@Zos @Wroeble @Wheeler Why can't the game code let the small groups

riverdragon72 · January 2016

move and function like the stupid huge lag blobs instead of paralyzing us in their tracks

SirAndy · January 2016

Because someone at ZOS thought it was a good idea to go against everything others had already learned about client/server game mechanics.
I'm pretty sure the meetings prior to launch had a lot of suits talking about "innovation".

They should have used a prediction model that does not wait for a client response, preferably using UDP for the data transport.
And not surprisingly, ZOS has been patching their crappy "innovative" network code ever since.

zyk · January 2016

Hey Andy,

I'm pretty certain ESO uses prediction because I've played games without prediction before and it can be nasty with just a few clients. It's hard to imagine ESO could function without prediction. My understanding is that ESO uses UDP too. But I'm not anywhere close to a network programmer and I've never performed an analysis of any kind on ESO traffic.

What have you based your conclusions on?

I tend not to fault the server as much as I fault the gameplay design; because ultimately it is the game designers who have created gameplay that surpasses the limitations of the server.