Do you guys realize that April 11th is really National Pet Day? Like, it's a real day inside the US. Like Mother's Day.
And did you know that Mother's Day was created to sell junk?
If you don't like capitalism, cast your vote against it in the elections that happen IRL.
If you're coming to the Official Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited° forums to complain about consumerism, you're doing it wrong.
What you probably fail to recognize is that this might be a sign of things to come. Many of us have seen game immersion completely destroyed by intrusive cash shop ads in other games. People that love ESO for its rich immersion are concerned about it and they are speaking up in hopes that it won't get worse.Rook_Master wrote: »Wow, it was one little friendly message because it was national pet day.
If this ruined your day, I feel sorry for you.
Did it pop up on screen or just in chat because all I noticed was in chat. If they kept it there and not more than maybe once an hour and never on the screen then I have no problem with it. BUT!!! If they are going to announce pet day which is an earth thing then they need to announce the other holidays or keep all of them out. They said they wouldn't be doing celebrations for earth holidays because of lore stuff.
I really wasn't affected by it, as I believe the no thank you addon kept it in my chatbox, so I didn't really notice it.
Did you know that when you start this game there is a statement that "Game Experience may change"?
I totally want to support Zenimax and for that I continue to subscribe.
I believe that the ESO audience is a mature audience, of players that enjoy a classy game, that ally style and eleguance with fun. Commercial announce is cheezy, cheap, and bad taste.
We do not want to see them and we do not need to see them to buy the pets we want to buy.
I appreciate blog post with pretty images, announce in the ESO live, and a small videos to show off the new goodies, but I'll never tolerate anything that remotely break my immersion and make me feel harrassed to purchase things. I believe that we are above that, and Zenimax should understand and respect what kind of audience we are.
Don't think anyone ever thought otherwise in the history of marketing.Valen_Byte wrote: »All they have to do to get us to buy stuff, is put stuff in the store that we want.
Meh if it was just a little line in the chat window who cares? Players have said much worse in zone chat, as far as immersion breaking.
I don't hear it was a huge popup window that appeared in the middle of playing, so what's the big deal?
Or, you know, posters plastered all over towns in game advertising the Crown Store...
Absolutely NOT acceptable under any circumstances. It's a slippery slope and just one step away from RNG gambling boxes and "xxx won a XXXX" spam splattered across the screen. I feel fortunate as an EU player, that I didn't see this nonsense.
@ZOS: You find an artist who knows what a dog looks like, and how a dog moves and improve these current abortions, and I will buy one. Until then, I will NOT be buying any dog pets at all.
ers101284b14_ESO wrote: »To those defending it. Its not that we don't understand that they need money. We get that which is why we bought the game and paid the subscription. And it's not sbout "Just ignoring it" or any other stupid ass thing you come up with to deal with it. Some people are just tired of the crap“We feel pretty strongly about the support we’re going to have for the game and what you’re going to get for those dollars […] not here’s a new sword or here’s a funny hat–but content that is real and significant and it feels like regular and consistent DLC releases.
Where was the significant DLC releases? The one half ass zone that people hated?
[A free-to-play game] just seems like a lesser game, and we’re not going to make a lesser game that might be more palatable […] we want to do the version that we think is the best game and the coolest experience. And that means putting a lot of people and a lot of content creators towards having stuff that comes our regularly; every four weeks, five weeks, six weeks. Big new stuff that you want to do.” -Pete Hines
B2P is not much different and now its the lesser game
"The reason why we don’t need F2P is we have a huge IP behind this. We’re not that worried about getting people in the door."- Matt Firor
The Elder Scrolls Online Will be 'Lag-Free' at Launch, Promises Bethesda-http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/20879/article/the-elder-scrolls-online-will-be-leg-free-at-launch-promises-bethesda/
Unfortunately launch was less laggy but not lag free
Will the cash shop be intrusive? I really like the minimal UI you guys have going on in the game, and I would totally hate to have a large spinning dollar/septim/crown/whatever telling me to "BUY ALL THE STUFF", especially if I am a current subscriber.
The crown store is not intended to be intrusive. We do not direct the player to it or pop it up in front of you when you run out of potions.
Its just there when you want it. - AMA reddit
Popping up advertisement is intrusive. No matter which way you defend it popping up crap in your face is intrusive plain and bloody simpleSage emphasized that ZeniMax built ESO with the goal to have 200 players on the screen at once without performance issues or culling. He told me that testing on minimum spec machines has proven that it can be done and that ZeniMax is extremely focused on metrics and getting this right. Given studio head Matt Firor's Dark Age of Camelot pedigree, it's easy to see the source of that confidence.
Have you ever been able to have 200 people on screen? Even at launch there wasn't 200 people on screen
Sage assuaged most of my fears, however, when he mentioned that once you hit level 50 and decide to play in another alliance's areas, you'll be able to play with friends in that faction. So at the endgame, things begin to open up and you can group up, chat, and run dungeons with players of other factions. The one area where things remain separate is, of course, the Alliance War in Cyrodiil.
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And did you know that ZOS has explicitly said they won't be having events or celebrating RL holidays in game because..*immersion* but now will show advertisements for National Pet Day as an excuse to sell trinkets in the Crown Store? Sorry but I would rather have immersion breaking events/holidays than immersion breaking Crown Store ads.
I don't think this is a huge deal so long as it doesn't get worse but I don't have high hopes that it won't get worse at this point and it's probably a bad omen of the direction this game is going. Winter isn't coming...Neverwinter is coming.
Let me ask you this:
If your walking around the market area in Grahtwood and you walk by a sign that says "new puppies for sale!" Does that break your immersion? Clicking the sign opens the crown store and you can get your puppy. That fast. It is no different than clicking a merchant and then searching for what you want etc. This, IMHO, is as it should be. Heck, I would like to see rare drop pets that guilds can put in THEIR store! But the point is that there is a time and place for marketing. There is a NEED for marketing and I want to see it IN-GAME. But again - the whole TIME-PLACE thing should be considered. The poll is broken in that it does not allow you to make this choice.
Psychobunni wrote: »As long as they stay on the log in page I am fine with it. In fact, I also dont mind if they post the eventual "deal of the day" on the log in page as well.
I cant believe people get so upset over a simple message on the LOG IN PAGE. Cant you find other things to waste your time and anger on? You people realize that is zos doesnt make money the game isn't going anywhere right?
Except it was not on log in screen it was flashed multiple times across your game screen like the game was going down, or a new emperor was crowned, scroll changed hands, etc
and it was not a deal of the day, or even a deal at all. Same prices, same junk
Low standards by *some* players is why the game keeps getting worse and worse. That is a nice as I can say it without it getting mod'ed.
I also did not see any in game messages as I did not play for long yesterday. But had I, I would not be on the forums complaining about it