Just awful. Plain and simple.

drkeys143 · July 2014

I feel for the OP, he obviously wants to be able to enjoy the game as it should be, he isn't just making a rant or a rage quit thread. I have not experienced any crashes or severe lag anywhere in game personally, but I can sympathise with those who do.
Hopefully you will have a positive result from your communication from ZOS, and find a work around

seneferab16_ESO · July 2014

If we ignore the Mac/PC race and how some people absolutely must tell other people that their choice of hardware sucks (seriously.. how old are you?), can we focus on the main issues here:

OP can not play the game on his mac.
The game has a mac client and is advertised as running on macs.

To tell him to spend CoD knows how much on a completely new machine just because he wants to play this one game is beyond childish. If anything, we should unite and help our fellow gamers, as it is our money that keep this game alive and growing.

To tell people who have problems to F off and play another game just because you don't have issues or can't handle someone having negative opinions is hurting YOU and the game you love, mr fanboi.

Instead of mocking, how about helping? And if no help can be offered, how about not mocking?

This community is by far the worst one I have ever seen. Geez.

Malpherian · July 2014

henrycupcakerwb17_ESO wrote: »

Sindala wrote: »

Vatter wrote: »

I run a Mac

That there is your problem. Stop trying to be special, as you will already know NOTHING works on a MAC. It's not supported by anyone so stop trying to be a hipster and join the 21st century and get a PC.

PC = Personal Computer, usable for anything.
MAC = Word processor, erm....you can type stuff on it but that's about it.

why should we already know NOTHING works on a mac or its just based on your empty assumption ?
yea yea yea , And there we go with PC superior race elitist bullish.. god... thats what nerds are huh ? you ve obviously led a very sad and difficulty lie to be so twisted
i aint gonna let a lame windows pc ruin my room's interior design ...
( well , razer / alienware/ origin PC are acceptable,but still, NERD )

who doesn't love the mac's design with the all-white aesthetic favored by Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs ? ah , right , NERD

and nerds like this are probably a fandroid/ google fanboi , you do know even google's headquarter uses like 40,000 + mac right ?

How Google manages over 40,000 Macs…without much help from Apple

http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/27/how-google-manages-over-40000-macs-without-much-help-from-apple/

Dude... I build gaming computers for a living. No one who is an actual "Gamer" uses a mac. Period.

Yes some people who "play" games, use a mac. And they get the crap stomped out of them by people on a PC.

A mac can't handle the RAM, GPU processing power, or CPU processing power of a PC where "Gaming" is concerned. It's not even a contest. Not to mention you pay more for a mac.....

Yea security is better. It's best on a linux. But honestly do you really need more security then Ad-ware from lavasoft can provide for free? Well not unless you have classified info on your computer, But hey get a Raid set up for the PC (security based) boom, problem solved......

And yes, some people extensively mod those OS's to play games fairly well. Until a person with a 700 Low range Gaming PC rolls in and stomps them.... And that's a "Low" range gaming PC. the High range 1500-2500 ones..... Your mac is an ant and the PC is a boot.

Malpherian · July 2014

Akiainavas wrote: »

Knootewoot wrote: »

Akiainavas wrote: »

Kego wrote: »

Is there any reason for a mac besides it's look and..well it's look?

- security ( whatever the reason is, malware and viruses are almost non-existent when compared to Windows)

The reason is because nobody wants to program that for a minority. If 5% of the world had windows and 95% had a MAC, then it would be the other way around.

Whatever the reason is - the fact is they're still more secure, even if the reason for that is less popularity. All Unix based systems and their siblings are more secure in general, that includes OS X, Linux etc.

Oh, and please don't tell me that Linux is more secure because it's less popular Most of the servers on this planet run on linux based operating systems... The world of IT doesn't revolve around Windows and games, it's funny how people who use their PCs MAINLY for games and not much else are suddenly experts in IT, just because they can buy high-end expensive gear and put the GPU in the motherboard

Actually the world does revolve around windows based PC's which control the Linux based PC's which control the rockets......

But yea. The only systems that are Linux/Unix based are government and security. And they couldn't play a game if they tried. But even these are controlled and maintained by windows pc system interfaces.

If you want the security great, you have it with a mac/linux/whatever. But don't come on the forums complaining about your bad gaming experience, when your trying to game with a computer that is not intended for gaming.

Your crappy gaming experience is your own fault for choosing to game with computer not meant for it.

