MentalxHammer wrote: »Dedicated servers for pve and dungeon finder. Dedicated servers for pvp, cyro and battlegrounds queues. Throwing everything on one giant "megaserver" is lazy and a blatant effort to save money. ESO would be extremely popular if the game performance was good. The only thing stopping ESO from dominating the MMO market is the investors apprehension to upgrade the games servers, as ESO still earns money in it's current state. Grow a pair of balls ZOS and give us the servers to facilitate the large scale experience you have promised since launch. Its guaranteed the game will see growth if servers are improved.
You sound as if you believe each megaserver consists of one server. It doesn't, the content is already split up between a whole mass of servers that are merely linked together to form a megaserver so that they can be expanded, contracted, and upgraded as necessary without having to merge databases including guilds and players' names etc.
So why is the performance tonk?
For many players and most of the content it isn't, but in respect of things like PvP and competitive PvE my understanding is that both ZOS and a lot of experienced players believe that software coding problems lie at the heart of the major performance issues, and that's why ZOS have been focused on reviewing and optimising skills and combat along with data management, memory allocation and server code optimisation etc. This has led to a lot of improvements for many players, the list in post #17 being a fair one, but clearly it is an ongoing project and ZOS have acknowledged that much remains to be done. There's no evidence, however, that simply buying more or better servers would be a miracle cure, and I'm sure they've been investing heavily in hardware as the population has grown and existing hardware has worn out - it's inconceivable that any MMO developer would be able to stick with the original hardware for six years without having a very considerable and constant investment program. The servers in any online game consist of multiple pieces of hardware all of which require frequent renewal given the load they run under, and switching hardware in and out will usually be part of any regular maintenance downtime.
The people claiming there are no issues are not PvP players and do not participate in vet trials. A 5 year old computer is perfectly fine to run eso. The vast majority of all performance issues are on ZOS's end and this is extremely well documented even with so many members and posts disappearing from this forum. ZOS has even admitted to the performance issues in most cases, so again, claiming there are none looks odd.
I have not been disconnected from the PC/NA server this week in dungeons or otherwise. I have not gone into Cyrodiil. I have not even experienced high ping. I have only seen one stutter of server lag.
As such, it does not seem to be an issue with the ESO servers. It is more likely a switch or other connection between your PC and the servers in Texas.
Isn't circumventing a ban, also a bannable offense? There is a reason the ban is still in place and not lifted yet. Obviously they didn't want your punishment to be over.Khajiitihaswares wrote: »
Im not new here, i was here since 2016, zos just likes to ban ppl recently for criticising their communication and how they handle bugs so dont patronize me. Also I see that a lot of ppl have problems with the game after markarth. Glad that your mere two pc dont have the issue but you are not a center of the universe, saying that it must be problem on ppl side, not zos because your game works fine is stupid. Especially when even zos acknowledges that performance of their game is currently bad (so bad that they even said they will not add more systems because they want to focus on fixing the game but yeah, it is definietely a problem with players hardware).
I bolded the important parts for you.[I can tell by looking at the front page of this forum when something is server side because the front page of recent will explode with it. A few people, given the games population, is going to be on user side. I read this forums, steam forums, and the reddit for this game. That is 3 major public sources and both steam and reddit are easy to access and post on.
Do you think doing backend optimization is like putting fuel in an empty tank. You just fill it up and all the sudden its all good to go? It's not.Oh??? That's... weird...because i saw improvements. Let's see:
1. About a 20% decrease in game file size
2. Lighter updates
3. Ping decrease from 110-130 to 75-95
4. FPS increase 10-20 frames depending on zone.
5. More frequent instant load screens when porting in zone.
6. Noticeable time shaved off loading into zones from character screen/other zones/instances.
7. Improved load times in housing.
8. Steadier FPS in new zones including on my older PC which saw severe FPS drops( cut in half instantly or more)at times in several zones but doesn't see severe drops anymore.
Anotherone773 wrote: »This thread will be locked or deleted for ranting probably.
