New crown packs overpriced ?

Hallothiel

Can you clarify what platform you are talking about please?

Have just checked PS Store & there are no price increases as far as I can see. So think you might be talking about pc - ps4 uk players got shafted in the 'sale' -someone somewhere really dislikes us Brits at the moment.

ThePrinceOfBargains

They do crap like this all the time. Make lame changes or break things and just hope nobody notices. It's annoying.

Marabornwingrion

Disgusting.

anitajoneb17_ESO

Tandor wrote: »

I think that's perfectly fair, and I'm grateful for the clarification. It means we're both right of course, it is a price increase and currency fluctuations are the reason. It's a shame they didn't make a proper announcement about it, but nonetheless I look forward to the price being reduced when the currency fluctuation is the other way !

Yep, I hope it clarifies. Of course for you the result is a price increase, but it's important to distinguish cause and consequence imho. It's not like ZOS suddenly decided to milk their british customers. As to expecting the reverse to happen when due, of course it's legit but the thing is, currency instability is a nightmare for all international businesses. You're always sitting between two chairs because either you have your customers pay (at the risk of loosing them) or to have a loss yourself as a business.

Also when it comes to a product like ESO, distributors also have their say. I know Steam had its own billing and currency rules, Sony and Microsoft probably have their own, so finding a common ground for such decisions is high-skill negotiation. This stuff makes up for a lot of headache - and full-time jobs.

bloodthirstyvampire

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bloodthirstyvampire

Zos are so stupid I can buy 4x 5500 packs get more crowns and spend less lolololol my hod Zos what where you thinking its so funny

MasterLenman

Great Britain will get their own megaserver once they leave the EU, so it makes sense to give them higher prices.

Aurie

Price reduction simply won't happen.

I'm appalled that Z0$ might have used currency fluctuation (which constantly changes in one direction or the other) as an excuse to raise the prices of Crown packs so drastically. 25% is beyond a joke.

Yes, people may be fed up with having to do multiple transactions (I personally know that this is irritating), but that is not a reason for this sort of price hike.

ZO$ are doing themselves a disservice as well as their customers, as people will now be far more reluctant to part with their money to feed ZO$'s sheer greed.

anitajoneb17_ESO

Aurelle1 wrote: »

I'm appalled that Z0$ might have used currency fluctuation (which constantly changes in one direction or the other)

This time it's not a short-term "up and down". Look at the graph. The trend is obvious. I'd have decided the same if I had been ZOS. Not to take advantage of the situation - but to not suffer the disadvantage of it.

Shardan4968

Maybe they didn't learn math at school and become game devs. Just tell everyone to don't buy these new crown packs and maybe they will decrease the price. This is just hilarious, I had a feeling that something is not right about it.

DontBeDead-Claw

Just to let you all know I have edited to OP and put a bit more information on about what I'm talking about

StrawberryKitsune

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Aurelle1 wrote: »

I'm appalled that Z0$ might have used currency fluctuation (which constantly changes in one direction or the other)

This time it's not a short-term "up and down". Look at the graph. The trend is obvious. I'd have decided the same if I had been ZOS. Not to take advantage of the situation - but to not suffer the disadvantage of it.

Then they will need to accept the consequences that they might seen a matching downward trend in their business from the uk. You can defend them all you like but they didn't even have the deceny to pre-warn their uk customers (I mainly refer to their subbed customers here with the increased price of eso+) of this change. Best industry practice that is. To notify of price changes. My gas company do it, my phone company do it, even my damn vet does it. But then best customer practice and consumer protection isn't really a priority in the good old US of A is it? 'Merica!

Riptide

Blame Brexit, which a whole lot of goobers thought was a good idea or no big deal or are completely oblivious to.

Rising crown costs just the small hints of the pain to come. The slide will become serious when global markets correct.

anitajoneb17_ESO

StrawberryKitsune wrote: »

You can defend them all you like but they didn't even have the deceny to pre-warn their uk customers (I mainly refer to their subbed customers here with the increased price of eso+) of this change. Best industry practice that is. To notify of price changes. My gas company do it, my phone company do it, even my damn vet does it.

Oh, I totally agree on that point. Communication would have been appropriate, to say the least...

DontBeDead-Claw

How did this turn in to a UK vs USA financial economy war lol

Geroken777

Surprising, (not)

It is though interesting how come ZOS never answers or have any excuses for anything like this, and just keep quiet until we shut up. I can tell you this, the chances are higher that this thread will be moved to 'crowns' section before we get an actual answer. Which we honestly won't be answered to. Yet, they do this repeatedly and shamelessly.

