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redcloud1187_ESO · January 2015

Will we need PS+ to play ESO?
How will ESO plus work with us PS+ members?

Iago · January 2015

redcloud1187_ESO wrote: »

Will we need PS+ to play ESO?
How will ESO plus work with us PS+ members?

Gonna have to pay for both

HippieTheGreat · January 2015

With the Console release in June and everyone saying that update 6 will be the console release, does this mean Update 7 is not happening until AFTER console launch?

redcloud1187_ESO · January 2015

So I have to pay for both to get the DLC and the crown points each month?

Galathil923 · January 2015

Why was this decision to go B2P never brought up in the forums under "Developer Discussions"? When you say in your Twitch video that we wanted this,I would like to know who "we" is?

ahstin2001nub18_ESO · January 2015

Galathil923 wrote: »

Why was this decision to go B2P never brought up in the forums under "Developer Discussions"? When you say in your Twitch video that we wanted this,I would like to know who "we" is?

the F2P market that constantly posted about it on facebook.

redcloud1187_ESO · January 2015

If we need PS+ to play ESO on the ps4 we are still P2P and now we got to pay more a month to get the DLC for free why not just sell a season pass and the crown points in the PS store like with AC unity and other games that do a season pass offer

Lykurgis · January 2015

T A R G E T D U M M I E S

can we get them in the craft store? would be a great addition for raiders/theorcrafters

NotSo · January 2015

Will we ever get to choose alternate cosmetics/spell effects to abilities we have now. If so, how would we get access to those? I.e.: free at start, achievement reward, ingame purchase, or crown shop purchase?

I would love to change my mage light into a swirling ball of fire.

Daishin15 · January 2015

This is referring those that will be Switching from PC to Consoles.

1.Can we PLEASE Download it Early and play? Or At least Download it early so we can play day One?
2.Can We please KEEP our Personal Items, Banked Items, or at least our ARMOR? Maybe Just On One Player?
3. Can We Keep Our Explorer Pack and Imperial Edition Items, Vanity Pets, Trophies Ect...

Enodoc · January 2015

redcloud1187_ESO wrote: »

So I have to pay for both to get the DLC and the crown points each month?

As I understand it:

If you're an ESO Plus member, you'll get 1500 Crowns per month and the DLC for free as long as you stay a member.
If you're not an ESO Plus member, you buy Crowns and then pay for the DLC with those Crowns.
If you were an ESO Plus member, and cancelled your membership, you will lose access to the DLC until you pay Crowns for it separately or resub to ESO Plus.

redcloud1187_ESO wrote: »

If we need PS+ to play ESO on the ps4 we are still P2P and now we got to pay more a month to get the DLC for free why not just sell a season pass and the crown points in the PS store like with AC unity and other games that do a season pass offer

Crowns will be available in the PSN Store (and XBL Marketplace) to buy the DLC if you don't want to pay monthly for ESO Plus.

daneyulebub17_ESO · January 2015

Will the big STORE button blink? That would be soooo cool!

Enodoc · January 2015

daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »

Will the big STORE button blink? That would be soooo cool!

I doubt there will be one, just like there isn't for any of the other UI windows. (It would be even better if they implemented it through the Banker in-game rather than the UI, but that's unlikely.)

AlexDougherty · January 2015

Enodoc wrote: »

daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »

Will the big STORE button blink? That would be soooo cool!

I doubt there will be one, just like there isn't for any of the other UI windows. (It would be even better if they implemented it through the Banker in-game rather than the UI, but that's unlikely.)

If they implemented it via the Bank, and it broke, then you might not have access to your bank, or guild store, or guild bank.

So maybe they would be better not doing that.

randolphbenoit · January 2015

...As I understand it:
If you were an ESO Plus member, and cancelled your membership, you will lose access to the DLC until you pay Crowns for it separately or resub to ESO Plus.

Sounds like paying for something twice...

AlexDougherty · January 2015

randolphbenoit wrote: »

...As I understand it:
If you were an ESO Plus member, and cancelled your membership, you will lose access to the DLC until you pay Crowns for it separately or resub to ESO Plus.

Sounds like paying for something twice...

They haven't actually said anything about how the DLC will work with B2P, or how unsubbing will affect it. For all we know B2Pers could be buying access to dlc every month rather than a one off, I doubt it, but the point is we don't have any info at the minute, so it could be.

theroyalestpythonnub18_ESO · January 2015

How is the new payment model going to affect development, and the rate of updates?

Do you guys intend to keep the 4-6 week update schedule, or can we expect to see this slow way down. Content like the Imperial City seems like it's been such a long time coming. I'm worried we're never going to see it.

daneyulebub17_ESO · January 2015

Enodoc wrote: »

daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »

Will the big STORE button blink? That would be soooo cool!

