How long do you think this maintenance should be?

Aeradon · June 2014

The patch notes features mostly quest fixes.

How long do you think it will take? I don't wanna go to work

Gilvoth · June 2014

i played an mmo that had maintance one day and never came back online. i think was called "craft of the god's"
im glad we do get regular maint. to help and fix things even if it's just small things and slow in progress.
i will admit i do love eso even with all of it's flaws.

Arsenic_Touch · June 2014

Patch was Monday, this is just regular maintenance. It's usually over in an hour or so.

Tabbycat · June 2014

This maintenance will end approximately 15 minutes before I have to leave for work.

Aeradon · June 2014

Hlaren_shortsheath wrote: »

i played an mmo that had maintance one day and never came back online. i think was called "craft of the god's"
im glad we do get regular maint. to help and fix things even if it's just small things and slow in progress.
i will admit i do love eso even with all of it's flaws.

I don't mind the regular maintenance. Just wondering how long it should be. Perhaps a proper maintenance time frame?

I remember playing an MMO with 2 hour time frame and should there be any major updates, it will be revised to 4-8 hours for that particular update.

Gilvoth · June 2014

oh, well, im not sure. i just think it is up to the department who manages this might not even know themselves because of perhaps technical reasons beyond thier control.

Aett_Thorn · June 2014

As soon as the Devs have finished putting all of the bugs in, we'll get access to the servers.

eaton68_ESO · June 2014

About an hour is likely. Roughly another 15 min. Oh, and thanks for the opportunity once again to chime in and thank them for more great communication. 8-)

Falmer · June 2014

Here's the kicker. People always complain about maintenance. Here's what you can do during maintenance times.

1) Go do something nice for your wife/husband/child/pet... They will probably LOVE the attention and may give you a bit more leeway when you are spending the other 90% of your time glued to your computer.

2) Do some housework/repairs. If any of you are like me, then you probably have a mental list, if not a physical one, with about 20+ things on it that needs to be done around your house. Pick of few of them and do them. Its like performing your own routine maintenance.

3) Exercise. As I am getting older, I have to perform "routine maintenance" of my own (even if I don't want to do so 99% of the time). Server downtimes are a great excuse to do so. Prevents me from having to do it while the servers are up.

I could go on... but I think you can get the point. Pick an activity that you normally are forced to logout and do during the day... and do it now.

Edit: Changed to generic Pet to protect the innocent non-dog variety.

Tabbycat · June 2014

Falmer wrote: »

Here's the kicker. People always complain about maintenance. Here's what you can do during maintenance times.

1) Go do something nice for your wife/husband/child/dog... They will probably LOVE the attention and may give you a bit more leeway when you are spending the other 90% of your time glued to your computer.

2) Do some housework/repairs. If any of you are like me, then you probably have a mental list, if not a physical one, with about 20+ things on it that needs to be done around your house. Pick of few of them and do them. Its like performing your own routine maintenance.

3) Exercise. As I am getting older, I have to perform "routine maintenance" of my own (even if I don't want to do so 99% of the time). Server downtimes are a great excuse to do so. Prevents me from having to do it while the servers are up.

I could go on... but I think you can get the point. Pick an activity that you normally are forced to logout and do during the day... and do it now.

I noticed that you left out cat. I am disappointed.

Blud · June 2014

I'd prefer if they could get it to once a week.

Sethowar · June 2014

Falmer wrote: »

Here's the kicker. People always complain about maintenance. Here's what you can do during maintenance times.

1) Go do something nice for your wife/husband/child/dog... They will probably LOVE the attention and may give you a bit more leeway when you are spending the other 90% of your time glued to your computer.

2) Do some housework/repairs. If any of you are like me, then you probably have a mental list, if not a physical one, with about 20+ things on it that needs to be done around your house. Pick of few of them and do them. Its like performing your own routine maintenance.

3) Exercise. As I am getting older, I have to perform "routine maintenance" of my own (even if I don't want to do so 99% of the time). Server downtimes are a great excuse to do so. Prevents me from having to do it while the servers are up.

I could go on... but I think you can get the point. Pick an activity that you normally are forced to logout and do during the day... and do it now.

Thats all well and good, but we have next to no idea how long the maintenance will be. I want to know whether to commit to a 2 hour activity, or just go for a quick jog or smash out some study. I feel the reason people sit around and moan is because they feel that if they keep refreshing the page there is every chance the next refresh will be the one. Tell us to *** of for 2 hours rather than just being 'down'.

JOnEB4EvR · June 2014

I think the chances of it being a 5 hour maintenance is high. Its what's been the norm. Very rarely have I seen it come up within an hour or 2.

Falmer · June 2014

Sethowar wrote: »

Thats all well and good, but we have next to no idea how long the maintenance will be. I want to know whether to commit to a 2 hour activity, or just go for a quick jog or smash out some study. I feel the reason people sit around and moan is because they feel that if they keep refreshing the page there is every chance the next refresh will be the one. Tell us to *** of for 2 hours rather than just being 'down'.

If you have a 2 hour activity that needs to be done, then go ahead and commit to it. Even if the servers come up 90 mins later, you "saved" yourself 90 mins that you would have had to log out and do later anyway. The server will be there when you are done. Is it that important to login the instant the servers are back?

