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4/4/2014 Release Plans

PigglesworthPigglesworth Member UncommonPosts: 260
in Elder Scrolls Online

Greetings...

I am taking at least two weeks off work for release. Maybe an extra week if pre-orders come with early release.

Kids have Spring break about the same time. Looks like a family affair for the release.

Anyone else have plans?

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  • MoodsorMoodsor Member UncommonPosts: 712
    Needa actually try the game in some kindda open beta or whatever to decide if the game is even worth it, I love Elder Scrolls games but these things doesnt always translate well into an MMO.

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  • Crazy_StickCrazy_Stick Member Posts: 1,059

    I am popping popcorn, the special kind with an actual movie theater rip off popper and authentic butter and salt flavorings, and then I am lining up forum watching time for the flame fest. I may have some marshmallows ready. You know those great big giant ones of differing colors.

     

    Then, I'll play some skyrim and if I am in the mood maybe a little GW2 WVW. Then check the forum and toast one with a little coconut. Rinse and repeat.

  • jdlamson75jdlamson75 Member UncommonPosts: 1,010
    Originally posted by Crazy_Stick

    I am popping popcorn, the special kind with an actual movie theater rip off popper and authentic butter and salt flavorings, and then I am lining up forum watching time for the flame fest. I may have some marshmallows ready. You know those great big giant ones of differing colors.

     

    Then, I'll play some skyrim and if I am in the mood maybe a little GW2 WVW. Then check the forum and toast one with a little coconut. Rinse and repeat.

    I'll be playing the game when I can while this guy gets the diabeetus.

  • indefindef Member UncommonPosts: 344

    I am taking time off work, so that when the game doesn't launch on this day, or does with 20+ hours of downtime a day because of server problems for a week or more, I will have lots of free time to make posts making fun of all the people who took vacation for the release of an MMO.

    It's like you people never learn?

  • SuffurSuffur Member UncommonPosts: 24
    There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 
  • PigglesworthPigglesworth Member UncommonPosts: 260
    Man, so much bile and hatred on this forum. It's almost like this is the Internet.

    Enjoy your hatred while I enjoy the game.

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  • SephirosoSephiroso Member RarePosts: 2,020
    Originally posted by Pigglesworth
    Man, so much bile and hatred on this forum. It's almost like this is the Internet.

    Enjoy your hatred while I enjoy the game.

    Sounds like you made this thread for the express purpose of inciting said hatred.

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  • baphametbaphamet Member RarePosts: 3,311

    Originally posted by Sephiroso
    Originally posted by Pigglesworth Man, so much bile and hatred on this forum. It's almost like this is the Internet. Enjoy your hatred while I enjoy the game.
    Sounds like you made this thread for the express purpose of inciting said hatred.

    really? because what i read was a thread about release plans, strange.

    to be honest, you don't have to try and make a thread that incites hate on these forums, they all end up that way regardless.

    back on topic, i personally don't take time off to play video games lol

    can't wait to play it when it releases though, after work or on my day of of course.

    hopefully this game will keep me occupied for a few months at least. :)

  • baphametbaphamet Member RarePosts: 3,311

    Originally posted by Suffur
    There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 

    that is a good point. however, i am not sure TESO will have as much of an issue due to the "megaserver" tech.

    sure there will likely still be technical issues but at least you won't have queues and overcrowding, but we will see.

  • CthulhuPuffsCthulhuPuffs Member UncommonPosts: 368
    Originally posted by baphamet

     

    Originally posted by Suffur
    There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 

     

    that is a good point. however, i am not sure TESO will have as much of an issue due to the "megaserver" tech.

    sure there will likely still be technical issues but at least you won't have queues and overcrowding, but we will see.

    You are sure putting alot of faith in this Mega Server Tech. Since this is the first time its being tried.

     

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  • DatawarlockDatawarlock Member Posts: 338
    Another console game. Not touching it.
  • BelgaraathBelgaraath Member UncommonPosts: 3,205
    So many bitter souls here lol. Nothing new to this site. Anyway, if you do end up liking what you see at open beta, I would not commit to all that time off. Despite their stress testing, there will performance kinks they will need to work out and potential log in issues. Just play when you can and once the game feels stable, then if you want to take some time off go ahead. Who gives a shit what others think if you and hundreds of thousands, potentially millions are too.  

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  • BelgaraathBelgaraath Member UncommonPosts: 3,205
    Originally posted by loopback1199
    Another console game. Not touching it.

    Who cares? He didn't ask who  doesn't have plans.

    There Is Always Hope!

  • SpeelySpeely Member CommonPosts: 861
     

    Wish I could afford to take time off, but alas... I am not normally the type to do so even if money allowed, but I would be tempted to make an exception for ESO. Matt Firor and co knew how to launch a smooth mmo (in relation to absolute disaster, that is, which is the norm) and I am really looking forward to the new game smell. 

    I absolutely love the honeymoon phase in a new mmorpg :) Maybe I will take a couple days off after all. 

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by loopback1199
    Another console game. Not touching it.

    1. it's not a console game, it's a PC > console port...better get used to it now that both major consoles are PCs in a box.

    2. Are consoles evil? I play MMOs... I have an Xbox 360 and a PS3 (as an aside...want to buy them? image)... I don't see the problem.

