The Tale of 1000 Crates and the Missing Plague Husk Horse

Minyassa

I wonder just one thing about all this...after about the 500th crate does Pacrooti finally change his tune and start saying "By Jone and Jode, this one thinks you are about the unluckiest son of a guar he has ever seen" or does he still keep up that "lucky aura" thing that makes me want to turn him into a rug?

Megabear

For perspective:

If OP purchased 5500 Crown packs on sale back in August to buy 1130 Crown Crates = $1,642.95
If OP purchased 5500 Crown packs NOT on sale to buy 1130 Crown Crates = $2,738.71
If OP purchased 21000 Crown packs NOT on sale to buy 1130 Crown Crates = $2,690.30

Clearly OP did not get all his Crowns on sale but this provides perspective as to how much he actually spent.

Also, as you can see buying 21000 Crown packs does not help you much at all.

5500 Packs = $0.007270909 per 1 crown
21000 Packs = $0.007142381 per crown

Almost no difference.

Ekadzati

AlienSlof wrote: »

Unfortunately, disposable income or not, you're telling ZOS that the crate model is working. Every big purchase of them like that is ensuring that they're here to stay.

I don't begrudge you the funds, you earned them fairly, but it does send the message that the crates are working as intended. If not a single person bought them, they'd go back to direct purchases.

Well said; as a bona fide "whale" when it comes to gaming (all my entertainment budget is spent here), I just tonight decided I'm not buying another thing until I see some genuine content parity IN THE GAME for these purely cosmetic items.

We'll see if I'm the only one or not, but ZOS best hope not, because economy crash ain't pretty and you rarely return to former heights once it happens.

SisterGoat

I hope ZOS puts that money to good use, like improving their servers.

Dragath

SisterGoat wrote: »

I hope ZOS puts that money to good use, like improving their servers.

if the money earned by crate sales would actually be used to improve the game, i'd gladly spend a few thousand dollars for the crates.
but it's not.

O_LYKOS

Holy cow! Shame you didn't get your mount but that's some crate purchasing! I'm impressed. And jealous lol

TheValar85

haha a legit scam from ZOS...

Alexandrious

SisterGoat wrote: »

I hope ZOS puts that money to good use, like improving their servers.

All my kek, goes to this post.

Kek

Ashtaris

OP, I think if I was a community manager for ZOS, after learning you had purchased 1000 crown crates trying to get the Plague Husk, I would have sent you one with a note "Thanks for supporting our game, have this with our compliments!".

Stormahawk

I suggest opening up a ticket in Ask For Help. You might be surprised.

Malacthulhu

Don't worry op, the crates are prob around till december? You still have time to get that dang horse and you are in too deep to stop now lol.

Benefactor

No matter how much you spent support will not help in any matter relating to the crown crates. Believe me I have tried multiple times with 0 success and I've spent just about as much as this guy in crates.

Ashtaris

Benefactor wrote: »

No matter how much you spent support will not help in any matter relating to the crown crates. Believe me I have tried multiple times with 0 success and I've spent just about as much as this guy in crates.

Then that's a good reason why they should never have Crown Crate exclusives that can't be purchased with gems. After spending over $1000 on the game buying crates, you should have some way of getting the mount you desire.

Pwnyridah

Think i bought 60 crates and got both the cinder wolf and plague horse mounts.

ArchMikem

Peekachu99 wrote: »

Before the usual guffaws and ridicule, a couple of things to note: I had a surplus of disposable income from my tax returns, I am generally in a healthy financial position, I regularly contribute to charities and lend my time at a soup kitchen on Christmas

Must be nice...as I say this on the other side of the white picket fence.

SecretAtoz

Did you at least get the ice senche or cinder wolf?

Ravereth

SisterGoat wrote: »

I hope ZOS puts that money to good use, like improving their servers.