Should I go to NA Server ?

Aloha

Aloha beautiful people

I am old player, playing ESO since April 2014. I am wondering, if I should go to NA Server just for better performances. Na Server I Have 170 latency and EU Server 80. But EU server can often go to 300+ with lot of FPS Drops and desynch and unplayable raid like Sunspire or HoF because lot of lag. I have to mention, Server PvP in EU in prime time... well everyone knows the terrible state.

Is it worth it to restart crafter + tank + dps + healer in NA Server ? Who has migrated and can give me some informations ?

It is a serious question. Ty for all

WrathOfInnos

I wouldn’t expect much better on NA. Most trials are still unplayable with desync and ping spikes, skills not registering, crashes, etc.

joerginger

I haven't migrated, but I made a character on NA last year during one of the festivals. It plays nicely, but it's obvious that the higher latency affects fights a bit. Blocking for example is a bit unreliable. There have been plenty of occasions when I definitely was blocking an attack, but for some reason this didn't register in the game, i.e. my character was sent flying.
But this is the only negative thing I have come across. Since I reached CP 160 several months ago, I haven't really been playing that character, though, just doing my writs each day and one single Dragonguard quest, so my experience is most likely not significant.

SeaGtGruff

I don't know whether you'll get better performance on the NA server, but I migrated in the other direction back when ZOS was doing the Summerset event that awarded the free Psijic villa-- created a character on PC EU so I could earn the Pathfinder achievement there. I've been playing daily on both servers ever since.

I wasn't thrilled about the fact that Crown Store purchases are only for one server or the other, but what I did love was being able to start all over with a fresh map that wasn't already filled with housing that I'd acquired. And when I started playing on PC NA several years ago, I ran around doing quests willy-nilly, out of order, so now on PC EU my main is working through the zones and quests in proper order.

Anyway, I recommend starting a character on the NA server, even if you don't get better ping and performance.

Nanfoodle

NA Server yoyo allot, not as bad as EU but we are in the middle of a year long plan to fix performance problems. They will have this plan finished by Dec 2020. As it stands I am a ESO + subscriber. Im still getting my money's worth. Since you have been gone since 2014 my guess you will have allot of gaming to do before you get to high end content where the lag hurts game play. Happy hunting and have fun =-)

Mancombe_Nosehair

1,000 times YES! I did it a year ago, and have no regrets. Assuming you are on pc, it falls over less often, and has less lag. Crowns are cheaper to get with gold too.

Every time the eu server falls over, it reminds me what a great decision it was to move over.

We have an eu refugee guild if you wish to join us. Send me a friend invite @luton0watford4, and I will invite you.

If you decide to go back to eu, your account will be waiting for you, so you won't lose anything, only time, if you change your mind again.

SeaGtGruff

Nanfoodle wrote: »

Since you have been gone since 2014 my guess you will have allot of gaming to do before you get to high end content where the lag hurts game play.

That's a good point. I don't focus on the "high end content" as much as many players do-- and I love that you call it that, rather than the more common "end game content." From time to time I still run into lag, desyncs, stuttering, and so on; but overall the game is still very much playable for me.

Masel

I play both right now, and besides a higher latency on NA, there is no real difference in performance...

Alucardo

While EU is my primary (sadly), I found NA to be more "stable". By that I mean I wasn't getting random ping spikes. It was constantly bad instead of going from bad to OMG WHAT HAPPENED every so often.
So is it worth starting from scratch on NA? Probably not. Keep in mind your DLC/upgrades won't be there, nor will champion points.

Mancombe_Nosehair

What have you got to lose? At the end if the day, if you don't like it, just go back.

kylewwefan

So your Mistress to ESO is actually still going to be ESO. But on a different server. I can totally relate ( check my signature)

I never could find it being worth it though. Looking at Millions in Crafting, progress, achievements, CP, XP, Houses, etc.

I always go back home after some excursions.

rumple9

NA server is dead compared to EU. It's very quiet

Guyle

Games unplayable no matter what server you use.

Aloha

Thank you everyone. I will do a character and try PvP to see performance. But there is no prime time in NA ?

Deathlord92

Nothing wrong with trying it if you dislike it or simply miss eu you can easily just jump on Eu server 🙂

Noggin_the_Nog

Aloha wrote: »

Thank you everyone. I will do a character and try PvP to see performance. But there is no prime time in NA ?

When I started, over four years ago, my first character was on NA server. Did not realise there were two servers! I was very new to ESO and although being based in the uk thought that was the only option.

Now currently CP1290 on NA, CP1060 on EU, and a four month old second NA account with CP460.

I prefer playing on NA -
Crafting Writs - seem much quicker on EU during non-prime time. I do 12 on EU and 16 on NA daily.
PvP - I level all my alts from level 12 to 50 in PvP. NA is far superior, particularly during prime time - 11:00 to 06:00 GMT.
Undaunted Pledges - again better on NA.
Trials - bad on both.

If you do start on NA, I'd suggest creating a crafter first. It took me four months on my new account to reach Grand Master Crafter, and she still has a few traits to learn.

You can transfer 'stuff' between same server accounts - mail or guild bank, but not between servers.

Good luck.

Aloha

Noggin_the_Nog wrote: »

Aloha wrote: »

Thank you everyone. I will do a character and try PvP to see performance. But there is no prime time in NA ?

When I started, over four years ago, my first character was on NA server. Did not realise there were two servers! I was very new to ESO and although being based in the uk thought that was the only option.

Now currently CP1290 on NA, CP1060 on EU, and a four month old second NA account with CP460.

