SERVER DOWN?

cyclonus11 · April 15

From PTS forum:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/656529/3600-in-live

Desiato · April 15

Hi all, we currently have taken down access to PTS. We encountered an issue with PTS once the server went live. This has also caused an issue with the PC NA live server, so we will be temporarily taking down the PC NA live server as well. Once we have more information, we will update everyone. Thanks for your patience as we begin investigations.
Edited by ZOS_Kevin on April 15, 2024 6:42PM

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/656543/temporarily-taking-down-the-pts-the-pc-na-live-server#latest

purple-magicb16_ESO · April 15

very odd, usually they give you 15 mins to vacate the server before blowing it up

...and there's no notice banner in the forums? Almost seems like a panic shutdown. Must've been pretty bad.

tom6143346 · April 15

Yeah there was a problem like everything you did on pts was copied 1 to 1 to the NA live server. I think it will took awhile to fix this

DarknessShallFall · April 15

cyclonus11 wrote: »

From PTS forum:

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/656529/3600-in-live

Thank you for this information, it has helped out a lot.

cyclonus11 · April 15

purple-magicb16_ESO wrote: »

very odd, usually they give you 15 mins to vacate the server before blowing it up

At least a 15 second countdown so you can park your toon in a safe place.

virtus753 · April 15

cyclonus11 wrote: »

purple-magicb16_ESO wrote: »

very odd, usually they give you 15 mins to vacate the server before blowing it up

At least a 15 second countdown so you can park your toon in a safe place.

If there is a rollback coming, it doesn't matter where you park your toon.

fireshine6623 · April 15

I just opened a thread on this too, and there's now a pinned post that they're taking down the PTS and PC/NA. New threads and an official post in the 30 seconds it took me to type mine lol.

cyclonus11 · April 15

purple-magicb16_ESO wrote: »

very odd, usually they give you 15 mins to vacate the server before blowing it up

...and there's no notice banner in the forums? Almost seems like a panic shutdown. Must've been pretty bad.

Apparently PTS characters with billions of gold were being copied to the live PC/NA server, so that is definitely very bad

dcrush · April 15

Rollbacks in Cyrodiil and players losing items - 2 business days to shut down the servers

Players gaining things because of a server error - panic button

Typical.

trittnerxx · April 15

this game is just a joke anymore

barney2525 · April 15

nope. its in the same place it has always been.

Aca2017 · April 15

Seems they did warn us, just not in game. But it's not a crash! We are, after all, not entitled to play on PC/NA. Says so, right on the screen.

I wait with 'bated breath to see how much credit I I will retain towards weekly endeavors (I was at 6x of 7x thieves troves).

fireshine6623 · April 15

No matter what happened I love eso, wouldn't have played for 7 years (and wouldn't recommend it to others like I always do). Thank you all @staff for your help with this-- Mods, Gina, Kevin, and everyone else... And for putting up with us in the forums when there's a problem

Bluepetunia · April 15

No need to panic, relax, get up out of your chair........

Take a shower
Eat something besides microwaved food
Go brush your teeth
Walk the dog
Spend time with spouse, kids, Mom, Dad (at least let them know you are still among the living)

Maybe put on some sunglasses and venture outside. I promise no dragons, werewolves, harpy's (well maybe the wife........j/k), vampires will get you'

SueGale · April 15

It's not just that toons from PTS were transferred over to live with all that cash.. players report that when they deleted copied toons on PTS, that same character on live was also deleted.

DrOctopu5 · April 15

HAPPY BANNIVERSARY EVERYONE

ZOS_GinaBruno · April 15

Everyone, just popping in to let you know we are working on things and will update as soon as we can.

SilverBride · April 15

Bluepetunia wrote: »

No need to panic, relax, get up out of your chair........

