tomofhyrule wrote: »

I am noticing that lately there are a lot more "help for new character" rewards like research scrolls and riding lessons (surprisingly none of those this month), but there's very little reason in game for us to make new characters.

Subclassing has actually made it easier to have fewer characters since they can all be set up the same anyway.

I wish ZOS would give us something like a new Class that would allow us to use these to make new characters if we so choose. Otherwise, just make sure to give us tripots and crown chicken since those are useful regardless, unlike things like the crown drinks that nobody uses.

This.
I've created a new character last week for one single reason : I needed a safebox on Bleakrock and all my other characters (six) had finished the quests up there. And since this new character is a khajiit NB and my main is a bosmeri NB, I'm not even sure I'll keep it anyway.

In understand that many players just are saying "these rewards are meant for new players" but statistically, there are more experienced players than new ones. It's like "we don't care about the majority, we're rooting for the newbies." Those newbies won't stay newbies for long, though...

Did the same a while ago (Psijic Order + Mages Guild > Morrowind > Clockwork > Summerset > Main Quest + Fighters Guild)

That worked fine. Just unlocking the Psijic order doesn't change anything. Later in the Summerset questline there's a cameo from Clockwork City, but I guess that just changes depending on whether you have already met. When done first, the ending of Summerset will have a continuity conflict with a certain side quest in Morrowind, not sure what's going to happen there.

I am noticing that lately there are a lot more "help for new character" rewards like research scrolls and riding lessons (surprisingly none of those this month), but there's very little reason in game for us to make new characters.

Subclassing has actually made it easier to have fewer characters since they can all be set up the same anyway.

I wish ZOS would give us something like a new Class that would allow us to use these to make new characters if we so choose. Otherwise, just make sure to give us tripots and crown chicken since those are useful regardless, unlike things like the crown drinks that nobody uses.

Oblivion_Protocol wrote: »

Here’s the thing. Daily rewards aren’t for us veterans. They’ve never been. They’re for newer people who are getting into the game for the first time. Yes, tri-pots are useful. But at this point, the guild stores are chock full of them and I don’t know a single long-time player who can’t craft them.

Also, think about the community response whenever some limited-time item gets thrown out there as a mundane reward. People get mad because they “earned it” and others won’t.

Long time ago, they casually dropped Murkmire in the daily rewards calendar, just like that, and I got to unlock a complete DLC without even havint to pay for it.

Maybe it's my humanism talking here, but even if greedy and selfish players exist, I want to believe that most people in the world are driven by the joy that more people can have access to what they want, rather than by the absurd belief that they're worth more than average just because they own something that many don't.

It's not a matter of skill, they haven't earned anything, they just logged in at the right time.

The daily rewards are supposed to be for things that help players level their newer characters with a few trinkets thrown in.
You expect apex collectibles for free?

It is actually quite brilliant for the player market when common mats and consumable items are going for high rates at the trader:
1) It ensures frequent trader transactions, siphoning gold from the game, while keeping suppliers interested.
2) It keeps newer players financially competitive, if they are willing to do the grind.
3) It disincentivizes writ crafting, which is a gold source that strongly contributes to inflation.
4) It is only problematic if important or unique consumables become largely inaccessible (like roe spikes before the anniversary events), but at the point where people stop burning the mats for writs this process is usually halted. There are sadly some consumables that are not affordable for everyone, but the type of potion or food a build uses is a deliberate decision. If nothing would be valuable we wouldn't need gold anyway.

Four_Fingers wrote: »

The daily rewards are supposed to be for things that help players level their newer characters with a few trinkets thrown in.
You expect apex collectibles for free?

And what about those of us who dont need them? If they weren't bound,we could give them away or convert them into crown gems at least.