Console Copy Questions and Concerns

SCarverOrne · April 2015

I, like many others, got my email regarding the copy of my account / characters to console. After looking back several pages in multiple forum categories, there are some questions / concerns I hope can be addressed.

Characters will be copied. Inventories and bank contents will be copied. Will the contents of an owned guild bank, or listings in a guild store be copied / returned to inventory? Or will they be "lost" during transfer?
While the email states one can check their copy progress, will there be any sort of notification when one's character will be copied? Whether by date or by advanced notification, e.g. "Your account is slated for transfer / copy this week (or today, tomorrow, next Morndas...) I would hate to continue to play, and rank from VR7 to VR10, for example, only to discover that my character on Xbox is VR7 6 weeks later.
Will traits currently being researched be lost? Or will they simply be researching as they were at the time of the copy?
In reference to an owned guild again, will your guild be copied to the new servers? Or will you have to set it up again?
Will skill, attribute, and champion points be reset as they were with the update? Or will they remain allocated where they are upon copy?
I have seen posts alluding that one's crowns will not be copied. But will a paid ESO Plus subscription be applied to your console version? It would seem if not, it would be pretty disingenuous of ZeniMoney.
Will players who prepurchase for console have any sort of early access to the game, whether in the form of a limited time period of gameplay (similar to EA Access, etc.) or will it be flat midnight release date?
What happened to news on the purported console beta(s)?
Will account access remain as a User name and password combo, or will logging in on your Xbox Live / PSN account be the only validation required?
Will pc to console transfers receive any sort of "exclusive" bonus or item? I use quotes because exclusive seems to just mean texture variations in pets / mounts, etc.
Will there be any text-based chat system implemented with console, or is it expected that one should use voice chat systems provided by the respective console? I bet RP nerds fans are on the edge of their seats on this.
What of emotes?
Will achievements be copied with characters? If I have, say, completed the main quest, or the Alliance pve quests, crafting, etc. will I received eleventy bajillion achievements / points / trophies upon logging into my character on console?
Will console servers be subject to weekly maintenance downtimes?

I'm sure that shortly after I post this, I will think of more questions I should have mentioned. But these are an excellent start. Thanks for your consideration.

NewBlacksmurf · April 2015

The majority of your questions are on the support page. On this website look up under the Tamriel Unlimited artwork and click the support link.
You can type to search FAQ
Your other questions.....it's an account copy but more details will be provided via email per ZOS closer to June 9th
(Unofficial response)

SCarverOrne · April 2015

I've seen what little information the FAQ/support articles provide. 'More info forthcoming' or 'watch your email' is about as helpful as getting a round of applause when asking for a hand. I was seeking clarification and elaboration, not redirection.

Enodoc · April 2015

SCarverOrne wrote: »

I, like many others, got my email regarding the copy of my account / characters to console. After looking back several pages in multiple forum categories, there are some questions / concerns I hope can be addressed.
I'm sure that shortly after I post this, I will think of more questions I should have mentioned. But these are an excellent start. Thanks for your consideration.

I can't answer anything officially of course, but here's my opinions:

Guild Bank / Guild Store items will be lost
They will most likely tell you when the copy is going to occur
Research will probably be as it was at the time of the copy
Guilds will not be copied, and will have to be recreated
Skills, Attributes and CPs will remain as they were at the time of the copy
Crowns will not transfer, and neither will ESO Plus membership (otherwise you'd only be paying once for two separate Plus subs)
There was Early Access for PC, there likely will be for console too
Console beta "will start at a later date"
ESO Account login will be required, but whether it'll occur automatically from your XBL/PSN Account I couldn't guess
Probably no exclusive items
Text chat will probably be available, by USB keyboard, chatpad, or the built-in console keyboard
I'm sure remotes will be there, but I don't know how
In-game achievements will be copied, but I don't know how they will translate to Xbox Achievements or PlayStation Trophies; they can't be a one-to-one conversion
Yes, there will be weekly maintenance

Remember none of these are confirmed, just my best guesses.

Faugaun · April 2015

Still want to know how 2 account copies will work on one Xbox ? Will it require multiple live gold accounts? Etc.

Enodoc · April 2015

Faugaun wrote: »

Still want to know how 2 account copies will work on one Xbox ? Will it require multiple live gold accounts? Etc.

I would assume not, since Xbox Live has Home Gold Sharing. From Xbox Support: When you buy one Xbox Live Gold membership, multiple people can enjoy the best benefits of Xbox Live Gold on your Xbox One at no additional charge. So while you will most likely need two Xbox Live accounts, you'll only need one Gold.

NewBlacksmurf · April 2015

Faugaun wrote: »

Still want to know how 2 account copies will work on one Xbox ? Will it require multiple live gold accounts? Etc.

If you and someone else are sharing a he samePC account I don't think you'll be able to use this for both but on the Xbox one you can always share the game with multiple profiles. Also if you make the console you're home console (one person can do this only) then your games and XBL gold can be shared

It's an offer to copy the PC account to one console profile. So if you and someone else are sharing one PC account but you both have characters under one PC account then one of you will get the characters moved and the other will not.

vovus69 · April 2015

Even if you have two live accounts - you have one gold, so only one person will be able to play at the same time on the console.

