Can we alternate which server gets Week 5+ copies each PTS cycle?

Erickson9610 · May 18

For years, PC/NA only had two weeks on the PTS (Weeks 1-2) and then PC/EU had the remaining time (Weeks 3, 4, 5, and onward until the start of the next update's PTS cycle), meaning that the bias is skewed towards having PC/EU character copies for the majority of the time on the PTS.

However, exclusive to this PTS cycle, we see the opposite — PC/NA got Weeks 1-2, PC/EU got Weeks 3-4, and now PC/NA is getting Week 5 and onwards until the start of the Update 51 PTS.

I wish future PTS cycles would alternate between letting PC/NA or PC/EU get Week 5 and onwards. This is a breath of fresh air for us who primarily play on the PC/NA server, and alternating who gets the rest of the PTS time would be the most "fair" solution (without constantly copying characters over every other week) to allow players from either megaserver to continue to contribute and test after the weekly updates have finished.

Wuuffyy · May 18

I feel like this should be the case given the vast majority of their playerbase is on NA.

I don't think it's fair to rip 'end cycle' away from EU completely so I think alternation would be appropriate for all imo.

MoonPile · May 19

Yes agree!

I had a similar thread here, just for reference:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/675965/with-dev-schedule-changing-can-pts-na-eu-schedule-please-be-more-balanced

I'm really happy as a PC NA houser this time, but certainly wouldn't wish our long-held problem on our EU friends either!

Malprave · May 21

It was a pleasant surprise seeing my characters on the PTS again. But, unfortunately EU players now know how it was for NA players when their chars were wiped. Two weeks really isn’t much time to figure out seven classes with multiple setups.

Soarora · May 21

I’ve been enjoying this NA character copy. I know it’s not the intended purpose, but it is useful for playing fashion scrolls online. And that brings me joy.

Prionyx · May 21

Wuuffyy wrote: »

I feel like this should be the case given the vast majority of their playerbase is on NA.

I don't think it's fair to rip 'end cycle' away from EU completely so I think alternation would be appropriate for all imo.

Vast majority of player base is PC EU. To be honest it's obvious but if you are not sure about this - Jessica Folsom stated it is and you can just look up TTC lots

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/6783515/#Comment_6783515

EU:

NA:

Wuuffyy · May 22

Prionyx wrote: »

Wuuffyy wrote: »

I feel like this should be the case given the vast majority of their playerbase is on NA.

I don't think it's fair to rip 'end cycle' away from EU completely so I think alternation would be appropriate for all imo.

Vast majority of player base is PC EU. To be honest it's obvious but if you are not sure about this - Jessica Folsom stated it is and you can just look up TTC lots

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/6783515/#Comment_6783515

EU:

NA:

In my defense, Google states this:

Not looking further but I have heard around the same tune, marginal difference with NA having a more stable population. Apologies on this as I was confusing this with console EU which I've been told has issues with pop.

I still believe alternation could benefit many but I can also see the argument to keep it just as well. I suppose it's up for them to decide though I think this could be a great way to handle the resets going forward.

Prionyx · May 22

Wuuffyy wrote: »

Prionyx wrote: »

Wuuffyy wrote: »

I feel like this should be the case given the vast majority of their playerbase is on NA.

I don't think it's fair to rip 'end cycle' away from EU completely so I think alternation would be appropriate for all imo.

Vast majority of player base is PC EU. To be honest it's obvious but if you are not sure about this - Jessica Folsom stated it is and you can just look up TTC lots

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/6783515/#Comment_6783515

EU:

NA:

In my defense, Google states this:

Not looking further but I have heard around the same tune, marginal difference with NA having a more stable population. Apologies on this as I was confusing this with console EU which I've been told has issues with pop.

I still believe alternation could benefit many but I can also see the argument to keep it just as well. I suppose it's up for them to decide though I think this could be a great way to handle the resets going forward.

Yeah it's probably true for consoles since for some reason there are a lot of console players in US while the rest of the world prefers PC but on PC servers EU has higher population