In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online things are getting complicated with the various versions, mega-servers, and consoles.
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep track. Earlier, there were two patch dates for The Elder Scrolls Online. First in the USA and several hours later for the EU TESO and the mega-server in Europe. When new patches were released in the USA, players in Europe could get a glimpse into the future and identify potential issues. And there were many of those in 2014. Sometimes Zenimax also postponed the maintenance and the new patch, putting it on hold until the identified problems were resolved.
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have their own patch days
Now Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have been added as new systems and they also require their own “patch days.” However, there is no distinction between the EU and North America. This means that Europe receives the patch at midday. This was also the case for PC TESO initially, before separate maintenance operations were introduced and they were scheduled in Europe for the very early morning .
The current patches and maintenance for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One
The PC/Mac will not undergo maintenance this week. The version received the patch with the EXP potions last week. They are now also available as a “purchase version” in the shop as scrolls. Console players should receive these next month.
Yesterday at noon, on a Tuesday at 12:00 PM, the maintenance for the European and North American mega-servers of Xbox One began. Patch 1.0.0.5 addressed several bugs but could not solve the problem with the “invisible NPCs” that many have complained about, only mitigate it. For Xbox One, there was additional confusion as they did not want or could not set a timeframe for the maintenance, as it was the first patch on the consoles. This left many wondering yesterday: How long until The Elder Scrolls Online is back up?
Today, on the 24th of June, starting at 12:00 PM the two mega-servers for PlayStation 4 are to be maintained. The content of the patch is not yet known at this hour, but it is expected to be similar to the patch for Xbox One. Conflicts are likely to arise here as well if maintenance takes longer and no clear timeframe is provided.
The new PS4 patch is 30 times larger than yesterday’s Xbox patch: 15 GB instead of 500 MB
Update: Around 4 PM the patch for the PlayStation 4 was released. Here are the German patch notes.
And yes, this is a massive download of over 15 GB. Currently, fans are upset and discussing this. Some fans speculate that the patch was supposed to be only 500 MB. Due to an error from Sony, this huge download is now necessary. This has occurred with other games as well.
As far as we know, Zenimax has not yet commented on the issue.
In this article, we take a closer look at the massive patch: Huge patch angers PS4 players – instead of 500 MB 15 GB
