Gamee Economy

MountainHound

Recently there has been talk of how crap the economy in game has got etc. We all know they need to update sets to v16 and stop making everything Bind on Pick up but I was thinking of how they can add something else to the game, something different which would keep a lot of people happy and get the economy flowing again. Just in case anyone at ZoS does actually read the forums I'd like to make a suggestion even if it is too late as the other stuff is in motion / going to happen.

So PVE players hate PVP, same vice versa. My idea is... why not make Alliance war skills available to be purchased with AP so they can be sold in the form of scrolls? They should not be cheap but buying a scroll that allows the reader to unlock Detonation or caltrops or vigor or whatever skill would IMO be quite cool, unique and keep both PVP and PVE players happy. Now it shouldn't be cheap, ~5million AP seems "reasonable" for detonation and for vigor which requires less AP to be farmed like a cost of 3 million AP or something (Maybe the costs would need to be worked on). It'd also enable people leveling new characters to purchase skills for their alt toons. God you could even make some skills only available to be purchased in the sewers from a vendor with tel var stones.

I know with the reduced AP goals you guys are setting it makes these prices totally expensive but there were other ways you could have gotten the PVP content to PVE players to allow them to get Vigor / Caltrops / Detonation rather than totally nerfing PVP gains. It would have fixed multiple problems.

I was also thinking in terms of PVE undaunted. Why not make the bosses drop a container that contains a random helmet that PVE players can sell and make the undaunted keys sell-able. This would mean the player gets a container (container = 100% helmet inside - trait unknown, could maybe even number rank them, 3 = decent trait, 2 = ok, 1 = *** you it is ***). There would still be a sense of randomness but would have given the PVE players something to sell.

Christ you could even have a 0.5-1% random drop of a scroll that unlocks the undaunted rank to maximum level on a character which would be worth a *** tonne and give PVE players a reason to do the content repeatedly.

Thus a fix to keep everyone happy / get the economy back up. ATM this new system you are introducing seems like a lazy fix.

Post thoughts, even know none of this will happen, what do others think?

Morbash

So PVE players hate PVP, same vice versa. My idea is... why not make Alliance war skills available to be purchased with AP so they can be sold in the form of scrolls?

No. Skills shouldn't be purchasable. Besides, I like what they plan on doing with the Alliance War skill lines with the thieves guild update. I have 8 characters. I'd rather have a broken economy than grind out that much gold or AP to access PVP skills. Also, there are better ways to improve ESO's economy. All the devs need to do is scale up old content and gear to max level and change Bind on Pickup items to Bind on Equip.

I was also thinking in terms of PVE undaunted. Why not make the bosses drop a container that contains a random helmet that PVE players can sell and make the undaunted keys sell-able. This would mean the player gets a container (container = 100% helmet inside - trait unknown, could maybe even number rank them, 3 = decent trait, 2 = ok, 1 = *** you it is ***). There would still be a sense of randomness but would have given the PVE players something to sell.

I like this idea. Shoulder and helmet drops should be guaranteed. I don't mind if the weight and trait vary, but the drop chance itself needs to be 100%. Maybe even add a chance for the shoulders to drop with the helm. These changes would give players a reason to run the content.

MountainHound

The idea on skills being purchasable was for the PVP players with stocks of AP to purchase / sell them. They'd still be attainable the old way of grinding / PVPing (if someone wishes to do so) but it would be an option for PVP players to make money / PVE players to not have to grind and play PVP.

This new lowering the PVP ranks still force PVE people to PVP.

Scamandros

I would like to use AP to help rehabilitate the local Cropsford goblin clans into non-violent communities, focusing on channeling their anger into creative works and encouraging the unity of our two cultures

bikerangelo

Skills are not the equivalent of screwed up RNG. There is a guaranteed amount of time to obtain skills if you grind AP, whereas Undaunted chests and loot at dungeons are a completely random chance.

I'm with @Scamandros, the goblins are merely a byproduct of their culture and need a positive change in their environment.

EDIT: just fyi, this won't do anything for the in-game economy except promote more AP farming.

Cody

Scamandros wrote: »

I would like to use AP to help rehabilitate the local Cropsford goblin clans into non-violent communities, focusing on channeling their anger into creative works and encouraging the unity of our two cultures

i will join you on this endeavor.