Your basically telling a blender, to cook you hamburger (When you should be trying to cook it on your grill). It doesn't work.

Navuri · July 2014

Vatter wrote: »

When I started this game I was incredibly excited. I knew that it would be a little buggy when it first went live and I was totally prepared to suck it up. But now......Here we are its almost August and the state of this game is so thoroughly dissapointing I can't justify a sub anymore. My game constantly crashes to my desktop every hour no matter what the settings are set to. I realize that its a known issue and they are "working" on it but how long are we suppose to put up with this? Here's a thought, how about instead of focusing on dyes and guild crests you fix this god awful performance. This is by far the worst performing game I have ever played. Its like its being operated by a gaggle of silverback chimps. Not to mention the insanely unbalanced classes. I play a templar, so naturally I get passed up by ALL raid and group content unless I'm a healer and the solo pve content is lets face it. BORING. So that limits me to either pvp or roll another class. I decided pvp. Crash, crash, lag, crash, log back in, dead. crash, rolled back to main camp, crash, lag, crash and crash. Customer service won't even reply to my tickets anymore. So my only other option is to roll another character. Not happening. There's to many game choices out there.

Hi Vatter,

Haven't read all the comments here because I'm sure that the PC vs Mac flame wars began once you typed in the words 'I have a Mac'. So here are some things you could try to improve your situation:

1. What kind of Macintosh do you have exactly? I have worked with Macs for almost 10 years now, but I run ESO on my PC. I see that the recommended system requirements for Mac are the following:

Operating System: Mac® OS X 10.7.0 or later
Processor: Intel® i5
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M or ATI™ Radeon™ HD 5770 or better
Memory: 4GB Ram
Storage: 60GB
Media: DVD-ROM

2. Also, did you try repairing the game? When you see the launcher on screen, you can click on game options in the center. It has a 'repair' function, which might help you resolve the problem.

3. Do you have any (beta) add-ons installed which could possibly lead to declined gameplay? I have an oud of date add on which forced me to reload my UI every 15 minutes or so, but when I updated it, it was over.

4. Did you try deleting everything on your Mac and reinstalling ESO?

5. You said there's nothing wrong with your Mac and you're probably right, but I've had some dumb things happening to me in the past which resulted in bad gameplay so maybe these things did also happen to you. My feet are under the desk (obviously) but when I'm in relaxing chill mode, they tend to touch the cables and also the ethernet cable. Because of this, the ethernet cable went loose in the PC and my game stopped due to bad connection. Also, did you try and restart your modem and/or router? Things like that tend to have a good effect on problems like this.

6. Also in the ESO launcher, there's a 'check for updates' option. Do you have all the latest updates?

Hope this helps!

Malpherian · July 2014

seneferab16_ESO wrote: »

If we ignore the Mac/PC race and how some people absolutely must tell other people that their choice of hardware sucks (seriously.. how old are you?), can we focus on the main issues here:

OP can not play the game on his mac.
The game has a mac client and is advertised as running on macs.

To tell him to spend CoD knows how much on a completely new machine just because he wants to play this one game is beyond childish. If anything, we should unite and help our fellow gamers, as it is our money that keep this game alive and growing.

To tell people who have problems to F off and play another game just because you don't have issues or can't handle someone having negative opinions is hurting YOU and the game you love, mr fanboi.

Instead of mocking, how about helping? And if no help can be offered, how about not mocking?

This community is by far the worst one I have ever seen. Geez.

Telling someone the truth from a professional standpoint, and just telling them they suck for choosing a certain brand of computer is a totally different thing.

There is no Mac/Pc race where "gaming" is concerned. If you want performance, Logevity, and high resolutions and FPS, for gaming, you go with a PC.

If you want multitasking, and multi threading, such is needed for software and graphic/video design, with high security. You go with a Linux/Mac.

They are 3 entirely different platforms, made entirely for different purposes.

PC's - Every day use, Gaming

Mac - Video/Graphic Design, Software programming, CAD, decent security

Linux - High Security, Command line control, uninteruptible code. Simple comands, Software engineering.

CapuchinSeven · July 2014

seneferab16_ESO wrote: »

This community is by far the worst one I have ever seen. Geez.

Agree.

ZOS_AlexD · July 2014

Thank you to everyone who reached out with their advice and assistance to the OP. We are currently in contact with the OP and are working actively on getting the assistance they need. We will now close this thread as the discussion has devolved from its original purpose. Thank you for your understanding.