ESO - Best MMO launch I have ever been a part of...

EquinoxBlack · June 2015

So... I've played GuildWars... WoW... SWTOR... Destiny... Tera... Firefall...

And don't get me started on any EA games on launch day....

By far this has been the BEST launch for an MMO that I have been a part of... I mean I was actually able to play on day one... Destiny... it took nearly a week before I could get in... WoW... lol don't make me laugh... good luck doing anything on launch day...

As long as I'm not getting any Centipede or Baboon errors constantly... I'm pretty happy with it.

Yeah you paid your 90$... yeah you demand better service!... but guess what... so did millions of other people and they are all trying to log in at the exact same time you are... welcome to the world of massively multiplayer online gaming.

So please... if you hate it THAT much... take it back... that is one less person the rest of us have to deal with trying to sign in at the same time... and if a million of you are that upset about it... then we'll ALL be happier people.

Good job Bethesda and Zenimax... you guys deserve a medal for how well this is going.

nastuug · June 2015

JD2013 · June 2015

Positivity?? GET HIM!!

Just kidding, Welcome to Tamriel. Have some cheese.

RicochetX88 · June 2015

Agreed, these issues are minor! I have been through the launches of WoW, SWG, Warhammer, and Aion. All of which were far worse!

coryevans_3b14_ESO · June 2015

Solid post and given what I've been reading I have to agree with you on this one. Now if they could just fix the horrible latency for PC I'd be really happy. Btw, if there are solid reviews from this the PC will see a big bump in population. I'm already seeing more people on PC in the starter zones that haven't played before than I have in a long time. This benefits us all.

powerthirst · June 2015

Yeah this was soooo much better than the PC launch haha

EquinoxBlack · June 2015

I mean seriously... No LizardSquad... After COD and Destiny THAT was my first fear... I picked up my copy... installed it, and then basically sat around on reddit and twitter for a couple of hours waiting for the shoe to drop... ... Then I realized... wait a minute... people are actually playing the game!? holy crap!

The_Sadist · June 2015

nastuug wrote: »

Also, I don't think so.

Nestor · June 2015

The impression people get from forums does get skewed. People usually post during launch because they are having a problem, the ones who are not having a problem are playing.

Fortunately, ZOS has identified the major issues and are working on them. Unfortunately, it just can't happen in one or two days, because they need to make sure the fix does not break something else, as has happened before. I think they recently rolled out patch to fix some of the things, so progress is being made.

Pallmor · June 2015

RicochetX88 wrote: »

Agreed, these issues are minor! I have been through the launches of WoW, SWG, Warhammer, and Aion. All of which were far worse!

People forget just how awful WoW's launch was. They look at it through rose-colored glasses because of what happened in the years since. But at launch that game was a MESS.

Zhoyzu · June 2015

Dont thank ZoS so soon, you'll hate them in time. such as when they havent fixed your progress blocking quest preventing you form advancing in the game. Itll be fixed in about 3 months. Its OK we wont judge you for joining the rest of the community in our disappointment in ZoS for stone walling and cold shoulders, even on the simple things.

Peekachu99 · June 2015

Nestor wrote: »

The impression people get from forums does get skewed. People usually post during launch because they are having a problem, the ones who are not having a problem are playing.

Fortunately, ZOS has identified the major issues and are working on them. Unfortunately, it just can't happen in one or two days, because they need to make sure the fix does not break something else, as has happened before. I think they recently rolled out patch to fix some of the things, so progress is being made.

People are just as mad on other forums (NeoGaf, Gamefaqs, the PS official ones). ZoS had a year and some change to get the console versions in order and literally every bug that exists in the PC version and even some that have been stamped out shipped with the game.

If you think this was a "smooth" MMORPG launch (relaunch, really), then you haven't been around the block all that much. ARR had a much better launch than this. At least everything, including group finder, worked from day 1. They also rebuilt the entire game and its regions and didn't just slap a flashy UI over all of the issues.

traigusb14_ESO2 · June 2015

Not bad at all.

Worst problems are caused by all you damn people trying to log in and using up all the good queue spots!

EquinoxBlack · June 2015

@traigusb14_ESO2 I know right... every time I see some rage quitting and threatening to return their game... I get a little glimmer of hope inside.

Sindala · June 2015

I wish people would understand this was not a launch.
This was just a late release of a game that launched over a year ago.

Do not compare this to actual launch days.
They have had this ready for nearly 6 months and it was still crappy with the exact same problems we PC players identified for them at the actual Launch.

Peekachu99 · June 2015

EquinoxBlack wrote: »

@traigusb14_ESO2 I know right... every time I see some rage quitting and threatening to return their game... I get a little glimmer of hope inside.