If it wasn't an issue on your end their would be multiple mutipage threads on the issue. Despite your "it can't possibly be me" rant, it is...in fact going to be you. You just havent found the problem. However some common reasons for your problem:
1) Firewall settings
2) Anti-virus Settings
3) VPN settings
4) Port issues
5) Other people or programs sucking your bandwidth causing timeouts
6) ISP problems.
It is not a server side issue though. So ranting at ZOS for a problem that is on your end is pointless and no one is going to want to help you with that attitude.
It absolutely IS the ZOS servers. This is extremely well documented. Claiming otherwise is comical.
The people claiming there are no issues are not PvP players and do not participate in vet trials. A 5 year old computer is perfectly fine to run eso. The vast majority of all performance issues are on ZOS's end and this is extremely well documented even with so many members and posts disappearing from this forum. ZOS has even admitted to the performance issues in most cases, so again, claiming there are none looks odd.
KyleTheYounger wrote: »If it wasn't an issue on your end their would be multiple mutipage threads on the issue. Despite your "it can't possibly be me" rant, it is...in fact going to be you. You just havent found the problem. However some common reasons for your problem:Anotherone773 wrote: »This thread will be locked or deleted for ranting probably.
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1) Firewall settings -- NO
2) Anti-virus Settings -- NO
3) VPN settings -- NO. NEVER USED THIS SINCE ESO WAS CREATED. EVER.
4) Port issues -- NO. NEVER MADE ANY CHANGES TO MY PORTS.
5) Other people or programs sucking your bandwidth causing timeouts -- NO. THIS IS MY PERSONAL PC. NOBODY USES IT BUT ME. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRAMS RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND. PERIOD.
6) ISP problems. -- NO. YOU OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T BOTHER TO READ MY POST DID YOU? I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ESO UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. IT'S NOT MY ISP. MKAY? NOW PLEASE GO BE FACETIOUS & CONDESCENDING ELSEWHERE. YOU'VE PROVIDED ZERO HELP
It is not a server side issue though. -- OH REALLY? ANOTHER ZoS APOLOGETIC FAN BOI. KINDLY FIND A BRIDGE TO LURK UNDER. #KTHXBYE
So ranting at ZOS for a problem that is on your end is pointless and no one is going to want to help you with that attitude.
GO AWAY.
that you would be incapable of troubleshooting the problem you are having. Maybe you should ask one of your parents to help you figure out the problem.It is not a server side issue though. -- OH REALLY? ANOTHER ZoS APOLOGETIC FAN BOI. KINDLY FIND A BRIDGE TO LURK UNDER. #KTHXBYE
I have not been disconnected from the PC/NA server this week in dungeons or otherwise. I have not gone into Cyrodiil. I have not even experienced high ping. I have only seen one stutter of server lag.
As such, it does not seem to be an issue with the ESO servers. It is more likely a switch or other connection between your PC and the servers in Texas.
Come on dude, you are better than this! Your posts are normally on point.
The main area of poor performance is pvp and hm trial content, everything else is faceroll, the reason this content struggles is also because its easily noticable as a small mistake is immediately punished so you are hyper aware and can feel performance aswell as see it. The content you talk about i could run semi afk so i wouldnt notice if i couldnt fire skills as i was actually stunned but the server didnt tell me until 1 second after then i cant break free or if bar swap ani cancel didnt fire!
Anotherone773 wrote: »I have not been disconnected from the PC/NA server this week in dungeons or otherwise. I have not gone into Cyrodiil. I have not even experienced high ping. I have only seen one stutter of server lag.
As such, it does not seem to be an issue with the ESO servers. It is more likely a switch or other connection between your PC and the servers in Texas.
Come on dude, you are better than this! Your posts are normally on point.
The main area of poor performance is pvp and hm trial content, everything else is faceroll, the reason this content struggles is also because its easily noticable as a small mistake is immediately punished so you are hyper aware and can feel performance aswell as see it. The content you talk about i could run semi afk so i wouldnt notice if i couldnt fire skills as i was actually stunned but the server didnt tell me until 1 second after then i cant break free or if bar swap ani cancel didnt fire!
