Any Way for Existing Customers to get the Whiterun Wolfhound?

Curragraigue

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

Amsel_McKay

I want the steam version... I like the added features of steam... If I knew it was going to Steam I would have waited or paid to move over. The problem is you cant merge your account to steam, you have to buy the game all over again.

TeraAngelos

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

According to the forum mod: "The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam."

I interpret this to mean that if we don't buy the Imperial Edition on Steam, no wolfhound. Period.

If they release it later for everybody, I will retract my opposition.

ianangelospreub18_ESO

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

Possibly but so far they haven't said that, the mod that was on earlier said exactly the opposite actually.

TeraAngelos

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

I want the steam version... I like the added features of steam... If I knew it was going to Steam I would have waited or paid to move over. The problem is you cant merge your account to steam, you have to buy the game all over again.

If I had the option of paying $45 to get the game on Steam, and get the wolfhound, AND merge accounts so I don't lose 3.5 months of gameplay... I think I definitely would. Considering that buying it on Steam yields 30 more days of play time as with any new purchase.

Amsel_McKay

TeraAngelos wrote: »

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

According to the forum mod: "The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam."

I interpret this to mean that if we don't buy the Imperial Edition on Steam, no wolfhound. Period.

If they release it later for everybody, I will retract my opposition.

What about the people who buy the steam version because they think they are getting something unique...

ianangelospreub18_ESO

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

TeraAngelos wrote: »

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

According to the forum mod: "The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam."

I interpret this to mean that if we don't buy the Imperial Edition on Steam, no wolfhound. Period.

If they release it later for everybody, I will retract my opposition.

What about the people who buy the steam version because they think they are getting something unique...

If they want a unique game from steam there are plenty to pick from...I doubt very highly this vanity pet has changed anyone's mind at all about buying the game from steam. What has changed peoples mind is either the far lower cost, or the fact that it seems like Steam might get more cool new toys compared to regular pc making everyone now want to have steam instead, problem being there is no way to merg and no one wants to lose 3.5 months of work.

Solzean

Just posting to make the point that I would really appreciate them letting us have this dog in the game. Even if that means buying it. Or, if they are going to release a very similar dog with a slight re-skin, i am ok with that too. Just please give us a dog. I just got a new puppy in real life, It'd be nice to have on in a game too =D

Amsel_McKay

ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

TeraAngelos wrote: »

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

According to the forum mod: "The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam."

I interpret this to mean that if we don't buy the Imperial Edition on Steam, no wolfhound. Period.

If they release it later for everybody, I will retract my opposition.

What about the people who buy the steam version because they think they are getting something unique...

If they want a unique game from steam there are plenty to pick from...I doubt very highly this vanity pet has changed anyone's mind at all about buying the game from steam. What has changed peoples mind is either the far lower cost, or the fact that it seems like Steam might get more cool new toys compared to regular pc making everyone now want to have steam instead, problem being there is no way to merg and no one wants to lose 3.5 months of work.

I'm just pointing out that they will also complain!

Miflett

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »

Amsel_McKay wrote: »

TeraAngelos wrote: »

Curragraigue wrote: »

Isn't 'limited time bonus offer' publisher code for we are giving it to one group to encourage them to buy it then we will release it for everyone else in a month? Like they do with 'exclusive' DLC contents for games.

I think unless they use the words will not be offered in any other way like they did with the explorers pack play any race bonus chances are it will eventually be offered to others.

According to the forum mod: "The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam."

I interpret this to mean that if we don't buy the Imperial Edition on Steam, no wolfhound. Period.

If they release it later for everybody, I will retract my opposition.

What about the people who buy the steam version because they think they are getting something unique...

If they want a unique game from steam there are plenty to pick from...I doubt very highly this vanity pet has changed anyone's mind at all about buying the game from steam. What has changed peoples mind is either the far lower cost, or the fact that it seems like Steam might get more cool new toys compared to regular pc making everyone now want to have steam instead, problem being there is no way to merg and no one wants to lose 3.5 months of work.