NewBlacksmurf · April 2015

SCarverOrne wrote: »

I, like many others, got my email regarding the copy of my account / characters to console. After looking back several pages in multiple forum categories, there are some questions / concerns I hope can be addressed.
Characters will be copied. Inventories and bank contents will be copied. Will the contents of an owned guild bank, or listings in a guild store be copied / returned to inventory? Or will they be "lost" during transfer?
-no guild copying occurs on any level

While the email states one can check their copy progress, will there be any sort of notification when one's character will be copied? Whether by date or by advanced notification, e.g. "Your account is slated for transfer / copy this week (or today, tomorrow, next Morndas...) I would hate to continue to play, and rank from VR7 to VR10, for example, only to discover that my character on Xbox is VR7 6 weeks later.
-You will get a code via email first....next you will need to input the Xbox one profile in the account link section under your account and select to copy. They will let you know when it's done...in this section and/or via email.

Will traits currently being researched be lost? Or will they simply be researching as they were at the time of the copy?
-it's a copy so whatever you have you keep. Whatever is pending will prob still be pending as its a copy....similar to a PTS copy

In reference to an owned guild again, will your guild be copied to the new servers? Or will you have to set it up again?
-no guild is copied in any way shape or form

Will skill, attribute, and champion points be reset as they were with the update? Or will they remain allocated where they are upon copy?
-it's a copy so unless an update occurs your stats will remain as allocated

I have seen posts alluding that one's crowns will not be copied. But will a paid ESO Plus subscription be applied to your console version? It would seem if not, it would be pretty disingenuous of ZeniMoney.
-crowns do not transfer. ESO plus does not transfer and this doesn't count as buying the game for 500 crowns
The PC cannot apply to console unless ZOS were to send the respective console the prior payments but because you can transfer to both, you cannot

Will players who prepurchase for console have any sort of early access to the game, whether in the form of a limited time period of gameplay (similar to EA Access, etc.) or will it be flat midnight release date?
-No, it releases when it releases in your region

What happened to news on the purported console beta(s)?
-if you signed up last year you'll be considered but it was delayed. More information will be provided by ZOS in April 2015

Will account access remain as a User name and password combo, or will logging in on your Xbox Live / PSN account be the only validation required?
-you're copying PC info to console. The log in for PC will not apply to console as you're no longer using PC info (the account will remain independent after the copy forever)

Will pc to console transfers receive any sort of "exclusive" bonus or item? I use quotes because exclusive seems to just mean texture variations in pets / mounts, etc.

-No

Will there be any text-based chat system implemented with console, or is it expected that one should use voice chat systems provided by the respective console? I bet RP nerds fans are on the edge of their seats on this.
-As of now, it's voice chat (more info to come )

What of emotes?
-No info but this should be in the UI like other MMO's on consoles

Will achievements be copied with characters? If I have, say, completed the main quest, or the Alliance pve quests, crafting, etc. will I received eleventy bajillion achievements / points / trophies upon logging into my character on console?

-NO as achievements must be achieved while playing on the console. PC achievements differ from console

Will console servers be subject to weekly maintenance downtimes?

-Yes but it depends on who's running each. Xbox offers rented servers while Playstation does not

I'm sure that shortly after I post this, I will think of more questions I should have mentioned. But these are an excellent start. Thanks for your consideration.

I'll answer what is on the site for you....

Naivefanboi · April 2015

SCarverOrne wrote: »

I, like many others, got my email regarding the copy of my account / characters to console. After looking back several pages in multiple forum categories, there are some questions / concerns I hope can be addressed.
Characters will be copied. Inventories and bank contents will be copied. Will the contents of an owned guild bank, or listings in a guild store be copied / returned to inventory? Or will they be "lost" during transfer?

While the email states one can check their copy progress, will there be any sort of notification when one's character will be copied? Whether by date or by advanced notification, e.g. "Your account is slated for transfer / copy this week (or today, tomorrow, next Morndas...) I would hate to continue to play, and rank from VR7 to VR10, for example, only to discover that my character on Xbox is VR7 6 weeks later.

Will traits currently being researched be lost? Or will they simply be researching as they were at the time of the copy?

In reference to an owned guild again, will your guild be copied to the new servers? Or will you have to set it up again?

Will skill, attribute, and champion points be reset as they were with the update? Or will they remain allocated where they are upon copy?

I have seen posts alluding that one's crowns will not be copied. But will a paid ESO Plus subscription be applied to your console version? It would seem if not, it would be pretty disingenuous of ZeniMoney.

Will players who prepurchase for console have any sort of early access to the game, whether in the form of a limited time period of gameplay (similar to EA Access, etc.) or will it be flat midnight release date?

What happened to news on the purported console beta(s)?

Will account access remain as a User name and password combo, or will logging in on your Xbox Live / PSN account be the only validation required?

Will pc to console transfers receive any sort of "exclusive" bonus or item? I use quotes because exclusive seems to just mean texture variations in pets / mounts, etc.

Will there be any text-based chat system implemented with console, or is it expected that one should use voice chat systems provided by the respective console? I bet RP nerds fans are on the edge of their seats on this.

What of emotes?

Will achievements be copied with characters? If I have, say, completed the main quest, or the Alliance pve quests, crafting, etc. will I received eleventy bajillion achievements / points / trophies upon logging into my character on console?

Will console servers be subject to weekly maintenance downtimes?

I'm sure that shortly after I post this, I will think of more questions I should have mentioned. But these are an excellent start. Thanks for your consideration.

oh dont worry ive been reassured that console beta "is most definetly still a thing!" soo we have that.

Enodoc · April 2015

vovus69 wrote: »

Even if you have two live accounts - you have one gold, so only one person will be able to play at the same time on the console.

Home Gold allows you to share your Gold membership with all accounts on one console, so theoretically if Player A has the Gold Membership applied to Console A, Player B can play using that Home Gold share on Console A, while Player A logs into their account and uses their Gold membership on Console B.