In Elder Scrolls Online, the developers are currently working on the large PvP mode of the game. This time it should support 900 players without technical problems.
What have the developers said? The developers of Elder Scrolls Online talked about PvP in the MMORPG in their podcast. So far, PvP game modes have not been the strength of the MMORPG, but especially during the Corona pandemic, their popularity has grown significantly. This was mainly due to the mass PvP mode Cyrodiil in which 3 factions fight against each other in 300 vs. 300 vs. 300 person battles.
This limit of 900 players, however, caused major problems. Since the release, the developers have had to continuously provide performance improvements and remove elements such as NPCs from the area in order to ensure improvements.
The limit of 900 players was also reduced, as was the server frame rate, which was set from 700 to 300. The technology simply wasn’t matured yet, but that’s supposed to change now.
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What are the developers planning? In the podcast on YouTube, the developers talk about their current project. A trial phase of the latest version of the PvP area Cyrodiil is currently running on the test servers, aiming to restore the game mode to its former glory.
The developers explain: “The goal is to revise the PvP skill system so that it works with the massive campaigns we had before. If this test works, we can return to 300 against 300 against 300 players.”
The new test phase aims to redesign how abilities work in PvP and create a leaner and more flexible system. The name and appearance of the abilities are to remain the same, but their function in PvP combat will change.
We have doubled the server’s FPS, and the players still didn’t notice. That’s why we are doing this test now; it’s the next step.
The developers have a clear goal: they want to enable the game mode in its original form, even if that means simplifying abilities in PvP to reduce server load.
If everything goes well and the tests on the test server are positive, players will finally be able to experience the PvP mode as it was always meant to be. However, how the MMORPG plans to adjust the abilities of all classes remains open, as there are supposed to be 3,000 soon: The MMORPG of Elder Scrolls will soon have 3,000 classes
