Did you open crown crates?

Recremen

No & will never!

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

jedtb16_ESO

Yes, 16 - 25

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

why would i have felt bad????

it didn't cost me anything.

Recremen

No & will never!

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

why would i have felt bad????

it didn't cost me anything.

Unless you were just picking crowns up off the ground it cost you something. If you were just using the ones that came with your ESO+, you'd have spent the crowns you got via that. Those have the associated cost of an ESO+ membership. That's not "for free", they are factored into the cost, even if you personally consider them valueless. Which clearly you don't, since you just used a bunch to gamble.

TequilaFire

Yes, 4

While I don't totally agree with the crown crates I bought four just to test.
I guess I did ok, got Storm Atronach Senche mount, Red Pit Wolf pet, Loone? pet, some mimic stones, poisons and a couple of hats for my 1600 crown investment.

Now I am done as I got the mount I would have bought for the same price.

Tryxus

No & will never!

I'll buy some... when I become Emperor of Cyrodiil

In other words: NEVER!

borgking

i got 4 and i got kahjit body markings i cant use cos my char is a dark elf,,,rest was just crappy old potions and riding lessons....dam i feel cheated

NewBlacksmurf

Yes, 4

I fell for it. Freaking A!!!

But I did get one of those celestial mounts so I'm out now. Saving crowns for normal stuff.

jedtb16_ESO

Yes, 16 - 25

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

why would i have felt bad????

it didn't cost me anything.

Unless you were just picking crowns up off the ground it cost you something. If you were just using the ones that came with your ESO+, you'd have spent the crowns you got via that. Those have the associated cost of an ESO+ membership. That's not "for free", they are factored into the cost, even if you personally consider them valueless. Which clearly you don't, since you just used a bunch to gamble.

did you read all of my post?

especially this bit - 'and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for'

and no..... from my point of view (the one that counts since it is me who is paying) the free crowns are not factored into my appreciation of the cost of eso+. as i said, i have no real use for them.

the reason for getting the crates was so that i could see the contents for myself and, at least, have something concrete to discuss - rather than depending on supposition and sanctimonious suspicion.

Kayly101

Yes, 1 - 3

Mady wrote: »

Would be pretty interesting

If yes, don't forget to fill in your results here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zt5oj7PWNFFaTykgXhWQOOkVl1ekHAJgcJpueRN3C40/edit#gid=0
(credits to @Enodoc)

...I wish I listened and never bought a crate for the junk

If eso was more popular then I wouldnt be worried about the future of the game...but after reading the number of comments and how scary the people are about defending the crates
Its a scary thought

Abeille

No & will never!

Kayly101 wrote: »

Mady wrote: »

Would be pretty interesting

If yes, don't forget to fill in your results here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zt5oj7PWNFFaTykgXhWQOOkVl1ekHAJgcJpueRN3C40/edit#gid=0
(credits to @Enodoc)

...I wish I listened and never bought a crate for the junk

If eso was more popular then I wouldnt be worried about the future of the game...but after reading the number of comments and how scary the people are about defending the crates
Its a scary thought

There will be other seasons of Crown Crates, and then you can use what you learn from this to make an informed decision when the next season comes

Shader_Shibes

Yes, 16 - 25

I opened 21.........got crap...........won''t buy them again.

ArrerBoy

No & will never!

As someone who was burned by deals like this in previous games, I can safely say I won't be buying a single crate. Ever.

Oh I will be tempted, I will eventually want to buy, that's how these things are designed. But when that happens I'll take a week off the game. That's always enough to forget about it.

Cipe

Yes, 50+ Take my money, ZOS!

I just couldn't stop myself from spending the crowns I had picked up during the sale earlier. I am happy with what I got though, and happy to have stuff that I had missed out on before.

Ojustaboo

No & will never!

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

why would i have felt bad????

it didn't cost me anything.

