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?

ZOS_JessicaFolsom · January 20

xyphrum wrote: »

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?

Hey @xyphrum! Thanks for the PTS template improvement suggestions! For the Tribute clue maps part, could you elaborate on how that would help your PTS experience? Is part of Tales of Tribute not fully unlocked and upgraded on the current templates?

xyphrum · January 20

Hi, thanks for the response.
The reason is not really about upgrading decks, it is the clue itself.
The clue is a bit similar to a treasure map, where the clue points you to somewhere on the map where you then 'dig' it up.
However, once you 'dig' up the clue (and it's account-wide), you can never acquire that one again on your account.
Currently there is no way on the PTS to 'test' specific ToT clues. You either have the clue consumed already and would not get it again, or you would need to grind for it to get one (not a PTS thing, really).
I would assume for this exact same reason, we can find all treasure maps and surveys in our PTS template. Just for us to explore new ones and test if the current ones have changed, and/or are still compatible with our add-ons.

DoofusMax · January 20

A quick perusal of the patch notes has a lot where I'm looking forward to testing. "Owowow!" over the gold Jester's boxes potentially dropping the first fragment of the next quarter's collectible (and if you heard that in Monoco's voice, you've been playing something other than ESO; just sayin'). Hopefully that will turn Jester's into something other than "get your three tickets, get the last fragment, go back to whatever you were doing before," but I'm still foreseeing yet another section of my planned wall of Jesters Boxes in the future. Yes, that's a peremptory gripe about reward box contents; get it out of the way now so I won't have to do it later.

Personofsecrets · January 20

Tales of Tribute status: mentioned.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom · January 27

xyphrum wrote: »

Hi, thanks for the response.
The reason is not really about upgrading decks, it is the clue itself.
The clue is a bit similar to a treasure map, where the clue points you to somewhere on the map where you then 'dig' it up.
However, once you 'dig' up the clue (and it's account-wide), you can never acquire that one again on your account.
Currently there is no way on the PTS to 'test' specific ToT clues. You either have the clue consumed already and would not get it again, or you would need to grind for it to get one (not a PTS thing, really).
I would assume for this exact same reason, we can find all treasure maps and surveys in our PTS template. Just for us to explore new ones and test if the current ones have changed, and/or are still compatible with our add-ons.

Hey, thanks! This added context is helpful, and we've passed it along to the team who creates the PTS templates for consideration for future PTS cycles (after Update 49.)

xyphrum · January 29

Added vertical offset and siege weaponry camera settings, as they were missing from the Gamepad settings.

Vertical offset works as expected.

Weaponry camera settings however:

I assume "free" was always default. So I tested "Constrained" on gamepad mode (forceconsoleflow.2=1 specifically).
However, I don't seem to notice any difference with this setting. It's supposed to limit my target area when aiming, but any siege I have put up, I can fully aim 360 degrees and everywhere else that I can also aim with "free".
Is there something I missing here, I don't think this setting does do much?

(this was tested 2 weeks ago, I can't test right now because no Cyro campaign available).

Further (QoL):
The real problem with aiming siege on consoles is the camera is sometimes hiding behind obstacles like trees and walls and you can't aim decently. To reproduce (this seems independent of any camera settings), put up a trebuchet near a wall or near a tree (like, a bit in front of it, so your cam goes behind the tree). And you will see aiming is very difficult because the object is blocking the camera. A nice QoL update would be to change cam position like "first person" where your view is from the siege itself and not place the camera somewhere behind it.