Take a shower
Eat something besides microwaved food
Go brush your teeth
Walk the dog
Spend time with spouse, kids, Mom, Dad (at least let them know you are still among the living)

Maybe put on some sunglasses and venture outside. I promise no dragons, werewolves, harpy's (well maybe the wife........j/k), vampires will get you'

That is assuming that we spend every second of our day at our computers and never interact with other people, or take care of our hygeine, or get fresh air, or eat healthy. That is not a fair assessment.

ragnarok6644b14_ESO · April 15

SilverBride wrote: »

Bluepetunia wrote: »

No need to panic, relax, get up out of your chair........

Take a shower
Eat something besides microwaved food
Go brush your teeth
Walk the dog
Spend time with spouse, kids, Mom, Dad (at least let them know you are still among the living)

Maybe put on some sunglasses and venture outside. I promise no dragons, werewolves, harpy's (well maybe the wife........j/k), vampires will get you'

That is assuming that we spend every second of our day at our computers and never interact with other people, or take care of our hygeine, or get fresh air, or eat healthy. That is not a fair assessment.

Yeah, I love posts like this.

I've already done all of those things because I got them out of the way (except time with the spouse) so I could set aside time on ESO tonight.

And my time on ESO is playing alongside the spouse! lol. Now we're both disappointed.

THAT SAID
I appreciate the dilemma ZOS find themselves in and trust for a rapid, actionable solution to be implemented as soon as they are able.

baratron · April 15

I'm offering hugs to @ZOS_GinaBruno, @ZOS_Kevin, and all of the database staff who don't have time to hang out at the forums. It's going to be a long night for everyone.

kyle.wilson · April 15

I'm curious as to why the pts server going live affected the live server.
They should be completely separate with no intermingling.

GlassHalfFull · April 15

Well, my wife and me agreed i had one hour for ESO before I had real life obligations to do. I was fine with this, however ESO going down gave me 20 minutes or so. Still it is just a game, so I can have a what ever moment. I just don't know what is rolled back, missed, or something.

While real life is more important, I wonder why it is, that exploiters of PTS can so quickly game the live server. It almost seems as if they knew this could occur.

In real life, the new Fallout show is on, as is Daily Bread, so I will spend time watching them with my wife, and a home made Tart Cherry Cyser.

Enjoy!

ZoeliTintanie · April 15

SilverBride wrote: »

Bluepetunia wrote: »

No need to panic, relax, get up out of your chair........

Take a shower
Eat something besides microwaved food
Go brush your teeth
Walk the dog
Spend time with spouse, kids, Mom, Dad (at least let them know you are still among the living)

Maybe put on some sunglasses and venture outside. I promise no dragons, werewolves, harpy's (well maybe the wife........j/k), vampires will get you'

That is assuming that we spend every second of our day at our computers and never interact with other people, or take care of our hygeine, or get fresh air, or eat healthy. That is not a fair assessment.

Hey hey hey there mister, don't you go around paintin' them house goblins in such a bad light.Sometimes, we all need a little house-goblin time to get back on track.

shadyjane62 · April 15

Was just in an endless screen trying to get out of Cyro on PCEU.

Jimbru · April 15

I can just imagine Gina as the PR person getting the initial phone call about this. "You did WHAT!?"

averyfarmanb14_ESO · April 15

Heh. Another "happy" anniversary. "I don't always test, but, when I do... I don't."

HeavyMetalHippie420 · April 15

I'm wondering if the rollbacks will impact people who don't use the pts servers.

ragnarok6644b14_ESO · April 15

Jimbru wrote: »

I can just imagine Gina as the PR person getting the initial phone call about this. "You did WHAT!?"

"Well, you said 'Make the PTS live... so I did!"

ArchangelIsraphel · April 15

Bluepetunia wrote: »

No need to panic, relax, get up out of your chair........

Take a shower
Eat something besides microwaved food
Go brush your teeth
Walk the dog
Spend time with spouse, kids, Mom, Dad (at least let them know you are still among the living)

Maybe put on some sunglasses and venture outside. I promise no dragons, werewolves, harpy's (well maybe the wife........j/k), vampires will get you'

Thanks for posting your personal to-do list on the forums so that we could read it while the servers were down. I love seeing people who become self-motivated during times like these. Don't worry, you can do it-we're all cheering for you!