Maybe good intentions, and initially seemed awesome. Until you go to the link provided and try to fill the form... And see that your country is "banned" for this and that (really, the customer / player should care?).

And then the excitement turns bitter and you realise it is just a huge insult, to all those who have been supporting ESO since Betas, from every corner of this PLANET.

Nice try, thanks for nothing.

because residents in Spain can not participate, if for reasons of law of the country pora money, they could at least put the crowns to draw to countries that can not enter, thanks

why can't Belgium participate in this? isn't this discrimination? This is definitely a reason NOT to play ESO !

Your sweepstakes is illegal in my home state as you require a purchase to enter.

Please stop advertising your illegal contest on my screen when I open the launcher.

Thanks.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This is the official discussion thread for the blog article #ESO #MillionReasonsToPlay $1,000,000 (USD) Giveaway. Good luck to everyone!

Good Luck everyone?

Everyone except me and the other players on the banned countries list !

Who came up with this idea?

How about giving those who couldn't enter something, 5500 crown pack, rare motif book ancient Orc for example, free polar bear n cub, something other than we sorry you couldn't enter.

I was so excited for this, and then, like pretty much everyone here, I realised that I, being a South African, would not be able to enter. In fact, not a single African (or Asian or South American) country appears on the list. Don't get me wrong, I adore ESO. I really, really do. Unfortunately, this competition left a bitter taste in my mouth. While I understand that some countries can't participate due to legal restrictions, as far as I could tell South Africa has no laws preventing the competition (although I admit I may have missed something), and I find it unlikely that every single African, Asian and South American country had restrictions preventing their residents participating.
Even, hypothetically, if they all had these restrictions, I find it insulting that Zenimax would choose to run a competition which they know can only have participants from 10 countries. If you want to build good vibes, this is not the way. Make it a giveaway of virtual items that everyone can participate in, or spend that million dollars coding a little thank-you party for the players that can happen in-game. Right now, the competition is really looking like the cheap, stupid marketing ploy that it is, and from the responses on the forums, Zenimax is going to suffer some fallout.
I'll still be playing ESO, but I am far less inclined to give any more money to Zenimax.

You can really do a lot of the research on your own if you're curious why certain areas are prohibited. New York, for example, controls a lot through the NYS Lotto. Even slot machines in New York are through the NYS Lotto and are all VLTs (video lottery terminal).

Also, if you read the terms, you'll see this is actually being handled by a third-party, Sweepstakes Group, who is likely the ones actually giving the money away.

It's unfortunate, since this likely started as a great idea. It's really not ZOS' doing on the restrictions. But given the restrictions, it would have been a better idea to think this through a little more.

I saw the announcement and was really excited. Sounded so positive, and I thought what a cool idea, this would get a lot of attention and certainly would be a good reason to play ESO through the holidays.

On the registration page, my country is excluded. This made me sad.

I was then drawn to this forum post and can see that the majority of the world is excluded from the competition. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. We are all part of your customer base, we are all your customers that have purchased the game.

This has left a bitter taste in my mouth. Why not run a competition that's inclusive of all your customers?

I studied my country's(Latvia) Gambling and Lotteries law and basically all who had ESO accounts before giveaway was announced should have been allowed to participate.

If lottery is free and there are no cost at all to participate organizer don't need license and coordination with officials. For players who had accounts before giveaway announcement had all rights to participate. We don't have pay for anything and don't need to buy any product.

Do I have to be an ESO Plus member when playing between December 3 and January 10?

why is mexico in that poll and not other countries

I betl ike 5 ppl play from mexico if even that