What is the status of the re-architecturing of the server that was mentioned 9 months ago in January

DirtyDeeds765 · September 2022

Edit: Gina did address this on June 23rd on the linked post below. She said it was "still ongoing". I skimmed past it because it was only 1 or two sentences.

9 months ago in January, Matt Firor posted an ESO PVP Update talking about you were going to "rearchitect our server" - that you needed to "essentially rewrite some of the foundational server code" because it "should dramatically increase server performance", we should "expect this to take up much of 2022", and you would "give ... periodic updates about the re-architecture progress over the course of the year".

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

Well 75 percent of the year has passed and we haven't gotten any updates even though you said they would be given and even though people have asked on that post.

Can we please get an update on what's going on with the re-architecturing of the server?

LarsS · September 2022

I wonder to, even short message like on track or delayed till xxxx, would be great.

Katheriah · September 2022

ZOS will ignore this as hard as the Q&A questions.

I hope they prove me wrong.

boi_anachronism_ · September 2022

They actually did say it was getting pushed back and that it wouldn't be till sometime next year. Hop of YouTube. A few content creators covered the announcement a month or so back.

ChuckyPayne · September 2022

Anwser here:
Pinned topic: ESO PvP Update [Updated June 2022]

Aardappelboom · September 2022

boi_anachronism_ wrote: »

They actually did say it was getting pushed back and that it wouldn't be till sometime next year. Hop of YouTube. A few content creators covered the announcement a month or so back.

You're talking about the new servers, this is about the code rewrite.

alternatelder · September 2022

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

SerafinaWaterstar · September 2022

I thought they had given an update? In that they have done PC NA, but that due to the continued global shortage of certain necessary bits, the planned programme had been delayed? Or did I imagine that?

(And before people jump on to whinge that MS should be able to get those components easily - no.
And even if they could get them by throwing huge amounts of cash at suppliers so they can jump the order queue, it’s not a good look to demand stuff for something trivial as an online game when they are needed for far more important, possibly life-saving, things.)

acastanza_ESO · September 2022

SerafinaWaterstar wrote: »

I thought they had given an update? In that they have done PC NA, but that due to the continued global shortage of certain necessary bits, the planned programme had been delayed? Or did I imagine that?

That was hardware upgrades. We're talking about the code itself. Completely different projects.

boi_anachronism_ · September 2022

My understanding was coding would be updated after hardware updates which makes sense to me.

Amottica · September 2022

ChuckyPayne wrote: »

Anwser here:
Pinned topic: ESO PvP Update [Updated June 2022]

I think you intended to add this link
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

alternatelder wrote: »

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

and June was only three months ago. Beyond they are still working on it, as was stated in the linked thread, I do not see what more they can say. If it is not completed and deployed this year that is a good thing. We want it done right, done well rather than done on time.

UnabashedlyHonest · September 2022

DirtyDeeds765 wrote: »

9 months ago in January, Matt Firor posted an ESO PVP Update talking about you were going to "rearchitect our server" - that you needed to "essentially rewrite some of the foundational server code" because it "should dramatically increase server performance", we should "expect this to take up much of 2022", and you would "give ... periodic updates about the re-architecture progress over the course of the year".

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

Well 75 percent of the year has passed and we haven't gotten any updates even though you said they would be given and even though people have asked on that post.

Can we please get an update on what's going on with the re-architecturing of the server?

It seems like these announcements are more PR than reality to me. If you've been around long enough you've seen how the goal posts keep moving and the communication rate keeps decreasing. Who else remembers all the PvP tests about 18 months ago and how rough a time that was and how nothing good came out of those tests? All we got was another round of lowering the population cap and a bunch more proc sets after all that.

At this point only results matter.

Thecompton73 · September 2022

Amottica wrote: »

ChuckyPayne wrote: »

Anwser here:
Pinned topic: ESO PvP Update [Updated June 2022]

I think you intended to add this link
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

alternatelder wrote: »

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

and June was only three months ago. Beyond they are still working on it, as was stated in the linked thread, I do not see what more they can say. If it is not completed and deployed this year that is a good thing. We want it done right, done well rather than done on time.

3 months is 1/4 of a year, if the updates were to be "periodic" throughout that year another is definitely due at this point.

Dagoth_Rac · September 2022

They could provide an update. Like, "We have the software ready to go and will begin testing as soon as EU hardware is updated to match NA." Or, "We have been blowing it off and won't even begin the software rewrite until EU hardware is upgraded. Ask us again in 2024."

Amottica · September 2022

Thecompton73 wrote: »

Amottica wrote: »

ChuckyPayne wrote: »

Anwser here:
Pinned topic: ESO PvP Update [Updated June 2022]

I think you intended to add this link
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

alternatelder wrote: »

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

and June was only three months ago. Beyond they are still working on it, as was stated in the linked thread, I do not see what more they can say. If it is not completed and deployed this year that is a good thing. We want it done right, done well rather than done on time.

