Maintenance for the week of April 6:
• PC/Mac: No maintenance – April 6

The game is still unplayable after the 12:30 EDT 2022/03/21 emergency maintenance.

  • EchoesofThunder
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    Well, now I can login reasonably quickly, but I cannot log out. After 5 minutes, I gave up and quit game.
  • phairdon
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    Reverb wrote: »
    "We are currently investigating issues some players are having on the North American PC/Mac megaserver. We will update as new information becomes available." - Zenimax

    I think they want us to go outside today. Lol

    All part of the Explorers Event plan. “Get up, get out, go explore somewhere. We’ll take the game down for an entire day to force the matter” 😆

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  • Eira_Rosynhwyr
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    I wonder if these are newly created roles or if there's been a mass purge / resignation. I clicked through to the job descriptions and most of these appear to be team lead roles, not just senior roles.

    Considering MS took over last year, the steady purge of bad actors may be still going on. I should also say some folks may have left due to not wanting to work for MS as a parent. What I can not tell is what they are offering as starting wages, it may be too low to attract anyone right now. Its a hot market for remote workers due to one can not fake it now a days.

    That makes sense, and it is good to purge bad actors. And I certainly can't stand Microsoft. It's why I no longer use Git Hub.
  • ZOS_Kevin
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    Hey All. We just posted another update here.
    Community Manager for ZeniMax Online Studio and Elder Scrolls OnlineDev Tracker | Service Alerts | ESO Twitter
    Staff Post
  • Eira_Rosynhwyr
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    ZOS_Kevin wrote: »
    Hey All. We just posted another update here.

    Thanks for at least chiming in. That is appreciated. Complete radio silence is just about the worst thing.
  • Delimber
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    Yep, got stuck on an "End Game Load Screen Boss", then couldn't log back in...

    And here I thought these issues were a thing of the past.
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  • newtinmpls
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    Problems logging out (had to restart game)
    Problems putting anything for sale in guild store (timed out - just never listed, then when I did something else I got a weird "guild store isn't opened" message)
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • Eira_Rosynhwyr
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    newtinmpls wrote: »
    Problems logging out (had to restart game)
    Problems putting anything for sale in guild store (timed out - just never listed, then when I did something else I got a weird "guild store isn't opened" message)

    If we're making a list, I also had trouble using the armory station over the weekend... and that was when the game was still borderline playable.
  • newtinmpls
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    Adding issues:

    Can't successfully use "adornments" though I can use hats
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • spacefracking
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    Man, I gotta refresh my memory on sharding to come up with uninformed crackpot theories as to what's going on.

    I *assume* the reason why ps4 and xbox were done first, rather than pc first, is an indication that pc population is way higher than console, and the issues are that the answer to the meme question of "does it scale" which, this time, is a resounding "no, it definitely does not".

    Keep crackin at it zos engineers, godspeed :)
  • Dem_kitkats1
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    Queue popped for a BG 10 mins ago, only to be load screened out of it...
    Edited by Dem_kitkats1 on March 21, 2022 9:57PM
  • MidniteOwl1913
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    I live in fear that they will decide to blame all the PC problems on addons and will implement the broken update on the consoles. I feel your pain PC uses I just don't want to share it... :-(

    And of course, the consoles are scheduled for maintenance tomorrow... I just hope it doesn't end up like today...
    PS5/NA
  • Azarei
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    I actually didn't have any (new anyway) issues playing this morning; now after their "emergency maintenance" it takes 10+ minutes to login (if I get in at all), then I can't zone, switch characters, or log out. Lol
  • SippingPotions
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    This is their way of saying “brush your teeth and go touch grass”
  • VaxtinTheWolf
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    I would like to know how many employees are balding due to the hair pulling that might be occurring while trying to resolve these issues and calm the chunk of the 'millions of players' that have been effected by the immediate problems with this game the past few months.
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    || EP - Einvarg The Frozen Lv50 Nord Warden (Tank/Healer) || EP - Keem-Ja Lv4 Argonian Necromancer (Healer/Tank) ||
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  • sentientomega
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    Okay, devs. You know when the time would've been to make any drastic changes? *After* the event was over, hmm? I seriously doubt that these issues will mean a time extension of it...
  • KMarble
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    I live in fear that they will decide to blame all the PC problems on addons and will implement the broken update on the consoles. I feel your pain PC uses I just don't want to share it... :-(

    And of course, the consoles are scheduled for maintenance tomorrow... I just hope it doesn't end up like today...

    I play on PC/NA and am keeping all my digits crossed that the console players don't experience what we did. I really hope that some of the issues we experienced last week are fixed for you guys.
  • Eira_Rosynhwyr
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    Okay, devs. You know when the time would've been to make any drastic changes? *After* the event was over, hmm? I seriously doubt that these issues will mean a time extension of it...

