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So about that 'smart' Megaserver...
Voxicity
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I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
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MJallday✭✭✭✭✭
✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
She really hates you and she hasnt got the heart to tell you.
Sorry to break it to you.
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ssorgatem✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.6 -
Voxicity✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.
But since they were blabbering on about their smart megaserver at launch, I would have thought it would have learnt my partner and I play together and don't want to be put in different instances every day.
3 years played every day is like 1,000 logins. Takes maybe 20 sec to travel to player, That's like 5 and a half hours of time spent in a pointless loading screen! FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!4 -
Voxicity✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
She really hates you and she hasnt got the heart to tell you.
Sorry to break it to you.
@MirelaUmbrella y u do dis :'(0 -
starkerealm✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.
But since they were blabbering on about their smart megaserver at launch, I would have thought it would have learnt my partner and I play together and don't want to be put in different instances every day.
3 years played every day is like 1,000 logins. Takes maybe 20 sec to travel to player, That's like 5 and a half hours of time spent in a pointless loading screen! FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!
It's probably got something to do with how the game manages shards (as in, large instances, not the Templar ability). Probably no hard cap, but it won't put people into a capped zone unless they demand to go there.
One easy solution is just to log out in your home. To be honest, I don't notice this very often because 90% of the time, my character ends up somplace completely different after spending some time alone, so I need to port to a guild/friend when I want to do something with them anyway (unless it's in my house.)1 -
ssorgatem✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.
But since they were blabbering on about their smart megaserver at launch, I would have thought it would have learnt my partner and I play together and don't want to be put in different instances every day.
3 years played every day is like 1,000 logins. Takes maybe 20 sec to travel to player, That's like 5 and a half hours of time spent in a pointless loading screen! FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!
And smart it is.
But expecting it to learn the preferences and patterns of every single player over years in order to decide in which shard to put them... well, would you accept 30s more of load screen for every load screen in order to have that?4 -
starkerealm✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.
But since they were blabbering on about their smart megaserver at launch, I would have thought it would have learnt my partner and I play together and don't want to be put in different instances every day.
3 years played every day is like 1,000 logins. Takes maybe 20 sec to travel to player, That's like 5 and a half hours of time spent in a pointless loading screen! FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!
And smart it is.
But expecting it to learn the preferences and patterns of every single player over years in order to decide in which shard to put them... well, would you accept 30s more of load screen for every load screen in order to have that?
Cryptic (so, Star Trek Online and Champions) would prioritize friend and guild members when it tried to put you into an instance. It wasn't 100%, especially if you had friends in a filled instance (75 players, I think), but it did make the attempt. That said, because you could actually track instance population, and pick your instance, there were also hard population caps you couldn't exceed. You could see your friends in that version of Detroit, but you couldn't actually join them, because there were already too many superheroes running around in their world.
Near as I can tell, ESO doesn't hard cap instances, but the tradeoff is, ZOS doesn't let you see the overall population count (or how many instances currently exist). I think it still prioritizes putting you with friends and guildies, but it won't exceed the soft cap to do so.2 -
Cillion3117✭✭✭✭✭It happens to my wife and I a lot. It's no big deal. We just travel to player and problem solved.4 -
Cpt_Teemo✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
Would wish they would just allow you to hop instances like some games, Swtor, GW2 etc using a channel menu0 -
Beardimus✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Seriously? I had this the first few weeks on console launch, but since then not once, for years.
Region/platform?Xbox One | EU | EP
Beardimus : VR16 Dunmer MagSorc [RIP MagDW 2015-2018]
Emperor of Sotha Sil 02-2018 & Sheogorath 05-2019
1st Emperor of RavenwatchAlts - - for the Lolz
Archimus : Bosmer Thief / Archer / Werewolf
Orcimus : Fat drunk Orc battlefield 1st aider
Scalimus - Argonian Sorc Healer / Pet master
Fighting small scale with : The SAXON Guild
Fighting with [PvP] : The Undaunted Wolves
Trading Guilds : TradersOfNirn | FourSquareTraders
Xbox One | NA | EP
Bëardimus : L43 Dunmer Magsorc / BG
Heals-With-Pets : VR16 Argonian Sorc PvP / BG Healer
Nordimus : VR16 Stamsorc
Beardimus le 13iem : L30 Dunmer Magsorc Icereach0 -
ssorgatem✭✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
Would wish they would just allow you to hop instances like some games, Swtor, GW2 etc using a channel menu
If only we could just "travel to player" to get to the same instance as anyone else!3 -
MirelaUmbrella✭✭✭
She really hates you and she hasnt got the heart to tell you.
