4000 crowns(34,99 euro) for a mount isn't that too much?

WarMasterCyp

First of all I know that they need to make money to keep servers up and so on but 4,000 crowns for a stinking mount is crazy and no one in their right mind would buy this. In order for me to get 4k crowns I will need to buy the 5500 crown pack which for me costs 34,99 euro.

This is as much as morrowind costed me and it is ridiculous. Is this mount meant to be for subs who get monthly crowns or what? I have purchased a lot of crowns in the past to support this game but this is just too much.

Either way I have decided not to support with crown purchases further, If ZOS wants to overcharge that's their right after all its their game but as a customer I can just stop purchasing crowns.


Anyway I would love to know what you guys think about the mount price in the store right now

Darth_Trumpious

Think? People already bought them!

Cpt_Teemo

Yeah most of the recent stuff is way to overpriced

Stovahkiin

2,000 or 2,500 crown mount prices would be fine, but yeah people have complained about 4K crown mounts. If you haven't noticed, Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

WarMasterCyp

Darth_Trumpious wrote: »

Think? People already bought them!

Yeah I mean its their right to buy it if they want it, I am just wondering why the sudden changes in prices and everything new is so overpriced.

Don't get me wrong I love the game and I supported them in the past but this is just too much.

Asardes

No price is absurd if people are willing to pay it. Even more so for a purely cosmetic item.

WarMasterCyp

Stovahkiin wrote: »

2,000 or 2,500 crown mount prices would be fine, but yeah people have complained about 4K crown mounts. If you haven't noticed, Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

YES! I agree, I mean I am a studying business right now and even I know strategies to get the maximum profit while keeping prices low.

It's like they don't know what they are doing at times.. its scary

WarMasterCyp

Asardes wrote: »

No price is absurd if people are willing to pay it. Even more so for a purely cosmetic item.

I agree, if a company sees that they are buying the stuff at a higher price they would be suckers not to take advantage of it.

SilverWF

OP, wtf about that mount? Is it faster? Not. So why care?

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

Yeah, true - just remember 6k price for celestial motiff, lol

luen79rwb17_ESO

Which mount is it now? I'm at work.

Blackshark

@Stovahkiin Oh, they perfectly understand how pricing works. Contrary to popular belief, ZOS is not marketing these crown store exclusives to kiddos with their mom's credit card. ZOS is aiming for the "whales" and the 25-49 age group with disposable income who treat ESO as a hobby.

Granted, Zenimax Media (Parent of ZOS) is a private company so I couldn't find their annual reports on Edgar (SEC database) to confirm but I would be willing to bet that these crown store exclusives are selling very well for minimal investment, i.e. large margin.

Cyn_v84

Asardes wrote: »

No price is absurd if people are willing to pay it. Even more so for a purely cosmetic item.

Exactly that. Also, they have their own currency, and a lot of people just don't translate that into real money...

Justiciar

Eh, I bought it. I mostly just wanted a kagouti and missed it first time around. It's a pretty neat mount though.

WarMasterCyp

SilverWF wrote: »

OP, wtf about that mount? Is it faster? Not. So why care?

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

Yeah, true - just remember 6k price for celestial motiff, lol

It's not that, its the logic behind the pricing which I am wondering because you are right it isn't any different than any other mount so what's the point of overpricing..

WarMasterCyp

Justiciar wrote: »

Eh, I bought it. I mostly just wanted a kagouti and missed it first time around. It's a pretty neat mount though.

If you wanted the mount then its cool that you bought it!

Sabbathius

Honestly, it's all relative. To be blunt, some people are unwise with their money. Yes, yes, I know, it's your money, you make $600/hr, blah blah. I'm not disagreeing with you. Way to go! Thing is, it's still unsound to fork over EU$35 for a single digital horsey in a video game, when same EU$35 could buy you a whole new video game with a bunch of digital horses. The only question is whether you can afford to be unwise, and how you feel about it. If burning $1000 bills makes you feel all tingly in your special places, in a good way? Go nuts. Just don't begrudge the rest of us rolling our eyes at what you're doing.

And, really, this is why ZOS does it. Sure they could sell $1 mounts to 100 people. Or they could hook a single whale who will buy one $100 mount. The difference is, those 100 people are very difficult to please, at the same time, and for long. Whereas pleasing (by any means) that one guy who dropped $100 on one horse is much easier, because it's one guy, one opinion. So if you cater to these guys, and each one of them is dropping $100 for stuff, it's WAY steadier and much easier than pleasing literally hundreds of players, each of which only drops $1. And many players don't spend any additional money at all.

