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Enodoc · March 2016

Tommy1979AtWar wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno With the recent announcement from Chris Charla @ Microsoft regarding their change of policies which would allow developers to support cross platform gameplay I was wondering if it's a feature Zenimax/Bethesda would be considering taking advantage of and supporting in the future with ESO.

@Tommy1979AtWar Already confirmed as not in the plans right now.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Just to confirm, we do not have plans to support this new feature. If that changes, though, we'll be sure to let you know.

WalkingLegacy · March 2016

Gina,

Can Matt give a better state of the game speech in regards to his road ahead outlook?

Would be good to know his plan for ESO down the road. Is it going to be a game with no endgame content. PvP phased out. Is he trying to mimic a single-player game with cash shop sales?

Tommy1979AtWar · March 2016

Enodoc wrote: »

Tommy1979AtWar wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno With the recent announcement from Chris Charla @ Microsoft regarding their change of policies which would allow developers to support cross platform gameplay I was wondering if it's a feature Zenimax/Bethesda would be considering taking advantage of and supporting in the future with ESO.

@Tommy1979AtWar Already confirmed as not in the plans right now.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Just to confirm, we do not have plans to support this new feature. If that changes, though, we'll be sure to let you know.

Much appreciated thank you

Ffastyl · March 2016

Browsing through the new forum avatars I found the current one I am using. I have not seen this style of armor anywhere in the concept arts or ingame armors. Just what style is this?

Prabooo · March 2016

olsborg wrote: »

How come you can stack weapon damage much higher then spell dmg? Theres no Mundus for spell damage bonus eiher, but thats not the biggest reason there is unbalance here.

The Apprentice?

Turelus · March 2016

Q: Have you considered either coding into the core game or supplying a separate tool which players can run to gather data which they can submit for analysis? Credit to @Selstad for this idea.

Selstad wrote: »

Perhaps Zenimax needs to get a diagnostic tool programmed into the game, that players can activate to log what they're doing at the exact moment something happens that causes a lag. If enough players have this active and report, it should provide the data necessary to pinpoint what is the cause of the issues.

This might help with tracking down specifics causing lag or common bugs.

GeertKarel · March 2016

Will eso make a option to start the 64 bit with the normal client? It can be quite frustrating that you start up 64 bit and then it says that i have to update the game >.<

Braddec · March 2016

With the announcement of housing coming this year, are there any plans to introduce a carpentry skill line for crafting or adding furniture recipes to existing crafting skill lines?

altemriel · March 2016

GeertKarel wrote: »

Will eso make a option to start the 64 bit with the normal client? It can be quite frustrating that you start up 64 bit and then it says that i have to update the game >.<

I was thinking the same thing, when this happened to me, I wanted to run the game 64 bit, launched, it said I have to update, so I had to run the 32 bit client, update and then close it and run the 64 bit, weird. I can not understand, why they did not incorporate it to one singe application, where we can choose either 32 bit or 64 bit and the updater would be for both..

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_KaiSchober

ZOS, are there any plans to do this?

Woeler · March 2016

We have had the endless discussion in our guild about Maelstrom Arena. In the 7th stage there are these "things" that explode and give you a poison debuff. Are they flowers/plants or are they mushrooms? Please help us solve this 3 day ongoing debate.

Excelsiore · March 2016

Mushrooms!!! Not flowers!!!!

Enodoc · March 2016

GeertKarel wrote: »

Will eso make a option to start the 64 bit with the normal client? It can be quite frustrating that you start up 64 bit and then it says that i have to update the game >.<

altemriel wrote: »

I was thinking the same thing, when this happened to me, I wanted to run the game 64 bit, launched, it said I have to update, so I had to run the 32 bit client, update and then close it and run the 64 bit, weird. I can not understand, why they did not incorporate it to one singe application, where we can choose either 32 bit or 64 bit and the updater would be for both..

ZOS, are there any plans to do this?

@GeertKarel @altemriel Once the kinks are worked out, I believe the plan is that the launcher will automatically launch the 64 bit client if your system supports it, or the 32 bit otherwise.

Although an option in Launcher Settings so we could choose which client to use would be better, I think. It's not like on Mac where the 64 bit client will be the only one supported, so the choice should be ours to make rather than the launcher defaulting for you based on system specs.

Caroloces · March 2016

Do you believe it would be prudent to slow down the ambitious DLC release schedule (1 release per quarter) to ensure that what is actually released on live servers is as close to being bug-free as reasonably possible? I personally didn't experience too much difficulty on my system, though the 64-bit client seems as quirky as ever. The negativity surrounding the problems encountered through the TG patch (crashes, frame rates, flawed 64-bit client, etc) cannot be good for the general morale of players and developers alike, and I believe it would be a detriment to those who might be considering the purchase of the game.

