The maximum is 2048, which is what I have mine set to most of the time.

In Settings -> Video, decrease Maximum Particle Systems.

I’ve found reducing that to 40 helps a lot when there are 100+ players on the screen in the distance, and simply approaching them causes you to crash. The maximum is 100, which is what I have mine set to most of the time.

In Settings -> Video, decrease Particle Suppression Distance.

In Settings -> Video, turn off Show Additional Ally Effects.

Note the “ could”, as there is no cure for server performance issues other than ZOS fixing things on their end (game code and/or server hardware). In order to decrease the likelihood of crashing or desyncing before you even start to fight, there are a few steps that could help. My hope is that this will help disorganized groups, smaller groups, and individuals to think about how best to contribute to a “faction” win against an opposing faction stack. Nothing I’m saying here is revolutionary, it’s all information that is out there and existing theory crafters are aware of. This document is an attempt to pass on all the things I’ve learned through testing various skills and addons in the lag conditions when trying to fight such a group, and a few skills and strategies that could help to coordinate enough damage to get past 30 players spamming healing springs with Earthgore on even more.

I’m sure you’ve all noticed the propensity for larger and larger groups in Cyrodiil, and the unfortunate direct effect of these groups’ size being increased lag, latency, desyncs, and disconnects.

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