InvitationNotFound wrote: »

4) Remove all skills
Let us fight with bare hands. No fancy animations, no complex code paths, just simply the same thing without any complexity.

unfortunately, i still doubt it would fix the performance issues.

puffytheslayer wrote: »

InvitationNotFound wrote: »

4) Remove all skills
Let us fight with bare hands. No fancy animations, no complex code paths, just simply the same thing without any complexity.

unfortunately, i still doubt it would fix the performance issues.

i have a ritual if im about to delete a character i take them into cyrodill, naked & bare handed (no skills slotted), and wander around, they never last very long, except this one time a zerg come over, and didnt attack me, they just laughed (emote) and then someone came over also naked & weaponless and we had a 1v1. it was called as a draw after 3 min since our health regen was higher than the others punch! LOL

the lag is notably reduced btw!

GrumpyDuckling wrote: »

Mr. @ZOS_BrianWheeler appeared on ESO Live on December 4th, 2015 to share information with the community about some of the struggles with Cyrodiil performance. This post contains a few ideas that were inspired by the information that Mr. Wheeler provided in that episode, and these ideas aim to aid Mr. Wheeler and his team in their work on improving Cyrodiil performance. Keep in mind that these ideas are akin to kicking the tires, and are not claimed to be nor meant to be viewed as guaranteed solutions, but rather ideas to think about within a pro/con and plausibility platform.

1) Consolidate/Remove as many passives as possible.
Reason: Less passives that have to proc on the grid means less that the server has to handle. For example, removing a passive like Eternal Mountain (10/20% duration to Earthen Heart abilities) and simply adding that 20% duration - intrinsically - to all Earthen Heart abilities, completely removes an unnecessary passive proc and lightens the server load. Not all passives are this simple to fix, but it's worth brainstorming how to consolidate/remove as many passives as possible without affecting or changing class performance - and only the use/balance/removal of skill points that otherwise would have been spent on passives would need to be taken into consideration, if implemented.

2) Relocate/Consolidate Champion Points into Weapon and Armor Passives.
Reason: Weapons and armor have their own passives that proc, and most champion point abilities further enhance what weapon and armor passives already provide (increased damage, critical, resistance, reduction, regeneration, penetration, blocking, dodge rolling, healing, etc). Instead of having three total proc entities (Weapons, Armor, and Champion Trees) all trying to proc similar information at the same time and putting strain on the server, remove champion trees and instead allow players to use their gained XP (a.k.a. what we currently call champion points) to enhance the already existing passives in weapon and armor skill lines - which are skill lines that can be slightly modified to compensate for the removed champion trees (Example of modification: a champion skill such as "Befoul" would need to be implemented into weapon or armor passives). The relocation of champion point trees into weapon and armor passives would allow less procs to have to occur within each player's grid, therefore reducing server strain without losing what champion trees currently offer.

3) Reduce range of siege weapons, and consequently most skills.
Reason: Instead of the game having to register all player information within an 80 to 100 meter distance that is required for siege weaponry in Cyrodiil, reducing the range of siege weaponry, and consequently most skills to compensate, would theoretically allow the game to read smaller grids (for each player) and reduce server load. Of course, we would have to consider the ramifications of reduced range on many types of skills, and how that would impact combat and the ways players engage one another on the battlefield and in or around keeps. This idea is the weakest of the three, as it provides much uncertainty, but was still included because it would theoretically help Cyrodiil performance issues.

If anyone has further ideas that may help Mr. Wheeler and his team, please share your thoughts. You can find the information Mr. Wheeler shared about Cyrodiil performance on the December 4th, 2015 episode of ESO Live, specifically within the 49:40 to 54:40 time period within the video. Thanks.

2) Relocate/Consolidate Champion Points into Weapon and Armor Passives.
Reason: Weapons and armor have their own passives that proc, and most champion point abilities further enhance what weapon and armor passives already provide (increased damage, critical, resistance, reduction, regeneration, penetration, blocking, dodge rolling, healing, etc). Instead of having three total proc entities (Weapons, Armor, and Champion Trees) all trying to proc similar information at the same time and putting strain on the server, remove champion trees and instead allow players to use their gained XP (a.k.a. what we currently call champion points) to enhance the already existing passives in weapon and armor skill lines - which are skill lines that can be slightly modified to compensate for the removed champion trees (Example of modification: a champion skill such as "Befoul" would need to be implemented into weapon or armor passives). The relocation of champion point trees into weapon and armor passives would allow less procs to have to occur within each player's grid, therefore reducing server strain without losing what champion trees currently offer.

