Why do the mounts cost different gold amounts still?

NewBlacksmurf

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

Do ppl buy the 42k mounts anymore and my understanding is they don't have increased training......just curious why the price variance?

starkerealm

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

AFrostWolf

Before the conversion I bought 2 black horses on different characters. ZOS still owes me my 42k Gold! Maybe they forgot about them?

Lylith

i bought a 10k red horse for a new player, once, watched him ride off on it.

good times.

i'd do it again, too.

NewBlacksmurf

Lylith wrote: »

i bought a 10k red horse for a new player, once, watched him ride off on it.

good times.

i'd do it again, too.

I just did it today and that's why it came up.....he's like are those others better. I said no it's just different colors. Long pause......O K. Thanks and off they went

zaria

starkerealm wrote: »

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

This
notice that the crown shop mounts have different prices too. The crown crate ones are idiotic expensive.

Shimmer

You are paying for the skins

starkerealm

zaria wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

This
notice that the crown shop mounts have different prices too. The crown crate ones are idiotic expensive.

Crown (and I guess gem) pricing is all about "prestige."

How cool does this mount look on a scale of 500 - 5000? Okay, that's the price.

It's why the Dro-m'athra, and Apex mounts are so expensive.

There's a theoretical upcharge for any mount that uses an alternate mesh and animation set. So, the Horse, Senche, Bear, Camel, Wolf, Guar and Elk. Horse being the default. But, who knows how that's calculated.

runagate

zaria wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

This
notice that the crown shop mounts have different prices too. The crown crate ones are idiotic expensive.

Someone asked this in a guild I'm in today, too, but they noted that the dialog still states that they are different, which is quite a problem if someone drops 42k gold on it unwittingly.

NewBlacksmurf

runagate wrote: »

zaria wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

This
notice that the crown shop mounts have different prices too. The crown crate ones are idiotic expensive.

Someone asked this in a guild I'm in today, too, but they noted that the dialog still states that they are different, which is quite a problem if someone drops 42k gold on it unwittingly.

this is why ppl ask.

S1ipperyJim

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

Do ppl buy the 42k mounts anymore and my understanding is they don't have increased training......just curious why the price variance?

Because ZOS didn't bother updating the prices after they made all mounts cosmetic instead of having individual strengths and weaknesses

Rene_Valionus

The Midnight Steed does offer a benefit befitting its price..... in Cyrodiil they make your horse harder to see at night

zaria

runagate wrote: »

zaria wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Tradition, and because, maybe they look cooler to you. It's just aesthetic. Hell, I don't think I've actually purchased any of the horses for gold. I got by on Imperial ones back at launch.

This
notice that the crown shop mounts have different prices too. The crown crate ones are idiotic expensive.

Someone asked this in a guild I'm in today, too, but they noted that the dialog still states that they are different, which is quite a problem if someone drops 42k gold on it unwittingly.

An fair issue I agree, and trivial to fix, pretty hard for an new player who blew 42k on rather than bag space

Argruna

S1ipperyJim wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

Do ppl buy the 42k mounts anymore and my understanding is they don't have increased training......just curious why the price variance?

Because ZOS didn't bother updating the prices after they made all mounts cosmetic instead of having individual strengths and weaknesses

Pretty much this. I kinda remember there being a difference (I bought the draft horse when it was 17k, now it's 42k) way ago when the mount upgrades were tied to the mount. Now I don't think there's a difference. If anything they should probably be tweaked to all reflect the same price.

driosketch

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

One of the horses is 10k so a new base game account can easily afford a horse by the time their first character hits level 10 without spending more real money. That horse used to be 17k, so good on Zos for lowering it. Plus if they want a different mount, there are still 3 variants available in game outside the crown store. Everyone can afford the base essentials, cosmetics cost a premium. I don't see the issue.

Korah_Eaglecry

driosketch wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

One of the horses is 10k so a new base game account can easily afford a horse by the time their first character hits level 10 without spending more real money. That horse used to be 17k, so good on Zos for lowering it. Plus if they want a different mount, there are still 3 variants available in game outside the crown store. Everyone can afford the base essentials, cosmetics cost a premium. I don't see the issue.

The 10k horse has always cost 10k.

driosketch

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

driosketch wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

One of the horses is 10k so a new base game account can easily afford a horse by the time their first character hits level 10 without spending more real money. That horse used to be 17k, so good on Zos for lowering it. Plus if they want a different mount, there are still 3 variants available in game outside the crown store. Everyone can afford the base essentials, cosmetics cost a premium. I don't see the issue.

The 10k horse has always cost 10k.

Did you start playing on console?

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/92640/buying-a-horse

Tabbycat

Just today I used my ill-gotten gains from thieving to purchase the paint horse.

I have wanted that horse since beta.

qsnoopyjr

Same reason why Imperial motif is extremely rare

Narvuntien

Tricked me .. I spent a loong time without a horse to get a more expensive one.

Annalyse

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Why are the ingame for gold mounts still 10k and 42k?

Do ppl buy the 42k mounts anymore and my understanding is they don't have increased training......just curious why the price variance?

I buy them. I have one of each of the in game horses. It gives me some variation for my alts.

As to the prices, it is as other people said - they may not have the benefits they had in the past, but they still are different cosmetically so it is a form of an upgrade.

Duiwel

I bought the black horse (42k) in the first week of the game's launch on NA.

When I moved over to EU I had to ride my Imperial horse for a long long time, until Nightmare Coarser released.






Today I still don't own the black horse on EU.