Buying additional character slots?

lecarcajou_ESO

Simple enough—would you like to be able to do that?

lecarcajou_ESO

I'll make the start. And yes, I bet this topic isn't new. Nevertheless... humor me, canteen boy. ;-)

lecarcajou_ESO

Also, if you'd like to have this option—what would be the ideal price point in your estimation?

Neizir

I've more than enough as it is.

Where is the "No" option?

Nox_Aeterna

Sure—if the price is right.

Eventually it will be here.

Neizir wrote: »

Where is the "No" option?

"I've more than enough as it is."

Nestor

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

I think the reason we can't is Hirelings. But I would like an extra slot or two because my other slots are taken up with Mules.

As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

Ourorboros

I've more than enough as it is.

How much will you pay me for the two slots I'm not using .

WyndStryke

I've more than enough as it is.

Nestor wrote: »

... As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

The inventory system uses a significant amount of data. So it costs money to set up a large amount of banking mules.

And this is also the reason I suspect that ZOS won't want to do it.

Pallmor

You can already buy 5 more for an additional $15/month.

LunaRae

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

This was mentioned in the most recent ESO live by Paul Sage who pretty much said it's not happening. Not even a glimmer of hope, just nope.

Sallington

I don't care either way.

I'm assuming this would just be for extra bag space?

Nestor

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

WyndStryke wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

... As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

The inventory system uses a significant amount of data. So it costs money to set up a large amount of banking mules.

And this is also the reason I suspect that ZOS won't want to do it.

Hard drives are cheap. And, they use Amazon Web Services, so they can scale the hardware on demand, up or down.

starkerealm

Sure—if the price is right.

LunaRae wrote: »

This was mentioned in the most recent ESO live by Paul Sage who pretty much said it's not happening. Not even a glimmer of hope, just nope.

Which doesn't change how tone deaf the whole response is. You have players who will pay more for alt slots, but won't give you $60 + $15 a month for more slots. I know some people are willing to do that, but I can't imagine that they outnumber the players who would buy more slots to such an egregious degree.

Grunim

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

LunaRae wrote: »

This was mentioned in the most recent ESO live by Paul Sage who pretty much said it's not happening. Not even a glimmer of hope, just nope.

I was very disappointed with Paul Sage's answer when I watched last week's ESO Live. I have two empty slots so far and as someone who sees myself playing this game for quite awhile, I can easily see this being quite a problem a year or two from now.

How do I get to play every race when there are only 8 character slots? I'm on the left coast and I intentionally avoided playing on the EU server because the lag would be horrendous for me there. So for me I only have 8 potential characters and PTS characters don't count either since they get wiped.

I truly hope ZOS reconsiders this for the future.

Gyudan

Sure—if the price is right.

I want more hirelings too but I don't think this is ever happening.

rzupparo

I've more than enough as it is.

I am sure I will get flak for this but to those people saying they want more slots bcause they have mules taking up theirs, well get rid of your mules. Having mules and losing the slots is your choice and yes I have 3 myself.

Evergnar

This is going to be an issue sooner or later. I'm a casual player but have 4 mains and that's in what..six months? So what am I going to do another six months from now? I'm definitely not buying another box/sub and can't see myself ever deleting a max level character.

A good solution I think would be to have a new character slot unlocked when you reach max level on "x" number of characters or something. That would avoid the abuse of bag alts.

Welka

Biased poll is biased...

Where's the "no" option?

Not only players got used to payable extra content to the point of asking for some, now they bend over and offer their £&@" while they get robbed...

Nice

Kreetar

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

ehhh, I didn't know which one would be appropriate for me to pick, but I do believe this is something that will be implemented without having to pay for them.

Moonshadow66

At least let us have 10 slots, for free. Cannot be so difficult (yeah, I know, the server space etc, but just 2 more)

dodgehopper_ESO

Sure—if the price is right.

Yes, I'd like them to do this, if only so we can make one character of each race (plus a couple). 12 isn't a huge number, and I don't think it'd be gamebreaking.

lecarcajou_ESO

Welka wrote: »

Biased poll is biased...

