Am I reading it correctly: 14 Hours for Patch Maintenance?

ApoAlaia · June 8

They started it three hours earlier than usual rather than running it from 08:00 to 19:00 UTC.

Counting my blessings here that even if there is an extended maintenance I might be able to do guild admin today at least.

When MS purchased ZOS I thought they might have been amenable to hosting the megaservers in Azure which could have made maintenance seamless (from a player PoV).

However it is clear that I was pretty naive and MS has a completely different 'thing' in mind regarding their purchases.

LukosCreyden · June 8

Eh, I've seen games do 24hr maintenance for new updates and stuff before, mot just ESO. All part and parcel of being an MMO.

LalMirchi · June 8

Well, it wouldn't be a true maintenance day without the complaints.

Sturmfaenger · June 8

At least we have something to read

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/693682/update-50-live-patch-notes-all-platforms

Daoin · June 8

all utterly useless, i dont want to go infinite archive for the arc set to keep up with trends along with many other complaints

ApoAlaia · June 8

Daoin wrote: »

all utterly useless, i dont want to go infinite archive for the arc set to keep up with trends along with many other complaints

Not trying to add fuel to a fire, just mentioning that you don't need to.

Ansuul + Tide-Born + Velothi has taken a substantial hit on damage output but is still viable.

I have no intention of farming the IA set(s) either; not worth my while because I don't play at that level (where a 15% DPS loss would mean that I would no longer qualify for the activity(es)).

tauriel01 · June 8

So go outside. Touch the grass. Speak to other human beings IRL. Walk the dog. Walk the cat. Take the goldfish bowl out for a walk. Engage in real life for a few hours. You won't die...

Calastir · June 8

tauriel01 wrote: »

So go outside. Touch the grass. Speak to other human beings IRL. Walk the dog. Walk the cat. Take the goldfish bowl out for a walk. Engage in real life for a few hours. You won't die...

I assume you're walking outside while typing this?

freespirit · June 8

Washing up - done
Hoovering - done
Dog walk - done
Brush the dog - done
Guess what?? Hoovering done again due to dog hair everywhere!

Dog pestering for another walk, need a screen to stare at so I can ignore him! 🐺🙂

Gabriel_H · June 8

Sylosi wrote: »

People complain because it is 2026 not 1996 and most online services have little to no regular downtime (that the user sees) and that includes some games, even some MMORPGs (GW2, OSR, etc).

That's because users are moved to another server then moved back again. It might be 2026 but reducing costs is still the same animal it was in 1996. By all means feel free to petition Microsoft to reduce their profits or offer to fund it yourself.

Gabriel_H · June 8

tauriel01 wrote: »

So go outside. Touch the grass. Speak to other human beings IRL. Walk the dog. Walk the cat. Take the goldfish bowl out for a walk. Engage in real life for a few hours. You won't die...

Lies!

Morgaledh · June 8

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I still remember old WoW patch days. Maintenance will end at 9am ... sorry, we meant 11am ... erm, it's going to be after lunch ... good evening everyone, sorry about that we're just doing final tests and the server should be up in an hour ... did we say hour, we meant tomorrow.

This, all day long. Literally, in fact. I remember it well.

Oh, and cue the "I DEMAND RECOMPENSE FOR MY MISSED PLAYING TIME" threads. For maintenance and patching... Was true in 2006, still true in 2026.

Enjoy the down-time. Go to work. Go study. Go get drunk. Maybe all three?

Gabriel_H · June 8

Morgaledh wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I still remember old WoW patch days. Maintenance will end at 9am ... sorry, we meant 11am ... erm, it's going to be after lunch ... good evening everyone, sorry about that we're just doing final tests and the server should be up in an hour ... did we say hour, we meant tomorrow.

This, all day long. Literally, in fact. I remember it well.

Oh, and cue the "I DEMAND RECOMPENSE FOR MY MISSED PLAYING TIME" threads. For maintenance and patching... Was true in 2006, still true in 2026.

Enjoy the down-time. Go to work. Go study. Go get drunk. Maybe all three?

Anyone who isn't old enough to know the sound a modem made when connecting to the internet is spoiled. They all expect instant gratification, and lack the patience that comes from listening to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

majulook · June 8

Down load of update 50 for PC is available via the launcher.

Fruity_Ninja · June 8

We almost there ladies and gentlemen!

TairenSoul · June 8

Waiting to read about an extension. Let's hope not!

Fruity_Ninja · June 8

TairenSoul wrote: »

Waiting to read about an extension. Let's hope not!

Imagine

They go for another 10 hours with a last minute nerf to DK

The tears would be a sight to behold!

ellmarie · June 8

Fruity_Ninja wrote: »

TairenSoul wrote: »

Waiting to read about an extension. Let's hope not!