@Tabbycat‌ - My deepest apologies. I actually have 4 parrots too, but didn't include them. I hang my head in shame. Will edit to make it Pet

Aeradon · June 2014

Sethowar wrote: »

Falmer wrote: »

Here's the kicker. People always complain about maintenance. Here's what you can do during maintenance times.

1) Go do something nice for your wife/husband/child/dog... They will probably LOVE the attention and may give you a bit more leeway when you are spending the other 90% of your time glued to your computer.

2) Do some housework/repairs. If any of you are like me, then you probably have a mental list, if not a physical one, with about 20+ things on it that needs to be done around your house. Pick of few of them and do them. Its like performing your own routine maintenance.

3) Exercise. As I am getting older, I have to perform "routine maintenance" of my own (even if I don't want to do so 99% of the time). Server downtimes are a great excuse to do so. Prevents me from having to do it while the servers are up.

I could go on... but I think you can get the point. Pick an activity that you normally are forced to logout and do during the day... and do it now.

Thats all well and good, but we have next to no idea how long the maintenance will be. I want to know whether to commit to a 2 hour activity, or just go for a quick jog or smash out some study. I feel the reason people sit around and moan is because they feel that if they keep refreshing the page there is every chance the next refresh will be the one. Tell us to *** of for 2 hours rather than just being 'down'.

Yeah. That's a great list. And as mentioned, I just wanna know the duration of the maintenance.

If it's short, sure, I'll go take a jog or walk my dog. If it's gonna take 6 hours, I might as well go for work, set up a meeting or do something that takes a longer time.

And no. I'm not complaining. Just curious how long does the community thinks the duration will be, with regards to the patch notes.

Sethowar · June 2014

Falmer wrote: »

If you have a 2 hour activity that needs to be done, then go ahead and commit to it. Even if the servers come up 90 mins later, you "saved" yourself 90 mins that you would have had to log out and do later anyway. The server will be there when you are done. Is it that important to login the instant the servers are back?

I don't know about you, but the other *** I listed is stuff I don't want to do. If I can escape it by sitting here and clicking refresh, I'm more than likely to do that. Is it ZOS' job to fix my character flaws? No. Would it be nice for them to provide a little extra information on the information they are providing so that I can make better life choices? Hell Yes.

Aeradon · June 2014

Well, it's less than an hour! Befits the patch note oh so well! Time to get back to Tamriel!

zgrssd · June 2014

How long do you think this maintenance should be?

It takes as long as it takes. They don't want to work any longer then they have too either.

We had ones take less then 1 hour and once that made login impossible on large scale for about 12 hours due to unexpected side effects.
The usual MMO stuff you gotta expect, especially in the 3rd month after launch

But overall the maintenance is short (1-2 hours) and the patches are small (in the 2 digit MiB area, aside from content patches).
I expected worse from a new MMO and witnesses worse in other, more developed MMO's.

ub17_ESO · June 2014

as long as it takes. Let them do their job.

Turial · June 2014

Maintenance should last however long it takes them to fix it and not a minute sooner because certain players can't entertain themselves for a few hours a week. Go read a book or clean your room, your life does not depend on the game being live.

Arsenic_Touch · June 2014

Aeradon wrote: »

Well, it's less than an hour! Befits the patch note oh so well! Time to get back to Tamriel!

For the second time, the patch was Monday, this was regular maintenance.

Turial · June 2014

Arsenic_Touch wrote: »

Aeradon wrote: »

Well, it's less than an hour! Befits the patch note oh so well! Time to get back to Tamriel!

For the second time, the patch was Monday, this was regular maintenance.

The monday maintenance just so happened to have a patch on the same day.

WHEN DOES SCHEDULED WEEKLY MAINTENANCE OCCUR?
Updated 05/18/2014 05:25 AM Published 04/02/2014 12:02 PM
Regular Maintenance Times
The Elder Scrolls Online undergoes regular maintenance to provide you with the best service possible. We have scheduled the following windows for this purpose, although we may not need to use them every week:

North American Megaserver
Monday 8:00 am EDT (14:00 CEST)
Thursday 8:00 am EDT (14:00 CEST)

European Megaserver
Monday 10:00 pm EDT (Tuesday 4:00 am CEST)
Thursday 10:00 pm EDT (Friday 4:00 am CEST)

Most maintenance periods will last for no more than a few hours. During these times, we'll deploy patches, server optimizations, database updates, hardware upgrades, and perform other routines that keep ESO running smoothly.

EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
CEST - Central European Summer Time

https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7658/kw/maintenance

Lox · June 2014

Maintenance should be as long as it needs to be, simple as that. Devs shouldn't define a fixed timeframe as that leaves the door wide open for forum ranting when it goes 30 seconds over schedule.

If it needs 3 hours for some reason, then it should take 3 hours

Aeradon · June 2014

Lox wrote: »

Maintenance should be as long as it needs to be, simple as that. Devs shouldn't define a fixed timeframe as that leaves the door wide open for forum ranting when it goes 30 seconds over schedule.

If it needs 3 hours for some reason, then it should take 3 hours

That is just like saying the report will be done without a fixed timeframe. So no accountants will be fired when they miss their financial reports and cause a major loss.

kieso · June 2014

get a haircut and get a real job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3l2Vo1z260