Unless you were just picking crowns up off the ground it cost you something. If you were just using the ones that came with your ESO+, you'd have spent the crowns you got via that. Those have the associated cost of an ESO+ membership. That's not "for free", they are factored into the cost, even if you personally consider them valueless. Which clearly you don't, since you just used a bunch to gamble.

did you read all of my post?

especially this bit - 'and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for'

and no..... from my point of view (the one that counts since it is me who is paying) the free crowns are not factored into my appreciation of the cost of eso+. as i said, i have no real use for them.

the reason for getting the crates was so that i could see the contents for myself and, at least, have something concrete to discuss - rather than depending on supposition and sanctimonious suspicion.

I don't like the crates but at the same time I do agree with this poster.

There were a few mounts I wanted from the store, I bought these a while back. Now I get my crowns with my sub and to be honest there's absolutely nothing I really want.

The crafting bag is worth the sub to me, hence I will keep on subbing. I just wasted 5000 crowns on leveling a horse on one of the new alts I started, it would only have taken me less than 2 months to do this without spending any, but as I have zero things I want to buy, I thought why not.

That being the case, if I have 10000 crowns sitting in my account doing nothing, if I decided to waste them on crates, it really is costing me nothing, the same as buying the speed leveling for my mount cost me nothing. If I was buying extra crowns for cash and then buying the crates, that is a different matter altogether, but I'm not.

All that said, I really really do not like the crates and I do know that they are relying on people with addictive personalities to spend more than they can afford.

yodased

No & will never!

I probably should have voted no, but maybe because there may be something in the future I want, but honestly those mounts are obnoxious and the clothing w/e is meh.

I waited to draw an opinion until I saw the way they implemented them, and other than exploiting gambling problems of people, its just more things that don't mean anything or add any value to my game, so if other people want them so be it.

Cazzy

No & will never!

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

Recremen wrote: »

jedtb16_ESO wrote: »

that was fun....

got a couple of atro mounts, three pets, four costumes, a hat, a memento, several mount training scrolls and a load of junk that i traded back for gems.

do i feel like i've been burned? no

do i think i've been scammed? no

do i think i've been ripped off? no

but how can that be???????

because i fully understood what i was getting into.

and the really fun bit is..... it didn't cost me a penny because zos keep giving me crowns that i have no real use for.

for less than 25p a day i get all the dlc, extra xp and a craft bag and a great game to play - i call that a really good deal.

I'm pretty sure you'd feel differently if you fell on the other side of the bell curve but hey, who are we to point out how objectively bad the system is?

why would i have felt bad????

it didn't cost me anything.

You don't pay for a subscription?

agegarton

Yes, 26 - 49

Bought just over 10,000 Crowns worth, which I purchased when they were on sale (for this very purpose). Was surprisingly pleased with what I got - two of the Storm Antronach mounts, some costumes, pets, skins, mounts, riding lessons, experience scrolls, and the inevitable junk. Thought the whole thing was well implemented.

My only gripe is, I don't understand why the potions and food aren't the same degree of potency that I can craft. Seems daft.

When they refresh the crates, I'll definitely buy more. I don't see what all the negativity is about.

MissBizz

Yes, 15

No. And I'm really struggling not to because I am very aware I am an impulse shopper who would say "oh but if I buy a few more maybe I can get <insert name of thing I want>

Cazzy

No & will never!

MissBizz wrote: »

No. And I'm really struggling not to because I am very aware I am an impulse shopper who would say "oh but if I buy a few more maybe I can get <insert name of thing I want>

Remember how dirty you'd feel afterwards. Nothing can wipe that dirt away

Delimber

No, but maybe....

I still have to wait for my internet data plan to recycle...only 8 more hours to go. Big thanks to windows 10 and their forced updates....sorry, went off on a tangent their, been waiting 23 days to get back into the game lol.

Looking forward to the little/big rewards. Since I have had a good run of bad luck in November. Was capped off on the 29th when I broke the pull cord to my snowblower and we have been hit with a foot of snow (30cm) in the last 36 hours.

