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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/668861
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https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/668861
Why I feel ZOS does not bring back old swag.
Lunaugh
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Greetings Gamers!
I share a frustration that has been expressed in multiple threads; why is limited time swag exclusive?
I believe that this is a business decision, and I feel that this short scenario shows the model working in favor of generating that impulse buy.
I wander through one-third tamriel, and ocasionally see a tigeresque sench mount that makes me green with envy. “How did you get that mount?” “It was a reward for being subscribed...........”
A few months pass: I log into the test server to play with motifs, and a new Senche is in the crownstore: Dro’M Athra Senche. I ride it , falling in love with the first mounting animation and wait with bated breath for it to hit the crownstore.
Time passes: There it is, the mount I desire with all my sench loving heart, 2000 Crowns (or was it 4,000?) for a limited time.
I thought to myself “that is far too expensive for something that only provides style. It is so cool though.... and I will never have the chance again... but I didn’t budget for this expense.... it will taunt me for the rest of my ESO days! If I cut out some food items and turn up the A/C a few degrees for the month, I’ll have enough to buy the crowns.”
And I bought that awsome Senche on the last hour it was up.
I would have bought it anyway. I just would have saved for it instead of cutting up my budget and ruining steak night if I could.
But, that is the heart of why I think swag is exclusive. They want that pressure on us, the crown shoppers, when they come out with new swag.
Edited for Crown Price
Edited by Lunaugh on March 14, 2018 2:02PM I share a frustration that has been expressed in multiple threads; why is limited time swag exclusive?
I believe that this is a business decision, and I feel that this short scenario shows the model working in favor of generating that impulse buy.
I wander through one-third tamriel, and ocasionally see a tigeresque sench mount that makes me green with envy. “How did you get that mount?” “It was a reward for being subscribed...........”
A few months pass: I log into the test server to play with motifs, and a new Senche is in the crownstore: Dro’M Athra Senche. I ride it , falling in love with the first mounting animation and wait with bated breath for it to hit the crownstore.
Time passes: There it is, the mount I desire with all my sench loving heart, 2000 Crowns (or was it 4,000?) for a limited time.
I thought to myself “that is far too expensive for something that only provides style. It is so cool though.... and I will never have the chance again... but I didn’t budget for this expense.... it will taunt me for the rest of my ESO days! If I cut out some food items and turn up the A/C a few degrees for the month, I’ll have enough to buy the crowns.”
And I bought that awsome Senche on the last hour it was up.
I would have bought it anyway. I just would have saved for it instead of cutting up my budget and ruining steak night if I could.
But, that is the heart of why I think swag is exclusive. They want that pressure on us, the crown shoppers, when they come out with new swag.
Edited for Crown Price
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rhapsodious✭✭✭✭✭
✭A few months pass: I log into the test server to play with motifs, and a new Senche is in the crownstore: Dro’M Athra Senche. I ride it , falling in love with the forst mounting animation and wait with bated breath for it to hit the crownstore.
Time passes: There it is, the mount I desire with all my sench loving heart, 20,000 Crowns (or was it 40,000?) for a limited time.
It was 4k. Still the most expensive mount available at the time, but I swear the price on this thing goes up every time someone mentions it.
You're pretty much right though; the number crunchers in ZOS's marketing department have apparently concluded that FOMO and a sense of perceived exclusivity generate more sales than leaving everything up indefinitely.0 -
Lunaugh✭✭✭What I hope: ESO decreases exclusivity for subscription holders. After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.dataOutput ={ }
function: ConvertMagica (dataOutput, magicaInput, skill,fn)
>>> if skill then do
>>>>>> magicaInput = fn(skill)
>>>>>>table.insert(dataOutput, magicaInput)
>>>end
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FerrumnCutem✭✭✭✭I'm usually fine with exclusives, but 4 day mid-month are a little short and random. I've missed a ton of cool stuff because I was away or busy with IRL stuff. Just hope they show up in the crates I guess.0 -
Turelus✭✭✭✭✭
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Agreed. I feel exclusives for that month would be better for everyone. However I guess that doesn't play into the FOMO drive of sales as well.FerrumnCutem wrote: »I'm usually fine with exclusives, but 4 day mid-month are a little short and random. I've missed a ton of cool stuff because I was away or busy with IRL stuff. Just hope they show up in the crates I guess.
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