People, relax.

Darkonflare15 · January 2015

BlueIllyrian wrote: »

Sneak_Thief wrote: »

Everyone just needs to calm down, have a beer or smoke something, but chill. It will all be O-Tay.

How about you mind your own business and stop preaching me how to behave?

@bluellyrian Geez how about you chill since this content is all our business.

BlueIllyrian · January 2015

Bloodfang wrote: »

SERIOUSLY WHAT AN OVERREACTION!

1. They are replacing P2P Model with a P2P/B2P Hybrid. Call it more like a B2P Trial if you want.

2. Cash Shop WON'T be P2W. If you are subscribed you will eventually buy everything for "FREE" with the crowns you will be getting monthly anyway.

3. Cash Shop WILL be more like a FEATURE than an ANNOYANCE. You will have all those awesome Costumes, Mounts and Pets there. Like I already said, if you stay subscribed you will be basically getting them for "FREE" anyway. It's addition to the game, and nothing annoying at all.

SUMMARY: Yes when I read the article first, I was really disappointed, however through some deep thought, I've found out that this Hybrid Model is way better than the P2P Model we used to have. It's possibly the best Payment Model ever created. Why:

- More Revenue for ZOS -> More Content for US

- NO P2W Cash Shop -> Just very good looking vanity stuff.

- A Buy to Play Trial for EVERYONE -> Playerbase is gonna increase by a lot.

- Buy To Play DLCs (Free for the subbed people) -> A great way to "force" people to sub anyway. I expect DLCs to be much more costly than a subscription.

What some of you don't understand:

- ESO wasn't doing bad, it would've kept the P2P Model on it's own just fine.

- Microsoft forced this on them, as they didn't want to drop the Xbox Live fee (Sony was prepared to drop it actually for the PS Net).

- Copies sold from Consoles will most likely jump from 200k -> 2mil+ just due to this change -> We are looking at 120+ mil revenue just from Console Sales.

PEOPLE NO NEED TO EXAGGERATE OR OVERREACT!
YOU WILL QUICKLY FIND OUT THAT UPDATES WILL STAY RIGHT ON SCHEDULE! HECK THEY'LL BE PROBABLY EVEN FASTER AND BIGGER. IT WAS A SMART BUSINESS MOVE!

I don't know what you are smoking but please send some.

1. It's B2P / P2P / F2P hybrid, care to guess what 1/3 will survive?
2. Wrong, cash shop can't be profitable if it doesn't provide significant advantage.
3. wishful thinking and not in line with what cash shop is in other games.

- More Revenue for ZOS -> More Profit for Shareholders, might or might not include osmething for US

- P2W Cash Shop -> vanity stuff makes low profit and has limited sale value.

- A Buy to Play by definition isn't a trial

- DLCs / expacs are not money makers in games with cash shop

SMART BUSINESS MOVE = GOOD FOR COMPANY = MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR CUSTOMER

grimjim398 · January 2015

Zone chat in the beginning areas is already like wading through a sewer; total misogyny and crude crap all day long. Can't see that this is going to do anything but make things worse at all levels. Sure, this model could work out great for the people who stay, and good luck to you. There are other games out there, though, and if I have to put up with a F2P model, of which this is just a variant, then I'll go try those. Besides, I only played through Dragon Age: Inquisition once so far, so now I'll have time to do that. Maybe I'll come back here one of these days and see what's new - but most likely not. It's not the end of the world. Just a game, after all, and these guys are just making a business decision - one that I don't like and won't support, but it's just that, at the end of the day.