Imperial City ‘Freezing’ at an all-time-low

Wuuffyy · August 5

So this was already the norm since about a patch or so ago. It’s just worse than ever (assuming server-related due to MYM). I want to give the normal ‘spiel’ of ‘this is unacceptable’ but honestly just some acknowledgment would be enough for me here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah ‘wolf’ and ‘console player’:

https://www.xbox.com/play/media/Xc9vkHNN3d

Wuuffyy · August 5

@ZOS_Kevin @ZOS_JessicaFolsom (the typical obligatory tags)

Radiate77 · August 5

For this exact reason I have not been in IC at all this update. Completely disorienting.

Rishikesa108 · August 5

You wanted the 100 Tel Var Stones rule that prevents zone changing? Well, now you have a dead IC. Happy now?

Radiate77 · August 5

Rishikesa108 wrote: »

You wanted the 100 Tel Var Stones rule that prevents zone changing? Well, now you have a dead IC. Happy now?

How is this relevant?

What @Wuuffyy is describing, is a weird stutter that happens randomly while fighting in IC. When it starts happening, it get so bad that it will keep freezing your screen every few seconds.

Something is severely broken with Imperial City.

Magic_Charmer · August 5

Rishikesa108 wrote: »

You wanted the 100 Tel Var Stones rule that prevents zone changing? Well, now you have a dead IC. Happy now?

Exactly. They made their bed, now they have to lie in it. You reap what you sow.
Turns out the quote in your signature perfectly applies to the playerbase here: they damaged the web, and now they suffer the consequences.
People really need to read that signature quote and think about what they wish for next time.

Spot on.
Couldn't agree more with this post.
It’s hilarious watching people complain about a dead zone when they are the ones who begged for the restrictions. You reaped what you sowed!

Wuuffyy · August 5

Rishikesa108 wrote: »

You wanted the 100 Tel Var Stones rule that prevents zone changing? Well, now you have a dead IC. Happy now?

I didn’t want that, I personally don’t like it and it’s an unnecessary inconvenience to me on a consistent basis. I don’t even care about the stones in actuality, I’m just in IC to PvP.

With that being said, the issue in the clip is unrelated. It’s a persistent freezing issue that started occurring about a patch or 2 ago. It’s just very bad now (it seems) due to MYM in some capacity.

Magic_Charmer · August 5

Wuuffyy wrote: »

Rishikesa108 wrote: »

You wanted the 100 Tel Var Stones rule that prevents zone changing? Well, now you have a dead IC. Happy now?

I didn’t want that, I personally don’t like it and it’s an unnecessary inconvenience to me on a consistent basis. I don’t even care about the stones in actuality, I’m just in IC to PvP.

With that being said, the issue in the clip is unrelated. It’s a persistent freezing issue that started occurring about a patch or 2 ago. It’s just very bad now (it seems) due to MYM in some capacity.

Fair enough, Wuuffyy! Sorry for the misunderstanding, we know you didn't ask for that rule. And yeah, the server performance during MYM is absolutely terrible right now, the freezing makes PvP unplayable. Hopefully ZOS acknowledges it soon.

That being said, it doesn't change the fact that IC is deeply suffering right now: on top of these awful performance issues, the map feels completely ghost-towned and ruined because of that terrible 100 Tel Var rule. It's a double blow for the zone.

Yökarhu · August 5

Can confirm. Was running with a guild last week, 12 person, did quests and it was okeyish when we were upside. But when we were in the sewers or getting up/going down it was terrible. many ppl complained they are frozen. Me included. Screen also randomly just stops for few seconds and continues, even if we were just running in the sewers killing adds.

Usureki · August 6

Me and my guild are experiencing IC stuttering issues since the introduction of the force fed Vengance campaign. I'm unsure that there is a connection, but the timing is sus.