I, for one, would be happier to see a DLC once every 6 months and be assured that the game would move forward in a smoother fashion, with high standards for quality testing and approval.

altemriel · March 2016

Caroloces wrote: »

Do you believe it would be prudent to slow down the ambitious DLC release schedule (1 release per quarter) to ensure that what is actually released on live servers is as close to being bug-free as reasonably possible? I personally didn't experience too much difficulty on my system, though the 64-bit client seems as quirky as ever. The negativity surrounding the problems encountered through the TG patch (crashes, frame rates, flawed 64-bit client, etc) cannot be good for the general morale of players and developers alike, and I believe it would be a detriment to those who might be considering the purchase of the game.

I, for one, would be happier to see a DLC once every 6 months and be assured that the game would move forward in a smoother fashion, with high standards for quality testing and approval.

same idea I got today, why release every year new dlc, when there are so many bugs. 64 bit client has many graphical bugs, cyro has lags, I usually play PVE, so I did not care about cyro at all, but I saw some minor graphical bugs when playing on the old 32 bit laucher, but now I tried the 64 bit and it is really funny, clothes missing, hair missing, horses pink, WTH?

I know that they probably want to expand the content and also so make more money for being able to make more content and also make some profit on that. but I think they would attract more people and probably also the elite players, who left because of the bugs and/or lags. If they would really dedicate one quarter to fixing all major bugs and issues, they would make the player base satisfied finally, and we would see the positive posts in these forums finally!

maybe even making the testing on the PTS longer, so that major bugs would be addressed and fixed there, on the test server, not on regular one.

@ZOS_GinaBruno @ZOS_KaiSchober

elven.were_wolf · March 2016

When is the next ESO live? We miss you guys.

aria230 · March 2016

How much longer until we get the barber shop option?
I know you guys are working on it and I respect you very much for that,I just really need & want it, so I'm curious about a progress report. Please-please answer?

captainwolfos · March 2016

Two questions:

1) What type of skull is used for the bosmer heavy helmet? About the only thing I think it even partially resembles is a welwa, though I'm not entirely sure.

2) Is the Hollow Moon Garb going to make a comeback? Maybe as a quest reward costume like the Skeleton Polymorph was made into?

godagarah5000 · March 2016

Will we see marriageable npcs and/or marriageable assistants in the near or distant future? Also are we going to gain quests to become a Vampire Lord and also quests to become a Werebear as part of downloadable content in the near or distant future?

Eirikir · March 2016

What are the chances of adding more weapon skill lines and associated weapons?

An example would be an actual skill line would be Bare-Handed (fist fighting) or Spears (non-Templar).

GrumpyDuckling · March 2016

Hi, can you please fix a tooltip typo that appears on Xbox One?

There is a tooltip typo on the last paragraph for the Templar Nova ultimate and its morphs. The word "and" is typed twice. It reads:

"An ally can activate Supernova, dealing (x) Magic Damage to all enemies in the area and and stunning them for 2.5 seconds."

Thanks! Much love.

Kippesnikke · March 2016

elven.were_wolf wrote: »

When is the next ESO live? We miss you guys.

speak for yourself

SantieClaws · March 2016

They said the next ESO Live will be on this coming Friday (25 March).

helediron · March 2016

Tigers grind to a halt at bridge entrances and small pebbles. Running is slowed down, Rapid Maneuver nerfed and have to cast repeatedly in towns until "ignites". I can't jump to rocks i used to before TG. Has ZOS cast an all-around CC spell over us? uh, why? erm, fix? And i dare to push my luck, ETA?

elias.stormneb18_ESO · March 2016

Who was Filestis? We know that he was an Ayleid noble who was given the Remnant of Light by King Anumaril of Abagarlas, which he then brought to northern High Rock. There he began building Erokii, Veawend Ede and later the Doomcrag. But who was he? Where did he come from? What was his relatioship with Abagarlas and Molag Bal? What was his fate? And what does the name Erokii really mean?

altemriel · March 2016

Are there plans to add to our characters the abilities that Quen NPC in TG has, like climbing walls, fences etc?

ZOS_GinaBruno · March 2016

Kippesnikke wrote: »

elven.were_wolf wrote: »

When is the next ESO live? We miss you guys.

speak for yourself

Sunver · March 2016

Sugar and sands, friends. My question is: are you considering to introduce jewelery crafting to the game? If yes, how advanced you are on that project? We all would love to use our gold and pretty stones that "got repossessed" in Abah's Landing. May you walk on warm sands.

Kippesnikke · March 2016

godagarah5000 wrote: »

Will we see marriageable npcs and/or marriageable assistants in the near or distant future? Also are we going to gain quests to become a Vampire Lord and also quests to become a Werebear as part of downloadable content in the near or distant future?

u can already download it. its called skyrim.

Easily_Lost · March 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Kippesnikke wrote: »

elven.were_wolf wrote: »

When is the next ESO live? We miss you guys.

speak for yourself

I feel your pain

PoisonedPaint · March 2016

I hate to touch on this subject, but as it is an important one: with the champion system being the new VR when implemented, it was mentioned leveling would be slower. Is this a final word, or are things being discussed still? If so, there a chance that you guys would open the final decision to your playerbase with several options on your course of action?

I apologize for asking this here, but I think touching upon it again generally in the ESO Live may be beneficial.