This sounds like a " UGGHHH the servers made me die again in PVP" thing that is super common with pvpers in literally every single game. PVP cant be timed down to ms. They may land a killing blow on one tick and it show up on the same take you hit that Pot/ or shield on. On your screen your actions will always show up instantly whereas actions performed by others will be slightly delayed. When you are trying to critical moment combat, this sometimes kills you even though you think you should have survived. You were dead before you even tried to counter it. If you are not aware of this when you get caught at a critical moment like this, it appears you died because of server lag. You died because you didnt react on the tick before for whatever reason and they did. You just didn't see it yet because that info didn't reach you yet.
Anotherone773 wrote: »This thread will be locked or deleted for ranting probably.
If it wasn't an issue on your end their would be multiple mutipage threads on the issue.
Two things would, in my view, help performance discussions - first, if those complaining about such problems make it clear that they are talking about e.g. Cyrodiil rather than making generalised claims that "the game is broken" when clearly it isn't in any general sense, and second, if they didn't dismiss those who don't do competitive content as casuals who don't play the game or need to use any skills but just e.g. pick flowers and buy crowns.
Anotherone773 wrote: »I have not been disconnected from the PC/NA server this week in dungeons or otherwise. I have not gone into Cyrodiil. I have not even experienced high ping. I have only seen one stutter of server lag.
As such, it does not seem to be an issue with the ESO servers. It is more likely a switch or other connection between your PC and the servers in Texas.
Come on dude, you are better than this! Your posts are normally on point.
The main area of poor performance is pvp and hm trial content, everything else is faceroll, the reason this content struggles is also because its easily noticable as a small mistake is immediately punished so you are hyper aware and can feel performance aswell as see it. The content you talk about i could run semi afk so i wouldnt notice if i couldnt fire skills as i was actually stunned but the server didnt tell me until 1 second after then i cant break free or if bar swap ani cancel didnt fire!
This sounds like a " UGGHHH the servers made me die again in PVP" thing that is super common with pvpers in literally every single game. PVP cant be timed down to ms. They may land a killing blow on one tick and it show up on the same take you hit that Pot/ or shield on. On your screen your actions will always show up instantly whereas actions performed by others will be slightly delayed. When you are trying to critical moment combat, this sometimes kills you even though you think you should have survived. You were dead before you even tried to counter it. If you are not aware of this when you get caught at a critical moment like this, it appears you died because of server lag. You died because you didnt react on the tick before for whatever reason and they did. You just didn't see it yet because that info didn't reach you yet.
They could be the case but there are literally hundreds of videos showing warping back and forth, pressing skills multiple times (you can see the icon lighting but nothing happening) characters running around unable to do anything then suddenly 'stun'.
Two things would, in my view, help performance discussions - first, if those complaining about such problems make it clear that they are talking about e.g. Cyrodiil rather than making generalised claims that "the game is broken" when clearly it isn't in any general sense, and second, if they didn't dismiss those who don't do competitive content as casuals who don't play the game or need to use any skills but just e.g. pick flowers and buy crowns.
You forgot the third thing: it would be helpful if people who play undemanding content (and therefore experience no/minimal performance issues) wouldn’t waltz into threads and loudly proclaim “it must be your high-end gaming rig that’s the problem, because I have no problems whatsoever and ZOS is not to blame.”
mustangmorgan31 wrote: »The performance of this game has been the worst it has ever been and I have been playing since beta. To potential commenters: If you are just roleplaying, questing, or lollygagging in overland content do not defend performance because that crap doesn't need good servers anyway

Anotherone773 wrote: »This thread will be locked or deleted for ranting probably.
If it wasn't an issue on your end their would be multiple mutipage threads on the issue. Despite your "it can't possibly be me" rant, it is...in fact going to be you. You just havent found the problem. However some common reasons for your problem:
1) Firewall settings
2) Anti-virus Settings
3) VPN settings
4) Port issues
5) Other people or programs sucking your bandwidth causing timeouts
6) ISP problems.
It is not a server side issue though. So ranting at ZOS for a problem that is on your end is pointless and no one is going to want to help you with that attitude.