MEBengalsFan2001 wrote: »

Universe wrote: »

ZOS should implement performance fixes much more frequently.
Maybe not every week since that will be too much and too quickly(not enough testing and coding time), but once per month or three weeks will be good.

One game I played the developers simply hard rebooted the server each morning at 7am. This helped keep the game performance somewhat in check. I know other MMOs do it weekly and some do it monthly.

If a daily reset would improve performance I would be all for that if the shut down only lasted an hour or so.

Daily reset will be an ineffective.
The servers down time of an ESO maintenance is usually around 6-7 hours on average so the 1 hour is not possible.

Moreover, it takes time to diagnose the issues, finding the solutions and confirming the effectiveness of the fixes internally so 3 weeks to 1 month is more reasonable.

So doing a performance update once every 3 weeks to 1 month seems reasonable to me(that is if ZOS manages to write the code and test everything fast enough for such a release).

I said "Yes", though I could qualify as "Other" as well. In my opinion, ZOS screwed themselves when they made the major announcement that they'll always release a DLC every Quarter. That instantly put them on a time hack to ensure they push content out when they said they would, and unfortunately, in doing so, they're constantly struggling to always catch up with the performance issues.

I'm pretty sure some of the Class Reps and others have asked ZOS to consider revamping the base game since they're heavily out of date in comparison to DLC zones and dungeons, and I think there was mention about skipping a Quarterly update to strictly focus on maintenance and fixes. However, ZOS themselves said that they wouldn't do that because it's not "moving forward". I interpret that as saying, "we lose money for skipping out on a Quarterly DLC and gain nothing material in return by just having an update that strictly addresses a majority of bugs". Again, Idk how much truth there is to it, but I wouldn't doubt it actually happened. ZOS is profitable now. Back in the day, they came out with free updates, such as the initial release of Crypt of Hearts 2, City of Ash 2, etc., as well as Craglorn. All free. They knew they royally screwed up when ESO launched, and instead of scrapping the game, or doing what Star Wars: The Old Republic did and make it a 110% money grab, they just came out with free updates and tried to fix the game (which I respect). Once it became profitable and was fixed up though, there was no more need to make free updates like that anymore, as their game was finally in good standing with a good player base.

I like the organization. I like the steady flow of content at the guaranteed times so players can always look forward to something new and exciting around that time. However, it's beginning to turn into the opposite now, and that kills me saying that. Now, instead of looking at all the new and exciting things that might be coming out, I'm instead thinking about how each update comes out with more and more bugs and game breaking issues to gameplay. If no one's watched Nefas' video rating this update, I'll provide a link. He's being as kind about it as he can, but what he's ultimately saying was, for an update that was suppose to fix a lot of issues, it turned out to be absolutely garbage and made things even worse, and as sad as it is to say, if I were to recommend this game to a friend, I'd tell them now is a horrible time to join and to wait until the game is in better shape.

In my opinion, I think ZOS should limit themselves to 3 DLC's per year instead of 4. This will allow them to still come out with a reasonable amount of content per year that people can enjoy, but also allow them time to focus on fixing their game. Alternatively, they can keep 4 DLC's (or "Updates") per year, and make 1 of those 4 Updates a Quality-Of-Life Update, where bugs and gameplay are also addressed. Will that happen? Probably not. Zenimax Online Studios is just a subsidiary of Zenimax Media. I'm not sure who owns the most shares in the company (probably a Chinese company like most big gaming companies), but regardless, you know they're looking at their wallets first. The people working at ZOS probably genuinely wish they could address and do things different. However, like every other worker out there, they probably complain and groan about how things are run and how their hands are tied, and just have to ultimately do what they're told because their parent company/bosses told them to.

Still though, I do have to give them lots of credit for continuing to try and fix the game. Comparing ESO to what it was on launch, to what it is now, is a complete night and day difference.

Nefas' rating video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQmwJubaFE

When you only start to develop a plan after years of complaints and performance degradation, you can’t call it proactive any more no matter how they approach it.