What is going on with the population of PC NA Server.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

Father_X_Zombie · April 2017

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DMuehlhausen · April 2017

You must not be in the right areas then.

There is never a time where I'm not seeing a few people on my screen, unless I'm out really remotely resource hunting or something. Sometimes some of the smaller delves I get through and never see anybody as well.

ThePaleItalian · April 2017

PS4 NA always seems busy. If anything I see more people than I used to.

Eshelmen · April 2017

Do you need people bumping in to you to feel that it's populated?

Nestor · April 2017

It ebbs and flows. It's also Late Spring, the sun is out and people are getting their pasty white skin doses of vitamin D and melanoma.

Alchemical · April 2017

I'd guess you're probably experiencing 'sharding'. It's free week right now, so some zones are probably SO over loaded it's creating a copy of the zone to control the overflow, so that those zones aren't unplayably laggy with 1000000 people in them. Yesterday I was having a hard time walking around Davon's Watch because there were so many people there.

Unless you mean in general, in which case lol. I see people farming various things at 3am in the most far flung reaches of the map.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

Nestor wrote: »

It ebbs and flows. It's also Late Spring, the sun is out and people are getting their pasty white skin doses of vitamin D and melanoma.

Sun ? No way ! Inexcusable.

Tandor · April 2017

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Nebthet78 · April 2017

Alchemical wrote: »

I'd guess you're probably experiencing 'sharding'. It's free week right now, so some zones are probably SO over loaded it's creating a copy of the zone to control the overflow, so that those zones aren't unplayably laggy with 1000000 people in them. Yesterday I was having a hard time walking around Davon's Watch because there were so many people there.

Unless you mean in general, in which case lol. I see people farming various things at 3am in the most far flung reaches of the map.

This, in addition to the fact it has been Anniversary event, most players are in zones like The Gold Coast doing dailies to get missing Motif pieces and to sell them and what not. Things will go back to normal next week.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

PC NA , sorry

Elsonso · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

This is something that I do not see. If anything, there are more people on PC NA now than March, and more in March than February. The low point was actually in January, as near as I can tell.

thebattlesaintb14_ESO · April 2017

Yeah, not seeing this lack of population at all. To include the bots....

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

lordrichter wrote: »

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

This is something that I do not see. If anything, there are more people on PC NA now than March, and more in March than February. The low point was actually in January, as near as I can tell.

Yes the past few weeks have been really bad, and not much population in the pledge Cities at least.

Elsonso · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

This is something that I do not see. If anything, there are more people on PC NA now than March, and more in March than February. The low point was actually in January, as near as I can tell.

Yes the past few weeks have been really bad, and not much population in the pledge Cities at least.

Well, if you are standing in a place that is not currently popular due to various events, you will see a change in where people spend time. When I play the game, I am all over the place, in a variety of cities and places, not just event or popular places.

ThePonzzz · April 2017

Welcome to Homestead. All the people who were just background noise and RPing have moved to their homes. Bots are a bit more noticeable again.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

Do they publish stats anywhere ?

Callous2208 · April 2017

I call b.s. on this post. Pc/NA is booming. I literally have to port to some obscure questing area to not be surrounded by a million people.

A_Cats_Tail · April 2017

It's perfectly fine population wise, it's always filled with people

vyndral13preub18_ESO · April 2017

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Without knowing the numbers on how the game shards it is actually pretty pointless period.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Without knowing the numbers on how the game shards it is actually pretty pointless period.

Assuming it's sharding why would I always be in low population area ? How does zone chat work ? Do you only communicate with people in your shard ?

DragonBound · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

Seriously you cannot think of the reason? Think about it homestead offers ways we can craft without being in cities it is not a population issue anyways there are tons of people playing. Not to mention the free week right now.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

CosmicSoul wrote: »

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

Seriously you cannot think of the reason? Think about it homestead offers ways we can craft without being in cities it is not a population issue anyways there are tons of people playing. Not to mention the free week right now.

Maybe. You think that many people are really into housing ?

Elsonso · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Without knowing the numbers on how the game shards it is actually pretty pointless period.

Assuming it's sharding why would I always be in low population area ? How does zone chat work ? Do you only communicate with people in your shard ?

Each zone is broken down into channels, which appear to span the entire zone. There is a set size for the channel, which is estimated to be a few hundred. Figure 400-500, or so. As more people enter a zone than a channel can hold, new channels are created. It is assume that, as people leave the zone, channels will become low population and when they reach a certain point, they will be merged together. The megaserver can do this seamlessly.

Zone chat is limited to the channel that the player is in.

RosieTheRadiant · April 2017

If that was the case, would I be getting bumped off the server all the time? I've been playing for an hour or so and I've been bumped out 4 times already. I assumed it was because so many people are playing?

bulbousb16_ESO · April 2017

Check out Craglorn, Gold Coast and Wrothgar during prime time.

Khaos_Bane · April 2017

lordrichter wrote: »

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Without knowing the numbers on how the game shards it is actually pretty pointless period.

Assuming it's sharding why would I always be in low population area ? How does zone chat work ? Do you only communicate with people in your shard ?

Each zone is broken down into channels, which appear to span the entire zone. There is a set size for the channel, which is estimated to be a few hundred. Figure 400-500, or so. As more people enter a zone than a channel can hold, new channels are created. It is assume that, as people leave the zone, channels will become low population and when they reach a certain point, they will be merged together. The megaserver can do this seamlessly.

Zone chat is limited to the channel that the player is in.

I don't like that design at all. So if you want to meet a friend in a highly populated city you may never see them ? I assume if you are in the same group it will put you on the same shard.

Malamar1229 · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

I see far fewer people online playing than I have at my usual times. I guess this past month I have just really noticed a lot fewer people in game. Does ESO have any statistics on how many players they have logged on during periods of the day and a history of it ? I've really noticed a difference. Probably be a huge population jump for Morrowind though.

you need to leave the cold harbor introduction area first

otis67 · April 2017

I'm not seeing this. I see lots of people all the time. My guild trader sales have been as they always have been. I'm not seeing any of the "population is declining" evidence that other people are saying they see.

bowmanz607 · April 2017

lots of games recently released and still coming. Many people may just be waiting for morrowind to drop.

Elsonso · April 2017

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Khaos_Bane wrote: »

vyndral13preub18_ESO wrote: »

Tandor wrote: »

This sort of observation is pretty pointless without indicating which platform it refers to.

Without knowing the numbers on how the game shards it is actually pretty pointless period.

Assuming it's sharding why would I always be in low population area ? How does zone chat work ? Do you only communicate with people in your shard ?

Each zone is broken down into channels, which appear to span the entire zone. There is a set size for the channel, which is estimated to be a few hundred. Figure 400-500, or so. As more people enter a zone than a channel can hold, new channels are created. It is assume that, as people leave the zone, channels will become low population and when they reach a certain point, they will be merged together. The megaserver can do this seamlessly.

Zone chat is limited to the channel that the player is in.

I don't like that design at all. So if you want to meet a friend in a highly populated city you may never see them ? I assume if you are in the same group it will put you on the same shard.

It happens. People trying to meet up can be in different channels. The game does attempt to put related people into the same channel. It definitely uses guild membership, and probably friends, too. That can increase the chances of being in the same channel. Still, with different guild and friend lists, people can be separated.

Using Travel to Player always puts you in the same channel.

Also, be aware that smaller venues might have different ways of organizing players, so going to someone's primary house should put people together.