Tell us when Crown Crates are being released (Announced)

Curragraigue

We are getting an update on Dec Crown Store items early this week so soonTM.

Waffennacht

Cazzy wrote: »

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Waffennacht wrote: »

I thought you quit? Are you like gonna play up to the very moment before release than gonna throw the disk out the window? Are you hoping that they don't get dropped?

I keep thinking the phrase from my professional time at poker, "it's only an addiction if you lose."

Who am I justifying myself to?

Every forum thread creater whom's thread gets ignored because someone that won't be contributing to the community's thread went off the first page.

Cazzy

Waffennacht wrote: »

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Cazzy wrote: »

Waffennacht wrote: »

I thought you quit? Are you like gonna play up to the very moment before release than gonna throw the disk out the window? Are you hoping that they don't get dropped?

I keep thinking the phrase from my professional time at poker, "it's only an addiction if you lose."

Who am I justifying myself to?

Every forum thread creater whom's thread gets ignored because someone that won't be contributing to the community's thread went off the first page.

...there's just too much wrong with that to get into it. Please read the posts in this thread.

Cazzy

BuddyAces wrote: »

Absolutely hilarious that people can still think these things are good for the game. Any money made from these stupid ass items will not go back into the game. You will not see new devs being hired. You will not see more content being made, in fact you will be seeing less content being made as more work goes into these stupid ass crates. You think class/item balance is bad now? Lack of content? Wait till the devs are suddenly tasked with putting more *** into crates and trying to juggle all of that. Which one do you think is going to take priority?

The people who are against these things are for the longevity of the game. These things are a fast track to turning a game into a complete *** hole as has happened to EVERY SINGLE OTHER GAME that adds these in. You magically think that this will be the one game that won't be like the rest? HAHAHA.

Look, I get it. This is your first MMO. You're excited to gamble to get these new shiny things. Hell, I use to buy them in other games until I realized that the money I (and everyone else) was spending on them was not going back into the game and the game got worse and worse because of these dumb ass things.

Yall can post about how you can't wait for these crates and how we're stupid because we're whining about them. Yall can argue with us but the fact of the matter is that we've been there and seen first hand what happens when a game goes this route. Every single bad thing that ANYONE has posted on these here forums about these crates are FACT. Go back and look through all the crown crate threads. Every single person that is warning people about these things are telling the truth.

A lot of people aren't even bothering to read our posts that explains those things over and over and over again. It's exasperating, isn't it? xD

CMFan1966

I've pretty much stayed out of the crown crate debate since the discussion was just really beginning when I started to play the game. I wanted to gather information before offering my thoughts on the matter. On the one hand, the crates are kind of a fun game of chance. If they'd put stuff that is no longer available in the crown store in them, that would be awesome! I've seen people running around with Ice Wraith pets and I'd love to have one or something like that. Maybe a crown crate would give me an opportunity to get something I missed out on by starting to play the game a couple of years after launch.

On the other hand, I watched some of the YouTube videos. How many Crown Lethal Potions or other stuff like that does one person really need?

My final thought is that I hope they don't use the crown crates as an excuse to stop putting new material or new DLC in the game. Then I think I'd want to shove a crown crate where the sun don't shine. Will I buy them? Probably a few just because it's something new to me. Will I continue to buy them over time? I doubt it unless they switch content around as time goes by.

reclaimervii.sierra117ub17_ESO

Im calling this. This game going F2P and adding crown crates next update :^)

BlanketFort

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BlanketFort wrote: »

They shall come when they come.
Don't like the crown crates? Don't buy them.
Like the crown crates? Then go crazy and have fun!

This only becomes an issue if they add in gear/weapons/etc. that are vastly more powerful than what can be obtained in-game. IMO, xp scrolls, cosmetics, redistribution scrolls, and whatnot are all fine.

While it's fine that you're not personally bothered by the exclusive cosmetics, it is very clearly already an issue for those of us who value fair access to the cosmetics being produced.

I suppose that's true. I didn't think of the people who'd want to get access to exclusive cosmetics/motifs that could get locked behind crates. My bad.

Waffennacht

Good luck with your next game.

SantieClaws

Khajiit she feels we will know more by the end of the week yes.

The change of the month - this one she feels if they are coming then they would not wish to miss the bountiful season of the New Life Festival yes.

Maybe perhaps the patching coming on 1 December is just a coincidence and because of the recent holiday season? Maybe and maybe not.

The recent silence raises the hairs on the back of the neck also. This one she would like not to feel so very suspicious but cannot help it somehow. Busy is busy yes of course but this one feels there is more in the works apart from the housing and this one she just cannot help but feel that not all it may be so good.

Cazzy

I couldn't agree more, Santie. The forums have suffered because of the silence too so it feels like it's all going downhill. As seen in this thread and others - terrible trolls and unruly children everywhere

RAGUNAnoOne

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Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Cazzy wrote: »

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

prettynink wrote: »

Who's ducking out? Are you ducking out? The 1st of Dec huh, what leads you to think that?