1. When you are energized you get the desired affect of each attribute and when you are in an exhausted state, you don't get the desired effect from the attribute.
2. The armor you wear and weapons you wield determine the number of turns your character gets before entering the exhausted phase.
3. In the exhaustion phase you move sluggish and slower and are highly susceptible to enemy skills.

Poise:
Poise Description:
A value that determines a character's resistance to being knocked back and disabling effects and recovery from stuns for a set number of turns.
All characters have a poise stat of 100.
Being hit will briefly drain the player's poise value by 50, and if drained to 0, the character will become disabled.
Poise returns to normal 10 seconds after it has reached 0.

Each Champion point put into Poise reduces the depletion of poise depending on the armor worn.

Here is how poise is applied:

• Each piece of Heavy Armor worn reduces the poise depletion by 7.
• Each piece of Medium Armor worn reduces the poise depletion by 5.
• Each piece of Light Armor worn reduces the poise depletion by 3.

• So 5/5 Heavy Armor would take being hit 7 times before the player could be knocked back or disabled.
• So 5/5 Medium Armor would take being hit 5 times before the player could be knocked back or disabled.
• So 5/5 Light Armor would take being hit 3 times before the player could be knocked back or disabled.

1. Heavy armor is immune to knockback and disables longer.
2. You can't be knocked back or disabled provided you have poise, after the offensive moves depletes your poise, you are vulnerable for 10 seconds.
3. Before the exhausted phase Poise grants you immunity to knockback and disabling effects. During exhausted phase you are vulnerable for 10 seconds.

Agility:
Agility is a value that determines a character's speed in movement and doing evasive maneuvers such as sprint, dodge roll, or others for set number of turns.
All characters have a agility stat of 100.
Doing any evasive maneuver depletes the player's agility by 50 and if drained to 0, the character can no longer move or do evasive maneuvers as fast(Think Dark Souls when you equip overload). Agility affects the speed while Stamina is the resource.
Agility returns to normal 10 seconds after it has reached 0.


Each Champion Point put into agility reduces the depletion of agility depending on the armor worn.

Here is how Agility is applied:

• Each piece of Light Armor worn reduces the agility depletion by 7.
• Each piece of Medium Armor worn reduces the agility depletion by 5.
• Each piece of Heavy Armor worn reduces the poise depletion by 3.

• So 5/5 Light Armor would have to do 7 evasive maneuvers before the slow effect goes into effect.
• So 5/5 Medium Armor would have to do 5 evasive maneuvers before the slow effect goes into effect.
• So 5/5 Heavy Armor would have to do 3 evasive maneuvers before the slow effect goes into effect.

1. Light Armor is able to do more evasive maneuvers before slowing versus other armor types.
2. You can still do evasive maneuvers provided you have the stamina, you will just do it slower.
3. Agility is +5% sprint speed and +10% evasive maneuver speed before the exhausted phase.Agility is -5% sprint speed and -10% evasion maneuvers during the exhausted phase.

Dexterity:
Dexterity is a value that determine a character's ability to swing weapons fast with accuracy or swing slower with momentum for a set number of turns.
All character's have a dexterity stat of 100.
Physical attacks depletes the player's dexterity by 50 and if drained to 0, the character can no longer swing weapons fast and accurately or swing harder with momentum.
Dexterity returns to normal 10 seconds after it is drained to 0.


Each Champion Point put into dexterity reduces the depletion of dexterity depending on the armor worn.

Here is how Dexterity is applied:

• Each piece of Medium Armor worn reduces the dexterity depletion by 7.
• Each piece of Light Armor worn reduces the dexterity depletion by 5.
• Each piece of Heavy Armor worn reduces the dexterity depletion by 3.

• So 5/5 Medium Armor would have to do 7 physical attacks before the player attacks slower, with less accuracy, and loses momentum.
• So 5/5 Light Armor would have to do 5 physical attacks before the player attacks slower, with less accuracy, and loses momentum.
• So 5/5 Heavy Armor would have to do 3 physical attacks before the player attacks slower, with less accuracy, and loses momentum.

1. Medium Armor is able to do more physical attacks before the player attacks slower, with less accuracy, and loses momentum.
2. You can still do physical attacks provided you have stamina , you will just do it slower during the exhausted phase
3. Dexterity is +5% faster attacks and +10% attack power before the exhausted phase.Dexterity is -5% slower attacks and -10% attack power during the exhausted phase.

caeliusstarbreaker wrote: »

Hire a second hamster in the server room?