I'm just pointing out that they will also complain!

Agreed, and in hindsight, it's probably a poor decision to tick off either new or old customers. This is a self-manufactured problem.

Lawieke

I just purchased the imperial edition on steam (even though I have an existing account on teso) ... But according to support, You are unable to redeem the steam key to an existing teso account. (I kinda read that a bit late) Sooo... I doubt I can't redeem the Whiterun Wolfhound pet if it's linked with the steam code. I don't even care for gametime or whatever... I just wanted the pet lol. I opened a ticket, but I fear the worst. And yes I kinda wasted money on steam if I'm unable to get anything extra... Just the easiness of playing teso on steam...

isengrimb16_ESO

JD2013 wrote: »

TeraAngelos wrote: »

JD2013 wrote: »

It's a limited promotion item to welcome new people into the game. A bunch of pixels that equate to nothing in real life. If they were giving away a free dog, sure then I may be slightly miffed. But they're not. It's a do nothing vanity item.
Come on, people!

The problem is that subbers specifically requested a dog vanity pet. And yet Zeni is giving the dogs to new subbers, and denying them to those that requested it in the first place. Like @semp3rfi said... it's more the principle.

Okay, so - say you go to a supermarket and buy a punnet of strawberries. You eat them. All good.

Then, a couple of months down the line you go back to the same supermarket. You see strawberries again, you notice that this time the punnets have 25% extra free.

Would you demand the extra 25 percent of strawberries that you didn't get a couple of months ago? No. Of course not.

It isn't the price that's the issue. Many have made it clear that they would pay cash money for a dog pet, however we could get it.

Perhaps the cash shop wolfhound will be black? Or we might be able to buy an actual wolf? Or a borzoi?

I think many would like a less-annoying version of Barbas. I'd have kept him as an unkillable pet if he didn't keep nudging me off cliffs with scenic views. Even in godmode that was incredibly annoying, for such a nice-looking mutt.

Vandermeer

I'm a pet collector. I just want the dog one way or another. I think the Explorer Pack should have been the steam bonus.

andre.roques.3b14_ESO

lawie2000b16_ESO wrote: »

I just purchased the imperial edition on steam (even though I have an existing account on teso) ... But according to support, You are unable to redeem the steam key to an existing teso account. (I kinda read that a bit late) Sooo... I doubt I can't redeem the Whiterun Wolfhound pet if it's linked with the steam code. I don't even care for gametime or whatever... I just wanted the pet lol. I opened a ticket, but I fear the worst. And yes I kinda wasted money on steam if I'm unable to get anything extra... Just the easiness of playing teso on steam...

I was hoping the wolfhound would come as a separate redemption code. Let us know if the code can work for your existing account.

meaghs

Nevermind that dog.. It doesn't have to be a whiterun wolfhound.. Give me a chance to rescue Meeko in game and i'll be happy.

SFBryan18

Forget the dog. I want my Steam account linked to all my game time in Skyrim to be the same account I play ESO with. This is crap.

ianangelospreub18_ESO

I'm just wondering why steam needs a bonus in the first place....its already 50% cheaper....whats so special about it being on steam instead? there's a ot more that could be done with the game(cards, etc) then a regular pc. Meanwhile none of us that are perfectly willing to switch over to steam are able to. So why exactly does it need some bonus other then the cost reduction?

SweetRollBandit

Nice way to gain new people for a bit while completely alienating the customers who've stayed with the game since the beginning through all the glitches .

I never thought I would be glad that my subscription messed up in the first place and had to settle for the 60 day gaming card instead of the big subscription that I wanted in the first place.

eventide03b14a_ESO

Arsenic_Touch wrote: »

semp3rfi wrote: »

Gotta love how the player base that paid full price for imperial pre-release and have been subbed since the beginning end up with less content than a new buyer who gets everything we got and more for half price

Are they getting the explorer pack or the beta monkey for ordering through steam? no? well there goes your whole argument. Oh well.

The monkey was a "thank you" for participating in beta and helping them to polish the game. Granted we obviously didn't do a good job given the current state of the game... but still. I want my dog!

