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Have you ever purchased any Crown Crates?

  • Tabbycat
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    Yes
    I usually either purchase some with my subscription crowns or if I have 400 crowns left over from the crown pack I purchased to buy something else I'll go ahead and grab a crate.

    More often than not it's disappointing so I'm not sure I'll buy any until the next set of crates comes out. There's too much junk in this batch I don't really care for that I know I'll end up getting. Plus there's still a lot of pets and outfits and stuff I haven't bought from the regular crown store yet.

    People who keep buying them over and over hoping to get the mounts though... I wish I had their disposable income.
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  • Saoirse_Siobhan
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    No
    Nope, never agreed with them, I did come close with the first batch (storm crates) because I really wanted the Clouded Senche, but I did the math and I was like 'Heck no!' Bad conversion rate for gems and stuff I don't want. I mean sure there's a lot of things I want in them, and would definitely buy if they were direct purchase (except if they were outrageous prices ofc *cough* elk *cough*).

    Oh well they are giving me one Dwemer crate with the Morrowind pre-order which is just to entice people to buy more. But nope! Not gonna buy more!
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  • baratron
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    No
    There genuinely wasn't anything I wanted in the Storm Atronach series. Now, with the Wild Hunt series, there are quite a few items that I like and would like to purchase, but I don't want to gamble with real money.
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  • driosketch
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    No
    Nope, and between two seasons of crates, the only thing I really wanted was the clever man wizard hat from the storm crates. But that's gone now. And if there's nothing I like in the dwemer season, I might not even open my free Morrowind crate.
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  • Jemcrystal
    Jemcrystal
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    No
    STEAM WALLET NOT ALLOWED
  • Danikat
    Danikat
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    No
    I don't gamble with real money, especially not for virtual items. There are things in the crates I'd like to have, but only if I can buy them directly.
    mb10 wrote: »
    50% of the people saying no ride storm atronach mounts in game so how does that work?

    I'm surprised you can tell. I've only ever seen 1 person I recognised from the forum in the game. But I guess most people are on the NA servers.
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  • Jailbirdy
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    Yes
    there was nothing else to spend my ESO+ crowns on that were building up , so I did some crates.

    It's crazy to spend new cash on them with the existing drop rates. If the gem conversion were triple what they give, I might think about it for something I may want.

    Perhaps they could do a Crown Crate Sale or something.


    Best suggestion I have seen is to give ESO+ members 1 free crate each month in addition to the 1500 crowns.
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  • Myyth
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    I didn't vote because I did not purchase crowns to buy crates. I will never use my credit card to buy crates.

    However, I did once use my monthly sub crowns to try a crown pack.
    All I got was a haircut I don't want, a racial item I cant use, a costume I don't like and then some garbage.
    It was a total waste. I will never use my monthly crowns on crates again and most definitely will not spend real money.
    Edited by Myyth on March 5, 2017 4:45PM
  • Asha_11_ESO
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    Yes
    Yeah I have. I bought some of the storm crates, and also the new wild hunt crates. I think it's worth it, BUT! only if you're the kind of person who would've spent crowns on buying 4k mounts, pets, and other things fairly often, and you like to collect most things anyway.

    Do not buy any if you just want to buy a few crates, and you only want one of the cool mounts. You will be sorely disappointed and feel ripped off. I've seen heaps of people upset about wasting their money trying to get 1 cool item out of the many items that they don't care for and would never buy in the crown store.

    It seems to me more of a gamble the less you spend/try, because you end up with less gems to buy the things you really want. I also already had a fair amount of the stuff in the crates anyway, which meant many of the items converted to gems.

    I bought a crap ton of crowns when they were half price last October. I spent 5k crowns on crates last season and got a storm atronach wolf, and 10k this season but no wild hunt mount. However, I had enough gems saved up from duplicate items, and extracting everything I could, that I was able to buy the black senche mount (which was 4k crowns iirc, when it was available), and a wild hunt mount (which would probably be worth 4 or 5k crowns?). I also got 2 other mounts and a heap of other stuff I was happy to have, cause I like silly things *shrugs*

    I estimated that I got around 25k crowns worth of items for 15k crowns. But you do end up with some items you'd rather not have.

    It's your money, your choice. But it's a gamble, so don't spend it unless you're fine with being frivolous with some of your hard earned cash. Heck, just don't do it though if you have more important things to do with your money.
    Edited by Asha_11_ESO on March 5, 2017 4:47PM
  • Soella
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    No
    I don't gamble.
  • Rex-Umbra
    Rex-Umbra
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    Yes
    Wish I hadn't I hate supporting crates.
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  • Gandrhulf_Harbard
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    No
    Danikat wrote: »
    mb10 wrote: »
    50% of the people saying no ride storm atronach mounts in game so how does that work?

    I'm surprised you can tell. I've only ever seen 1 person I recognised from the forum in the game. But I guess most people are on the NA servers.

    He can't tell, and has no data to support his claim.

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  • theher0not
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    Yes
    I bought one the day they got released. I had some spare crowns and wanted to test them myself before judging them, they where about as bad as I expected so I won't buy any more of them.
  • IrishRonD
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    Yes
    Would not have been too bad if any of the items one already had, one would get full credit in gems and not 25% credit.
  • Recremen
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    No
    No gambling for me, though I'd gladly purchase a lot of what's been in them if it were available to buy directly.
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  • BlackSparrow
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    Yes
    I would have made this poll private, personally. You're likely to lose a lot of "Yeses" who are unwilling to vote because they're afraid of catching flak for it.