Where's the "no" option?

Well, option 2 ("I've more than enough as it is") was supposed to be a no. I suppose there's other possible reasons why you might not want such a feature, but dagnabbit, am I supposed to think of bloody everything!?

kirasenou

Sure—if the price is right.

Everyone makes good points. For and against the idea.

For those of us who had asked the question, be it in conversation with friends or Q&A's etc, if it's not just a few, but a good number of people, that means that there is a demand. And from what we've seen, the devs do listen to the community.

That doesn't mean that they will or will not allow for additional player slots. They may change some other game mechanic, or we may just be sol. But with as many options as this game has for ways to play, plus mules due to the inventory setup, it would be nice if something was done. As someone mentioned earlier, what happens in another six months from now when we have more content? I don't think anyone will want to delete their main.

Oolou

I've more than enough as it is.

This was the closest option, I guess. I don't want to buy more character slots. I already pay a sub. I would like to have more though.

Elf_Boy

Sure—if the price is right.

I am actively leveling seven of my eight right now.

I hope to level the last one day too.

I am under the belief new content will continue to be added to this game. Such as the Thieves Guild and the Night Hawks.

I would like to be able to level up though those without having to delete my characters.

I understand solo instances will scale. I am for such scaling, still not the same as leveling up though new content on a new race/glass/gender.

starkerealm

Sure—if the price is right.

WyndStryke wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

... As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

The inventory system uses a significant amount of data. So it costs money to set up a large amount of banking mules.

And this is also the reason I suspect that ZOS won't want to do it.

The cost of setting up an additional character on an account can't be that expensive, or this wouldn't be a common addon purchase for most (if not all other) MMOs on the market.

Nerouyn

I'd like to—but I think there's a reason we can't (specify, please).

I'd actually be happy to just play one character, if I can settle on one. With the character deletion cooldown that takes FOREVER.

Personally not into playing alts myself. I hate that ESO has classes and once I settle on a main character I'm just going to pretend other classes don't exist. But I appreciate that others do enjoy playing alts for various reasons.

The only potential problem that I see is hirelings - but there's an easy fix. Limit each account to 8 characters which can use hirelings. Any beyond that just don't get delivered.

And change the inventory system. Give us the in-game option to buy more bank slots and get rid of draft horses. In the changeover give players who have already bought and upgraded draft horses appropriate bank upgrades so they're not short-changed.

That way paying money to buy extra character slots doesn't get you any in-game benefit but still caters to altaholics.

xaraan

I do wish you could at least have ten slots, so you could have a character of each race (and one more just b/c I like the even number of ten slots). But eight isn't bad. Plus they said 'no' when asked in last weekly stream about more slots.

WyndStryke

I've more than enough as it is.

Nestor wrote: »

WyndStryke wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

... As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

The inventory system uses a significant amount of data. So it costs money to set up a large amount of banking mules.

And this is also the reason I suspect that ZOS won't want to do it.

Hard drives are cheap.

But database server space is very expensive - backups, replication, all takes time and money ...

And, they use Amazon Web Services, so they can scale the hardware on demand, up or down.

I didn't realise that. I thought they used their own servers?

WyndStryke

I've more than enough as it is.

starkerealm wrote: »

WyndStryke wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

... As for price, make it free. No reason to pay for this.

The inventory system uses a significant amount of data. So it costs money to set up a large amount of banking mules.

And this is also the reason I suspect that ZOS won't want to do it.

The cost of setting up an additional character on an account can't be that expensive, or this wouldn't be a common addon purchase for most (if not all other) MMOs on the market.

An 'addon purchase' costs money. I was replying to Nestor who suggested it wouldn't cost anything.

SteveCampsOut

Nox_Aeterna wrote: »

Eventually it will be here.

Neizir wrote: »

Where is the "No" option?

"I've more than enough as it is."

What if I want more slots but NO I DON'T WANT TO PAY EXTRA FOR THEM? Your logic be faulty. To the towers with you! Throw him in chains!