Lag... lag everywhere!

Wouldn't it be nice if ZOS was as fast fixing the multitude of issues with the game as they are closing, locking, editing threads? Ohhh I dream...

Bucky Balls wrote: »

Celebrate the New Life Festival

I'd like to but some sadist at zos decided it would be a really great idea to dump EVERYONE in 1 single location without a second thought to the massive and utterly predictable server hit.

Crashed 2 steps from wayshrine next to zerg-of-NewLife; can;t re-log because you[zos] have 1 tiny server with a 6502 processor and 1 kB of ram deployed for handling every player in the eu server zone.

I'm betting the quests get handed out in the same order, too, so the zerg-of-NewLife lags and crashes its way from one zone to the next and back again.

[pc-eu]

I didn't actually have any performance issues on the PC EU server myself, it was crowded as heck but ran very smoothly. However, it isn't helpful in these circumstances when half the players constantly let off AoE spells and add to the problems some are experiencing. It's always ZOS that get the blame, but the fault doesn't always lie just with them - daft though it was to set the event up this way, I'm in no doubt whatsoever on that point - it's also down to some of the players and we shouldn't ignore that. I wonder, for example, how many guild leaders have asked, or will ask, their members not to cast AoE spells in crowded areas during this event? It's a crappy design for an event, but players have the option to make the best of it or mess it up even more for everyone else.

Well, I'm glad I came here before logging in to play. I will be avoiding this event for the time being.

PC NA, same as most people: 999+ ping, random disconnects followed by the impossibility to log back in. Will have to wait for late hours and try again.
Not fun :'(

With the addition of crown crates and the overall lack of real and meaningful changes to them after they were first introduced in the PTS, ZOS is on thin ice.

Additionally, they manage to disappoint the community by forgoing a fundamental feature in player housing, storage.

Lastly, just this week PC had three days of back-to-back unschedule maintenances to fix "performance" issues. PS4 players are wondering why only a few bugs got fixed in the last incremental patch, and Xbox players are just barely getting compensated for months of not getting their sub crowns.

People are looking to have their trust restored, and holiday events are a great opportunity for that. Time and effort was certainly put into developing the ideas for the events, especially lore-wise. I'm disappointed with the execution, and it has only added to my lack of trust towards ZOS creating quality content.

On top of that, I am extremely disappointed that they'd sell the crown store exclusive motif (which I think shouldn't even be in the crown store in the first place) for 200 crowns less but with 50 mimic stones less than the one that released during the Halloween event. Similarly, I'm disappointed by how riddles your crown store adornments, tattoos, and accessories are. Some are not even showing at all, and some disappear.

Your message is loud and clear now ZOS. You want more of my money for less of your goods. You want me to pay the same cost for your sub, DLCs, and items but provide less quality content. When something new is going to roll along, I won't get my hopes up because it'll be missing something vital or executed poorly.

I hate that I love eso sooo much!! I will never stop playing and I will continue to spend money on what i want but it is clear the direction zos is going has dramatically affected the community in a negative way. I hope ZOS realizes this before it's too late.

This is what it looks like at 1 spawn point for mobs that need to be killed, at 3:50pm east / 12:50pm west on a weekday.

Imagine what this will look like at prime time.

I've been reading a lot of negative feedback about the event.

Do I need to pickup a few things before I go home tonight; like a hammer, aspirin, or alcohol? Or a movie for the times I will be sitting in the load screens.

Does healbotting the people spamming aoes get you kill credit if you're not in a party with them?

Needs Breda in different zones... only way to solve it.

Dazza1968 wrote: »

Who in their right mind would approve to run the event this way, common sense shouldve seen this coming a mile away.

It's seems to be a prerequisite to have none when developing content for this game.

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

Bucky Balls wrote: »

Celebrate the New Life Festival

I'd like to but some sadist at zos decided it would be a really great idea to dump EVERYONE in 1 single location without a second thought to the massive and utterly predictable server hit.

Crashed 2 steps from wayshrine next to zerg-of-NewLife; can;t re-log because you[zos] have 1 tiny server with a 6502 processor and 1 kB of ram deployed for handling every player in the eu server zone.

I'm betting the quests get handed out in the same order, too, so the zerg-of-NewLife lags and crashes its way from one zone to the next and back again.

[pc-eu]

I didn't actually have any performance issues on the PC EU server myself, it was crowded as heck but ran very smoothly. However, it isn't helpful in these circumstances when half the players constantly let off AoE spells and add to the problems some are experiencing. It's always ZOS that get the blame, but the fault doesn't always lie just with them - daft though it was to set the event up this way, I'm in no doubt whatsoever on that point - it's also down to some of the players and we shouldn't ignore that. I wonder, for example, how many guild leaders have asked, or will ask, their members not to cast AoE spells in crowded areas during this event? It's a crappy design for an event, but players have the option to make the best of it or mess it up even more for everyone else.

Actually the blame and responsibility is 100% on ZOS
@Tandor
The game is designed to allow ppl to troll, harass and does little to nothing for any actual logic based performance adjustments

Logically you'd think maybe @ZOS_RichLambert or someone would read these posts and all the feedback on general, bugs and platform specific tech problems

A very large majority of complaints can be rectified by doing these basic adjustments

-disable all casting and emotes and mounting by quest NPCs
-disable dueling in common areas where crafting, wayshrines or quests are located
-ensuring that any special event use account bound momento
-considering the event quests be instances...meaning regardless of the type, the actual quests should be group eligible but instances as to cut down on gathering and clutter
-establish quest NPCs with a 15 meter radius for quest interaction and completion

-load player character last when there are quest NPCs in the radius but load the NPC first


This is a start regarding this topic

I have another thread around group and trials
....I may not have the answers but it's an attempt to prevent issues by design

As I've said, this was a daft event design by ZOS and for that they are certainly 100% responsible.

However, as with any game, the players have the choice whether to make the best of things, or to deliberately make things worse for everyone else. If they choose the former that does not excuse ZOS one iota for the poor design, but if they choose the latter it is entirely down to the players concerned and not ZOS. There's simply no excuse for making a bad situation worse, and while I agree entirely with your suggested adjustments, they don't relate to how things are tonight and only the players can make the best of things until fixes are introduced.