ESO Greymoor has launched on PC. However, at the launch of the new, major addon of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), there were severe issues. It was nearly impossible to play. Has this improved since then?
When did the servers go online? The servers were briefly available yesterday, May 26, around 2 PM, but went offline again immediately when problems arose. Apparently, even those who had not purchased the Greymoor expansion were able to access the new area “Western Skyrim” for a while.
Around 7 PM, the servers went online again, but not for very long. Login issues, lags, and disconnects increased. Many players got stuck for an eternity on the login screen and never made it into the game. Around 11 PM, the servers were taken down again for maintenance.
After that, it was indeed possible to play during the night – at least for some. However, some who had bought the new chapter reported that they could not play it at all, as it was not recognized as purchased.
What does the situation look like now? Since this morning, the situation has worsened again. While it was somewhat “good” to log in at night, the problems are once again increasing.
There are increasing reports of login failures and eternal loading screens again. Lags are also occurring more frequently.
Players still report that despite purchasing Greymoor, they cannot play the expansion, as it apparently is not recognized in their accounts.
A further maintenance of the servers is planned for the period between 10 AM and 12 PM. The update is now active, and the servers are back online. You can now seemingly log in without issues. If there are any further problems, we will keep you informed here.
“Never play on Patch day”
What do players think about the Greymoor launch? The mood is rather tense at the moment. Especially since apparently some players, despite purchasing the addon – and even the Collector’s Edition in some cases – cannot access the Western Skyrim area, while others seem to be able to enter without having bought the expansion. Some players are even reported to have received preorder bonuses.
However, this cannot be accurately verified at the moment. In the ESO forum, it is being discussed.
- Beolund writes: “So now I can get into the game, unlike last night. But now I have various disconnects, sometimes can’t log in, or have very long loading screens… What on earth happened here?”
- Zypheran even accuses Zenimax: “When Update 26 hit the test server, we had the same issues as yesterday. Login failures, massive lags, and disconnects. We even warned you, but there was no response, and the game went live with the problems.”
- mako482 humorously comments on reddit: “We all know what a release day of a new expansion looks like… and yet we get frustrated every time it happens.”
ESO: Greymoor offers not only a new story in a large game area but also new features. This includes the interesting antiquities system.
How it works is explained in the MeinMMO article ESO: How the new antiquities system works, the major feature of Greymoor.