    I'm pretty sure the event was unplanned and meant as a form of appeasement.
  • FeedbackOnly
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    "We are currently investigating issues some players are having on the North American PC/Mac megaserver. We will update as new information becomes available." - Zenimax

    I think they want us to go outside today. Lol

    What is this outside you speak of? Is it dangerous?
  • Eira_Rosynhwyr
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    "We are currently investigating issues some players are having on the North American PC/Mac megaserver. We will update as new information becomes available." - Zenimax

    I think they want us to go outside today. Lol

    What is this outside you speak of? Is it dangerous?

    Quite. I went out once and a neighbor raised his hand and spoke words to me. I couldn't quite make out what was said over the sound of my screams as I fled back inside.
  • quintara
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    I can get in - but the loading screens are painful. It's gonna be a Netflix night...
  • newtinmpls
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    Adding issue:

    Just did random normal, my friend (sitting right next to me IRL) and I loaded into the dungeon. I got "in" and we started (Blackheart Haven)... between loading screens and getting bumped and long loading screens we were midway through the second to the last boss (the first mate, I think) by the time my friend got in.

    Loading "out" of that location took me another 6 min.
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • Adaarye
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    Try to port to Ossa, the new house I bought recently. I'm excited to decorate it ..
    Get's knocked off line ..
    Can't get back into game ..
    Why are the servers still borked after days? I just don't understand.
    I'm going to try once more in order to claim my daily. Then I'm headed to a different game for the day. I am terribly disappointed.
    :'(

    EDIT: Got back in, ported to Fargrave. Got there after some minutes. Walked up to Ossa door. Clicked to enter. I stayed on a loading screen again for quite some time. I never entered the home and I got booted yet again.

    So I did what the prompt said, lol. I checked my stuff. I dunno but I think it's okay >:)

    I9, 32GB RAM, 3080 Nvidia GeForce, Connection:25 MS ping, 948 MBPS Down, 37 MBPS Up
    Edited by Adaarye on March 21, 2022 11:15PM
  • magnusthorek
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    Perfectly stable connection, plenty of bandwidth (~400 MB), log-in for the first time inside my primary house. After a very long time watching the spinning icon that doesn't spin — even that is broken! — I start collecting cash from the mail, and suddenly I'm booted back to the log-in screen with the pathetic generic error — I'm a developer, so I can say with some property that generic error messages should never exist and if they do, only in the most basic process/code/whatever.

    I'm patient, so I tried again. Began my daily writs, ported to my house again to get the pre-crafted items from chests, and I'm kicked because the game couldn't connect to servers. Then I go check my Internet connection and guess what? Perfect! <_<
    I am the very model of a scientist Salarian, I've studied species Turian, Asari, and Batarian.
    I'm quite good at genetics (as a subset of biology) because I am an expert (which I know is a tautology).
    My xenoscience studies range from urban to agrarian, I am the very model of a Scientist Salarian.
  • newtinmpls
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    Adding issue:

    4 of us online trying to get into dungeon/random normal

    Everyone hits "yes", time ticks by.....game refuses to acknowledge half the "yes-es"...we are told that "someone declined" which is NOT what happened.

    Re-try dungeon finder, exact same thing happens. No one was in a loading screen, no one had any announcements showing.
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • newtinmpls
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    Re try dungeon finder, everyone says yes, and BEFORE the timer has counted down all the way we are told someone refused.
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • newtinmpls
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    Same group tries "specific dungeon" and it pops instantly and we do get in
    Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
    Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
    Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
    Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
    ***
    Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
    House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
    Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
  • AzuraFan
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    The game played better for me before today's maintenance.

    Logged in, decided to do a BG toward the weekly endeavor. Took me 3 tries to get in (kept not responding to ready check) and then I was put on a team with one other player in a BG that was already underway. We eventually gave up (the other two teams were full) and just waited for the clock to tick down.

    Also had long loading screens (took forever to log in).

    I would normally do the daily endeavors, but with all the problems I logged out instead. Since the patch I've been spending more time playing other games. Hopefully they'll fix everything soon.
    Edited by AzuraFan on March 22, 2022 12:46AM
  • guarstompemoji
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    MMOs are complex layers of code, expected to operate over years. Not maintaining a consistent staff is a red flag for stability.

    The culture, externally and internally, appears from here to have changed. They used to award crates, for example, to ESO+ sub'ers during flee play week. Staff would respond in-character to some requests, and have/encourage a good time while doing so.

    ZOS, please fix the game, but please address what led up to this, too. Games should be for gamers, and we want your staff to love working there.
    Edited by guarstompemoji on March 22, 2022 1:17AM
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