What's funny is that every white knight of every failed MMORPG has said those very words. When people leave, profits dry up, and your game dies, or goes on life-support and nickle-and-dimes ya. A healthy population--even a vocal one--is essential to a game's longevity. I shan't be rage quitting, though I've offered ZoS as much constructive criticism on their game as I can stand to the point where I'm pretty much done with ESO. I'm also one of the players who has spent over $500 between the Crown Store and various versions of the game. No point in beating a dead horse playing something I don't like, I'll take my money somewhere else and leave the game for those who do enjoy it. I do hope that your contributions and prayers keep the game afloat.

And no, you can't have my stuff.

Faulgor · June 2015

powerthirst wrote: »

Yeah this was soooo much better than the PC launch haha

Apparently I'm the only one who had zero issues at PC launch.

FelixTheCatt · June 2015

Agreed this seemed a lot smoother than I expected. There's been entirely too much negativity heaped upon this game. I remember the headache that vanilla WoW caused.

The_Sadist · June 2015

Faulgor wrote: »

Apparently I'm the only one who had zero issues at PC launch.

My experience at launch was awesome, up until the point where I hit a bug, or three, in several 'main' quest chains which in turn stunted my progress. After that I had an issue with the launcher itself and had to re-download the entire game.. but that aside zero issues at launch

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nimander99 · June 2015

Finally someone with some actual perspective

Well said and welcome friend!

EquinoxBlack · June 2015

@Peekachu99 I can honestly say that I have never said those words.

nastuug · June 2015

EquinoxBlack wrote: »

@Peekachu99 I can honestly say that I have never said those words.

I perceived that incorrectly. Please ignore.

traigusb14_ESO2 · June 2015

Faulgor wrote: »

powerthirst wrote: »

Yeah this was soooo much better than the PC launch haha

Apparently I'm the only one who had zero issues at PC launch.

My PC was messy ,but not as bad as some. I never had a client DL problem/ launcher issues. I know people that had to DL the game like 5x before it decided it was installed good enough to play.

I had a bunch of seriously busted quests though.

All my issues with the xbox launch are new hardware/network issues so far...

The best experience I have heard from PC launch was from a friend that has an off the shelf mid-grade HP. lol

Alp2760 · June 2015

I've said before on here, I was very sceptical about eso because of things like the forum. Until a few weeks ago, I wasn't excited about it coming out at all and was only going to get it to try it but with very low expectation.

So glad I did. It has sucked me right in and all I want to do is play. Very, very impressed.

Shunravi · June 2015

Alp2760 wrote: »

I've said before on here, I was very sceptical about eso because of things like the forum. Until a few weeks ago, I wasn't excited about it coming out at all and was only going to get it to try it but with very low expectation.

So glad I did. It has sucked me right in and all I want to do is play. Very, very impressed.

Don't judge a game by its forum.

Armitas · June 2015

Shunravi wrote: »

Alp2760 wrote: »

I've said before on here, I was very sceptical about eso because of things like the forum. Until a few weeks ago, I wasn't excited about it coming out at all and was only going to get it to try it but with very low expectation.

So glad I did. It has sucked me right in and all I want to do is play. Very, very impressed.

Don't judge a game by its forum.

^wise words. I say all kinds of stuff cause I'm frustrated over a handful of things, but it is a really really good game. Definitely don't judge the game based on the posters. If there is no one there complaining then thats when you want to worry.

Zorrashi · June 2015

Shunravi wrote: »

Alp2760 wrote: »

I've said before on here, I was very sceptical about eso because of things like the forum. Until a few weeks ago, I wasn't excited about it coming out at all and was only going to get it to try it but with very low expectation.

So glad I did. It has sucked me right in and all I want to do is play. Very, very impressed.

Don't judge a game by its forum.

^This. It is usually the unhappy ones that are regular forum posters. Or at the very least it seems like they make a more-than-decent margin.

doggie · June 2015

To be fair, many of the games mentioned sold far better at launch than ESO. It's far harder to keep servers up with higher player numbers. I know Zenimax claims millions have purchased the game for console, but I doubt it.

Destiny has been selling far better than ESO the last months, Destiny usually has never been outside 5-10 Top seller spot. While ESO has been down to 30-40 for the most of the month, first now the last week+ has it been at Top 10, and there are also huge adds on Amazon for the game. That dosen't mean it's selling that good on other sites without adds, so can't be compared to Destiny directly.

Unless someone suggests Destiny still sell in the millions every month now 9 months after launch I just don't belive those numbers.

Kelleton · June 2015

I hope so, its been in beta for almost 2 years now

coryevans_3b14_ESO · June 2015

Sindala wrote: »

I wish people would understand this was not a launch.
This was just a late release of a game that launched over a year ago.

Do not compare this to actual launch days.
They have had this ready for nearly 6 months and it was still crappy with the exact same problems we PC players identified for them at the actual Launch.

Yup they just copy pasted the PC version to xbone and ps4. Yup, that's how code and network architecture work. Yup.

Just in case this is necessary (sarcasm)

Locket · June 2015

I'd have to agree. Been there on many mmo launch days. This has been pretty smooth. Though I do believe they should have had a stress test a few weeks before release. Probably could have avoided all the server problems all together.