Suggestion: Allow Research to be sped up.

Tornaad

I was just thinking it would be nice if we could speed up research times artificially through spending gold or crowns. They could add a master crafter who you could get tips and lessons on the different traits you are trying to research thus speeding the time up.

akl77

Yes, with Gold only

If only..

idk

No, I like it the way it is

Research is sped up via passives in each armor/weapon line and via ESO+. It is sped up a significant amount of time.

Yes, I am doing research on 3 characters ATM.

nine9six

No, I like it the way it is

ESO+ Perk.

Fine as-is.

lolo_01b16_ESO

No, I like it the way it is

We could argue about allowing a speedup via master writ vouchers, so a master crafter who just misses some final traits could learn them faster. But just being able to buy your way to max on every alt would be boring.

Daemons_Bane

No, I like it the way it is

It works fine as is no need to be sped up

nursingninja

No, I like it the way it is

You want the process to be slow. It keeps the demand for crafted armor high enough to be profitable.

A good example would be potions and enchantments. Very little investment is necessary to master those. Consequently it's primarily a farmers market.

Runschei

No, I like it the way it is

A pain in the ass but I don\t want it changed

jlboozer

No, I like it the way it is

It's good as is.

Vipstaakki

No, I like it the way it is

You should never be able to buy your way through the research to get yourself the title of a master crafter

White wabbit

No, I like it the way it is

No as everyone else has had to put the time and effort into this

Fleshreaper

No, I like it the way it is

If you want research to be faster, than you have no plans to stay for the long haul. You will want everything right away and once you have it, you will get bored and be gone. So, you add nothing of value the the whole and so the whole should not be made easier for you.

Tasear

No, I like it the way it is

Nope got to suffer like we did fools ...Or maybe I should say something wise "patience is viture best acquired in time and diligence, for a day forgotten is day without progress.

Rainwhisper

No, I like it the way it is

It's a royal pain, but a fair one for making crafting expertise more rare.

leepalmer95

No, I like it the way it is

Just research it like everyone else had too.

It should take like 6 months to get everything 9 traits.

Not that there is many good high end trait sets anyway, get someone to craft the high ones for you while you research.

Avran_Sylt

Yes, with Gold only

I'm voting to increase the Research speed, only because it'll allow Zeni an opportunity to introduce new Traits without the Majority complaining.

However, if no new traits are added, I'd keep it the same.

RABIDxWOLVERINE

Yes, With Crowns or Gold

30 day research time is ridiculous. I'm at the point of doing 9 traits and its a beast to wait 30 days

OutLaw_Nynx

No, I like it the way it is

This again?

NewBlacksmurf

Yes, with Gold only

*Poll is missing selections that seem more likely(remove from eso plus and become gold or ingame driven only)

This should never be behind a paywall even eso Plus

The point of it is to play for progress so being that this has a direct effect on gear and player progression, it should be ingame only as it's not cosmetic driven

Kodrac

No, I like it the way it is

I want it now! Gimme gimme gimme!

idk

No, I like it the way it is

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

*Poll is missing selections that seem more likely(remove from eso plus and become gold or ingame driven only)

This should never be behind a paywall even eso Plus

The point of it is to play for progress so being that this has a direct effect on gear and player progression, it should be ingame only as it's not cosmetic driven

@NewBlacksmurf

Probably not a good idea to remove it from ESO+. The likely change would place it squarely into the crown store.

Betheny

No, I like it the way it is

Work for something for once in your life! Not every participant gets a trophy.

NewBlacksmurf

Yes, with Gold only

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

*Poll is missing selections that seem more likely(remove from eso plus and become gold or ingame driven only)

This should never be behind a paywall even eso Plus

The point of it is to play for progress so being that this has a direct effect on gear and player progression, it should be ingame only as it's not cosmetic driven

@NewBlacksmurf

Probably not a good idea to remove it from ESO+. The likely change would place it squarely into the crown store.

@Giles.floydub17_ESO
I passionately disagree as it's paying real money to speed up progress which impacts competitiveness.

so if you're going to make changes for the better, part of any chance to this specifically needs to better address the pay for progress that's only available via real money which exponentially allows some to pay real money and pass someone playing.

It's not a convenience item, it's crafting progress.

If they won't change it, they may as well allow people to buy trait items for research too...

My perspective on it as this has always bothered me as of Tamriel Unlimited.