    3. Are you a gamer or just a PC groupie?

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  • Crazy_StickCrazy_Stick Member Posts: 1,059

    The only person I can think of that would actually consider anything posted in this thread so far as bitter or hate filled would be a viral marketer looking to hype an upcoming release or perhaps a fan boy too in love to see the fallacy of posting this sort of hype thread four months out when no one else can be expected to be reasonably excited. If you really think people are jaded here onsite, then you would be partially right and the overabundance of overly hyped sucky game releases in recent years is more to blame than anything.  We been living on pruno rather than wine man. PRUNO...

  • baphametbaphamet Member RarePosts: 3,311

    Originally posted by CthulhuPuffs
    Originally posted by baphamet  
    Originally posted by Suffur There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 
      that is a good point. however, i am not sure TESO will have as much of an issue due to the "megaserver" tech. sure there will likely still be technical issues but at least you won't have queues and overcrowding, but we will see.
    You are sure putting alot of faith in this Mega Server Tech. Since this is the first time its being tried.

     

    This isnt going to be a TORtanic. Nope, this is going to be an ESO Hindenburg

    i am not putting any faith in it, it may have technical issues but one thing we know for a fact is it won't have server queues or overcrowding. that is why they have that "megaserver" tech to begin with.

    unless they are flat out lying that is.

  • vmopedvmoped Member Posts: 1,708
    Originally posted by CthulhuPuffs
    Originally posted by baphamet

     

    Originally posted by Suffur
    There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 

     

    that is a good point. however, i am not sure TESO will have as much of an issue due to the "megaserver" tech.

    sure there will likely still be technical issues but at least you won't have queues and overcrowding, but we will see.

    You are sure putting alot of faith in this Mega Server Tech. Since this is the first time its being tried.

     

    This isnt going to be a TORtanic. Nope, this is going to be an ESO Hindenburg

    There have been numerous mmo's that have utilized a form megaserver technology.  Bumps are always going to be expected in an mmo launch since very few mmo's have a completely smooth launch.  That being said, most modern mmo's have launched with very little down time and have managed the crowds well.  Based on prior experience I don't foresee this game being very different.

    At this point we know they will be having an 'open' beta (whatever their interpretation of that may be) so I would base my judgement more on how that goes rather than on opinions from restricted/limited beta experiences.

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,903
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Originally posted by loopback1199
    Another console game. Not touching it.

    1. it's not a console game, it's a PC > console port...better get used to it now that both major consoles are PCs in a box.

    2. Are consoles evil? I play MMOs... I have an Xbox 360 and a PS3 (as an aside...want to buy them? image)... I don't see the problem.

    3. Are you a gamer or just a PC groupie?

    I have played a few MMOs ported to consoles and one MMO made for consoles ported to the PC. I have yet to play one that worked well. The UI ends up being really bad. Controls end up being much better on one then the other. DCU was the MMO that made me swear I would never play another MMO that tried to shoot for PC and console releases. But I did end up playing FF14 anyways and loved it to death but same thing there. The UI team is divided and with the console being much more challenging problem that the PC side was mostly ignored. FF14's PC UI was by far one of the worst UI I have played with. The rest of the game made me push past that but reguardless a lot of PC gamers do not see this kind of move as a good thing. 

  • strangepowersstrangepowers Member UncommonPosts: 630

    Fascinating! Time well spent LOL, thanks for sharing!

  • jdnewelljdnewell Member UncommonPosts: 2,237

    If I were you I might schedule the time off work starting a few days after release just to avoid wasted days off. There will be issues no matter what.

    Other than that have fun and enjoy your time off playing ESO =)

  • ChuzpahChuzpah Member CommonPosts: 12
    The timing is good for the release, I will also take time off since my kids will be on Spring break around that time. Hopefully the released game is a lot more stable than the last beta was. 
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    Originally posted by DMKano

     

    Is Megaserver  a term that Zenimax came up with or is it something that was made up on the spot in this thread?

    The idea that all players play on a single large server cluster (with 100s of servers) - is simply false, the performance doesn't scale, it would be a terrible design.

    What is done instead is frontside gateways - that are load balanced - and then they proxy client connections to backend servers - this makes it *appear* as if there's one server running, in reality the players are still put on separate servers.

    Maybe - maybe not.

    One approach - from an Intel or IBM presentation I read a few years back - was to assign servers to a geographical area. The size of the area being flexed up or down depending on the load. So if people congregate in an area, for a battle say, some of the "area" is passed off to the server handling the adjacent area - which may in turn have to pass on area etc. The total number of servers in the array is scaled depending on the concurrent population. As people leave the game servers can be removed (so no server transfers); as more people join servers can be added.

    Load balancing is the key obviously and this basic approach - or variations on it - certainly power some of the F2P games out there.

    Whether Zenimaxhave gone down this path, or done what you suggest, or some combination .... no idea.

  • fantasyfreak112fantasyfreak112 Member Posts: 499
    Judging from beta this will be yet another game that tanks because it was released way too soon.
  • evilastroevilastro Member Posts: 4,270
    Originally posted by Suffur
    There is zero point on taking time of for any MMO release unless you relish in being barraged with problems like not being able to log in. Every MMO is going to have massive problems for a week+ after launch. 

     

    Suffur raises a pretty good point.  ESO will have the same problems as all MMOs before it, and probably worse since Zenimax is new to MMOs and Elder Scrolls is a popular franchise.  Servers will be down for most of the first 2 weeks.  Wait 2 weeks then take your holidays, the servers should be stable by then.

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