Lore-breaking crown shop mounts?

Arreyanne

adriant1978 wrote: »

Pink unicorns are not far off.

Wow that would be original maybe they'll even have miniature cop cars like Tera

born2beagator

Moderator note: Edited per our rules on baiting.

Samadhi

Honestly, find the regular black horse more visually appealing.

Guar4Lyfe tho.

Gidorick

It's not that it's not in ESO lore... it's that I would like to know where these players got these horses?

Me: " Nice fire-horse! How did you get it? Was it some epic quest where you battled some Daedric Prince? Did you have to travel to oblivion to gather the broken remains of a long lost family steed? Is it your father who was transmogrified into a fiery steed by Sheogorath? Or was it a regular steed that has been corrupted and now houses within it a destructive and rage filled Daedra?"

Dar-Ja'Taba: "This one would have stolen it if this one could have. But Ja'Taba bought it with something called crowns."

manny254

I could not give a rats a** about lore.

born2beagator

I want to be able to turn into a dragon and fart rainbows

Pausekey

Natjur wrote: »

This game is now BUY to play and they need money from the cash shop, so we will see a new horse or two almost every month. Its what the game has become. I would not be surprised if we see a robot horse and a spider mount within 6 months.

I played Neverwinter, where that pic is from. I was the proud owner of an Owlbear mount. Yes that's right, it was an owl... and a bear. But that was fine in Neverwinter, that's how the game was and I enjoyed it. But to do that in this game, where the lore is so rich and meaningful? And to have dozens of stupid pet panthers running around behind everyone?

Such a shame.

Gidorick

Pausekey wrote: »

Natjur wrote: »

This game is now BUY to play and they need money from the cash shop, so we will see a new horse or two almost every month. Its what the game has become. I would not be surprised if we see a robot horse and a spider mount within 6 months.

I played Neverwinter, where that pic is from. I was the proud owner of an Owlbear mount. Yes that's right, it was an owl... and a bear. But that was fine in Neverwinter, that's how the game was and I enjoyed it. But to do that in this game, where the lore is so rich and meaningful? And to have dozens of stupid pet panthers running around behind everyone?

Such a shame.

I agree... I'm holding out hope but I feel like something was lost today.

Edhelas_Naven

This forum is entertaining. Sorry nothing to add. "Whips Hair back and fort!"

Elridge

Gidorick wrote: »

Pausekey wrote: »

Natjur wrote: »

This game is now BUY to play and they need money from the cash shop, so we will see a new horse or two almost every month. Its what the game has become. I would not be surprised if we see a robot horse and a spider mount within 6 months.

I played Neverwinter, where that pic is from. I was the proud owner of an Owlbear mount. Yes that's right, it was an owl... and a bear. But that was fine in Neverwinter, that's how the game was and I enjoyed it. But to do that in this game, where the lore is so rich and meaningful? And to have dozens of stupid pet panthers running around behind everyone?

Such a shame.

I agree... I'm holding out hope but I feel like something was lost today.

I'd have to agree sadly

jelliedsoup

I'm now concerned about zos making money than any lore rubbish....

Majic

Ooh! Ooh! Dragon!

I CALL DRAGON!

Gimme my dragon mount.

NAAOOOWWWWW!

EQBallzz

Zorvan wrote: »

I call dibs on the first motorcycle mount.

Ok, but I get the first helicopter mount with rockets.

Surfinginhawaii

I see a lot of people with this mount already and I think it is bada**, just my 1/2 cent worth.

Mumnoch

Bleakraven wrote: »

So, after seeing this:

I'm left wondering... how much more are they going to push "fancy" and "unique" crown shop items until they break the lore? Yes, we know there's Shadowmere, but everyone is going to go around in a flaming horse now.
No class, skill or race restrictions. Horses are probably going to be the rarest mounts.

Probably many of you think this is cool, but I find it very disturbing. And yes, from a roleplay point of view, it is highly immersion-breaking. And yes, it's just my personal opinion.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with the unique mounts in the cash shop? Will you be drawing the line at some point (e.g. rideable mudcrab? rideable pink guar with sparkles and flame trails?) Do you find it disturbing at all to see mounts like these or non-khajiit riding senches? Share your opinion.

This game has long sense broken the "lore feeling" of TES games. The de-feminize of female armor's (latest being Orc and Breton) are prime examples. Then you have the world Rift events errr Anchor events. Then you have...well you get my point lol

Erock25

I'm not an RPer at all, but it is quite annoying seeing 20 people go by and 15 of them have a flaming horse.

firstdecan

Erock25 wrote: »

I'm not an RPer at all, but it is quite annoying seeing 20 people go by and 15 of them have a flaming horse.

They paid $25.00 (or equivalent) for that horse. I guess ZoS is onto something with this crown store.