    I don't agree with how they were implemented, but, alas, I am at the mercy of my character concepts, and there have been certain things in both crate "seasons" that fit the theming of my characters just too well to pass up. :p

    I was gunna do that but I thought if they believe in the crown crates then no big deal, it's more just curiosity as to the amount.

    I, like many others don't really care if X person has purchased them or not.

    I would have made this poll private, personally. You're likely to lose a lot of "Yeses" who are unwilling to vote because they're afraid of catching flak for it.

    I don't agree with how they were implemented, but, alas, I am at the mercy of my character concepts, and there have been certain things in both crate "seasons" that fit the theming of my characters just too well to pass up. :p

    A thicker skin is all that's in order. Never understood why people take things that are said by complete randoms to heart. I mean, would you actually care if I thought negatively of you (not saying i do as I don't know you from the next guy/gal)? It should all be water of a duck's back.

    That's easy to say for those of us who have a thick skin and self confidence, sure. I wouldn't have voted yes if I didn't. XD

    But I also know that it took me a long time to build up enough self confidence to say anything even remotely against a community's general party line, and this community is collectively harsher against dissenters than most. People who express positivity about something so widely reviled as Crown Crates open themselves up to possible harassment, and there are some people who just aren't going to want to deal with that on an entertainment forum, randoms or not. I wouldn't have, a couple years back.

    So yeah. I'm not saying people should feel bad about using Crown Crates, if that's what they want to do. Just that they will feel bad. And that's why this poll isn't going to get as many Yeses as it could have.
    Edited by BlackSparrow on March 5, 2017 5:24PM
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  • Elsonso
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    No
    Nope. None. Zero. I have no Atronach Storm mounts. I have no Wild Spriggan mounts.

    Honestly, the fewer of these mounts that I see in the game, the happier I am. I am really not a big fan of that sort of stuff, especially in the more down-to-earth Elder Scrolls/Tolkein/D&D type of fantasy game, where such things would be exceedingly rare. The Atronach mounts are too over the top for my tastes.


    Although I will get one (1) of them from my Morrowind pre-order, I may not even open it. Given the odds, it is a waste of my time to even open it, even if I did not pay for the crate. The last thing I need is a crate of Crown consumables.
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  • TerraDewBerry
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    No
    I refuse to buy gamble crates.. but I would buy many of the items for crowns if they were available in the store for a set number of crowns. Just say no to gamble crates!!!
    Edited by TerraDewBerry on March 5, 2017 5:28PM
  • Loc2262
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    No
    Nope, and never will. I don't support a real-life money gambling business model in a game like this.
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  • Lynx7386
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    Yes
    I purchased one last night. Just one, and probably the only one i ever will. I had 400 Crowns just sitting idle with nothing else to spend them on and I really wanted the mane of many rivers hairstyle for my new khajiit character.

    I managed to get lucky and got it in that one crate, but no chance in hell that I'd spend more cash to specifically buy crates. However, I WOULD buy many of the items in the crates if they were sold separately at face value
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  • Bardolf
    Bardolf
    Yes
    Guilty.
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  • RebornV3x
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    No
    No cause in other mmos with a similar lockbox type set up its a scam the drop rates are non existent on top level items I learned my lesson even tho Eso let's you redeem duplicate items for gems so you can get want you want eventually but still
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  • KimberlyannKitsuragi
    Yes
    I did once a month after they came out. Never again
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  • heaven13
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    No
    Nope. Only thing I wanted in last season's crates was the puffin, but gambling does nothing for me. Would rather just pay a straight price to get exactly what I want.

    Would be slightly more inclined if a) duplicates received 100% refund and b) unwanted non-duplicates could be traded for gems as well, at a lower rate in value than duplicates. Still probably wouldn't, but it would mean I wouldn't have to be saddled with anything I don't want.
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  • Avidspark
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    Yes
    What else am I gonna do with my sub crowns, until they put Akaviri into crown shop FINALLY?
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  • phermitgb
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    No
    Nope. The vast majority of the "premium" crown crate rewards are goofy looking mounts and pets that I have little interest in, and the few things that I *might* have wanted from the crown crates actually used to be store items, and *** you ZOS if you expect me to pay real money to *possibly* get the something that I used to be able to buy directly

    since you asked...
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  • TRoclodyte
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    Yes
    Had crowns left from my subscription so I bought 15 crates.

    I had not read anything about crates (maybe I should have), so you can imagine how disappointed I was when I discovered that you only get one real item per crate, along with three piles of junk potions and food to convert for 1 gem each.

    Out of 15 crates, I got the Bravil Retriever pet 5 times.

    So in the end, I got absolutely nothing I wanted, along with a small pile of crown gems.

    Totally my fault, but those crates are crap. Learned my lesson : never again.
    Edited by TRoclodyte on March 5, 2017 5:48PM
  • Kayira
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    Yes
    Yeah I am guilty of having spent money on crown crates. I just had to get that new guar. I think it was the last time doing it though. It just takes too many crates to get enough gems for an apex reward or a dropped apex reward.
    Edited by Kayira on March 5, 2017 5:53PM
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  • JinMori
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    No
    Not interested
  • Skayaq
    Skayaq
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    No
    I have not, not because I'm against them but there just haven't been anything in them yet I'm willing to buy extra crowns for, and the crowns from my sub is currently earmarked primarily for houses and personalities.
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