Weird detail in the free Crown Crate event

Taleof2Cities · July 2017

malcolmhagger wrote: »

I totally agree ^ but who am I to complain about free stuff

^This.^

Sigtric · July 2017

Jusey1 wrote: »

I find it to be bad and a waste of money to subscribe for ESO+, especially since that the non-DLC related prices on the crown store is completely ripping you off (personally am regretting buying crowns for mere items right now, that's my stupid fault), and ESO+ isn't worth paying for since you're paying more for really nothing at all except for convenience things...

So, I am really annoyed at this entire event as I think it is a plan to get people addicted to the convenience of having ESO+...

Well, some people are fine with paying for convenience. Good thing both types of player have a suitable option eh?

Wreuntzylla · July 2017

Acrolas wrote: »

CalmFury wrote: »

Because people in the free trial of ESO+ will only receive the crater IF they actually subscribe after the trial period.

No.

If you subscribe during the trial, you will receive a crate for each day you are subscribed during the trial.
There is no retroactive reward.

The week delay is to compile lists and then award everything at once instead of in waves.

Where do you see that? The "during" and "subscriber" parts?

They use the term "full ESO Plus membership." The "full" makes absolutely no sense if there is not another membership.

It also would not be a "trial" if they were not members for the duration of the event. A trial is a test of something. In this case, the "something" is ESO+ membership.

Don't get me wrong, ZoS has never let a little thing like good writing get in their way, but the advertisement seems well tailored.

"If you have an active ESO Plus membership, you can earn one free Crown Crate for each day you log in during the event period, up to a maximum of five crates."

If you are a full member during the event, you get a crate for each day of the event you are a full member and log in.

"If you are not an ESO Plus member, you can enjoy a free trial of the service for the duration of the event to see what it is all about. For more details, see below. If you decide to purchase a full ESO Plus membership, you still earn free Crown Crates for each day you are logged in as a member!"

If you are not a full member, we'll make you a trial member for 5 days, no charge. If based on the trial you subscribe and become a full member, will give you crates for each day you logged in during the event as a trial member. (If this is not the case, then the use of "still" is baffling, and the second sentence is simply redundant to the first quote and has no purpose but to confusse the reader).

"Please note: the ESO Plus free trial does not grant the bonus Dwarven Crown Crates, which are only available as daily login rewards for full ESO Plus members."

If you are not a full member during the event, and if you did not become a full member as a result of your free trial, no crates for joo!

exeeter702 · July 2017

Jusey1 wrote: »

drakhan2002_ESO wrote: »

Yes -- I believe so as well. It's kind of obvious; once people see how convenient the crafting bag is and their bonus to xp...I'll bet they will convert many to becoming ESO+.

As an ESO+ subscriber (on two accounts mind you), to me I absolutely love it and recommend it to anyone playing be they veterans or new to the game. The benefits (to me, my opinion) are well worth the monthly subscription. Heck $30 is a fill up at the gas station to me...to me a month's worth of entertainment convenience is worth it.

Thing is. Convenience isn't worth it for a lot of people, including myself.

For example, I hate the crafting bag and turned it off. Why? Because I don't use all of the crafting skills and I don't keep all of the crafting materials. A lot of materials that I don't use, I just sell to increase my profits. On top of it, the bank offers literally the same kind of convenience that the crafting bag does except for two things: It isn't infinity and it isn't automatic. You have to go to a bank to store it, and to me... That's fine. Especially since crafting materials don't take up too much space.

The other convenience is about freely using the DLCs without needing to buy them, which sounds like a good idea. The problem is that you could literally just spend like 40 dollars to instantly own most of the DLCs (the major ones really, discounting Morrowind) and have them permaly. 40 dollars in ESO+ membership may give you three months, and three months of free crowns is 4,500 crowns... The DLC package is 5,500 crowns which is 40 dollars. It is literally cheaper to buy the DLCS directly than using the free monthly crowns, or buy anything on the crown store.

This means, the only good use to having ESO+ is literally the convenience of having it and the crafting bag. Everything else is literally better if you just buy it directly.

You fail to understand that the convenience perks are the sole driving factor regardless... There are plenty of people that see absolutely no reason to "own" the dlc as the day they decide not to subscribe is the day they put the game down and take a break from it anyways. Owning them becomes completely irrelevant.

I will never be in a situation where i have to think to myself "damn, times are hard.. i better spend these 2 quaters a day on something more important, thank god i own the dlcs!". And sorry but the crafting bag and double bank space is a godsend.