Really do need some kind of recognition or announcement from Zenimax about servers

blktauna wrote: »

Sagetim wrote: »

"special rulesets or weekend events" WHEN???? been months now and nothing.
Remove all proc sets for a weekend.
I know it was posted that it had no effect on the servers but It breathed life into PVP like crazy for that month that it happened.

I would bow out because I very much dislike the no proc way.

But plainly now its half a year and nothing has happened so I think we can take it as read that nothing will ever happen with this. We were just being teased and I find that bordering on disrespectful.

All this game is now, Dark Convergence and Plaguebreak... one skill warriors

It has been almost 7 months. Still no development? Nobody wants to hear another "we are working on it" and "it is a slow progress, it takes a long time". Even at the slowest speed, there has to be something to tell, some progress to talk about after that many months, unless it as all another false promise...

Wonderful Thank you for the update. The BG folks are looking forward to some fresh challenges. I'm interested to see what things are in store for Cyrodil.

Hopefully it won't be another half a year for the next update.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,

While all the aforementioned backend work is still ongoing, including sourcing the new hardware for PC EU and console megaservers, we did want to share a couple changes coming to PvP that will be going into Update 35.

First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

We look forward to testing everything out in the next PTS cycle so we can officially kick these off once Update 35 launches.

Great to hear that the groundwork is being done for these events. However, 25% AP in battlegrounds alone is hardly an acceptable "PVP event". Very disappointing that we have been waiting 6 months for this news.

In terms of cryodiil and imperial city, increased EXP alone is a very poor incentive. A huge majority of PVP players are already far above the effective CP cap, and the EXP offers them nothing. Increased EXP alone is not at all acceptable as a "pvp event" that we were hinted at back in January, when we were told there would be no PVP content for an entire year.

At the very least, these events should include double AP, so there is an actual incentive for players above the effective CP cap. Further, in imperial city specifically, things like 2x telvar and 2x key frags would be greatly appreciated by everyone.

I really hope that zenimax can offer the PVP community a little more than "25% AP in battlegrounds and double EXP in cyrodiil".

The last actual PVP content we received was in February 2019, when we got one single BG map. It has been over three years since we've had any new PVP content, and we were told there would be no additional content for the next 6 months. Is there content already planned for Q1 next year? Or are we just getting completely led on? I cannot express enough how disappointing it is as a PVP player to hear that the one thing the community was promised back in January has turned out to be such a niche and unrewarding incentive.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,

While all the aforementioned backend work is still ongoing, including sourcing the new hardware for PC EU and console megaservers, we did want to share a couple changes coming to PvP that will be going into Update 35.

First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

We look forward to testing everything out in the next PTS cycle so we can officially kick these off once Update 35 launches.

I haven't had a sub-50 character in years but I know that those folks who want to stay in that campaign are typically wary of receiving XP boosts while in Cyrodiil and hitting level 50.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,

While all the aforementioned backend work is still ongoing, including sourcing the new hardware for PC EU and console megaservers, we did want to share a couple changes coming to PvP that will be going into Update 35.

First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

We look forward to testing everything out in the next PTS cycle so we can officially kick these off once Update 35 launches.

Thanks for the update!

FangOfTheTwoMoons wrote: »

25% AP and extra EXP are barely anything. This is not what PVPers were waiting 6 months to hear.

truth is - my expectations for any new pvp content are relatively non-existent...actually, after the introduction of the hammer a couple of years ago, maybe it's for the best (although i did like the lancers)...

glad to hear you all are working on improving the equipment

hopefully one of these days: Lag and Stuck in Combat become things of the past...

It looks like ZOS are more interested in getting new players to engage in PvP, rather than reward existing PvP players. And a bigger PvP player base would certainly be good for existing PvP players, but it would be nice if ZOS could do both. Entice more players to try PvP and reward dedicated PvP players.

Thanks for the update!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,
First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

Hi @ZOS_GinaBruno , @ZOS_Kevin

Thanks for the update, I think everyone appreciates it when time is spent to communicate with the pvp audience even if it's not always what we want to hear.

As feedback on these plans, they do seem quite lacklustre after 6 months (9 by the time of next update). From Matt's original post:

ZOS_MattFiror wrote: »

In the meantime, we’ll consider additional ways to keep Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds interesting and exciting (for example, potentially special rulesets or weekend events)

I think a lot of players were expecting more. Especially around the 'Ways to keep Cyrodiil interesting' side. Adding more XP is really not what the majority of PVPers are 'interested' in. It helps those grinding CP for sure and that's always nice but as a PVPer it feels like this is being done done just to do 'something' without much real thought into it (honestly players would generally level via BG's if they wanted to do so as the random bg gives decent xp so perhaps just boosting xp there instead would be more beneficial).