Sorry to break it to you.
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Nooooooooooooo, i love him, he's the sweetest most awesome guy ever!3 -
phaneub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Imagine how laggy places like Deshaan would be if everyone that was there being in the same instance.0 -
frausty✭✭✭I've been playing ESO with my partner for almost 3 years now. We are in the exact same guilds, and we literally do EVERYTHING in game together. Period.
Yet at least 70% of the time when we log in on our characters, or relog, we're put in different instances.
Why?
It makes sense.
It most likely distributes the population as evenly as possible between instances.
This means that 2 people logging in at the same time are very unlikely to end up in the same instance, unless either:
a) it's the only instance
b) it's a recently created instance due to overpopulation of the existing ones
But what's the issue?
That's what "Travel to player" is there for.
But since they were blabbering on about their smart megaserver at launch, I would have thought it would have learnt my partner and I play together and don't want to be put in different instances every day.
3 years played every day is like 1,000 logins. Takes maybe 20 sec to travel to player, That's like 5 and a half hours of time spent in a pointless loading screen! FIRST WORLD PROBLEM!
This is likely not possible with the game in it's current guise. You are talking about AI here not smart technology. And that would mean a massive change to the coding which is not a megaserver issue.
As others have said it takes seconds to travel to another player so during this time give your partner a cuddle and you'll be back in the game in no time0 -
D0PAMINE✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Happens to me every single time I group with a buddy, even in Group dungeons. Usually i run to the outlaws refuge then back out.0 -
LadyAstrum✭✭✭✭✭
✭Seriously? I had this the first few weeks on console launch, but since then not once, for years.
Region/platform?
Yes, seriously. Maybe you don't get it because no one wants to play with you.
I've had it numerous times with my boyfriend since I started playing five months ago. It's not a big deal, but a little annoying.~ "You think me brutish? How do you imagine I view you?" - Molag Bal #misunderstood ~0 -
Muttsmutt✭✭✭✭✭a game made by two devs and half a sandwich had this feature to put you together with friends and guildmates in instances
this AAA game doesn't
just sad.PC-EU // UNDEAD2 -
Septimus_Magna✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Teleport to player, problem solved?PC - EU (AD)Septimus Mezar - Altmer Sorcerer
Septimus Rulanir - Orsimer Templar
Septimus Desmoru - Khajiit Necromancer
Septimus Iroh - Dunmer Dragon Knight
Septimus Thragar - Dunmer Nightblade
Septimus Jah'zar - Khajiit Nightblade
Septimus Nerox - Redguard Warden
Septimus Ozurk - Orsimer Sorcerer1 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭This game puts guild members together when it assigns the player to a particular version of the zone ('channel' per Nick Konkle), but I do not know if they prioritize friends. I doubt that it cares how many guilds are shared by two specific people, either. It just tosses each player into a guild-mate heavy place, but maybe not the same one.
But it is important to remember that 5 full guilds is a lot more than the cap on a zone. Guilds are split and are not all together.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
PSN NA/EU: @ElsonsoJannus
Total in-game hours: 11321
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Osteos✭✭✭✭✭
✭Happens to me all the time too. There are 3 of us and if we don't make sure to all be in the same instance before we queue for dungeons or Cyrodiil then we always wind up with someone being invisible which is really annoying, especially in Cyrodiil.DAGGERFALL COVENANTNA PCFormer Vehemence MemberOnistka Valerius <> Artemis Renault <> Gonk gra-Ugrash <> Karietta <> Zercon at-Rusa <> Genevieve Renault <> Ktaka <> Brenlyn Renault0 -
vyndral13preub18_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭To be fair it was designed by the same company that gave you a group finder that would put 7 people into your group for a 4 person dungeon. So smart is all relative.0 -
ssorgatem✭✭✭✭Happens to me all the time too. There are 3 of us and if we don't make sure to all be in the same instance before we queue for dungeons or Cyrodiil then we always wind up with someone being invisible which is really annoying, especially in Cyrodiil.
That shouldn't happen in dungeons an Cyrodiil, since it's the same instance, even if you queued from separate instances or even different zones.0 -
Voxicity✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Happens to me all the time too. There are 3 of us and if we don't make sure to all be in the same instance before we queue for dungeons or Cyrodiil then we always wind up with someone being invisible which is really annoying, especially in Cyrodiil.
That shouldn't happen in dungeons an Cyrodiil, since it's the same instance, even if you queued from separate instances or even different zones.
Key word: shouldn't, but it most certainly does
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