ESO PTS Update

heimdall14_9 · January 13

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom hello , im an PS main with sub PC account ( mainly for PTS ) and am here to say there is PS players just like me who have gotten an PC just to do PTS so an 2nd download on my PS5 would be 1) faster ( as my PS accounts lvled) 2) cheeper ( no need for buying an PC and 3) would give DEV team more understand how things working on MY PLATFORM not just PC

so i love an day when PS accounts can be involved in the PTS even if it means downloading game for the 3rd time yes i have ps4 and ps5 on my system as is so an 3rd copy ok no problem lol

JimFord047 · January 14

Things I noticed....

Mounts a lot faster, loved that!

The mounts for Gold, Hmmmm, the "Special One, Secret", love it, really fits in, But its a Bit much gold Wise, but thats more than likely my Scottish Side coming out!

The Transmuite Crystals arfe not working as intended, it stops at 1008 / 3000 this is probably a PTS Fault, but thats what we are here for, to find these faults

The Rework on the Dragon Knights, I really did not notice any difference! I am told that they exist, But being 80% Blind, never saw a thing different!

But i will bimble on and keep treying to find things

ZOS_JessicaFolsom · January 14

JimFord047 wrote: »

The Transmuite Crystals arfe not working as intended, it stops at 1008 / 3000 this is probably a PTS Fault, but thats what we are here for, to find these faults

Hello! This is indeed a bug and we are currently testing a fix. Thank you!

CharlieEcho101x · January 14

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

only thing i still want to know, since updates will launch at the same time now,
will PlayStation and Xbox ever get to test on a dedicated testing server too?

That's a great question and one I asked as well when we first heard we were moving toward simultaneous releases on all platforms. While it's something we'd love to extend to our console players someday, it's a bit more complicated than just flipping a switch to allow console players access to the PTS server. As the PTS is built now for PC, it's a separate client download even though it uses the same patcher as the PC EU and NA servers. This would mean splitting our build pipeline further, and asking our console players to download an additional client, which isn't ideal or realistic. There may be additional technical hurdles as well. It's possible this is something we could revisit when crossplay comes online in the future.

I wasnt aware that the PTS server on PC is a seperate client/download - if this is the case, is it an option to allow console players access to the PC PTS client at least?

I do think a Console PTS would give you a lot more 'testers' but understand that due to how its constructed it needs a complete separate download and client that limits consoles even more than PC.

And sorry if this has already been mentioned (because i didnt read the whole thread yet) but have you considered incentivising PTS engagement with rewards that transfer over to the players 'home' server/account?

Thanks for the time taken to engage - its really great to see and be part of!

Charlie

lillybit · January 15

I really don't see the problem with needing a seperate download. As others have said, there's seperate downloads for PS4 and PS5 anyway. I even have the ESO beta in my library too tho I doubt that would still be available to download

It's not like it would need to be on the main drive all the time, it could be backed up to USB when not needed.

I also bought a PC account to use PTS and I've enjoyed seeing upcoming changes and sharing feedback. I've actually started playing on it too now since my daughter joined (so I'm really hoping cross save is on the cards too!). It would just be nice to be able to do the same in our native environment.

I can see why it doesn't happen now. I guess it would need extra servers. But when we get cross play it would be really good to be able to access it.

xencthlu · January 15

Wow, I can really tell the level of communication has improved. My discord server bot that posts every Zenimax forum post chimes multiple times a day. This is a huge improvement and it feels a lot better than screaming into the void. Bravo, team.

xyphrum · January 15

Hi, quick question. Can we get Wayshrine scrolls (the ones only dropping in Hero's return currently) in the template's backpack? And maybe also things like tribute clue maps?