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Hopefully never ever but if you're looking to duck out before , I think it's around the 1st of December .

Cazzy does not want to be here for it . Her thread , basic post goes to the op . Standard forums reply etiquette .

Yeah I'm not touching ESO until I know everything I need to about the crates. Drop rates, what they are putting in them, how to "refund" items for gems, how many gems are given - if everything is reasonable then I'll return and just not buy them. If, however, they are as bad as they apparently were on the PTS then I won't be back. Not for a while anyway

Good luck where ever you end up going Cazzy . I doubt seriously they will change their minds or make any major adjustment to the crown gem ratios per refund because profits are bottom line here . You are making a wise decision given your background and I admire your honesty and drive to bettering yourself . Very inspirational .

Aww thank you That actually makes me feel better about the whole thing.

My biggest problem will be how to keep in touch with people on here without discussing ESO :I May have to find other ways to keep in touch.

Well if you ever need to ask something not ESO related just send me a FB message. Actually FB is a universal means of communication and un-moderated (unless you are a "mod" or creator in a group) perhaps you should create a group for all of us.

Elsonso

RAGUNAnoOne wrote: »

Actually FB is a universal means of communication and un-moderated (unless you are a "mod" or creator in a group) perhaps you should create a group for all of us.

Ooh. The Former ESO Players group. Interesting.

prettynink

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

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prettynink wrote: »

Who's ducking out? Are you ducking out? The 1st of Dec huh, what leads you to think that?

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Hopefully never ever but if you're looking to duck out before , I think it's around the 1st of December .

Cazzy does not want to be here for it . Her thread , basic post goes to the op . Standard forums reply etiquette .

oh ok I see thanks for clearing that up for me, but why @cazzy do you not want to be here if or when they release?

JD2013

Soon?

Though weren't they supposed to be November? There's a few days left mind you, but still ...

RAGUNAnoOne

prettynink wrote: »

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Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

prettynink wrote: »

Who's ducking out? Are you ducking out? The 1st of Dec huh, what leads you to think that?

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

Hopefully never ever but if you're looking to duck out before , I think it's around the 1st of December .

Cazzy does not want to be here for it . Her thread , basic post goes to the op . Standard forums reply etiquette .

oh ok I see thanks for clearing that up for me, but why @cazzy do you not want to be here if or when they release?

It is a cash grab especially since they won't publish the drop rates or say how they are planning to make them "more appealing". The worst part is that all new cosmetics may end up being RNG lockbox only and may lead to P2W items included like many MMOs went when they added that stuff.

Panth141

SantieClaws wrote: »

recent silence raises the hairs on the back of the neck also. This one she would like not to feel so very suspicious but cannot help it somehow. Busy is busy yes of course but this one feels there is more in the works apart from the housing and this one she just cannot help but feel that not all it may be so good.

Perfect summary of my current feelings

SantieClaws

Khajiit will explain briefly why the con crates they are objected to yes.

They encourage gambling. The chances of getting what you wish for without a significant amount of money exchanging paws is very slim. This was shown by all the testing on the PTS.

They take things that would be in the store and make you gamble to purchase them. They are an unfair transaction because you do not know what you buy before you buy it. If items were in the store directly then many of us would have no issue with a purchase - although this one she does object to motifs and dyes being in the store as these have previously only been in the game. Taking content available previously in one form and moving it to the more expensive one is a drip, drip process. First one thing, then another and soon all we love about Tamriel has a significant price tag on it.

They very largely contain consumables that not many people want anyway.

The crown gem exchange system is far too low. You will still need to buy many many crates and exchange many duplicates before getting the item you wish for.

They will probably dictate the future content of the store and the game itself - if they prove popular then all of the best items will be crate exclusive. This is the biggest concern for this one. When the Tamriel becomes nothing but a casino and great shiny shopping mall then many of us will cease to enjoy travelling there.

They took Pacrooti and made him into a crazed, crate junkie monster.

If you feel the same way as this one does then feel free to use the relevant line from the signature of this one in your own.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

BuddyAces

SantieClaws wrote: »

Khajiit will explain briefly why the con crates they are objected to yes.

They will probably dictate the future content of the store and the game itself - if they prove popular then all of the best items will be crate exclusive. This is the biggest concern for this one. When the Tamriel becomes nothing but a casino and great shiny shopping mall then many of us will cease to enjoy travelling there.

Not probably, WILL. What this fine specimen of another species has said, happens every g'damn time. Let that sink in for you new people. These things are NEVER good for a game. EVER. Not once in the history of MMOs have these things ever done ANY GOOD.

