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Hi everyone! Next Tuesday, February 18 at 2pm EST/7pm GMT, we are planning to test some changes affecting performance in Cyrodiil and we'd like to invite you to hop in! Gather up your guildies and friends and plan to fight specifically at Castle Roebeck. We're looking for you to group up and zerg (yep, you read that right) while we gather some data on the backend. Some of our Devs also plan to join, so bring your best gear and have fun! Given this is on the PTS and we'll be flipping some switches around on our end periodically, the experience may not always be smooth and should not be indicative of what to expect on the Live server. Thanks in advance for your help!
8 days ago - ZOS_GinaBruno - Direct link
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Will this be on Blackreach or Vengeance? Will PCNA players have their actual characters or will we need to make new ones? How long do you expect this to last, since this is right at the same time as guild trader flip on the live server so many of us will be late?
It will be on Blackreach and we will not be doing a fresh character copy (it's currently on EU) so if you normally play on NA, please leverage the PTS templates. Internally, we have this test earmarked until 4pm EST at the latest but there could be a world where it ends a little earlier.
3 days ago - ZOS_GinaBruno - Direct link
Just a reminder this is starting in about 10-15 minutes! Also, be aware this is just a small, focused test just on the PTS for us to gather up some data on our end. We will do more of these, and it's not a big deal if you miss it today.
3 days ago - ZOS_GinaBruno - Direct link
Just a heads up, we are flipping some AD-owned Keeps so the other alliances don't have to travel so far.
3 days ago - ZOS_GinaBruno - Direct link
Keep going, everyone! This is super helpful so far! Just play like you would on Live and keep the activity near Roebeck.
3 days ago - ZOS_GinaBruno - Direct link
Thanks so much to everyone who was able to participate! This test allowed us to test out some new data collection tools that are in the Update 45 build, along with gathering data and metrics around disconnects during heavy combat situations (and we were even able to verify one definitive cause for getting disconnected in heavy combat). We are going to wind things down but thank you again for your help today!