Thalmor_Pony

Mumnoch wrote: »

Bleakraven wrote: »

So, after seeing this:

I'm left wondering... how much more are they going to push "fancy" and "unique" crown shop items until they break the lore? Yes, we know there's Shadowmere, but everyone is going to go around in a flaming horse now.
No class, skill or race restrictions. Horses are probably going to be the rarest mounts.

Probably many of you think this is cool, but I find it very disturbing. And yes, from a roleplay point of view, it is highly immersion-breaking. And yes, it's just my personal opinion.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with the unique mounts in the cash shop? Will you be drawing the line at some point (e.g. rideable mudcrab? rideable pink guar with sparkles and flame trails?) Do you find it disturbing at all to see mounts like these or non-khajiit riding senches? Share your opinion.

This game has long sense broken the "lore feeling" of TES games. The de-feminize of female armor's (latest being Orc and Breton) are prime examples. Then you have the world Rift events errr Anchor events. Then you have...well you get my point lol

No, I don't. Two bad examples are not much to show your point.

Overly feminine armors are not exactly what made TES TES. And the Anchors are not that different form Oblivion's gates.

That said, the TES world is full of potential strange mounts, which are part of lore since at least TES 3 and respective ingame literature.

Dunmer use Guars, big nix-hounds, Silt Striders and smaller subspecies of them, hell even giant Wasp mounts and Skylamps (Netch subspecies bred to be mounts).

That Khajiit's use of Senche as mounts is also well known since Khajiit lore was fleshed out the first time - I care little if we are talking about actual Senche and/or Senche-raht or the Senche Tiger animal.

Bosmer are know to ride around on giant bugs.

Supernatural horses of sorts are nothing new either. Shadowmere and Arvak are examples - and there is no reason why the lore has to be limited to these two, so ESO can introduce their own

While I am not thrilled about a world overly filled with these kinds of mounts, I can certainly live with it. Far better then with the people crying "lore breaking" as soon as a giant Wasp might turn up in the Crown Store, ignorant to the fact that House Dres uses them since the damn Redguard comics to the old adventure game were released.

WraithAzraiel

k9mouse wrote: »

Bleakraven wrote: »

So, after seeing this:

I'm left wondering... how much more are they going to push "fancy" and "unique" crown shop items until they break the lore? Yes, we know there's Shadowmere, but everyone is going to go around in a flaming horse now.
No class, skill or race restrictions. Horses are probably going to be the rarest mounts.

Probably many of you think this is cool, but I find it very disturbing. And yes, from a roleplay point of view, it is highly immersion-breaking. And yes, it's just my personal opinion.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with the unique mounts in the cash shop? Will you be drawing the line at some point (e.g. rideable mudcrab? rideable pink guar with sparkles and flame trails?) Do you find it disturbing at all to see mounts like these or non-khajiit riding senches? Share your opinion.

I feel the same way, I HATE RIFT for breaking their lore with stupid mounts for their store. I will HATE ESO much much much much much much much much much much much much MORE, if they do the SAME STUPID LORE BREAKING. I WILL LEAVE ESO IF THEY START TO BREAK LORE!

RIFT had lore?

GreySix

Zorvan wrote: »

I call dibs on the first motorcycle mount.

I'll sign up for an Ancient Dwemer motorcycle mount!

JD2013

Three words that will make every ES lore lover shiver to their bones;

Playable. Dwemer. Race.

Gidorick

Thalmor_Pony wrote: »

Mumnoch wrote: »

Bleakraven wrote: »

So, after seeing this:

I'm left wondering... how much more are they going to push "fancy" and "unique" crown shop items until they break the lore? Yes, we know there's Shadowmere, but everyone is going to go around in a flaming horse now.
No class, skill or race restrictions. Horses are probably going to be the rarest mounts.

Probably many of you think this is cool, but I find it very disturbing. And yes, from a roleplay point of view, it is highly immersion-breaking. And yes, it's just my personal opinion.

What do you guys think? Do you agree with the unique mounts in the cash shop? Will you be drawing the line at some point (e.g. rideable mudcrab? rideable pink guar with sparkles and flame trails?) Do you find it disturbing at all to see mounts like these or non-khajiit riding senches? Share your opinion.

This game has long sense broken the "lore feeling" of TES games. The de-feminize of female armor's (latest being Orc and Breton) are prime examples. Then you have the world Rift events errr Anchor events. Then you have...well you get my point lol

No, I don't. Two bad examples are not much to show your point.

Overly feminine armors are not exactly what made TES TES. And the Anchors are not that different form Oblivion's gates.

That said, the TES world is full of potential strange mounts, which are part of lore since at least TES 3 and respective ingame literature.

Dunmer use Guars, big nix-hounds, Silt Striders and smaller subspecies of them, hell even giant Wasp mounts and Skylamps (Netch subspecies bred to be mounts).

That Khajiit's use of Senche as mounts is also well known since Khajiit lore was fleshed out the first time - I care little if we are talking about actual Senche and/or Senche-raht or the Senche Tiger animal.

