Official Discussion Thread for "Crown Store Showcase – May 2018"

Jaeysa · May 2018

Elissae wrote: »

Irfind wrote: »

Uhm not really ?

This should be part of summerset for gold not for crowns

I think on the live stream they said it will be both for the town house, with the ship+cave being Crown store only?

They did, yes.

code65536 · May 2018

Rickter wrote: »

code65536 wrote: »

I think this is the first time an in-game motif is made available in the Crown Store at the same time it is made available in-game.

"Glass"

@Rickter That is incorrect. Glass was released in-game on 31 Aug 2015 with Imperial City. It appeared on the Crown Store 24 Sep 2015. It was only three weeks or so between in-game availability and Crown Store availability, which at the time was a source of controversy. But three weeks is still longer than 0 days.

SydneyGrey · May 2018

Finally more hair!!!! YAAAASSSS!!!
It looks nice, too.

MajesticHaruki · May 2018

Sapiarch motif is crown store exclusive?

driosketch · May 2018

@MajesticHaruki It is not.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Thavie wrote: »

Yet another crown store exclusive crafting morif! Oh, come on!

To clarify, the Sapiarch Crafting Style will not be an ESO Crown-Store exclusive. It will also be available in-game by completing specific Summerset daily quests. Watch for full details in the Summerset launch patch notes.

JamieAubrey · May 2018

Meh, nothing worth being excited for imo

James-Wayne · May 2018

code65536 wrote: »

Rickter wrote: »

code65536 wrote: »

I think this is the first time an in-game motif is made available in the Crown Store at the same time it is made available in-game.

"Glass"

@Rickter That is incorrect. Glass was released in-game on 31 Aug 2015 with Imperial City. It appeared on the Crown Store 24 Sep 2015. It was only three weeks or so between in-game availability and Crown Store availability, which at the time was a source of controversy. But three weeks is still longer than 0 days.

Testing the waters.

Mady · May 2018

Finally some P2W I can waste my money on

ArchMikem · May 2018

Youre finally getting your luxurious feminine locks hairstyle guys. Happy?

Marabornwingrion · May 2018

Irfind wrote: »

Uhm not really ?

This should be part of summerset for gold not for crowns

You can buy this house for 1 million gold.

GoonyGoat · May 2018

Aaaaah I want that smiling puppy so much, but only have like 100 crowns

On a side-note, how many peeps do you think have tried licking that guar for .... recreational purposes

Edit: 20% off crowns, gonna re-home a puppy!!

moonio · May 2018

The redoran shield is surely the best shield style in the game!

HappyLittleTree · May 2018

I hope the hairstyle is available for male characters too. I'm working on a fabulous Fabio Nord build!

MornaBaine · May 2018

Astrid_V wrote: »

I wish that hairstyle could be purchased separately, cause I'm not interested in any other items included in this bundle.

Yeah the "bundling" tactic so they can jack up the price is NOT appealing. SIGH

MornaBaine · May 2018

MasterSpatula wrote: »

Think there's enough limited time items in there? Yeesh!

So tired of that. Seriously ZOS just put it ALL up at the beginning of the month and leave it there. Enough with the manipulation.

Pwoo · May 2018

Please tell me I'm not the only one who is sick of seeing recolored guars. I'm happy to see the hairstyle though, finally something I am interested in after the last few disappointing showcases.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom · May 2018

Irfind wrote: »

Uhm not really ?

This should be part of summerset for gold not for crowns

This player home will be available in-game for gold (unfurnished) with the launch of Summerset as well.

moonio · May 2018

MornaBaine wrote: »

MasterSpatula wrote: »

Think there's enough limited time items in there? Yeesh!

So tired of that. Seriously ZOS just put it ALL up at the beginning of the month and leave it there. Enough with the manipulation.

It's not manipulation imo, and if it is then you should tell all the supermarkets to stop having time limited offers too, Lidl wouldn't survive without them..

I much prefer time limited offers to loot crates.. and you should too.

HappyLittleTree · May 2018

Mady wrote: »

Finally some P2W I can waste my money on

P2W? it's just lazy mans scrolls chill^^

I don't get it because i don't need it. I have patience to wait for research^^

Jake1576 · May 2018

Boo no new polymorph this time

driosketch · May 2018

moonio wrote: »

MornaBaine wrote: »

MasterSpatula wrote: »

Think there's enough limited time items in there? Yeesh!

