Less Changes, More Optimization - ZOS Feedback Pls

Relladen · April 2020

Pretty sure this is just one topic of many but given the lack of ZOS feedback on our cries for help, I feel compelled to at least try and raise awareness once again.

All these changes that are in development (skills, light/heavy attacks, vampire/werewolf, new gear sets, etc.) shouldn't be priority. The content is fine...in fact, the content is AMAZING. I'm sure a lot of people are with me when I say we love ESO as a game so freakin' much, but the one thing holding it back is the performance. I know tons of people, myself included who can't even bring themselves to log on because of how unplayable it is, ESPECIALLY in pvp. Skills not working, constant fps drops, super long loading screens, etc.

I know there's gonna be replies like "works fine for me, dunno what your deal is". To you guys, all I have to say is you're not in the majority. This is happening to too many people to be ignored.

So pls ZOS, I'm literally begging you. Use some of that massive budget of yours on fixing and optimizing performance. Let us play the game we all know and love in peace and we'll keep giving you our money.

PS. I'd love for ZOS to provide some update on any plans for fixing performance instead of just going around deleting posts for bashing.

Cavedog · April 2020

I think they did the math and decided to divest in PvP server capacity. Their money is coming from luring in new PvE players, so that is their focus.

justaquickword · April 2020

Cavedog wrote: »

I think they did the math and decided to divest in PvP server capacity. Their money is coming from luring in new PvE players, so that is their focus.

Not PvE players specifically, but casual players.
I'm afraid gaming is the same as any other walk of life in 2020. Loyalty does not reap the rewards it used to.
Zenimax are running a business the same as any other company and the fact of the matter is most people just get bored quickly these days and move on.
It's unfortunate, but any company in this industry who doesn't chase the "casual,
short term gamer" is destined to fail.

The way of the world.

Tandor · April 2020

Veirdra wrote: »

Pretty sure this is just one topic of many but given the lack of ZOS feedback on our cries for help, I feel compelled to at least try and raise awareness once again.

All these changes that are in development (skills, light/heavy attacks, vampire/werewolf, new gear sets, etc.) shouldn't be priority. The content is fine...in fact, the content is AMAZING. I'm sure a lot of people are with me when I say we love ESO as a game so freakin' much, but the one thing holding it back is the performance. I know tons of people, myself included who can't even bring themselves to log on because of how unplayable it is, ESPECIALLY in pvp. Skills not working, constant fps drops, super long loading screens, etc.

I know there's gonna be replies like "works fine for me, dunno what your deal is". To you guys, all I have to say is you're not in the majority. This is happening to too many people to be ignored.

So pls ZOS, I'm literally begging you. Use some of that massive budget of yours on fixing and optimizing performance. Let us play the game we all know and love in peace and we'll keep giving you our money.

PS. I'd love for ZOS to provide some update on any plans for fixing performance instead of just going around deleting posts for bashing.

It affects primarily endgame PvPers and PvEers, who are the minority so actually those without the issues are in the majority. However, you're right that it is happening to too many people to be ignored, and they're not ignoring it. They have a program of improvement and that is proceeding despite the entire studio currently working from home, doubtless with some of them sick or caring for sick loved ones. It will take time, meanwhile if they have nothing to add to what they've already said then they're better adding nothing to what they've already said. Anything else will only get challenged and thrown back at them. I've seen that happen too many times on this and other game forums.

justaquickword · April 2020

Nevermind the feedback. Talk is cheap.

El_Borracho · April 2020

Not to fear, @Cavedog they have brought over the frustration of PVP to PVE. Specifically the non-firing of skills and the inability to bar swap. I play on PS4 for context. I did a dummy parse yesterday where halfway through, all of my back bar skills would not fire. Second attempt, potions would not fire. Third attempt, bar would not swap and the skill assigned to R1 would not fire. Fourth "attempt" as I just stood there, got a 40K parse without pushing a single button. I was all alone, so the normal excuses of "there were too many players around" or "there was too much activity in that area" don't apply. Don't even get me started on content that isn't my character fighting a dummy.

This fix they put in with the last patch is absurd.