Is there a steam issue right now?

nryerson1025 · September 2019

PC NA unable to log in thru steam. says connection was not initialized thru steam. not sure if it's related to my client or if anyone has this issue

bigdeal15 · September 2019

I just received the same error

nryerson1025 · September 2019

okay thank you. glad i'm not alone at least

averyfarmanb14_ESO · September 2019

Yep, having the same issue.

SeaGtGruff · September 2019

Did anyone open a ticket to let ZOS know?

Sovaliah · September 2019

I just had the same issue and a couple other people in my discord mentioned experiencing it as well

Lady_Lindel · September 2019

Seems lots are having this prob, myself included. There's a discussion thread on Steam too

amapola76 · September 2019

I'm having the same problem.

Soulwatcher · September 2019

First Steam screwed me over on FFXIV not letting me play FFXIV non Steam account through Steam even though I bought the Steam version and now problems with ESO. Steam is doing a great job to make me happy!

neverwalk · September 2019

Seems like Steam new launcher is the problem

Kelinmiriel · September 2019

Started an hour and a half before the first post for me, and I'm still locked out. My housemate managed to get in, but my husband is also locked out.

Apparently Steam is having issues tonight. I've tried everything on my end - closing and restarting the launcher and Steam both. Rebooting computer. "Repair" game.

Mostly getting the "Not authorized" error. Sometimes "Unexpected error occurred... contact customer service."

Anyone considering buying the game - don't get it through Steam. There are absolutely no advantages, and occasionally, there are things like this.

Roxie5D · September 2019

I just got kicked out and can't get back in now >.>

nryerson1025 · September 2019

an acknowledgement from zos would be nice....

Ardan147 · September 2019

So one day I'll be dead and in hell and have to deal with whatever passes for customer service down there, and it sill won't be as bad as ZOS.

neverwalk · September 2019

log out of steam, then try again-it took me 3 times before i got in.

SeaGtGruff · September 2019

Are you all on Windows? The reason I ask is because once when I had a problem launching ESO through Steam, it was on a Tuesday after ESO had issued an update and Steam had issued an update-- and Windows had also issued an update, except it hadn't been auto-installed by my system yet. I updated Windows, rebooted my computer, then checked for Steam updates, and was finally able to launch ESO. It might have simply been that ZOS and Steam both got the issue sorted out by the time I'd finished updating Windows and rebooting, but you never know.

I can't try it myself, because the hard drive on my Windows desktop failed and I haven't replaced it yet. I'm playing ESO in Steam on my MacBook Pro for now, but I won't be trying to get on for another hour or so. I do know that I was able to get in this morning after the server maintenance, but haven't tried again since then.

nryerson1025 · September 2019

neverwalk wrote: »

log out of steam, then try again-it took me 3 times before i got in.

unfortunately, that isn't working for me

nryerson1025 · September 2019

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Are you all on Windows?

i am

Valongo · September 2019

Having the same issue.

warpaintgreenb14_ESO · September 2019

Make sure Steam isn't set to launch at your windows startup. Close it out and reboot. Open up steam, select Change Account. Exit out and reboot your computer again. Login to steam properly and everything should be connected and you can log in. It's not just ESO being affected.

nryerson1025 · September 2019

warpaintgreenb14_ESO wrote: »

Make sure Steam isn't set to launch at your windows startup. Close it out and reboot. Open up steam, select Change Account. Exit out and reboot your computer again. Login to steam properly and everything should be connected and you can log in. It's not just ESO being affected.

i can confirm this works--thank you!!

Adder1st · September 2019

Ah nuts!!!! Wish I would have seen this a half hour ago. I've been trying to get in game all night. Tried everything. Finally deleted and started a reinstall. NUTS!!!!!!!!!

bigdeal15 · September 2019

Worked for me as well. Thanks

nryerson1025 · September 2019

i seem to have gotten booted and can't get in again--tried the fix warpaint posted and now it doesn't work

SeaGtGruff · September 2019

I was able to log in right away on the EU PC server, but after I made sure I'd done my daily crafting before the 2 AM cutoff I got the login error when I tried to log in on the NA PC server. I'll try the suggested fix and hopefully that will work, although it seems odd that I didn't have trouble logging in on the EU PC server with the same account.

UPDATE: I just closed Steam entirely on my MacBook Air, then started it again without rebooting or trying the sign out/sign in procedure in Steam, and was able to log in on the NA PC server without any problems.

Uryel · September 2019

That's the secret, Cap, there is always a Steam issue.

I did some magic trick to my wife's acco_unt so she wouldn't need Steam anymore, because for a while she lived afar and the only way we could "spend time" together in the evening was by gaming together. Steam issues were really pissing us off.

Basically, the magic trick involves buying the game a second time, so it's not to everyone's liking... Basically, connect to your ESO account page using your Steam ID, then buy the base game from your account page again. You now own the game twice, once on Steam and once as a "normal" game", and can now use both ways to connect. It doesn't reset your account or anything, so you keep your characters and everything. It *may* cause issues in the future, though. I'm good, but I can't predict the future yet.

Good luck, pals.

ZOS_Bill · September 2019

Steam was experiencing issues on September 17th leading to login issues. These issues should now be resolved. We are therefore closing this discussion.