Should ZoS suspend all further DLC and additional content and just focus on repairing the game?

SGT_Wolfe101st · July 2018

With the current state of the game should ZoS suspend all new additions to the game and just focus on getting to the true root of the issues and repair the game? Would you be okay with nothing new for 3-6 months while they focus 100% on fixing the game?

Grabmoore · July 2018

Other or something else

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

ZOS don't have the man power needed to push fixes as fast as you would like to. They do something, but each change is slow. That's just how it is. How would you expect them to fix the game without anyone spending money?

SGT_Wolfe101st · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

Grabmoore wrote: »

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

ZOS don't have the man power needed to push fixes as fast as you would like to. They do something, but each change is slow. That's just how it is. How would you expect them to fix the game without anyone spending money?

The issues are rampant on all platforms and ZoS has made truck loads of money. I agree with one point you made, there is a manpower issue I suspect and thus halting development and refocusing that bandwidth to fixing the game should be a priority.

Drummerx04 · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

People fixing the game and people designing new content likely aren't the same.

Graphics/level designers for instance probably aren't going to be fixing the lag in cyrodiil.

Having said that ZOS FIX YOUR GAME. ESO is basically a laughing stock of the MMO community because the game is so unstable, especially PVP. Word of mouth really matters in a community driven game, and ESO has a record as being a laggy broken mess and the management in charge only caring about the next season of loot boxes.

PvP focused games are really popular. Look at fortnight/overwatch/etc. They are probably so successful because THEY WORK. Can you imagine how healthy ESO's PvP population would be if I could roll into any campaign and actually have skills work and not lag out from the server every 10 minutes? The PvP sandbox is actually fairly well balanced with a lot of room for personal skill and improvement (save for a few broken OP sets and one or two arguably overperforming skills), but none of that matters if I can't actually play the game.

Prof_Bawbag · July 2018

Grabmoore wrote: »

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

ZOS don't have the man power needed to push fixes as fast as you would like to. They do something, but each change is slow. That's just how it is. How would you expect them to fix the game without anyone spending money?

Not sure if this is a *** take or not. Some people might say, it's attitudes like yours that do more damage to games than those who complain about every single irrelevant feature within the game. Not I. I think you're great.

Elsonso · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

While I agree that the game needs to be fixed, the division of resources probably does not support stopping everything while a few of them work on bugs and fixes.

Edit: What I do think is that ZOS should not be applying developers to non-ESO projects until ESO is fixed. At least, in those disciplines where ESO needs to be fixed.

Ragebull · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

They should, but what makes you think they would have any interest in going above and beyond to fix the game by postponing new content when they prefer to do the bare minimum and ignore it? I mean we have years of experience with them now, how anybody could give them the BOTD and think this is even a possibility is crazy lol

ADarklore · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

While it would be nice to say 'yes' to focus on fixing all the bugs, the fact is ZOS needs to continually reach out to NEW players... and not having any new content negates all their advertising that comes with new DLCs and reaches out to new players. Not like they're going to say, "Hey everyone, come play ESO, no we are not advertising new content, but we want you to come and try all the old stuff. Why aren't we advertising new content? Because we don't have any as we're too busy trying to fix the existing game to have time for new additions." Yeah, that wouldn't work so well.

TheCyberDruid · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

Grabmoore wrote: »

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

Heh, as if PC is bug and glitch free

It might be 'better' than consoles, but it's far from being 'okay'.

danno8 · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

Far better than to "stop all content" would be to hire a couple more programmers to pick up the slack.

bellatrixed · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

I never even notice the game supposedly being broken...

anitajoneb17_ESO · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

No way I'll pay a subscription while waiting for competitive gamers and PvPers to get the endless chain of what they think needs fixing. It's endless anyway, they're never happy.

Elsonso · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

danno8 wrote: »

Far better than to "stop all content" would be to hire a couple more programmers to pick up the slack.

Right. If you look at the job listings, and have an ear to the ground, it looks like they are hiring for their next game. They could probably hire people into ESO, and use them to supplement ESO before heading off to the new game. (probably along with the bulk of the remaining ESO development people)

danno8 · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

bellatrixed wrote: »

I never even notice the game supposedly being broken...

Nor do I. But I am aware that many are having issues, and having experienced being in the other camp in the past I try not to adopt the "it doesn't affect me, so I don't care" attitude.

Lord_Ninka · July 2018

I'd gladly sacrifice a bit of DLC each year for improvements (and especially bugfixes) for the existing game. Or even pay a bit more for my subscription if that's what it would take to fix things.

I feel a bit cheated sometimes paying subscription for a game with so many ongoing issues. Serious bugs are left unfixed (sometimes for years and probably forever) because the devs never have time to do anything about it, and I wish they'd dedicated more resources towards fixing and improving things.

