Should the Gold Coast Bazaar also have a physical in game location?

Mascen · March 19

I was thinking about this ever since the annoying with the whole trade bar system, but I'd like it if the devs could rework the Gold Coast Trading Company HQ into the in-game Bazaar HQ. I figure it could be used as both a showcase and an introduction to the trade bar system for new players while showing some love to the Anvil region.

Danikat · March 19

It would be great if it did.

Firstly for the immersion and lore aspect, but also because it would be a nice way to show off the items outside of the preview system. It's really helpful when games have examples of items you can buy in the world so you can see how they actually look, especially for furniture where it can be hard to gauge how big they actually are.

LunaFlora · March 19

we gave feedback about it during the update 49 pts cycle and zos could do it in the future.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/8414714#Comment_8414714

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

from the pictures shared last week,
i was hoping there would also be an in-game location for the Gold Coast Bazaar, as its pictures appear to place it at the Gold Coast Trading Company building in Anvil.

would be fun to see that bazaar from the above picture in the future.
Could be similar to Belkarth Festival Grounds in Craglorn and have the Luxury Furnisher, indrik merchant, and impressario.

Edited To Add
i do love what the Gold Coast Bazaar is!
Very excited to finally get the Dragon's Treasure Trove. And Trade Bars are way better than Event Tickets.

Hey @LunaFlora the team has seen your post here and wanted you to know that while they can't promise anything, they are interested in updating the Anvil area at some point to include a "real-world" version of the Bazaar there.

Putting the Bazaar in the Crown Store helped make it easy to find for all players who don't necessarily want to explore the world to find a vendor. We hear the feedback on wanting this to be a real world thing though and thank you for the suggestion!

whitecrow · March 19

I was disappointed to learn that it wasn't going to be a "real" place, so yes.

Alphawolf01A · March 19

Danikat wrote: »

It would be great if it did.

Firstly for the immersion and lore aspect, but also because it would be a nice way to show off the items outside of the preview system. It's really helpful when games have examples of items you can buy in the world so you can see how they actually look, especially for furniture where it can be hard to gauge how big they actually are.

Completely agree about previewing furnishings. I wish that your character, or even a generic silhouette, would be next to the item, for scale.

FlameDark · March 19

Wait, it's just something in the crown store? Well that's dumb! I thought it was actually going to be a vendor. Yeah they really need to make it into a vendor in game. I know it's better for ease of access to just have it in the crown store, but I enjoy going to vendors to buy things (which is why I will never use the bag upgrades in the menu and will still go to their vendors). It makes me happy to do it that way!

G1Countdown · March 19

I always pictured Fargrave’s guild trader area to be like that.

I would like to see that, but outside with no ceiling. A true bazaar. Would be cool.

katanagirl1 · March 19

Mascen wrote: »

I was thinking about this ever since the annoying with the whole trade bar system, but I'd like it if the devs could rework the Gold Coast Trading Company HQ into the in-game Bazaar HQ. I figure it could be used as both a showcase and an introduction to the trade bar system for new players while showing some love to the Anvil region.

Interesting idea, but isn’t that area considered trespassing even after the TG questline? Or am I thinking of something else?

LunaFlora · March 19

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Mascen wrote: »

I was thinking about this ever since the annoying with the whole trade bar system, but I'd like it if the devs could rework the Gold Coast Trading Company HQ into the in-game Bazaar HQ. I figure it could be used as both a showcase and an introduction to the trade bar system for new players while showing some love to the Anvil region.

Interesting idea, but isn’t that area considered trespassing even after the TG questline? Or am I thinking of something else?

Gold Coast is from the Dark Brotherhood dlc and entering the Trading Company building is indeed trespassing.
But ZOS can remove the lock.

