ESO Lag and Framerate Issues on console

Foreverxghosty · April 2016

Hello,

My name is ForeverxGhosty and I have been playing ESO for almost a year now. I currently play ESO on Xbox One because it was what I owned at the time and I was more comfortable playing their than anywhere else. Since the last two patches which were the initial Thieves Guild patch and the patch that was released Tuesday for Xbox One. I noticed that a lot of the content that I and all my friends played had become a complete freaking lag fest. We also experienced extreme frame-rate drops to the point the content is unplayable.

I, for one enjoy the veteran Maelstrom Arena. I thought that it was a really good part on Zenimax to release something so special as Maelstrom. I understand that it's an MMO and vMSA is solo, but so what, it gives you something to do if all your buddies are busy and your by yourself it gives you something to do. anyways, after the patch Maelstrom has gone to complete utter crap, the frame rates drop so badly enemies are teleporting across the arena. And before the patch was released, Maelstrom was fine, nothing was wrong besides some boss mechanics needing to be fixed. I don't understand how you guys break content especially content people are paying for. I really don't understand how you make maelstrom so laggy that it looks like your in Cyrodiil when your actually in a arena by yourself. I just don't understand and then I have not seen one single thing from any moderator or developer even acknowledging the issue saying they are aware of this and will be fixed soon. And I understand that maybe if I was playing on PC these issues would not probably occur for me but I have eight veteran 16 characters and I would rather not restart, I mean I would definitely pay to copy my characters to PC if the opportunity presented itself but I can't. I love this game Zenimax so much, but please don't let this game die from releasing patches that break some aspect of the game every time your release them. And I wouldn't be mad but however once something breaks in this game it takes you guys so long to fix it, so long I would never hold my breath for it. PvE is laggy, PvP is laggy, what's next?

I have just two questions that I would love to be answer "Zenimax." When will this issue be addressed and fixed? and Will you ever or have you guys had a discussion about allowing console players to copy(not sync or transfer) their characters to the PC platform of Elder Scrolls Online?

And I don't care if you charged me $60 bucks to copy my characters to PC I would be willing to pay and I'm sure a lot of console players would do the same as console does not get the same love as much as PC does.

LBxFinalDeath · April 2016

I'd recommend seeing some PC gameplay of ESO, its about the same if not worse as console.

PC does have add ons though so theres that.

Foreverxghosty · April 2016

LBxFinalDeath wrote: »

I'd recommend seeing some PC gameplay of ESO, its about the same if not worse as console.

PC does have add ons though so theres that.

Yes, but PC is 4 patches ahead of console and I don't believe they're suffering the same lag in vMSA as console players are.

The-Baconator · April 2016

The FPS issues are found everywhere, not just in vMSA. For months there's been an issue on PS4 where you'll occasionally have your FPS fall to zero for a brief period of time after an NPC or player dies. For me the bug was most noticable in dungeons that have massive pulls of incredibly weak adds ( an example would be the daedrat + flesh atro pull right before the flesh sculptor) and PvP when your group bombs a stack of condensed players. The bug at bare minimum is incredibly annoying and at its worst can cause literally 0 fps for 3-5 seconds post bomb, which of course is a death sentence in certain circumstances.

Foreverxghosty · April 2016

The-Baconator wrote: »

The FPS issues are found everywhere, not just in vMSA. For months there's been an issue on PS4 where you'll occasionally have your FPS fall to zero for a brief period of time after an NPC or player dies. For me the bug was most noticable in dungeons that have massive pulls of incredibly weak adds ( an example would be the daedrat + flesh atro pull right before the flesh sculptor) and PvP when your group bombs a stack of condensed players. The bug at bare minimum is incredibly annoying and at its worst can cause literally 0 fps for 3-5 seconds post bomb, which of course is a death sentence in certain circumstances.

Agreed, however I feel that to be honest though it has gotten worst as they release DLC I would rather Zenimax hold off on release content and fix the game. It's so laggy that its unbearable and annoying to most players. Whenever I try to get my friends to play this game that are new. They don't want to play it because it's so laggy they can't bear the frame rate drops and lag.

x5ofspadez · April 2016

Okay So I wasn't the only one experiencing these issues. This makes me feel a little better. But significantly worse at the same time.