Thus December should be nothing but good luck for me from the RNG lol

ItsGlaive

Yes, 26 - 49

Abeille wrote: »

BOGATYR wrote: »

I guess the game will go full F2P soon at this rate lol

The introduction of RNG boxes is a F2P-Transition strategy, so this is a real possibility.

Almost a certainty, along with the inevitable P2W elements leaking into them too that people keep worrying about.

ZOS have a terrible track record already when it comes to the slippery slope. Look at the history of ESO and it's two years of slowly giving ground and lowering the bar, one notch at a time. The facts are there and they speak for themselves. No reason to think that this will be any different.

menedhyn

No & will never!

I want to buy the things I see and like from the Crown Store, if the advertised price suits me.

I don't want to try (repeatedly) to buy that item which might or might not exist in a crate, for an indeterminate price.

Simple, really.

Uriel_Nocturne

No & will never!

Nope, never.

I will never give Zenimax a single modicum of support for their scam-crates. They will never see a single Crown spent on any of their Clown Crates from my wife or I.

The scam-boxes are a wrip-off, and serve no other purpose than to wring as much cash out of the players as possible, without having to really develop... anything in return.

My wife and I actually spend quite a bit of money in the Crown Store. We buy Mounts, Motifs, and various other utility items. But when we do that, we pay a price for an item, and we get that exact item. No RNG involved to scam me out of my hard-earned money.

I would rather shave my [redacted] with a cheese grater than ever support these types of scam-boxes.

Danikat

No & will never!

I don't gamble with real money.

I'm perfectly willing to buy things from the crown store (in fact this month I'm going to be buying 2 new mounts, a new pet and at least 1 new costume) but only if I know what I'm getting and what it will cost me. I'm not going to pay out for a randon chance at something I may or may not want.

ThePonzzz

Those spouting off P2W. What are you winning? Not like there is a flying mount that does 3x speed or anything. It's all flash for the most part.

kamimark

Yes, 4

Opened 4, got:

2 Azure Brow-to-Temple Circlet
1 Belly Dancer Veil
1 Crown Crate Experience Scroll
1 Crown Lethal Poison (25)
1 Crown Mimic Stone
1 Crown Spellcaster's Elixir (5)
4 Crown Survivor's Elixir (5)
1 Crown Tri-Restoration Potion (5)
2 Crown Warrior's Elixir (5)
1 Roostertail Frills
1 Wrestler's Buzz Cut

The jewelry & haircut are good for alt appearances; I don't play Argonians, sadly. I kept the XP scroll and mimic stone, converted potions to gems (they aren't bad, especially Survivor's, but I make tons of potions already), and have 16 crown gems to save towards something nice.

Not a great haul, but acceptable, and I'll open more when I feel like a little reward, probably next week or two.

Certainly nothing as insulting as the 1 crown meal reward on PTS. OH, that burned.

I've already seen a couple people with Storm mounts, and I'm jealous, but patient.

Easily_Lost

Yes, 1 - 3

Just bought one. When I get my monthly allotment, I will start buying them once a month ( bigger bundle ), but not before then.

I still don't see why so many people try to tell others not to buy them. It's there money, they should be able to spend it like they want to.

Danikat

No & will never!

ThePonzzz wrote: »

Those spouting off P2W. What are you winning? Not like there is a flying mount that does 3x speed or anything. It's all flash for the most part.

Have you seen the XP scrolls?

Delta1038

Yes, 26 - 49

I opened a bunch, had the crowns and some money to spend, didn't get a storm mount but to be fair I wasn't really looking for anything specific. Figured it would be fun to get some assorted stuff and I was right, some costumes, a few pets, a few mounts. All in all, happy with what I got and I won't be getting anymore.

Rosveen

No & will never!

Danikat wrote: »

ThePonzzz wrote: »

Those spouting off P2W. What are you winning? Not like there is a flying mount that does 3x speed or anything. It's all flash for the most part.

Have you seen the XP scrolls?

Tbh, I don't care about them. They drop only rarely and regular XP pots + full Training gear are already very effective. Yes, they're better than what we can craft (mythic ambrosia is a joke), but they don't really make much difference, if any.