DeadlyRecluse

No, I like it the way it is

Slow is fine, just need more value added to crafting. Master writs are a nice start, though--looking forward to that system being fleshed out more (hopefully).

supaskrub

No, I like it the way it is

Not for me, research has been done by many before me and will be done by many after me, there is a considerable amount of time reduced from what it could be, for example its now capped at 30 days for those final traits that seem to take forever, with eso+ its 27 days maximum on those final traits.

What would be far better is a reward for the crafter who sticks it out and does have 9 trait on all, something along the lines of Transmog for non-crafted sets where they can change the look of BiS gear to whatever motif style a customer would want or the ability to craft extra special sets for personal use only that are equal to BiS gear rather than like it is at present where BiS is found only in end-game content.

Rewarding the 9 trait crafter is far bigger an issue for me than knocking a few days off research here and there.

THEDKEXPERIENCE

No, I like it the way it is

It took me a year and a half, and this isn't Clash of Clans so ... um ... no.

On a side note, I would love a 10th trait that takes 45 to 60 days. Once completed ... bam ... you can change the look of any piece of gear to any known motif. Now THAT is worth working towards.

WalksonGraves

Research is pointless since crafted gear is trash.

Id rather they fixed the 6 month daily grind to get a horse you can use in pvp without getting killed.

idk

No, I like it the way it is

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

*Poll is missing selections that seem more likely(remove from eso plus and become gold or ingame driven only)

This should never be behind a paywall even eso Plus

The point of it is to play for progress so being that this has a direct effect on gear and player progression, it should be ingame only as it's not cosmetic driven

@NewBlacksmurf

Probably not a good idea to remove it from ESO+. The likely change would place it squarely into the crown store.

@Giles.floydub17_ESO
I passionately disagree as it's paying real money to speed up progress which impacts competitiveness.

so if you're going to make changes for the better, part of any chance to this specifically needs to better address the pay for progress that's only available via real money which exponentially allows some to pay real money and pass someone playing.

It's not a convenience item, it's crafting progress.

If they won't change it, they may as well allow people to buy trait items for research too...

My perspective on it as this has always bothered me as of Tamriel Unlimited.

It doesn't have an effect on game play. Zero. It's really not that big or a deal and certainly no different than the small XP increase that's part of ESO+ The XP increase seems to be rather standard for. Mixed business models like ESO has and much less of a boost that are present in other games.

rotaugen454

No, I like it the way it is

I finished, so of course I want everyone else to suffer as well. I had to walk 10 miles to research, both ways!

MadLarkin

Yes, with Gold only

I'm a fan of using gold or even a craftable item to speed up research. 30 days is nothing more than a gimmick to keep people logging in. Get that F2P mobile game stuff out of here. Artificial inflation of gameplay is a poor substitute for real content.

NewBlacksmurf

Yes, with Gold only

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

*Poll is missing selections that seem more likely(remove from eso plus and become gold or ingame driven only)

This should never be behind a paywall even eso Plus

The point of it is to play for progress so being that this has a direct effect on gear and player progression, it should be ingame only as it's not cosmetic driven

@NewBlacksmurf

Probably not a good idea to remove it from ESO+. The likely change would place it squarely into the crown store.

@Giles.floydub17_ESO
I passionately disagree as it's paying real money to speed up progress which impacts competitiveness.

so if you're going to make changes for the better, part of any chance to this specifically needs to better address the pay for progress that's only available via real money which exponentially allows some to pay real money and pass someone playing.

It's not a convenience item, it's crafting progress.

If they won't change it, they may as well allow people to buy trait items for research too...

My perspective on it as this has always bothered me as of Tamriel Unlimited.

It doesn't have an effect on game play. Zero. It's really not that big or a deal and certainly no different than the small XP increase that's part of ESO+ The XP increase seems to be rather standard for. Mixed business models like ESO has and much less of a boost that are present in other games.

@Giles.floydub17_ESO

So crafted set armor has no effect on gameplay?

Which I'm comprehending you say the above which also contemplates you're saying paying really money to speed up research isn't giving a player and advantage over a non paying customer who doesn't have the option to speed up progress to access endgame assets for crafting?

This also is paying to speed up access which then allows faster access to master crafting writs which can either be used to generate access to items to sale which leads to substantial amounts of gold.

Have more gold allows a variety of functions whether is guild traders or player trading

Asking for clarification as this directly gives someone an immediate advantage only available via real money.