I doubt there will be one, just like there isn't for any of the other UI windows. (It would be even better if they implemented it through the Banker in-game rather than the UI, but that's unlikely.)

Uh, why would they possibly hide their source of revenue? Lotro shows it. Swotro shows it. Rift shows it. All times. Unhidable. Why would this game be any different? "Minimalist" interface or not, they'll make sure that button is right there, all the time.

BBSooner · January 2015

Enodoc wrote: »

daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »

Will the big STORE button blink? That would be soooo cool!

I doubt there will be one, just like there isn't for any of the other UI windows. (It would be even better if they implemented it through the Banker in-game rather than the UI, but that's unlikely.)

It's going to be a large/main source of income down the road. I'd bet it's going to be on our UI, even if you have to open your character sheet/inventory/some other window to see it first.

istateres · January 2015

After Update 6 will ANY game content / changes be free?

eventide03b14a_ESO · January 2015

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More importantly, how is your new model not a pay to win model?:

10% bonus to experience point gain
10% bonus to crafting research
10% bonus to crafting inspiration gain
10% bonus to gold acquisition

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How does your company think that it can sustain itself while isolating the most loyal fans of the franchise?

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freelancrtexb14_ESO · January 2015

Since I have the Imperial Edition on PC will that status transfer over to PS4 or will i have to rebuy and set up a new account?

Kraven · January 2015

The original schedule of new content every 4-6 weeks. That time table hasn't been met yet, but do you see it getting better or worse? Will DLC updates be large ones every 4-6 months (gaining 2-3 micro transaction boosts per year if people actually buy them) Or more small ones every 2-4 months, trying to earn sales yearly on 3-6 "DLC" sales?

How much will DLC cost? If it is released one per every 3 months, is it going to sell for the $45 that Unlimited members have paid in subs? Not sure how many console players would pay 45 every 3 months considering they apparently had such an issue with sub model in the first place. So IF dlc is available every 3 months for the expected $10-20 what is the benefit of paying the additional $25-$35? A few crowns?

Wouldn't every player be better off buying the number of crowns that they wanted and the DLC, considering subscribers are only 'renting' the DLC no matter how long they've been subbed? (the content itself becomes locked if they drop their sub a year from now for a month or two, during those two months they don't have access to a $20 DLC even though they've paid a year's worth of subscription?)

3 months seems like a very quick time table to release new content for a B2P game. Take GW for example, it after all has the exact same business model:
Three stand-alone episodes, one major expansion pack, and several "mini"-expansions were released in the series from April 2005 to April 2013

So how long do you realistically see quality rich content worth the price of DLC to be released? How do you balance keeping that DLC cheap while keeping subs, supporting development of cheap content?

Drawberrry · January 2015

Drawberrry wrote: »

Are there any solid plan's for being able to change character appearance later in game? If so, can you tell us what sort of control we would have (facial features only? full customization?) and how this system will be implemented?

UPDATE:
With the release of the new crown currency for subscribers, would this be handled through the crown-shop?

IE: Would you require using crowns to purchase the ability to change apperance?

Azalin76 · January 2015

What is the current ETA on removing Veteran Ranks. You said before that you would not release console systems until the champion system was added and veteran ranks were removed. With the console release dates of June does this mean that update 1.7 will be out by then with the removal of veteran ranks?

James-Wayne · January 2015

@ZOS_GinaBruno‌

Q1. If we are allowed to copy our characters to Xbox One can we then go back to PC and continue to play that account? Do I pay two different subs for Xbox and PC?

Q2. I understand the mega server you connect to is different but are the accounts linked between Console and PC? Or do we need to create a new account?

Q3. Finally with the announcement of Windows 10 cross play will you be looking at adding that feature in the future to enable Xbox and PC players to game together? I assume you haven't discussed that topic at the table yet but thought I'd put it out there.

Q4. Definite final question, Is the newly created console UI going to be available to PC players so we can play with our gamepads?

Answer whatever questions you can, if any. Thanks and keep the show going for the communication to the community is great to have!

Enodoc · January 2015

istateres wrote: »

After Update 6 will ANY game content / changes be free?

Yes. "Regular updates and new gameplay will be offered to all players to enjoy free of additional charges." [source]
I'm hoping that the PvP gameplay updates (Imperial City and Justice PvP) will be considered under this "new gameplay".

Gyudan · January 2015

What changes will me made to the dev teams to adapt to the new payment model?

p1nhead · January 2015

WIll you add russian localization in near future?

daneyulebub17_ESO · January 2015

Why, in the last ESO live, was there actually no attention given to how upset so many people actually are about the p2p change? Why did you treat your players like children, touting it as something we all "asked for" and only providing pluses, when you know perfectly well how controversial and unpopular it is with many people? Why didn't you at least have an intelligent discussion of the pros and cons instead of spoon feeding us happy-company-speak like a bunch of corporate robots?

Like to see you answer that one.