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PvP Rewards System
shanersimms_ESO
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Alright guiyse, it's time to get serious. So I find the PvP (when it works and bugs notwithstanding) overall is amazingly fun and a solid foundation to build on. One thing that bugs me to tears is the fact the rewards for PvP are pretty underwhelming. I have spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 hours in Cyrodiil, and haven't even come CLOSE to having 1 million points saved up to buy a SINGLE piece of Covenant's gear.
So my primary question is why are these pieces so expensive, and who in their right mind would buy them when you can just buy the green versions in chat from someone (or get lucky on the "Rewards for the worthy") for 5k gold or so and then enchant/improve them up in quality?
Secondly, why are the same points that are used to fund the war effort the same points required for any sort of personal reward? A player strongly committed to the war effort will be spending those points on siege, camps, anti-siege etc. Why give players a reason to withhold points? That's the reason you have pugs where 1 in 5 have siege to drop. Splitting the points between rewards and siege/repair funding would be a welcome addition.
Finally, one of the primary selling points of ESO was that you could "play how you wanted." I don't understand why I have to go questing to get enough gold to keep my Soul Shard supply stocked. Why can't I save up PvP reward points and buy things like Motifs, Mounts, and/or Crafting Items?
For players like me, being able to straight PvP and be able to pursue all these rewards and goals would be a dream come true.
Thoughts anyone?
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage
So my primary question is why are these pieces so expensive, and who in their right mind would buy them when you can just buy the green versions in chat from someone (or get lucky on the "Rewards for the worthy") for 5k gold or so and then enchant/improve them up in quality?
Secondly, why are the same points that are used to fund the war effort the same points required for any sort of personal reward? A player strongly committed to the war effort will be spending those points on siege, camps, anti-siege etc. Why give players a reason to withhold points? That's the reason you have pugs where 1 in 5 have siege to drop. Splitting the points between rewards and siege/repair funding would be a welcome addition.
Finally, one of the primary selling points of ESO was that you could "play how you wanted." I don't understand why I have to go questing to get enough gold to keep my Soul Shard supply stocked. Why can't I save up PvP reward points and buy things like Motifs, Mounts, and/or Crafting Items?
For players like me, being able to straight PvP and be able to pursue all these rewards and goals would be a dream come true.
Thoughts anyone?
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage
-Lord Shaszahan the Archmage, of The Septim Bloodline
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Limitless✭✭✭I don't know what to say man, I saved up my points for a week and got over a million AP.
They nerfed the armor set I was going for so I used it all up on mages and siege equipment.
I do agree that the armor sets kinda suck for the amount that they cost though,Ebonheart Pact
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shanersimms_ESO✭✭✭I don't know what to say man, I saved up my points for a week and got over a million AP.
They nerfed the armor set I was going for so I used it all up on mages and siege equipment.
I do agree that the armor sets kinda suck for the amount that they cost though,
Well I know if you stockpile points and play Wabba all day/everyday it's doable, yet even at that rate that's nearly two months for a set of gear. How long is that good for before they increase the VR Cap?
I also spend A LOT of points on things for the war effort. (300k pts on repair kits in Chrysamere last night lol) Yet I shouldn't have to feel like I'm hurting the war effort just to save towards rewards that you can get cheaper in other ways anyways.
The whole system seems wonky in that regard. I feel dedicated PvPers should have a much larger gamut of rewards to choose from.
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Halrloprillalar✭✭✭✭✭Most of the gear is a joke..
They need to allow us to build personal teleports to bases for craptons of AP
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On a serious note, most of the time pvp is done just for the sake of pvp, although a few meager carrots are always nice."nerf rock, paper is fine" - scissors
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✭Good point OP. I mean about AP being used to both buy gear and siege equipment. I rarely buy siege gear for this very reason.Edited by OrangeTheCat on 25 June 2014 23:370 -
Mercurio✭✭✭Hopefully (i.e. certainly) they will expand the pvp rewards to be able to buy unique mounts, appearance gear and fun stuff as well.0 -
Sometimes I dont get what to do. I save up to 1mill AP, but then I know for certain that there is gonna be a VR14 gear in a coupla months. I dont wanna spend my hardearned ap now only to know it'll not be the best available soon.
Why cant they do pvp seasons like wow did. At least I know how long my gear will be best-in-slot?1 -
Glantris✭✭✭i personally would like something bigger to spend AP on. an upgradable guild base costing tens to hundreds of millions of AP is one thing i've heard lots of people talk about. it's a little depressing to accumulate hundreds of thousands of AP and not be able to spend it on anything permanent or really worthwhile long-term.Glantris | VR14 AD Templar | Main Group Heals/Support
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Inzababa✭✭✭I totally agree, pvp rewards should be accessilble to pvp players.
It's all right if some rewards are totally expensive, BUT they should be worth it ... atm the green dominion sets with the correct upgrades are better than the purple pvp rewards that cost 1 MILLION alliance points...
Not to mention that siege weapons, and particularly repairing keeps is so damn expensive.Resistance is FUtilezCivilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.
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✭Even though I saved lots of AP for that gear I din´t buy it. By getting multiple chests including green PvP gear I made a whole set. Just improved it myself. I have no problem accepting the gear isn´t game breaker.The wind is cold where I live,
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KenHoSoul ShrivenYou guys do realize you get gear in your reward bags right ?
and that you can buy pretty much any alliance gear in decent guild stores for very low gold value right ?
use you points in sieges and tents their is no point in spending them on gear...
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