So tired of that. Seriously ZOS just put it ALL up at the beginning of the month and leave it there. Enough with the manipulation.

It's not manipulation imo, and if it is then you should tell all the supermarkets to stop having time limited offers too, Lidl wouldn't survive without them..

I much prefer time limited offers to loot crates.. and you should too.

Yeah... that's all manipulation. It's trying to create an artificial rush. Best Buy, for instance, has been spamming me about one day left on a sale for the past week like they're going out of business. Retail is all about these psychological tricks, i.e. items on sale all year round. It's important to at least recognize the games being played on you.

calitrumanb14_ESO · May 2018

To be fair, once a supermarket sale ends you can still buy the item at regular price.

moonio · May 2018

I dont care, I like the time limited offers lol...

Vanthras79 · May 2018

Astrid_V wrote: »

Irfind wrote: »

Uhm not really ?

This should be part of summerset for gold not for crowns

You can buy this house for 1 million gold.

I just had the Dr. Evil flashback.

CaffeinatedMayhem · May 2018

I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted the Colossal Elven Grotto or Dawnlight Palace more... so I decided to buy whichever came out first.

Thanks for settling that debate ZOS!

Jayne_Doe · May 2018

Vanthras79 wrote: »

That Sapiarch motif looks tempting. My outfit would be the talk of the town. So ready for Summerset!

And this is why they're introducing the motif in the CS at launch. They're hoping to catch people unaware.

NOTE: You will be able to earn this motif in-game! Also, you will be able to buy it from other players. Of course, if you don't have SS and really want it right away, then sure, maybe a CS purchase would be an acceptable way to go.

But, how many people are going to know at launch that they can either earn the motif in-game if they own SS or they can buy pages from other players if they don't. People are gonna see this pop up and think it's CS exclusive. I don't mind motifs in the CS, even exclusive ones (I've purchased both Frostcaster and Grim Harlequin). But, what I don't like is introducing a brand-new motif at launch that is also available in the expansion. Many won't know this and will fork over Crowns they may not have if they knew it could be obtained in game. Sure, some would still want to buy it outright anyway, but some of the buyers probably won't have all the facts to make an informed decision.

As for the rest of the Showcase, I'm somewhat pleased. There are at least a couple of permanent items being added (the beauty pack and a pet) in addition to the permanent items we already knew were coming as part of the expansion (house and research scrolls). Everything else, though, is limited time...again. Plus, they're removing 8 items, so it's a net loss...again.

I am going to check out the Dibella pack - that's the only limited-time item I'm remotely interested in. I may pick up the beauty pack at some point, if I like more than just the hairstyle and if the price is reasonable.

Highlor3 · May 2018

Rickter wrote: »

FOR EFF's SAKE - WHERE IS TSAESCI MOTIF?!?!

It was first seen in Morrowind's Closed PTS, so my guess is that it will be available in June, during Morrowind's anniversary.

Leandor · May 2018

Rickter wrote: »

FOR EFF's SAKE - WHERE IS TSAESCI MOTIF?!?!

QFE.

Tsaesci! Come on!

Merenwen_812 · May 2018

WINDBLOWN HAIR
*waits for it*

silvereyes · May 2018

VaranisArano wrote: »

Just a reminder that it costs 50-55k crowns or $360 to $400 (PC/NA non sale prices) should you choose to buy those Jewelry Crafting scrolls to max out your jewelry research (assuming you have all traits jewelry and all research passives available).

Of course, you can also wait out the timer...

It'll take a little over a month to research 6-traits on necklace and ring if you have no downtime on research, all passives, and all traits available. It'll take about 5 to 6 months to fully research jewelry traits.

More detailed math here: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/408045/how-much-does-it-cost-to-max-research-jewelry-with-crown-scrolls/p1

Thanks for the maths. This is unfortunately exactly the situation I feared when the instant research scrolls came out.

Depending on how many people plop down the necessary $400, there's a chance that the only Hundings or Julianos gold jewelry you will see in the guild stores for several months will be ridiculously overpriced, as the Crown Store buyers exploit their market advantage.

I can only hope that there are enough of these day-one jewelry crafting maxers to provide some competition in the market. The nice thing is that crafted jewelry will essentially be commodities, eventually: each crafter can make an unlimited number. All it will take is a handful of folks making more supply than the market can handle to drive prices down.