ZoS, don't do this! Or is making money all that matters? The amount of dedication it takes to get bitten yourself by a spawn is no joke and worth a lot more than 500 crowns....
Whether being bitten by a player or by a spawn yourself this is seriously taking away from the experience of the game and the community more than any other item you've added by far and is just a major step in the wrong direction IMHO.
Though I guess you can make a lot of money off this, so that doesn't matter....
No preview and no hint this was coming and then wham it's on today? It's clear you already knew what the players' feelings on this would be.......
Does this only give you the curse, and you still need to complete the quest?
Or does this instantly turn you into a Vamp or WW, with no need to do the quest?
ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »Just to confirm, you do not need to do the quest. Once you purchase either bite, you automatically are infected with either Lycanthropy or Vampirism. To reiterate what we've always said, Crown Store items are merely for convenience.
As you know very well, I've fought several times over items sold in the Crown store. When Zenimax was announcing "The PET DAY" with a ridiculous alert in game, or when Zenimax started to sell Glass motif, I was there to show my disagrement. (just in case someone wanted to yell FANGIRL at me to shush me up)
Here I don't care at all, and I'll tell you why.
While vampire bites and werewolfs bites are something unique, you have not seen a day without players selling their bites for utrageous prices. Players using Facebook, Forums, Reddit, Youtube comments and whatnot to sell or buy a bite.
This whole commerce of the bite is absolutely not immersive, fun, nor promoting niceness among players. Lot of players have been scamed by others aswell.
So...In conclusion, nice guys that are in cool guilds or have friends will continue to have their bites for free and others will have the choice between paying in gold someone in game, or paying with crown. A lot of players have done the quest on multiple characters, and are maybe not that enthousiastic at the idea of having to look for someone in game to bite them anymore. They just want to become Vampire/Werewolf fast to set up their build and continue what they were doing.
As you know very well, I've fought several times over items sold in the Crown store. When Zenimax was announcing "The PET DAY" with a ridiculous alert in game, or when Zenimax started to sell Glass motif, I was there to show my disagrement. (just in case someone wanted to yell FANGIRL at me to shush me up)
Here I don't care at all, and I'll tell you why.
While vampire bites and werewolfs bites are something unique, you have not seen a day without players selling their bites for utrageous prices. Players using Facebook, Forums, Reddit, Youtube comments and whatnot to sell or buy a bite.
This whole commerce of the bite is absolutely not immersive, fun, nor promoting niceness among players. Lot of players have been scamed by others aswell.
So...In conclusion, nice guys that are in cool guilds or have friends will continue to have their bites for free and others will have the choice between paying in gold someone in game, or paying with crown. A lot of players have done the quest on multiple characters, and are maybe not that enthousiastic at the idea of having to look for someone in game to bite them anymore. They just want to become Vampire/Werewolf fast to set up their build and continue what they were doing.
so when can we expect:
Crown Store access to Caldwells Silver & Gold (so we don't repeat all that questing on our alts)
Emperor (since we are completion starved and don't pvp)
(my attempt at humor since I don't agree with adding the above to the store)
So the complaints here are not this is pay to win, because they're not any better than you still.
The complaints are "they're paying to skip some pointless and easy content I had to do".
Lava_Croft wrote: »And the cashing in continues.
Why are you being so sensitive for such small issues? Could you PLEASE stop complaing about every decision made?