Bosmer are know to ride around on giant bugs.

Supernatural horses of sorts are nothing new either. Shadowmere and Arvak are examples - and there is no reason why the lore has to be limited to these two, so ESO can introduce their own

While I am not thrilled about a world overly filled with these kinds of mounts, I can certainly live with it. Far better then with the people crying "lore breaking" as soon as a giant Wasp might turn up in the Crown Store, ignorant to the fact that House Dres uses them since the damn Redguard comics to the old adventure game were released.

And don't forget... lore friendliness is only an in-game book away!

noobfury

The balance would be to create a few far superior in game mounts that are only obtained through long and difficult tasking .

This will cement the cash shop fluff as being mere novelty items that everyone can just say " meh " to.

Having just come from Rift and the multitude of flying disks , giant spider mounts , horse heads , hover cycles , derby hats and candy cane weapons , I'm already waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night thinking about what might be ahead .

Now I'm seeing horrible visions of the kiwi bikini's in Archeage as well. Horrifying .

SteveCampsOut

Where's my:

SlayerSyrena

Circuitous wrote: »

Everyone getting Shadowmere would be a bit silly. Everyone getting an ordinary horse enchanted with flame effects, while a bit silly, is not unrealistic in a game with both magic and egos.

I think people are forgetting that the crowd we see everywhere, they are ALL Vestiges too. We are all the hero so yes, we will see a mount that should be 'for the hero only!' everywhere.

Ourorboros

Seeing that Fire mount when I first opened the Crown store, well, let's just say it looks awesome and was very tempting to purchase. So were a few of the other mounts, including the guars. But I should be getting a senche for free this week, why spend crowns on another mount when that senche is likely the mount I will be on forever?

Zorvan

SlayerSyrena wrote: »

Circuitous wrote: »

Everyone getting Shadowmere would be a bit silly. Everyone getting an ordinary horse enchanted with flame effects, while a bit silly, is not unrealistic in a game with both magic and egos.

I think people are forgetting that the crowd we see everywhere, they are ALL Vestiges too. We are all the hero so yes, we will see a mount that should be 'for the hero only!' everywhere.

You know, some asian mmos (TERA does I believe, or maybe it was AION, don't know ) have an interface feature where you can turn off all other players, as if they don't exist. They're still there questing, hanging around in the city, and whatnot, you just don't see them.

I'll give ZOS $20 for that feature being unlockable from the cash shop. Instant singleplayer TES goodness and the only "hero" I'll ever have to see is me.

Gidorick

Zorvan wrote: »

SlayerSyrena wrote: »

Circuitous wrote: »

Everyone getting Shadowmere would be a bit silly. Everyone getting an ordinary horse enchanted with flame effects, while a bit silly, is not unrealistic in a game with both magic and egos.

I think people are forgetting that the crowd we see everywhere, they are ALL Vestiges too. We are all the hero so yes, we will see a mount that should be 'for the hero only!' everywhere.

You know, some asian mmos (TERA does I believe, or maybe it was AION, don't know ) have an interface feature where you can turn off all other players, as if they don't exist. They're still there questing, hanging around in the city, and whatnot, you just don't see them.

I'll give ZOS $20 for that feature being unlockable from the cash shop. Instant singleplayer TES goodness and the only "hero" I'll ever have to see is me.

Can you have just your group show?

Gidorick

SlayerSyrena wrote: »

Circuitous wrote: »

Everyone getting Shadowmere would be a bit silly. Everyone getting an ordinary horse enchanted with flame effects, while a bit silly, is not unrealistic in a game with both magic and egos.

I think people are forgetting that the crowd we see everywhere, they are ALL Vestiges too. We are all the hero so yes, we will see a mount that should be 'for the hero only!' everywhere.

Right... But from the players perspective they are the ONLY Vestige... everyone else is just another adventurer. With a fire-horse mount... everyone has it. No perspective... everyone has it.

It's about the 'illusion' they seem to have been cultivating.

Zorvan

Gidorick wrote: »

Zorvan wrote: »

SlayerSyrena wrote: »

Circuitous wrote: »

Everyone getting Shadowmere would be a bit silly. Everyone getting an ordinary horse enchanted with flame effects, while a bit silly, is not unrealistic in a game with both magic and egos.

I think people are forgetting that the crowd we see everywhere, they are ALL Vestiges too. We are all the hero so yes, we will see a mount that should be 'for the hero only!' everywhere.

You know, some asian mmos (TERA does I believe, or maybe it was AION, don't know ) have an interface feature where you can turn off all other players, as if they don't exist. They're still there questing, hanging around in the city, and whatnot, you just don't see them.

I'll give ZOS $20 for that feature being unlockable from the cash shop. Instant singleplayer TES goodness and the only "hero" I'll ever have to see is me.

Can you have just your group show?

Pretty sure groups show by default in that setup, yes. Been a while since I've payed any of those mmos.