Miflett

This exclusive stuff is gonna kill games completely for me. I remember days where I go to the store, buy my game and play the game everyone else plays. If I wanted more, every single customer had the option to support the company by purchasing non exclusive DLC.

In a world full of inequity, the one single place where equity could be available, games, companies are no longer doing so. We've been tied up so long to the cosmetic vs P2W schema that we've become blind to what these companies are now doing. They tie up content under a cosmetic guise and both promote their loyalty to cosmetic only and aggressively and predatorily go about selling completionists every bit and piece of what would otherwise be a value added proposition.

This trend of gamestop preorder exclusives wanting to get into the game dev process, and the like is a sad state of affairs for players who just want all content available for play without being slapped in the face by some entity that should be respecting them and their commitment to their product.

Evandus

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Tabbycat

I think I would be more upset if I did not have a Guar coming in the mail soon.

Natjur

If the dog was a promo code, so you could buy it again and add to your current account there would be less screams.

If ESO sold an 'account covert code' which allows you to enter the code into Steam and ESO gets added to your game list (with cards etc) there would be less screams.

I am taking bets on a new dog (different colour to the steam linked one or they would be breaking the rules they have with steam) will be on sale from the ESO shop after the steam sale is over.

But again they can't say anything until the steam sale is over (or again they break the rules with steam)

ianangelospreub18_ESO

Natjur wrote: »

If the dog was a promo code, so you could buy it again and add to your current account there would be less screams.

If ESO sold an 'account covert code' which allows you to enter the code into Steam and ESO gets added to your game list (with cards etc) there would be less screams.

I am taking bets on a new dog (different colour to the steam linked one or they would be breaking the rules they have with steam) will be on sale from the ESO shop after the steam sale is over.

But again they can't say anything until the steam sale is over (or again they break the rules with steam)

Can agree this is prolly correct. I think a lot of us now are here to really hammer into all of the devs that this was a bad idea from the get go.

isengrimb16_ESO

Attach it to existing Imperial accounts, make it an incentive to pay the extra $20 to upgrade to Imperial, ON TOP OF the Steam promotion to get people to buy the more expensive version.

I don't see any lose there, just win-win. Long-time Imperial players get a nice gift, long-time regular version players get a nice incentive to upgrade, and new players get an incentive to buy the more expensive version (on top of all the regular Imperial bonuses.)

Change the colour for the non-Steam folks; black or white might be nice (but brown would probably look too muddy), if necessary. Maybe one colour for long-term Imp, and the other for upgrades.

Mr.Turtlesworth

Tbh this dog is kinda ugly. I want that tan dog. But I would trade all my stupid companions in for that whiterun hound.

Natjur

Steam take 30% of the box price of all game they sell, also they normally do not 'sell' MMO's that have subs cause in the past they have wanted 30% of that each month too and no MMO have ever agreed.

Maybe they made a deal and give the steam version something that no one else can get or steam would not even allow ESO to be sold via them.

Vandermeer

Tabbycat wrote: »

I think I would be more upset if I did not have a Guar coming in the mail soon.

I have one coming in the mail as well

Kevinmon

ZOS_AmeliaR wrote: »

The wolfhound vanity pet is a limited-time bonus available only to those who buy the Imperial Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online through Steam.

Wow seriously? *** this.

WraithAzraiel

Case and point, those of us (myself included) who have preordered the game and been playing since early access, have paid more money than anyone who subscribed and started playing after we did.

We feel that fact should be rewarded, and since this game has yet to release a Veteran Reward system akin to other games that actually REWARD their players for their loyalty, we feel slighted.

Now sure as someone mentioned earlier this could be a marketing ploy to get us all riled up and in a fury just so they can put it up on the cash shop like the useless $15 horse (Come on, the upgrade to the imperial edition is more fiscally responsible than that thing.) for 5-15 bucks and we'll be tripping over ourselves to go buy it.

But that's just shady and underhanded - are you guys hurting for money that bad?