Turelus

One of the other reasons companies use in game currencies you buy is because it's a great way to mask how much people are spending.

I already commented in the official thread but can say here as well. The Sabre Cat was a step back to the right direction, 2,500 for a mount and the forums were showered with praise as well as a number of tweets I saw on Twitter.

People were happy it was a good fair price. ZOS then went right back to jacking it up. Had this been 2,500 or maybe 3,000 I would have been very tempted, however at this price I walked away.

Blackshark

WarMasterCyp wrote: »

SilverWF wrote: »

OP, wtf about that mount? Is it faster? Not. So why care?

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

Yeah, true - just remember 6k price for celestial motiff, lol

It's not that, its the logic behind the pricing which I am wondering because you are right it isn't any different than any other mount so what's the point of overpricing..

@WarMasterCyp http://www.investopedia.com/university/economics/economics3.asp

http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2011/07/supply-curves-for-digital-goods.html

Maximize PV of expected revenue. Pretty basic stuff.

WarMasterCyp

Turelus wrote: »

One of the other reasons companies use in game currencies you buy is because it's a great way to mask how much people are spending.

I already commented in the official thread but can say here as well. The Sabre Cat was a step back to the right direction, 2,500 for a mount and the forums were showered with praise as well as a number of tweets I saw on Twitter.

People were happy it was a good fair price. ZOS then went right back to jacking it up. Had this been 2,500 or maybe 3,000 I would have been very tempted, however at this price I walked away.

yeah I would walk away too just like i'm doing now and its too bad cause ZOS could have made more money with a lower price and overall they would have made more money from what they will now.

SilverWF

WarMasterCyp wrote: »

what's the point of overpricing.

Make some money on the hype, huh?

WarMasterCyp

Blackshark wrote: »

WarMasterCyp wrote: »

SilverWF wrote: »

OP, wtf about that mount? Is it faster? Not. So why care?

Stovahkiin wrote: »

Zeni doesn't really understand how pricing works.

Yeah, true - just remember 6k price for celestial motiff, lol

It's not that, its the logic behind the pricing which I am wondering because you are right it isn't any different than any other mount so what's the point of overpricing..

@WarMasterCyp http://www.investopedia.com/university/economics/economics3.asp

http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2011/07/supply-curves-for-digital-goods.html

Maximize PV of expected revenue. Pretty basic stuff.

lol thanks

AhPook_Is_Here

As David Bowie once said on MTV, "too much is never enough".

Kiralyn2000

Meh, it's an entirely cosmetic item. It gives no advantage, and literally no one "needs" it. Price doesn't bother me, since it's an entirely frivolous luxury, like "designer" clothes.

edit: I'd certainly never buy it, just like I avoid other silly-priced cosmetics in games, but I don't feel any upset over them either. /shrug

WarMasterCyp

AhPook_Is_Here wrote: »

As David Bowie once said on MTV, "too much is never enough".

lol

DaveMoeDee

Any price is fine. You can stick with cheaper mounts. I personally use the same mounts I used at launch. If I ever get an additional mount, it will likely be the dire wolf from Elder Scrolls Legends if I ever get enough in-game currency to buy the 2nd and 3rd parts.

WarMasterCyp

Kiralyn2000 wrote: »

Meh, it's an entirely cosmetic item. It gives no advantage, and literally no one "needs" it. Price doesn't bother me, since it's an entirely frivolous luxury, like "designer" clothes.

Yes I agree it isn't the item I am thinking about but the pricing it self.

Sneaky-Snurr

This really shows that ZoS are in a tight spot in terms of financial prosperity.
$40 for unpolished and 'basic' updates, mount that costs as nearly as unpolished Morrowind.
That doesn't even make sense.
What makes sense is that ZoS are pushing to their very limit to sustain their revenue base which I suspect is shrinking gradually.

Saebira

It's cosmetic and doesn't offer you anything.

I got it but it's really not worth it. It doesn't even glow

WarMasterCyp

Sneaky-Snurr wrote: »

This really shows that ZoS are in a tight spot in terms of financial prosperity.
$40 for unpolished and 'basic' updates, mount that costs as nearly as unpolished Morrowind.
That doesn't even make sense.
What makes sense is that ZoS are pushing to their very limit to sustain their revenue base which I suspect is shrinking gradually.

That's true

WarMasterCyp

Saebira wrote: »

It's cosmetic and doesn't offer you anything.

I got it but it's really not worth it. It doesn't even glow

maybe it glows in the dark :P but it's cool that you bought it

DMuehlhausen

Kyle1983b14_ESO wrote: »

Yeah most of the recent stuff is way to overpriced

Most not be, people are buying them.