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Props to ZoS for a smooth launch

agegarton
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Now I might be a bit early - maybe I'm jumping the gun, but.......

Congrats to ZoS for what must be the smoothest launch of a new Chapter yet!

The download was fast, initial load was smooth, no major bugs, no crashes, patch notes were early, and you finished and brought the servers up early. Of course, somewhere in an alternate reality @ZOS_GinaBruno is running around with a fire extinguisher in the server room, but here in my reality....... we're all good!

B)
  • JamieAubrey
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    And Yet I keep crashing after the intro
  • Elsonso
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    And Yet I keep crashing after the intro

    Reboot your router. :tongue:

    Honestly, it is too soon to declare this a "smooth" launch. People are still downloading, many (like me) are at work.
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  • Kalik_Gold
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    Have fun PC guys, hope the console launch and bug fixes next week, and then the console enhancement goes smooth as well.
    Main: (PvP & PvE)
    Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige

    PvP:
    Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
    Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
    Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
    Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
    Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer

    PvP: (Specialty)
    Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
    Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
    Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
    Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden

    PvE:
    Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
    Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
    Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
    Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
    Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade

    Leveling...
    Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
    Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
    Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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    Passives of another race used. (RP)
    *Breton
    **Imperial




    __________________________Backstories:_________________________

    Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.

    Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.

    Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...

    Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.

    Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.

    The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.

    The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.

    Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.

    Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)

    And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.

    After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.

    After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...

    Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.

    Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.

    {time moves forward through the hour-glass}
    PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion

  • TheForFeeF
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    And Yet I keep crashing after the intro

    Have you moved your addons folder out? It could be an addon issue.
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    TheForFeeF wrote: »
    And Yet I keep crashing after the intro

    Have you moved your addons folder out? It could be an addon issue.

    Yeah, this time I agree. It's most likely your net or outdated addons. Apparently, there have been larger changes in the API so lots of addons are broken. I see almoust 100% positive feedback about the lunch itself.
    Edited by Aaxc on June 1, 2021 1:22PM
  • Galbsadi
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    I agree. This launch has been particularly smooth.

    I'm starting to encounter some minor bugs on one of the new companion quests, but nothing that relogging doesn't fix (so far).
  • agegarton
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    Still up, still going OK.

    Come on folks - credit where it's due.
  • Starlight_Whisper
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    agegarton wrote: »
    Still up, still going OK.

    Come on folks - credit where it's due.

    I will wait as problems usually show up in a few hours
  • Starlight_Whisper
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    agegarton wrote: »
    Still up, still going OK.

    Come on folks - credit where it's due.

    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/575365/new-cinematic-made-this-one-crash#latest
  • Dragonredux
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    Give a day then call it a smooth launch. People are still at work or haven't downloaded the patch yet. I'll wait until prime time.
  • ArchMikem
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    TheForFeeF wrote: »
    And Yet I keep crashing after the intro

    Have you moved your addons folder out? It could be an addon issue.

    This needs to be in one of those highlighted banners. Not many are smart enough to troubleshoot before complaining, however many PC players use addons.
    CP2,000 Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - The Clan
    Quest Objective: OMG Go Talk To That Kitty!
  • Titansteele
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    It has been working flawlessly for me, well done to all that helped make this a smooth release!
    Guild Leader of The Twelve Knights, AD PVE, PVP and Trading Guild on the EU Mega Server

    "That which does not kill us makes us stronger"
  • Starlight_Whisper
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    Okay I was impressed how fast intial load after patch was to character screen. For years, the first patch meant long wait. Also damn didn't even finish typing this and loaded in, so impressed again
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    Sorta smooth but this is the second Oblivion Portal where I can fight stuff all the way to the end, but the final boss doesn't spawn.
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    The cinematic was choppy the first time it played on my MacBook Air, and then the server login timed out afterward. But later it ran smoother, especially on my Windows desktop.
    I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than me!
  • Klad
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    Best Launch...and arguably the best looking expansion yet

