Regularly, the developers of The Elder Scrolls Online are available for questions and answers in their Q&A session. This time, it was about the maintenance schedule – yes, why do those darn maintenance works take place on Tuesdays and Fridays starting at 6 AM? That would be the best time to play or farm in peace while others are already sweating at work? According to their statements, it is the best time to disturb as few players as possible in terms of gameplay. The choice was made after analyzing the origin, time zone, and peak times of all active ESO fans.
Understandable, but it probably won’t change the regular verbal jabs on ESO’s official social media channels. However, the question of whether there will be changes to the loot distribution from chests in instances should hopefully make you happier. The answer has been known to us for a while, but the developers wanted to emphasize again: with the release of Kargstein, each group member will receive their own loot from it. This should end the theater around the loot.
This system is also supposed to be implemented in the trials, so that every player has a chance at a great reward, which of course depends on the loot list of the respective boss. In addition, chests await after successfully completing the raid.
Leaders guarantee several items from a large list of potential loot for each player. In the trials, there is also a weekly reward from the Undaunted for completing, which works similarly to the sent crafting materials – each player will receive a chest containing a random reward.
There was also a statement regarding the bot problem, but no final solution was presented. At the moment, they are only looking out for suspicious farming figures. It would also be a small miracle if the developers of ESO would simply solve the problem while other game developers have been struggling with it for years.
We are always looking for new ways to prevent “botting” and make it less attractive. The whole matter is tricky since we certainly don’t want to affect normal players with draconian measures or changes to the game. Therefore, the methods we choose must be carefully considered and many minds are involved.
