+. You can make that poll again next year, maybe then it will be a no xD

BigBragg

Performance can be fixed. It is really just about how much ZOS is willing to invest in doing so. With last month's post regarding this and setting up a road map, things tentatively look a bit optimistic. Even if the changes will be slow and take us well into next year. Plus we have heard much of this before. The new outline and promise for monthly updates seems to be a more structured and serious approach than the previous, vague we are looking into it lip service.

labambao

I don't pay anyway

I stopped pay when servers start lag hard.
1.5 year freetoplay already.

ATomiX69

I don't pay anyway

I havent spent real money on this game since 2 years now, I just buy all the stuff via gold for crowns.

RaddlemanNumber7

Yes

Personally speaking, I'm not affected by those issues. My plan is to keep playing and keep buying the expansions.

Mettaricana

No

If this game just keeps getting worse I'll not only stop paying but move on to greener pastures i been here since day one and every dlc im getting pushed closer to the exit. Lag was on thing but lagging so hard weps can't swap bodies can't be looted, attacks having 5 sec delays from key press something gotta give and it obviously isn't the multi million dollar company that was evident for years now..

Nerftheforums

No

I don't purchase eso+, crown poop nor any sort of content because performance is beyond ***. If they would would fix it, I'd be a big ass financial supporter.
I cba to give my money to someone who doesn't give half a damn about my (and pvpers in general) needs.

GrimTheReaper45

I don't pay anyway

Oh it can be fixed. All they have to do is switch back to the pre antibot netcode. They wont do that though

SweepsAllClowns

It's amazing how some people even today believe the lag can be fixed, they might be able to lower the level of lag some, but as past few years have clearly shown, the more likely option is that the performance goes even worse slowly but surely while Zenimax is telling they are looking into and working on the performance. I understand that players, who have played for about year or less, might still have some positive hopes.

Ryath_Waylander

Yes

Yes well, when I started playing latency average was 160 two years ago and now it's 250. It does suck a bit but it's really only bad in trials or large keep seiges. I don't have a very active guild for trials so they are few and far between. I'd love better performance, then I could work on being more competitive. Until that happens though, questing, dungeons, crafting, housing, experimenting with different roles/classes etc, is more than enough to keep me entertained. Lag with friends can even be a laugh. Thing about this game is the friends you make online will also keep you coming back.

rpa

I don't pay anyway

I don't believe performance of this game will ever be up to buy2sub standards. Buy2play is possible, I have to confess to my shame I bought Elsweyr when it went on sale but things need to improve a bit before I open my wallet any more.

For casual mostly single player gameplay the performance is most times not too bad. It's the harder content and "massive multiplayer" where the real performance issues are. Bugs and glitches more or less affect everyone.

Tandor

Yes

I've never been affected by performance issues. However, if I suffered half the problems some players claim to have then I'd move on, I wouldn't play the game but use its performance as self-justification for not paying.

Delparis

No

I won't spend my hard earned money on a broken game.
I won't spend my hard earned money to keep servers up so others can play for free.
I'm not a whale..

Donny_Vito

Yes

Performance is generally fine for me on Xbox NA, but I have a pretty good setup. If I didn't and I suffered like some of the people I see on these threads, then I might consider not spending anymore money. Have good performance is critical, and if you don't have it then you definitely get frustrated very quickly.

Thanatos_inside

what do u mean "if"?

Banana

Until they can figure out how to put the performance pack in the crown store Im predicting no improvement

Luthid

Yes

I have this long and will continue to until I decide I’m done with the game completely. I value the benefit I get from ESO+ and chapter purchase even while being annoyed by the terrible game performance.

BomblePants

Yes

BigBragg wrote: »

Performance can be fixed. It is really just about how much ZOS is willing to invest in doing so. With last month's post regarding this and setting up a road map, things tentatively look a bit optimistic. Even if the changes will be slow and take us well into next year. Plus we have heard much of this before. The new outline and promise for monthly updates seems to be a more structured and serious approach than the previous, vague we are looking into it lip service.

