ESO Furrier, A Pet Shop Concept

Gidorick

As the Crown Store starts to take off I feel the need to add another concept to some of what I have discussed before (The Guilds Act, Khajiit and Dunmer Mount Sellers , & Immersive Crown Store).

TL/DR
We need NPC Storefronts to buy pets!

Furrier Shop
Within the context of ESO there should be some presence of the Furrier Guild that exists at this time in Tamriel. A Furrier is pretty much someone who sells furs. The idea here is that the Furrier is actually raising animals for their hides, and you can go there and ‘rescue’ these little animals and take them on as your very own pets!

This would give these animals a physical presence in ESO which would entice players to buy pets that they can take with them. The additional furrier aspect of this shop is just for flair and atmosphere.

The furrier’s shop could exist inside a small fenced area where various pets could be romping around playfully; completely oblivious to the fate that awaits them. Handing inside the furrier shop/cart would be various furs and hides. When the player speaks to the Furrier they could be presented with the following:

“A hearty hail and hello there. What can I do for you today?”

• What are all these animals for?
  • This could lead to a conversation about killing and skinning the little guys and the existence and use of the Furrier's Guild.
• Let me see your wares (Store)
• I’d like to buy one of the live ones. (Crown Store Pets)
• Goodbye

The Furrier store could sell, for in game gold, the following materials:

• Rawhide
• Hide
• Leather
• Thick Leather
• Topgrain Hide
• Iron Hide
• Supurb Hide
• Shadowhide

The Furrier could also give players an in-game reason to access the Crown Store and purchase little animals to follow them around. They’re not pets… they’re rescue cases!

Some of the mainstays of the Crown Store, such as the Striped Senche-Panther, could be permanent fixtures with other pets that romp around that could be changed out regularly. This would allow players to get a good look at the new pet before they commit to purchase and many will be enticed as they run past and see a new pet that was just added.

Later, the Furrier could be expanded to include Furrier Guild Writs that include MMO Staple quests of “Gather 10/25/50/100 Topgrain Rawhide” or even story driven quests to trap a new pet type. Will there be harpies for sale as pets next month in the Crown Store? Create a Furrier quest the month prior to go capture a harpy or two!

Thoughts?

runagate

Aren't there already an awful lot of furries in ESO?

[Moderator Note: Edited per our rules on Inappropriate Content and Language]

Gidorick

lol. Not the same thing @runagate

Silvertiburon_11_ESO

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Forestd16b14_ESO

Make it happen.

SantieClaws

This one is worried about furriers ...

Both Santie and Nibbles would like to keep the fur they have thank you!

Santie and Nibbles in Reapers March by wenxue2222, on Flickr

Gyudan

I'll have a white senche jacket and a pair of argonian hide shoes please.

Gidorick

heh... That would be an interesting dynamic to the furrier, if you could get hide off the bodies of beast-people and get materials made from them.

Argonian boots anyone?

Gidorick

In light of the need for crown store adverts, I think the furrier would be perfect for advertising pets....

Whendim_ESO

I heartily support this idea. Perhaps the guy in Glenumbra with the pig sty could go into business?

Gidorick

Whendim_ESO wrote: »

I heartily support this idea. Perhaps the guy in Glenumbra with the pig sty could go into business?

Yes! That guy would be perfect!

dafox187

you should be able to buy the not as cool ones for in game gold

Cry_Wolfe

just add a Conversation option to "Save" or "buy" a Pet, with a (note) that (this will take you to the Crown Store, where you can save a Cute and Cuddly from a life as a Hat or Handbag!!)


this covers any arguments that might arise over loss of control of immersion, and directs traffic to where they want to go in a speedy and neat manner.

Gidorick

Cry_Wolfe wrote: »

just add a Conversation option to "Save" or "buy" a Pet, with a (note) that (this will take you to the Crown Store, where you can save a Cute and Cuddly from a life as a Hat or Handbag!!)


this covers any arguments that might arise over loss of control of immersion, and directs traffic to where they want to go in a speedy and neat manner.

hehe. Love it!

leshpar

As an argonian I have to be against this idea. I am afraid that people might be tempted to harvest argonian scales to satisfy the market for these kinds of leathers. The market demand would surely be high for this kind of material.

((I vote no. Basically, if you need leathers and hides, you should go kill the mobs that drop them. Even if you're over the level to get loot from them they will still drop their crafting mats when you kill them if they would have anyway.))

Cry_Wolfe

leshpar wrote: »

As an argonian I have to be against this idea. I am afraid that people might be tempted to harvest argonian scales to satisfy the market for these kinds of leathers. The market demand would surely be high for this kind of material.

((I vote no. Basically, if you need leathers and hides, you should go kill the mobs that drop them. Even if you're over the level to get loot from them they will still drop their crafting mats when you kill them if they would have anyway.))

i think you'd be better warned being more afraid of getting bitten by a vampire or mauled by a werewolf given the state of the current epidemic.

I also think that selling crafting materials is over the top.