EDIT: Just also to mention, i do not live in Britain. I live in Turkey and the price increase has also affect us despite the value increase of our current currency...

Megabear

ClawmyName wrote: »

How did this turn in to a UK vs USA financial economy war lol

So, Russia..

Tandor

StrawberryKitsune wrote: »

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Aurelle1 wrote: »

I'm appalled that Z0$ might have used currency fluctuation (which constantly changes in one direction or the other)

This time it's not a short-term "up and down". Look at the graph. The trend is obvious. I'd have decided the same if I had been ZOS. Not to take advantage of the situation - but to not suffer the disadvantage of it.

Then they will need to accept the consequences that they might seen a matching downward trend in their business from the uk. You can defend them all you like but they didn't even have the deceny to pre-warn their uk customers (I mainly refer to their subbed customers here with the increased price of eso+) of this change. Best industry practice that is. To notify of price changes. My gas company do it, my phone company do it, even my damn vet does it. But then best customer practice and consumer protection isn't really a priority in the good old US of A is it? 'Merica!

I'm not sure what point you're making here. Are you suggesting that the GB Pound subscription costs have risen too? There's no indication of that on the website (at least for PC, I'm not familiar with console). If anything, the subscription offers additional value to UK customers now because the 1500 crowns included each month are worth more than than before.

In any event, they would have to notify subscribers if they were increasing the subscription cost because of its recurring nature. That's the only reason the other service suppliers you mention do so, it's a legal requirement.

Czeri

Wait, the price for ESO+ has gone up? My account page still says I'll be charged 8.99 GDP in September. Which will be £2 cheaper compared to buying 1500 crowns as per the current prices...

StrawberryKitsune

Czeri wrote: »

Wait, the price for ESO+ has gone up? My account page still says I'll be charged 8.99 GDP in September. Which will be £2 cheaper compared to buying 1500 crowns as per the current prices...

Looking at the website investigating the crown pack prices, eso+ has increased for PS4. So far Xbox and PC remain the same though.

OldManJim

There's been a stealth price increase for Australia as well.

MakoFore

stop being greedy ZOS
I've seen the new crown store items and i swear- they spent ten times more time on those decorations than actually addressing so much broken crap. i get it- ur in the game to make money. but give us what we want- armoury, custom duelling, tournaments, matchmaking, custom deathmatches- stop making housing so stingy- and the community will thrive as it did during one tamriel. when a gaming base is good- the community will do the rest- they ll make the game for you. look at skyrim- that game has been out 10 years- and the public still support it, minecraft- the same. when games die- is when they start doing micros transactions for every feature- i,e. get greedy.

BlazingDynamo

Rip they deleted my comment about zos employees being ass hats. Sorry guys but do you think people can't do simple math?

Insult my intelligence, get *** on. I hope the community rips you guys apart for this..

Tavore1138

I hope any UK players who voted for Brexit are happy! We bremoaners warned you about this stuff!

Cadbury

Megabear wrote: »

ClawmyName wrote: »

How did this turn in to a UK vs USA financial economy war lol

So, Russia..

Russia has vodka and Tetris. They automatically win.

malchior

It has gone up $9.95 AUD for Aussies for the 5500 crowns pack. Also, I cannot see the larger packs, only shows the 4 original packs after clicking on Buy Crowns on the website. Haven't checked account page yet.

SquareSausage

Scumbags, we are talking about a 25% increase in cost for a few pixels that has no associated labour cost to produce other than its design and first implementation.

they should just accept that the GBP has declined, otherwise British punters will simply see it as us being ripped off and sales will undoubtedly go down.

arpadsweb16_ESO

Price is higher in Denmark, Sweden and for Norway as well. This isn't a UK, Pound thing.

Turelus

jlboozer wrote: »

FloppyTouch wrote: »

Optional buying of items are going to kill this game?

Please

So 6000 crown motifs are cool with you?I'm still not over that....

Cool with me, I didn't buy any of them as they're all* available in game to farm or buy with gold any way.

* with the exception of two.

Tyrion87

arpadsweb16_ESO wrote: »

Price is higher in Denmark, Sweden and for Norway as well. This isn't a UK, Pound thing.

Prices are higher in Poland as well (over 17% higher for 5500 crown packs). Which means I will be buying and spending less. Much less.

Now I wonder if/when there is ESO+ sub increase as well...