Patch to still access to eso (1st september 2021)

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

maybe as some of you know, microsoft made a patch to still access to the online of age of empire 3 legacy, without it, you'll not be able to play online anymore (check the full details on eso in the ESO HOME tab)

There is the link to download the new patch for legacy to still be able to play aoe 3 legacy online : https://www.ageofempires.com/ageiiiesopatch/

[Hazza54321]

Screenshots in french and then covering your name to avoid the hate mail, smart

[tabben]

about fucking time we get a new patch

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

Screenshots in french and then covering your name to avoid the hate mail, smart

hate mail? people just don't need to know the name of this account, or the names in my friendlist, I don't see the point with my country (you can find it here to, and?)

if you don't know what to answer you're not obligated to you know

[EAGLEMUT]

To clarify, ESO itself will not actually be hosted on new servers, or undergo any change at all. It's just that the http://eso.com domain (which Microsoft already lost years ago) will be repurposed by its new owner, which may make the legacy game's login process fail because it checks specifically whether the eso.com domain responds properly.

The manual patch only replaces the outdated domain check with a different domain, much like how ESOC Patch solved the issue.

Assuming the new owner does repurpose the eso.com domain in an incompatible way as announced, players will indeed be forced to use MS's manual patch or some other custom patch where the domain check is replaced (ESOC Patch / WoL / ImpMod).

[Dolan]

It's official recognition that the Microsoft brand ESO is no more.
The next servers will probably replace that string with something else, Age of Empires 3 official servers or smth.

[Cleters]

I dont know, I don't think anyone will dl the new online. It's sad if people loose their account or the habit to play everyday, there's people playing for 15 years on the same eso account.

I'm going back to play vanilla sometimes, seeing old mates that didnt buy DE, it's the end of an era. Feel kinda bad about that, but it had to happen one day or another.

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

I dont know, I don't think anyone will dl the new online. It's sad if people loose their account or the habit to play everyday, there's people playing for 15 years on the same eso account.

I'm going back to play vanilla sometimes, seeing old mates that didnt buy DE, it's the end of an era. Feel kinda bad about that, but it had to happen one day or another.

I don't think that people will lose their accounts, i'm not even sure it gonna change a lot of things compared to now, but i gave the link of the patch because it gonna be the only way to play online and the communication around this is not really huge lol

[Dolan]

The interesting part is that this voids the ESOC brand of any meaning, now that the last remnant of ESO will be retired.
The ESO in ESO-C just doesn't mean anything anymore.

[harcha]

is community.net taken?

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

but I'm surprised that microsoft give a fuck enought about the online part of legacy to make it survive on news servers, anyone got an explanation?

[aligator92]

The ESO in ESO-C just doesn't mean anything anymore.

It still does to me

[P4blit0]

Thanks for the info! Didn't pay attention when I played this week.

[edeholland]

but I'm surprised that microsoft give a fuck enought about the online part of legacy to make it survive on news servers, anyone got an explanation?

There are no new servers, the patch is just to disable the check that eso.com is up, because they no longer own that domain.

Legacy is still being played and bought, seems reason enough to release a simple patch.

[Trevize70]

So if I understood the los servers dissapears the 1 of septiembre right?

I have download the patch and seems that nobody has downloaded the patch yet. All the people is playing in the old ones

Now i do not know how to disable this patch in order to play until the 1th of September

[musketeer925]

It's absolutely insane that one of the world's largest technology companies can't figure out how to push a patch out for their game over Steam and has to resort to this "manual patch" method.

And that they're still wiling to sell the legacy game for $40.

[Trevize70]

I Will wait until the 1 of September to see what happenss. If not i Will remover the Game from steam and instalo again i suppose

[EAGLEMUT]

@Trevize70 should be enough to verify integrity of game files through Steam, that will get you the regular unpatched files back.

[Trevize70]

Hi eaglemut thanks for your fast response. I never do that. Could you guide me how to do that?

Thanks a lot!

[EAGLEMUT]

Hi eaglemut thanks for your fast response. I never do that. Could you guide me how to do that?

Thanks a lot!

Sure. Right-click the game in your Steam library, then select Properties... -> LOCAL FILES -> Verify integrity of game files...

[DayanG]

It's absolutely insane that one of the world's largest technology companies can't figure out how to push a patch out for their game over Steam and has to resort to this "manual patch" method.

And that they're still wiling to sell the legacy game for $40.

Honestly it's a theft so they are thieves. Either they have forgotten that aoe3 legacy exists or they are simply deceiving people

[princeofcarthage]

It's absolutely insane that one of the world's largest technology companies can't figure out how to push a patch out for their game over Steam and has to resort to this "manual patch" method.

And that they're still wiling to sell the legacy game for $40.

There maybe large number of people who bought the CD version, how will they access if the patch is steam only?

[musketeer925]

It's absolutely insane that one of the world's largest technology companies can't figure out how to push a patch out for their game over Steam and has to resort to this "manual patch" method.

And that they're still wiling to sell the legacy game for $40.

There maybe large number of people who bought the CD version, how will they access if the patch is steam only?

Of course, they'd need to offer the patch through a manual method, too. But hitting all steam users would be a good start. Pushing out through the in-game updater would be nice, too.

[MCJim]

It's absolutely insane that one of the world's largest technology companies can't figure out how to push a patch out for their game over Steam and has to resort to this "manual patch" method.

And that they're still wiling to sell the legacy game for $40.

Perhaps it's not Microsoft that can't figure out how to do it. Perhaps it's Steam that has rules about content that's on their platform for a long time. Maybe Steam doesn't let you change anything.

[gibson]

No its not steam. The single person who's probably been tasked to do this either doesn't know how/doesn't give a shit.