I think suspending new content entirely would be a bit extreme though, not to mention completely unrealistic. A compromise such as just a bit slower release schedule in favour of more improvements and bugfixes for the existing content would be very nice.

Vapirko · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

I can’t believe we’re going to PTS in a week or two with all the unfixed issues, including broken items from Summerset in addition to new and ongoing bugs.

RebornV3x · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

the game shouldn't be having these kinds of problems on any modern hardware nearly 3 years after release the Xbox One S and the X are basically a modified windows 10 machine at this point I don't know enough about PS4 and Sony but still

Asardes · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

They should skip one small DLC release per year and focus 100% of that quarter in fixing old and new bugs. It seems they are introducing more of them they can fix, and this will come to a head sooner rather than later.

AMeanOne · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

I just want to be able to PvP for more than 10 minutes and not freeze. I'm not sure they're capable of fixing it though.

Aliyavana · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

No, as only console and steam users have mainly been having issues. No real issues on my end

inthecoconut · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

Considering every new major update/DLC destabilizes the game even more by somehow breaking older content, I'd rather they not release new content until they fix the current stuff.

billp_ESO · July 2018

Other or something else

Voted other.

ZoS isn't going to fix the lag, that's an engine problem. They can't re-write the engine.

ZoS is going to continue to do whatever makes them the most money. And now that the game is over 5 years old, it's time to milk it.

New zones and quests are pretty easy to do, and they can keep selling new ones, so they'll probably keep doing that.

Revelzdevelz · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

fix game stability, AND ad crown store items. Win win

Cpt_Teemo · July 2018

Grabmoore wrote: »

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

ZOS don't have the man power needed to push fixes as fast as you would like to. They do something, but each change is slow. That's just how it is. How would you expect them to fix the game without anyone spending money?

Also don't buy from steam

Xerikten · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

first this games issues per some players are not much different than those in other mmos. ie graphics lag. if on a computer YOU can solve this yourself.

second finding and correcting such are not as easy as many of you arm chair programmers think.

third just perhaps you should make a list of these "problems" in detail and prioritize them. just because there have been other ambiguous threads about game issues doesn't mean the exact problem has been presented. like omg I get lag when 50 of us are together pvping. well ya you should if your graphics is turned all the way up.

my solution is the ability to turn off/down others spell effects. the options should be. your own, others in your group, and etc. also just perhaps you just might want to turn down and shut off some of your high end graphics. that really worked over the years in raiding. like you really need to see flowers half a zone away

Dojohoda · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

Keep releasing great content to keep the money rolling in.
Hire additional talent to the appropriate departments to ensure a smooth running game.

LordSemaj · July 2018

Meanwhile, deep in the ZOS Board Meeting...

Director: So what's the absolute minimum staff and money spent we need to keep making money off this game?
Analyst: Given how addicted they are and how unlikely anyone is to quit over quality of life issues... not much.
Director: Slash the budget, fire three people, and let's keep this money train going!

Tandor · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

Different teams do different things, and different players have different problems or none.

smacky · July 2018

Other or something else

I don;t think stoppping content releases is a viable optin or we would only get half the content we do, which would cause a whole other wave of outcry.

I think they need to take QA more seriously, they have a PTS, they need to listen to the comments and fix the bugs before releasing the content rather than releasing the content and then patching it constantly.

The monthly fee's for ESO plus and the money spent int he crown store could surely go some way to putting a few extra staff on to achieve the rollout targets.

Elsonso · July 2018

No, same schedule of content release

LordSemaj wrote: »

Meanwhile, deep in the ZOS Board Meeting...

Director: So what's the absolute minimum staff and money spent we need to keep making money off this game?
Analyst: Given how addicted they are and how unlikely anyone is to quit over quality of life issues... not much.
Director: Slash the budget, fire all but three people, and let's keep this money train going!

Fixed.

inthecoconut · July 2018

Yes, do whatever it takes

Grabmoore wrote: »

No. Your fix is already there. Switch to PC.

ZOS don't have the man power needed to push fixes as fast as you would like to. They do something, but each change is slow. That's just how it is. How would you expect them to fix the game without anyone spending money?

Well they are also losing money by not fixing bugs.

They said they are working on fixing some with a major update in the middle of July to supposedly address these issues. My sub for ESO+ runs out in August. I've already decided that if the disappearing walls aren't fixed by the time my sub expires, I wont renew it. I'm not doing it to be a jerk or to be threatening. Once they fix the game-breaking stuff, I'll come back and resub. But the point is, I've been patient and supportive of the game. I have, I am, and continue to pay for a broken game and I can only overlook so much. In its current state, it is a frustrating experience and I can't justify to myself to keep paying for it.

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