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Constant game freeze issues in high-pop areas. (PC)

MrZeeck
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I recently returned to the game after buying the new expansion and noticed that the performance isn't what it used to be; (minor stutter lag for about 1-2 sec after using waypoint, nothing major) but I quickly put it out of my mind since that wasn't a major issue and didn't hinder my gameplay.

Until I made my way to a high-population area (Alik'r desert) and suddenly it felt like I was playing the game on a 10-year old PC that has never been updated (I'm not, by the way) and no matter what kind of settings I use or in what combination I get constant freeze lag for about 2-8 seconds as if the game tried to catch up on the information that's being sent. Sure, in these areas there can easily be some 30+ players running around but it has never been a problem in the past, not even a little.

I started checking things like FPS,Ping, and graphics settings just to make sure it's not on my end and as far as I can tell it's all okay and now I'm at a loss as what to do in order to solve this issue.

I know it's not my connection, 100mbit fiber hasn't struggled before and it wasn't during this either.

All drivers are up to date and nothing major was running in the background, but as it stands now the game is near un-playable for me which feels a bit sour since I just spent money on the new expansion and can't even fully enjoy it.
Edited by MrZeeck on June 1, 2019 6:25PM
  • xSkullfox
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    Something like that ?
    https://youtu.be/YubLzK9BKuI?t=77
    Groupfinder:
    The worst part is when it finally puts you in a group, your healer turns into a werewolf, your tank has 14k HP and the dps is heavy armor, using a restro staff and a two handed sword on the backbar. Then comes the 15 minute penalty before the cycle starts anew.

    Rulz of Morrowind:
    • The first rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • The second rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • Third rule of Morrowind: Someone yells NDA stuff, uploads images, streams, the game is over.
    • Fourth rule: only invited players can test.
    • Fifth rule: one invite at a time, fellas.
    • Sixth rule: crying or bashing on pts.
    • Seventh rule: NDA will go on as long as they have to.
    • And the eighth and final rule: If this is your first invite at Morrowind, you have to play.
  • xSkullfox
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    Skip to 1:15
    Groupfinder:
    The worst part is when it finally puts you in a group, your healer turns into a werewolf, your tank has 14k HP and the dps is heavy armor, using a restro staff and a two handed sword on the backbar. Then comes the 15 minute penalty before the cycle starts anew.

    Rulz of Morrowind:
    • The first rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • The second rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • Third rule of Morrowind: Someone yells NDA stuff, uploads images, streams, the game is over.
    • Fourth rule: only invited players can test.
    • Fifth rule: one invite at a time, fellas.
    • Sixth rule: crying or bashing on pts.
    • Seventh rule: NDA will go on as long as they have to.
    • And the eighth and final rule: If this is your first invite at Morrowind, you have to play.
  • MrZeeck
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    Pretty much, though never had it happen in a dungeon. So what's the cause?
  • xSkullfox
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    We tried march of sacrifices today and the tank and myself had heavy desyncs, we canceled the no death run due the problems.

    Currently the performance on the EU server is below the acceptable playability...
    Groupfinder:
    The worst part is when it finally puts you in a group, your healer turns into a werewolf, your tank has 14k HP and the dps is heavy armor, using a restro staff and a two handed sword on the backbar. Then comes the 15 minute penalty before the cycle starts anew.

    Rulz of Morrowind:
    • The first rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • The second rule of Morrowind is: You do not talk about Morrowind.
    • Third rule of Morrowind: Someone yells NDA stuff, uploads images, streams, the game is over.
    • Fourth rule: only invited players can test.
    • Fifth rule: one invite at a time, fellas.
    • Sixth rule: crying or bashing on pts.
    • Seventh rule: NDA will go on as long as they have to.
    • And the eighth and final rule: If this is your first invite at Morrowind, you have to play.
  • MrZeeck
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    Is it just the EU server that's having this issue? That's a bit odd...
  • MrZeeck
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    So.. still no answer from support, and no mention of a fix coming any time soon. Safe to say they're aware of the issue but arn't gonna do anything about it.
  • Yuke
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    Try Tracert and Pathping from their support page

    https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30903/~/how-do-i-do-a-pathping-and-tracert-to-the-servers-to-test-my-connection?

    They messed up the routing to their servers again (happened several times over the past 5 years). Dont expect them to fix this within 3-4 weeks after acknowledging this. Took them several months last time in 2018.
    Save Us, Microsoft.

    Noricum & Kitesquad™
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