Where did all the people go?

Elloa · June 2015

The problem is not related to The Elder Scrolls Online.
Players nowadays jump t the new game, they play it intensively for 2 weeks, then play it moderately (or stop) and jump in the next game when it release. And when I speak about new games, I speak about new patch, new DLC, new expansion, new anything. Players jump from game to game constantly.

A nightmare for devellopers, guild leaders and players that just play one single game.

But that's how the community works today.

Do not worry however, do not focus on the nomadic population (wich is maybe 80% of the playerbase) as they will come nad go. Focus on the core of ESO, the players that love the game with passion and are loyal to it. That's how you can measure the success of a game. If the core is stable and large enough to sustain the game.

Fruity_Ninja · June 2015

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

I dont know what system youre playing on. But when I go back to Davons Watch on PS4 its not as packed as it once was but its still active.

Try the higher zones.

VR1 zones was pretty packed last night. And the later 1-50 zones as well.

The playerbase you entered the game with has moved on from Davons Watch, hence the it is active but not as busy. The playerbase will disperse throughout other sections in the game. Atm the VR10 zone is pure dead, and Craglorn is dead, whereas prior to console it was packed on PC.

Maotti · June 2015

Yeah, on PC Eu server i was at Daenia dolmen in Glenumbra with my Pact character. Stood there for half an hour, writing in zone that it was up, no one arrived.

Frenkthevile · June 2015

it's Summer

Fruity_Ninja · July 2015

Frenkthevile wrote: »

it's Summer

it's winter.

wolfydog · July 2015

Cant speak for console but I've had a case of the alts on PC. Last week I leveled from 1-30. Stonefalls is super crowded, Deeshan is super crowded. And I started the swamp and theres a lot of peole there too. Seems to be more then when I reached the swap after launch.

Then I started a dominion toon in the last 2 days and it seems a bit less crowded then stonefalls, but people everywhere still, zone chat is jamming, domans are so crowded its hard to get a hit sometimes, easy to get people to kill world bosses when Im to much of a noob to solo them.

Elsonso · July 2015

Maotti_Nor wrote: »

Yeah, on PC Eu server i was at Daenia dolmen in Glenumbra with my Pact character. Stood there for half an hour, writing in zone that it was up, no one arrived.

Been meaning to reply to this, finally got a moment.

There was a time when the anchors were something special. However, I am more likely to run past one than stop and close it, or help close it, just because I have already done it and am on my way to somewhere else.

On a new server, there are tons of people all looking for anchors to defeat. As the server ages, there are tons of people who are no longer interested in that anchor.

There really needs to be something to draw players back to the anchors. I don't think that the achievements that already exist are a powerful enough force to do that, and some of the achievement hunters don't want others around to spoil their chances at getting a general. Still, the pull should not be too much or there will simply be bands of VR 14's running around closing every anchor as soon as it appears.

Bromburak · July 2015

Love_Daggerfall wrote: »

Yesterday I played all day.
ESO is no longer the busy bee hive it used to be.

Its been called summertime and holidays.

Robbmrp · July 2015

Love_Daggerfall wrote: »

Yesterday I played all day.
ESO is no longer the busy bee hive it used to be.
I mean now you can walk for 1 hour in the open and you will be lucky to come accross 6 people.
All this grinding for hours to get crafting parts to craft weapons and armour reminds me of Destiny and makes me miss it.
Backwards compatiblity will be with us console users very soon, so many games and so little time...

They are probably in Cyrodil having fun using siege weapons.

Lazrael · July 2015

Played to Vet 2. Too much grind for too little reward. Got bored. Unsubb. Playing something else.
Pretty much the standard story. Granted I didn't even get to V14. Guess I'm just a casual nub.

But honestly, that's probably fairly close to why most of the game seems a bit empty.

DanteVFenris · July 2015

GrimGryphon wrote: »

No new content + it's summer (at least in the northern hemisphere).

I don't know about anyone else here, but I'm not sitting in front my computer for 2-4 hours a day when it's warm and sunny outside.