Though the promotional art for Gold Coast Bazaar is in front of the building, not inside it

xencthlu · March 19

I like it as an addition to Anvil lore-wise! Anvil is supposed to be a trade capital of the world, being as it is a coastal city where the Gold Road terminates. The market there, like most of the market spaces in the game's cities, feels very anemic and sterile. I think a bustling, chaotic open air market would really go a long way to sell Anvil as a trade city and make it feel alive and dynamic, especially if it has assets on display that rotate in and out in accordance with availability.

And I love the Gold Coast. I'd really love to see it get more attention. It's completely wasted as a backdrop for the Dark Brotherhood storyline.

spartaxoxo · March 19

Yes, they should have launched with a both physical and menu based store front. No reason for it to be an either/or thing!

AllenaNightWood · March 19

it should have had a real location that would have been neat

stuartx13 · March 20

I agree with this 100%

SeaGtGruff · March 20

Is the Gold Coast DLC free yet? If not, when will it become free for everyone?

LunaFlora · March 20

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Is the Gold Coast DLC free yet? If not, when will it become free for everyone?

it became base game with update 49.
so when was March 9.

twisttop138 · March 20

I was disappointed when they said it was in the crown store menu. I think it would be cool if it was also a vendor or maybe a traveling caravan of vendors that's in a different spot each week.

DenverRalphy · March 20

I would have placed it along the Anvil Docks. Boost the real estate value of the guild trader Kiosks.

Malyore · March 20

Wait you mean it's not actually in the gold coast?

Syldras · March 20

Malyore wrote: »

Wait you mean it's not actually in the gold coast?

A tab in the crown store. That's it. I've also been astounded (It sounded differently in the announcement, didn't it?) and disappointed when I found out. Many people were. At least ZOS has already acknowledged that and might work on a real location.

At least it taught me one thing: To be more careful when interpreting announcements.

WerewolfMoonHunter · March 20

Mascen wrote: »

I was thinking about this ever since the annoying with the whole trade bar system, but I'd like it if the devs could rework the Gold Coast Trading Company HQ into the in-game Bazaar HQ. I figure it could be used as both a showcase and an introduction to the trade bar system for new players while showing some love to the Anvil region.

I know that this topic shows up in different formus and groups and I 100% agree that there should be an option to use Gold Coast Baazar as physical in game location. I wouldn't even mind if it would be run by Impressario ^^

Thumbless_Bot · March 20

It should present as a ship filled with treasure and riches from around Nirn docked in the gold coast.

metheglyn · March 20

I would really like to see it represented in game, too. When it was first announced, I thought it would be, so finding out it was just another menu was a disappointment.

As others have mentioned, being able to preview some of these items in the game world would be nice, and it would help make the world itself feel more alive to have an actual market to visit.

stuartx13 · March 20

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/1ryncpd/should_the_gold_coast_bazaar_be_a_real_in_game/

This_0ne · March 20

i am ok with ui menu. Pacrooti is not physical too

Erickson9610 · March 20

This_0ne wrote: »

i am ok with ui menu. Pacrooti is not physical too

At least Pacrooti has dialogue for when you're being attacked while in the menu, and he's a character referenced in-game (particularly in the Northern Elsweyr zone's quests). It took me a while to realize that he's also one of the Woodworking hirelings who sends you mail.

I think it'd be cool to have the Bazaar have a physical presence as well! I wouldn't always travel to it, but it helps establish this feature as an actual part of TES lore.

whitecrow · March 20

This_0ne wrote: »

i am ok with ui menu. Pacrooti is not physical too

This is why they need to make a plush Pacrooti.

SeaGtGruff · March 20

LunaFlora wrote: »

SeaGtGruff wrote: »

Is the Gold Coast DLC free yet? If not, when will it become free for everyone?

it became base game with update 49.
so when was March 9.

That's awesome! So, then-- yes, that might be a good place to put it, since everyone can now get access to the Gold Coast.

AScarlato · March 20

At first I wanted this to be something the Bandaari to handle and give them more to do so they really feel like strong traders, but the mention of Gold Coast lore is good too.

Would be great for an in-game market for sure!