3 months is 1/4 of a year, if the updates were to be "periodic" throughout that year another is definitely due at this point.

Assuming the "periodic" updates is related to DLC launches, that is irrelevant since this is a server update, not a client update. That leaves a lot of time for Zenimax to be able to let us know if this will be ready before the end of the year or will be delayed. It is an extremely major project.

More important is that most of us care more that this is done right than completed before 12/21/2022. Priorities.

Dangranma_Burgrukgad · September 2022

Meanwhile, PC EU Greyhost Prime Time

There is no recovering from this.

gariondavey · September 2022

I would also like to know how this re-architecture process is going.
This is different from the server hardware replacement.

DirtyDeeds765 · September 2022

alternatelder wrote: »

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

They didn't update that post with any information on the status of the re-architecture on June 23rd. The "over the course of the year" comment was the original comment made.

Edit: You're right, I missed that.

Amottica wrote: »

ChuckyPayne wrote: »

Anwser here:
Pinned topic: ESO PvP Update [Updated June 2022]

I think you intended to add this link
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

alternatelder wrote: »

"over the course of the year", last update (or edit to the post) was June 23rd. You need a monthly update? Rewriting the code isn't going to get rushed.

and June was only three months ago. Beyond they are still working on it, as was stated in the linked thread, I do not see what more they can say. If it is not completed and deployed this year that is a good thing. We want it done right, done well rather than done on time.

Where did they say they were still working on it? The OP is still the same as it was back in January and Gina made a post on there in June but it was only talking about weekly bg events.

Edit: You're right, I missed that.

UnabashedlyHonest wrote: »

DirtyDeeds765 wrote: »

9 months ago in January, Matt Firor posted an ESO PVP Update talking about you were going to "rearchitect our server" - that you needed to "essentially rewrite some of the foundational server code" because it "should dramatically increase server performance", we should "expect this to take up much of 2022", and you would "give ... periodic updates about the re-architecture progress over the course of the year".

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

Well 75 percent of the year has passed and we haven't gotten any updates even though you said they would be given and even though people have asked on that post.

Can we please get an update on what's going on with the re-architecturing of the server?

It seems like these announcements are more PR than reality to me. If you've been around long enough you've seen how the goal posts keep moving and the communication rate keeps decreasing. Who else remembers all the PvP tests about 18 months ago and how rough a time that was and how nothing good came out of those tests? All we got was another round of lowering the population cap and a bunch more proc sets after all that.

At this point only results matter.

This is why we need to stay on them and hold them accountable - the people that aren't burnt out from doing it, anyway.

Eirikir · September 2022

I hope this magic code rewrite will give us Class Change and the ability to move from console to pc. Although the later want may be blocked more by lawyers then tech issues.

SaffronCitrusflower · September 2022

MrLasagna wrote: »

Meanwhile, PC EU Greyhost Prime Time

There is no recovering from this.

And this is with a population cap of 75-80 players/faction. The NA server is doing a bit better and does get a queue during prime time most of the time, but only most of the time even with the newer servers.

PvP was the best part of ESO for the first 3-5 years. Now PvP is so neglected it makes it seem like their long term plan is to eliminate it from the game.

Tenthirty2 · September 2022

DirtyDeeds765 wrote: »

Edit: Gina did address this on June 23rd on the linked post below. She said it was "still ongoing". I skimmed past it because it was only 1 or two sentences.

9 months ago in January, Matt Firor posted an ESO PVP Update talking about you were going to "rearchitect our server" - that you needed to "essentially rewrite some of the foundational server code" because it "should dramatically increase server performance", we should "expect this to take up much of 2022", and you would "give ... periodic updates about the re-architecture progress over the course of the year".

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

Well 75 percent of the year has passed and we haven't gotten any updates even though you said they would be given and even though people have asked on that post.

Can we please get an update on what's going on with the re-architecturing of the server?

It'll be done dirt cheap.

UnabashedlyHonest · September 2022

Tenthirty2 wrote: »

DirtyDeeds765 wrote: »

Edit: Gina did address this on June 23rd on the linked post below. She said it was "still ongoing". I skimmed past it because it was only 1 or two sentences.

9 months ago in January, Matt Firor posted an ESO PVP Update talking about you were going to "rearchitect our server" - that you needed to "essentially rewrite some of the foundational server code" because it "should dramatically increase server performance", we should "expect this to take up much of 2022", and you would "give ... periodic updates about the re-architecture progress over the course of the year".

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/595442/eso-pvp-update-updated-june-2022/p1

Well 75 percent of the year has passed and we haven't gotten any updates even though you said they would be given and even though people have asked on that post.

Can we please get an update on what's going on with the re-architecturing of the server?

It'll be done dirt cheap.

Nice AC/DC reference there.

We haven't heard any updates on this commitment as far as I know. But they did say they'd have it done by the end of this year if I remember correctly.