BuddyAces

Cazzy wrote: »

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BuddyAces wrote: »

Absolutely hilarious that people can still think these things are good for the game. Any money made from these stupid ass items will not go back into the game. You will not see new devs being hired. You will not see more content being made, in fact you will be seeing less content being made as more work goes into these stupid ass crates. You think class/item balance is bad now? Lack of content? Wait till the devs are suddenly tasked with putting more *** into crates and trying to juggle all of that. Which one do you think is going to take priority?

The people who are against these things are for the longevity of the game. These things are a fast track to turning a game into a complete *** hole as has happened to EVERY SINGLE OTHER GAME that adds these in. You magically think that this will be the one game that won't be like the rest? HAHAHA.

Look, I get it. This is your first MMO. You're excited to gamble to get these new shiny things. Hell, I use to buy them in other games until I realized that the money I (and everyone else) was spending on them was not going back into the game and the game got worse and worse because of these dumb ass things.

Yall can post about how you can't wait for these crates and how we're stupid because we're whining about them. Yall can argue with us but the fact of the matter is that we've been there and seen first hand what happens when a game goes this route. Every single bad thing that ANYONE has posted on these here forums about these crates are FACT. Go back and look through all the crown crate threads. Every single person that is warning people about these things are telling the truth.

A lot of people aren't even bothering to read our posts that explains those things over and over and over again. It's exasperating, isn't it? xD

Maybe not. But I will post this same message in every thread that comes up about these dumb f'in things. On the off chance that even one person reads it and sees the bad behind it then it's worth it. I have pity for anyone that rolls their at eyes at people who post against these things. They're either new people to MMOs who really need a history on these things or they are MMO hoppers who don't care what happens to a game and will just hop around to the next shiny thing. Those people don't matter.

JD2013

BuddyAces wrote: »

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Cazzy wrote: »

BuddyAces wrote: »

Absolutely hilarious that people can still think these things are good for the game. Any money made from these stupid ass items will not go back into the game. You will not see new devs being hired. You will not see more content being made, in fact you will be seeing less content being made as more work goes into these stupid ass crates. You think class/item balance is bad now? Lack of content? Wait till the devs are suddenly tasked with putting more *** into crates and trying to juggle all of that. Which one do you think is going to take priority?

The people who are against these things are for the longevity of the game. These things are a fast track to turning a game into a complete *** hole as has happened to EVERY SINGLE OTHER GAME that adds these in. You magically think that this will be the one game that won't be like the rest? HAHAHA.

Look, I get it. This is your first MMO. You're excited to gamble to get these new shiny things. Hell, I use to buy them in other games until I realized that the money I (and everyone else) was spending on them was not going back into the game and the game got worse and worse because of these dumb ass things.

Yall can post about how you can't wait for these crates and how we're stupid because we're whining about them. Yall can argue with us but the fact of the matter is that we've been there and seen first hand what happens when a game goes this route. Every single bad thing that ANYONE has posted on these here forums about these crates are FACT. Go back and look through all the crown crate threads. Every single person that is warning people about these things are telling the truth.

A lot of people aren't even bothering to read our posts that explains those things over and over and over again. It's exasperating, isn't it? xD

Maybe not. But I will post this same message in every thread that comes up about these dumb f'in things. On the off chance that even one person reads it and sees the bad behind it then it's worth it. I have pity for anyone that rolls their at eyes at people who post against these things. They're either new people to MMOs who really need a history on these things or they are MMO hoppers who don't care what happens to a game and will just hop around to the next shiny thing. Those people don't matter.

Actually, I am going to offer a counter opinion this.

Every opinion matters, even when it is a different opinion to yours. No opinion can be stated as cold, hard fact as it is an opinion. The cold hard fact happens when something comes to pass, and the results are realised.

Your opinion is as valid as anyone else's. But this does not make it cold, hard fact.

ZOS_GinaBruno

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

JD2013

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Alucardo

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

Gross.

Thanks for the info.

Abeille

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

Well, at least now we know.

Tryxus

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

Well... I guess I should be glad to finally hear some news about them...

I just really hope that you won't make a huge mistake with them (yes, I am crazy to hold up hope)

SantieClaws

Khajiit feels an unpleasant hairball episode coming on ...

Either that or something else is making this one feel slightly sick.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

Tyrion87

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

I predict there will be an earthquake on the forum tomorrow, and when the crates are released, the game and this forum as well will never be the same...

DPShiro

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

WOW I clicked on a "Z" marked topic and there was an actual reply from the staff!!!??
What is happening?

As long as you allow us to trade in the useless stuff, potions, lessons etc I don't mind them. (Nobody should ever use them since they are worse than created ones)

If you don't like the crates, don't buy them, can't be more simple than that.

Alucardo

Abeille wrote: »

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ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

We'll be releasing Crown Crates later this week, and will be publishing an article on our website tomorrow with all the details.

Well, at least now we know.

Yet somehow I don't feel any better

SantieClaws

The planemeld is nigh
Though the crates this one will still not buy
Something, something, something planemeld ...

Yours with paws
Santie Claws