I prefer playing on NA -
Crafting Writs - seem much quicker on EU during non-prime time. I do 12 on EU and 16 on NA daily.
PvP - I level all my alts from level 12 to 50 in PvP. NA is far superior, particularly during prime time - 11:00 to 06:00 GMT.
Undaunted Pledges - again better on NA.
Trials - bad on both.

If you do start on NA, I'd suggest creating a crafter first. It took me four months on my new account to reach Grand Master Crafter, and she still has a few traits to learn.

You can transfer 'stuff' between same server accounts - mail or guild bank, but not between servers.

Good luck.

Ty for info !

Banana

No.

rpa

I have not played much lately, but my subjective anecdotal impression is pceu, pcna and pts are getting closer in performance. I get press-button-nothing-happens a lot, no matter which server.

eso_lags

Aloha wrote: »

Aloha beautiful people

I am old player, playing ESO since April 2014. I am wondering, if I should go to NA Server just for better performances. Na Server I Have 170 latency and EU Server 80. But EU server can often go to 300+ with lot of FPS Drops and desynch and unplayable raid like Sunspire or HoF because lot of lag. I have to mention, Server PvP in EU in prime time... well everyone knows the terrible state.

Is it worth it to restart crafter + tank + dps + healer in NA Server ? Who has migrated and can give me some informations ?

It is a serious question. Ty for all

You should probably just quit. Maybe if enough people quit this company will give us character transfers. Its not right that some people can play the game as intended and others cannot. It should honestly be illegal to have a game run so drastically differently on multiple platforms and not offer people, who have spent various sums of money, transfer to the platform that actually works.

And they can say they cant do it all they want I dont buy it.. Even if it means reproducing a copy of every account that is willing to transfer then they should do it. They should not force people to either stay on a platform that does not work, quit the game and throw away up to 5 years of progress, or restart on PC NA and lose up to 5 years of progress to do so. Its reprehensible.

Mancombe_Nosehair

To put it simply, pc eu is too popular for its own good. It is a victim of its own success. If you like the game so much, like I do, then why quit? Why cut off your own nose to spite your face?

You are not throwing anything away; my (and your) pc eu account is waiting for you if you decide to go back. You haven't lost anything. I just collect the daily reward every day, and that's it.

By now the pc eu server is what it is. You can either quit, accept that there will be problems, or move to another server.

Starting again on the na server has actually taught me a lot about the game. What would you do differently or better in starting the game that you didn't know at the time? Are you really any good at the game without gold gear and 810 CP? There's only one way to find out!

merevie

I play on both. It's a lot of fun starting iron man mode. You def do want to start a crafter well ahead although like Eu, Na has a lot of good guilds where people will always help.

The servers are also busy at totally different times, so you can switch to the quieter one.

Mancombe_Nosehair

merevie wrote: »

You def do want to start a crafter well ahead although like Eu, Na has a lot of good guilds where people will always help

This is good advice. I levelled my first two characters together, one of them a crafter. It also made it a bit easier to hit cp160 faster, so you can start getting gear more quickly.

Mancombe_Nosehair

The biggest problem I had was a shortage of gold. I was spending it like mad to max out bag and bank space. I also wanted to buy the banker with gold. I was selling anything not nailed down, even having as few filled soul gems as possible to maximise income.

Things became a lot easier once I had levelled my third character. My writ income went up 50%, and that made quite a difference.

Now I have six levelled characters, and the gold flows like water.

jaygao79

Mancombe_Nosehair wrote: »

1,000 times YES! I did it a year ago, and have no regrets. Assuming you are on pc, it falls over less often, and has less lag. Crowns are cheaper to get with gold too.

Every time the eu server falls over, it reminds me what a great decision it was to move over.

We have an eu refugee guild if you wish to join us. Send me a friend invite @luton0watford4, and I will invite you.

If you decide to go back to eu, your account will be waiting for you, so you won't lose anything, only time, if you change your mind again.

@Mancombe_Nosehair I hope you are still playing. I messaged you in game, hoping to join your guild. I am @jaythealmighty

vamp_emily

Just try it.. It is actually kind of fun/painful to start all over again. Then you can decide weather its better for you.

Shewolf075

I don't think it's worth it changing servers honestly, not worth the energy and the excitement of change will last a week or two. The problems with lag and performance is across the board. I am a EU player on a NA server. The only difference is the times of activity. Best of luck to you!

Tromso

Hi there. I'm on EU for about 4 years and wanted to goto the NA server for the challenge of starting from nothing. my first char was dirt poor for ages. I started crafting and researching as soon as possible. my main char on NA is now cp510 and all research done apart from a few nirnhoned. It's much better to kit out alts with crafted gear then just hand them onto lower alts. I enjoyed the challenge starting with nothing

Mancombe_Nosehair

jaygao79 wrote: »

Mancombe_Nosehair wrote: »

1,000 times YES! I did it a year ago, and have no regrets. Assuming you are on pc, it falls over less often, and has less lag. Crowns are cheaper to get with gold too.

Every time the eu server falls over, it reminds me what a great decision it was to move over.

We have an eu refugee guild if you wish to join us. Send me a friend invite @luton0watford4, and I will invite you.

If you decide to go back to eu, your account will be waiting for you, so you won't lose anything, only time, if you change your mind again.

@Mancombe_Nosehair I hope you are still playing. I messaged you in game, hoping to join your guild. I am @jaythealmighty

For some reason the accept friend function didn't work. I have invited you to the guild. Let me know if there is a problem.

Goregrinder

PCNA? Hell yeah Brother!