@ZOS_GinaBruno can we please get a reply to this?

Malmai · April 2016

Foreverxghosty wrote: »

LBxFinalDeath wrote: »

I'd recommend seeing some PC gameplay of ESO, its about the same if not worse as console.

PC does have add ons though so theres that.

Yes, but PC is 4 patches ahead of console and I don't believe they're suffering the same lag in vMSA as console players are.

Its even worse...

Trikfut · April 2016

I moticed this too. Before TG patch it was okayish in pve. You'd get it every once and awhile then after patch bam now it's twice ax bad. Then the last patch came out and suddenly it's every 5 to 10minutes in a town area. I play on PS4. I enjoy the game but for me being a new player it's very discouraging.

Let's not forget the sound bug is still around too.

Therwind · April 2016

The announcement of console upgrades has answered all my questions. As of right now consoles can hardly run these games and I believe they knew this from the get go but released these paper weights anyways. Now we will be forced to upgrade just to play what we originally thought was playable.

Just an FYI. My xbox live connection was down for almost 48hours so I couldn't even use my paper weight. No tv no gaming no nothing, this has happen several times in just a 5 month period it's ridiculous.

DRXHarbinger · April 2016

No ETA. Never an ETA on something that nets zos some gold.

Coming soon in the crown store. Priority server.

TequilaFire · April 2016

Therwind wrote: »

The announcement of console upgrades has answered all my questions. As of right now consoles can hardly run these games and I believe they knew this from the get go but released these paper weights anyways. Now we will be forced to upgrade just to play what we originally thought was playable.

Just an FYI. My xbox live connection was down for almost 48hours so I couldn't even use my paper weight. No tv no gaming no nothing, this has happen several times in just a 5 month period it's ridiculous.

It is not your console, it is the game coding.
Can't speak as to live being down I am on PSN.

Trikfut · April 2016

Therwind wrote: »

The announcement of console upgrades has answered all my questions. As of right now consoles can hardly run these games and I believe they knew this from the get go but released these paper weights anyways. Now we will be forced to upgrade just to play what we originally thought was playable.

Just an FYI. My xbox live connection was down for almost 48hours so I couldn't even use my paper weight. No tv no gaming no nothing, this has happen several times in just a 5 month period it's ridiculous.

The ps4.5 is being designed only for the purpose of running 4k. Sony said that themselves.

Now what microsoft has in mind idk.

To add ESO isn't top of the line in gaming beauty. Yea it has a nice look to it but there are other console games that look even better and never lag.

I doubt it has much to do with the graphics of the game. More i feel it's the code of the game that is broke somewhere and the servers needing a lot of love in the tech department.

Foreverxghosty · April 2016

Malmai wrote: »

Foreverxghosty wrote: »

LBxFinalDeath wrote: »

I'd recommend seeing some PC gameplay of ESO, its about the same if not worse as console.

PC does have add ons though so theres that.

Yes, but PC is 4 patches ahead of console and I don't believe they're suffering the same lag in vMSA as console players are.

Its even worse...

currently on PC and the lag is no where compared to console.

Foreverxghosty · April 2016

Therwind wrote: »

The announcement of console upgrades has answered all my questions. As of right now consoles can hardly run these games and I believe they knew this from the get go but released these paper weights anyways. Now we will be forced to upgrade just to play what we originally thought was playable.

Just an FYI. My xbox live connection was down for almost 48hours so I couldn't even use my paper weight. No tv no gaming no nothing, this has happen several times in just a 5 month period it's ridiculous.

Agreed its currently down as I type just pathetic from Microsoft.

bedlom · April 2016

It is just as bad on PC believe me. If anything it is worse because you see how smooth and crisp it would be if there wasn't so much lag.

x5ofspadez · April 2016

I play on Both PC and Xbox. Xbox is my main but I would have to disagree. PC does run smoother and thats with 250 ms ping on a gaming laptop. So take that what you will. The fact is that I understand that PC is going to run the game smoother, however it really shouldnt be a pain to log in and enjoy yourself for a few hours on the console, and right now this is where the game is at for me. I would much rather play games on my PC because they run smoother, less lag, and just better performance overall. ESO is better on PC but even then still relatively subpar.