If we're looking at small changes along these lines I think players in general would prefer:

1) Updates to the Golden vendor, For example: Normal arena weapons at 500k-1 mil AP, All Monster Helms/Shoulders, 'Mayhem' style jewllery weekend but updated with the current cyrodiil sets too.

2) Short double AP and double Telvar events (3-4 days per month each in months where midyear mayhem isn't active. Preferably in the middle of the 30 day campaign window.) - Don't add tickets or mayhem boxes for this.

3) Armory stations and guild stores access via the banker at the alliance gates or inside Sheo's realm there (non combat spawn area)

4) Additional quick slot wheel for siege.

5) Adjusting Cyrodiil buffs to increase the power and AP gain of players who have less home keeps / scrolls instead of more keeps / scrolls (empowers lower populations without needing to fix the low population buff with it's current issues).

There's many other suggestions about core changes/special events but I wanted to try and keep to just smaller things which could be quickly added to provide quality of life and 'interest'.

Fhritz wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,

While all the aforementioned backend work is still ongoing, including sourcing the new hardware for PC EU and console megaservers, we did want to share a couple changes coming to PvP that will be going into Update 35.

First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

We look forward to testing everything out in the next PTS cycle so we can officially kick these off once Update 35 launches.

Amazing ! People find a way to actually complain about this, but it's already a big step in the good direction.

It's a step in the right direction but nothing spectacular. Just applying MYM ap bonus for the entire duration of time it takes to get PVP in a proper state would've been a way better update by a long shot. Cause MYM bonus grants XP and ap at the same time, and way more from PVP. We were expecting something like changes like maybe no hammer rules in cyrodiil, maybe actual queueable game modes.

Something that's better than a budget midyear mayhem bonus lol...

Izanagi.Xiiib16_ESO wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Hi everyone,
First, we’re implementing some tech that will allow us to easily activate special Battleground weekends, without requiring any server downtime to start or stop. The plan will be to feature a single game mode over several days and also grant 25% increased AP while participating.

Outside of these recurring Battleground features, we’re also planning to increase the amount of XP you can earn doing various types of PvP activities within Cyrodiil and Imperial City including killing monsters and other player characters, or completing quests in these areas.

Hi @ZOS_GinaBruno , @ZOS_Kevin

Thanks for the update, I think everyone appreciates it when time is spent to communicate with the pvp audience even if it's not always what we want to hear.

As feedback on these plans, they do seem quite lacklustre after 6 months (9 by the time of next update). From Matt's original post:

ZOS_MattFiror wrote: »

In the meantime, we’ll consider additional ways to keep Cyrodiil and Battlegrounds interesting and exciting (for example, potentially special rulesets or weekend events)

I think a lot of players were expecting more. Especially around the 'Ways to keep Cyrodiil interesting' side. Adding more XP is really not what the majority of PVPers are 'interested' in. It helps those grinding CP for sure and that's always nice but as a PVPer it feels like this is being done done just to do 'something' without much real thought into it (honestly players would generally level via BG's if they wanted to do so as the random bg gives decent xp so perhaps just boosting xp there instead would be more beneficial).

If we're looking at small changes along these lines I think players in general would prefer:

1) Updates to the Golden vendor, For example: Normal arena weapons at 500k-1 mil AP, All Monster Helms/Shoulders, 'Mayhem' style jewllery weekend but updated with the current cyrodiil sets too.

2) Short double AP and double Telvar events (3-4 days per month each in months where midyear mayhem isn't active. Preferably in the middle of the 30 day campaign window.) - Don't add tickets or mayhem boxes for this.

3) Armory stations and guild stores access via the banker at the alliance gates or inside Sheo's realm there (non combat spawn area)

4) Additional quick slot wheel for siege.

5) Adjusting Cyrodiil buffs to increase the power and AP gain of players who have less home keeps / scrolls instead of more keeps / scrolls (empowers lower populations without needing to fix the low population buff with it's current issues).

There's many other suggestions about core changes/special events but I wanted to try and keep to just smaller things which could be quickly added to provide quality of life and 'interest'.

You put more thought into this, and came up with better ideas in a single day than ZOS did in 6 months.

I am incredibly pleased to see updates and commentary in the pvp space. Thanks for communicating with us!