Imagine

They go for another 10 hours with a last minute nerf to DK

The tears would be a sight to behold!

Oh no!!!! cries

Ramber · June 8

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Aerius_Sygale wrote: »

Is that for real? Over half a day straight for an update to put in the Werewolf Refresh, and a few Dynamic Encounters...? Or will it not actually be taking that obscene amount of time?

Take servers offline
Perform entire system backup
Disk management, defragmentation and cleanup
Upload new code
Verify integrity of code
Spin server up for private use to test
Bring servers online publicly

It doesn't matter if it's 100MB or 100GB proper server maintenance takes time. Add into that they are now updating three different platforms at once, with the same sized team as before. So the two console platforms start earlier, while the PC one starts later, but all 3 need to come online at the same time.

the backups, new code moved from dev to live and more can all be done before the process of reloading the servers. its an in place update where the objects can be moved into place and at the scheduled time the current files are renamed(yes while open) then the new codes moved into place then the reset occurs. idk why eso takes so long but its just the reset then verification thats necessary on day of roll out.

noblecron · June 8

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Morgaledh wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I still remember old WoW patch days. Maintenance will end at 9am ... sorry, we meant 11am ... erm, it's going to be after lunch ... good evening everyone, sorry about that we're just doing final tests and the server should be up in an hour ... did we say hour, we meant tomorrow.

This, all day long. Literally, in fact. I remember it well.

Oh, and cue the "I DEMAND RECOMPENSE FOR MY MISSED PLAYING TIME" threads. For maintenance and patching... Was true in 2006, still true in 2026.

Enjoy the down-time. Go to work. Go study. Go get drunk. Maybe all three?

Anyone who isn't old enough to know the sound a modem made when connecting to the internet is spoiled. They all expect instant gratification, and lack the patience that comes from listening to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

I too remember those days. Simpler times. Couldn't stay online all day either then or had to have your phone and internet lines seperate cuase it knocked things off

Grega · June 8

So it was suppose to go live 10min ago. Extension?

DenverRalphy · June 8

johnjetau · June 8

Grega wrote: »

So it was suppose to go live 10min ago. Extension?

Kevin posted in Dev Tracker, another 30 mins give or take.

aetherix8 · June 8

Now we just need an extension to the extension, and everything will be in order.

Gabriel_H · June 8

Ramber wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Aerius_Sygale wrote: »

Is that for real? Over half a day straight for an update to put in the Werewolf Refresh, and a few Dynamic Encounters...? Or will it not actually be taking that obscene amount of time?

Take servers offline
Perform entire system backup
Disk management, defragmentation and cleanup
Upload new code
Verify integrity of code
Spin server up for private use to test
Bring servers online publicly

It doesn't matter if it's 100MB or 100GB proper server maintenance takes time. Add into that they are now updating three different platforms at once, with the same sized team as before. So the two console platforms start earlier, while the PC one starts later, but all 3 need to come online at the same time.

the backups, new code moved from dev to live and more can all be done before the process of reloading the servers. its an in place update where the objects can be moved into place and at the scheduled time the current files are renamed(yes while open) then the new codes moved into place then the reset occurs. idk why eso takes so long but its just the reset then verification thats necessary on day of roll out.

Wouldn't be an up to date entire system backup, as things would be changing (i.e. players still playing) as the backup was happening. Other live services get around downtime by simply moving users to different servers. That costs money.

Gabriel_H · June 8

noblecron wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Morgaledh wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

I still remember old WoW patch days. Maintenance will end at 9am ... sorry, we meant 11am ... erm, it's going to be after lunch ... good evening everyone, sorry about that we're just doing final tests and the server should be up in an hour ... did we say hour, we meant tomorrow.

This, all day long. Literally, in fact. I remember it well.

Oh, and cue the "I DEMAND RECOMPENSE FOR MY MISSED PLAYING TIME" threads. For maintenance and patching... Was true in 2006, still true in 2026.

Enjoy the down-time. Go to work. Go study. Go get drunk. Maybe all three?

Anyone who isn't old enough to know the sound a modem made when connecting to the internet is spoiled. They all expect instant gratification, and lack the patience that comes from listening to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

I too remember those days. Simpler times. Couldn't stay online all day either then or had to have your phone and internet lines seperate cuase it knocked things off

And those tantalising 300 seconds waiting to see you first nudey pic as it loaded one line at a time ...

tom6143346 · June 8

Maybe they want just set a new downtime record who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

PDarkBHood · June 8

Grega · June 8

tom6143346 wrote: »

Maybe they want just set a new downtime record who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

I hope not. It would be over 24 hours.

KalevaLaine · June 8

DenverRalphy wrote: »

OR SO. ^^