In the Fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, TESO, a long-awaited server migration will take place next week. The European megaserver is moving from the USA to a data center in Frankfurt am Main.
Update 28.07 6:30 PM: A specific date is now also known. On Wednesday at 2 PM, the server migration is scheduled to begin. It is expected to last the entire day. During this time, players will not be able to log in. It is anticipated that the EU server will be available again only after 11 PM. Zenimax explains the inconvenient timing for European players by stating that many technicians from North America are needed for the undertaking. They want to ensure that they can work focused and well-rested for the task.
One of the most frequently mentioned points of criticism regarding The Elder Scrolls Online will hopefully be resolved to the satisfaction of players next week. Next week, but not on Monday, the European megaserver is finally supposed to move to its home in Frankfurt am Main. This is communicated by the community managers of Zenimax in the official forum. The server is currently located in the USA, in Austin, Texas, which has been a source of ongoing criticism from European players. Especially PvP players have blamed the server’s location for their poor latency, sluggish gameplay, and disadvantages in combat.
The server migration has been on Zenimax’s agenda since release. This has been communicated and reaffirmed repeatedly. A possible date has shifted over the months from “very soon” to “soon” to “sometime in summer” to “end of July/beginning of August” – now the moment seems to have come.
Megaserver migration accompanied by maintenance
The migration will not happen completely smoothly but will be accompanied by an extended maintenance period. Players will notice the change of location. The scheduled maintenance usually takes place overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. Therefore, this date would be suitable. However, it could also happen earlier or later, in which case the planned maintenance might be canceled. This has occurred in the past more frequently, especially if a hotfix necessitated longer maintenance work.
The North American mega-server will not be affected by the migration and therefore serves as a possible alternative if you cannot stand being without The Elder Scrolls Online. We Europeans would like to provide a rough estimate just before the maintenance work about how long the server will be unreachable.