    Oh and companions rock, never again will my wife and I hear FAKE TANK!!!!!!!@!@!EATATJOES or GOGOGOGOGOGO!!!!@!!!WTFBBQ

  • Elsonso
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    Well, I checked in while eating lunch and everything was working. Even the new cinematic, which is very nice. It isn't totally bug free. Apparently, companions are closet nudists when we aren't looking, but...
    Edited by Elsonso on June 1, 2021 3:46PM
    ESO Plus: No
    PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
    XBox EU/NA: @ElsonsoJannus
    X/Twitter: ElsonsoJannus
  • Sju
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    Is it though? My performance feels terrible. I'm barely hitting 60fps now...super jittery just running around outside of town. Radeon software used to show consistent 90 fps, shows around 50-55 after patch.
  • carly
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    Excellent launch. For me the load time is so much faster now and the game is running so smooth, my performance seems to have improved - not that it was bad before mind you, but I do notice a difference.

  • RoninMB
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    I'm getting constant lag spikes that is making combat impossible at times.
    Nevermind, it seemed my isp was having issues this morning.
    Edited by RoninMB on June 1, 2021 8:38PM
  • sarahthes
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    RoninMB wrote: »
    I'm getting constant lag spikes that is making combat impossible at times.

    A guildie had this and it was add-on related.
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    Yesterday I posted the following message in our Guild's Discord Server: >:)
    Even though ZOS estimates to finish within 5 hours, history learns us that the servers will be down much longer. And when the servers will come online, then it will still be hard to log into the game because half planet Earth wants to log in at the same time. So be prepared that the servers will come down a second time as well.

    All this might sound a bit pessimistic from my side, and I sincerely hope that I am totally wrong about my above statement, it is better to be prepared then not.

    But today's launch was not a disaster at all! It went super smooth. Even the EU server was up 1,5 hour earlier then ZOS had estimated. B)
    After that, it was a smooth download, and a smooth login to the Game. No crashes, no clashing addons, nothing!

    I know we can grumble and talk black about ZOS when servers are down and things take way longer then predicted, but I also think that we should applaude and give credit when credit is due. So tank you and congratulations ZOS for this flawless upload of the new chapter! <3
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    :D
    Edited by SpiritofESO on June 29, 2024 4:36PM
    • ~ PS NA ~ ALDMERI DOMINION ~
    • SPIRIT GOLDBLADE, WOOD ELF NIGHTBLADE, Former Empress
    • "Adapt or Die"
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    EXCEPT FOR THE ADDONS NOT WORKING AND THE OUT OF DATE CHECK BOX DISAPPEARING
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    Bhaji wrote: »
    EXCEPT FOR THE ADDONS NOT WORKING AND THE OUT OF DATE CHECK BOX DISAPPEARING

    The out of date check box does not really matter. You can still check or uncheck individual addons.
    I opened Minion and updated all addons before I started the game and even though I got an ingame message that some addons were out of date, they did not cause any trouble. And I am running like 40 addons on the base game, with even more lib-addons then you can count, and nothing clashed with me.

    Maybe it is a matter of taking care of your addons???
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    Bugwood.
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    I didn’t have any problems when I logged in and ran around for an hour at lunch. So that’s cool.

    Although I’m not sure what it says about the video game industry as a whole when we are impressed that we could login and play something at the time it was announced we were going to be able to login and play.
    Edited by Eyro on June 1, 2021 5:54PM
  • MasterWarrior
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    Most of the bugs for me are addons. LIke PerfectPixel which I believe there is a fix in the comments section on ESOUI, Lilith Group Manager, and DisplayLeads printing leads in my chat window everytime I open it up. No biggie, they will get fix soon.
  • Mariusghost84
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    yeah i was just thinking the same . Smooth launch!
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    So, are we supposed to be seeing a non-blackwood cinematic with no sound?
    Edited by tonemd on June 1, 2021 6:54PM
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