I save that for winter when the weather sucks.

i actually hate the sun. Id rather go out in the snow than the sun. Too me snowing and rainy days are better weather conditions than sunny days. Anything hotter than 20 degrees (room temperture for you americains) and im out.

Biologically speaking as well humans were not meant to bath in the sun as i know it may not look like it but there used to be forests as far as the eye could see. Shady parts everywhere. We evolved based on the concept that there was large areas that the sun couldnt reach. Now that isnt true

DenMoria · July 2015

I think most of us console players are just complete novices at the MMO world and it confuses us.

I'm trying. Honestly, I'm trying, but it's tough to get out of the single-player mode (yes, I know there are group events in some of the newer games - i.e. DA:I, but they aren't worth it and are very limited).

I too have noticed a huge drop off as well. NA isn't the swarm of craziness it was just after release (which is nice, although the hinterlands do get a bit lonely) and the EU is practically deserted.

I depend on the other players to help me get through a lot of these places, even if we're not grouped. It's tough for a level 6 to get through Devin's Mine all by themselves.

Frankly, I spent way too much on this game to give up so easy!

FancyTuna8 · July 2015

DanteVFenris wrote: »

i actually hate the sun. Id rather go out in the snow than the sun. Too me snowing and rainy days are better weather conditions than sunny days. Anything hotter than 20 degrees (room temperture for you americains) and im out.

Biologically speaking as well humans were not meant to bath in the sun as i know it may not look like it but there used to be forests as far as the eye could see. Shady parts everywhere. We evolved based on the concept that there was large areas that the sun couldnt reach. Now that isnt true

There is solid geological evidence that this general era has more forest (and more rainforest) than any previous one. Maybe not any particular year, but in general. We are still slightly recovering from the generations before us, but loggers started over-planting what they cut as much as 40 years ago.
And 68 degrees farenheit is your limit? I wouldn't get enough fresh air and sunlight where I lived if I couldn't tolerate at least 26 C. But I am a bit of a Nord myself in liking the cold weather more.

UglyTriangle · July 2015

DC seems pretty busy to me, at least on the PS4. From what I can tell, the first wave of people that swarmed the starting area are mostly in Bangkorai or Coldharbour now. Lots of people in Cyrodiil too. I'm sure the population will drop eventually, but for now it's not that bad.

Zershar_Vemod · July 2015

NA PC

Back when I was around V6 or so I would see empty maps until I got to Craglorn. If you are not at the same pace a everyone, you are left behind.

Also people moving on to different games.

Tankqull · July 2015

Love_Daggerfall wrote: »

Anlaemar wrote: »

Unless it's 3am in the morning this isn't an issue I have and if the problem is there I don't see it a problem. If some random zone isn't that populated it just means not very many people are questing and are grinding or off doing something else. Questing is more of a solo thing, so this really doesn't hurt anything IMO.

Maybe a suggestion to ZOS: place bigger events (like Dolmens) in the game that bring more players together in a zone?

The internet never sleeps
When australians wake up all the USA is going to bed.
When australians goto bed all the USA is waking up.
The English and Africia fillin the times when people are normaly at work or in school.
I'm on goverment payments so I play 12 to 15 hours per day.
The dropoff has been all day yesterday.
Australia kids have school holidays soon but that's when Backwards compatibility comes out for Xbox both consoles and PC.
I'm personaly looking forward to playing a game with xbox 360 xbox one and PC player all in the one game on the same server.

intresting continent distribution around the globe :P

Genomic · July 2015

DenMoria wrote: »

Frankly, I spent way too much on this game to give up so easy!

http://skepdic.com/sunkcost.html

DenMoria · July 2015

Genomic wrote: »

DenMoria wrote: »

Frankly, I spent way too much on this game to give up so easy!

http://skepdic.com/sunkcost.html

Uhm... Ouch! It was just a joke after all. I certainly don't feel like it was a worthless investment. Of course, if I could get a toon above level 10 without restarting, I'd probably enjoy it more.