Not sure why this post doesn’t have a lot more awesomes....

Odovacar

Yes

If I have to worry about filling my inventory while farming mats I'll go crazy...even if I have to do it in between load screens

Danikat

Yes

Honestly I don't find it that bad. Whether it's because I have a better internet connection, because I don't notice, because of the content I do or whatever I rarely have problems which actually affect me playing the game.

Sure loading screens might take longer than my other MMO and sometimes I have to wait a minute or two after that for all the NPCs to appear and player models to fully load in if I'm in a very busy area, but that's not a big deal for me. I can't remember the last time the game crashed or froze.

if it was as bad for me as other people on this forum report it being I'd have stopped playing long ago. I don't consciously quit games, I don't subscribe and so don't put that much thought into it, but if I'm thinking about what to play and choosing between a game where trying to do anything is a huge hassle because it just doesn't work and...anything else, I'm probably going to keep choosing the ones where I can just get on and play.

But since it isn't that bad I do keep playing ESO and buy new content as and when I want it (and it becomes available - since they went down to 1 full DLC, 1 expansion and 2 dungeon DLCs a year I've been spending a lot less because I don't buy the dungeons).

Davor

Where is the other option? While I bought Elswyer for PC, I didn't for Xbox for the first time and I have stopped my ESO+ on both accounts. I don't get the dungeons since I only PvE.

Was thinking of coming back but had lag issues so, so far I haven't resubbed yet.

Gandrhulf_Harbard

No

At times performance is so bad that going back to LOTRO (over a decade old) seems, at times, like a huge leap forward.


All The Best

Tandor

Yes

Gandrhulf_Harbard wrote: »

At times performance is so bad that going back to LOTRO (over a decade old) seems, at times, like a huge leap forward.

Funnily enough my experience is the opposite. I still play LoTRO and it's always stuttery in places whereas ESO is smooth for me on both PC EU and NA servers. Same playstyle on both games.

Tabatha

No

When it releases on xbox, if it is still as bad as it is now, I will at least cancel my alt eso+.

It is almost unbearable in Elswyr & in general the frame rate drops and invisible enemies are annoying me.

CambionDaemon

The majority of the problems that this game has is due to the code being a complete mess (they admitted that a while back), the improvement plan that they have shown us is them trying to fix the base code. That is why in update 25/26 (cannot remember which) we have to redownload the entire game, because they are basically rewriting the base code, integrating the all of the previous updates instead of just layering them on top.

Now whether they can actually fix the problems or if the player base will survive that long, who knows.

But then what do I know anyway.

BigBragg

BomblePants wrote: »

BigBragg wrote: »

Performance can be fixed. It is really just about how much ZOS is willing to invest in doing so. With last month's post regarding this and setting up a road map, things tentatively look a bit optimistic. Even if the changes will be slow and take us well into next year. Plus we have heard much of this before. The new outline and promise for monthly updates seems to be a more structured and serious approach than the previous, vague we are looking into it lip service.

Not sure why this post doesn’t have a lot more awesomes....

Because we, as a community, have been burned by promises of improvement before. The game has come a long, long way since beta, don't get me wrong. There are however some very long standing issues, and more are added to the pile every patch. So at this point, many are waiting to see if it will finally happen, or if it is just more hot air.

JadonSky

Yes

Yes, only time I really noticed performance issues is in Open world PVP. And its been bad for so long i'v just learn to live with it at this point, its still enjoyable to me. If they can increase performance at this point its just a plus for me but still love this game and until that changes or something better comes out that grabs my attention i'll keep on chugging.

BomblePants

Yes

@BigBragg well like you say, this time they do seem to have a plan in place, which has made me feel more hopeful (I’ve been playing constantly for five years myself)...

idk

I did not answer the poll as it is an absurd question. We know performance can be fixed. It is a matter of will Zos do what is needed to fix it which is not the question OP has asked.