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Is 20% off crowns enough discount to get you to purchase?

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Cavedog
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As the title says, is 20% off crowns enough of a discount to justify buying crowns on sale vs. when they are not on sale?

In my opinion crowns are grossly overpriced, and it's hard to justify buying them at 50% off.

Is 20% off crowns enough discount to get you to purchase? 728 votes

Yes
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No
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I will never buy crowns at any price
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  • Violynne
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    No
    Where's the option of "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"?

    Oh, there it is: No!
  • Pops_ND_Irish
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    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount
  • Slurg
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    Turtle.
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  • Aliyavana
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    No
    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    I don't have to buy crowns
  • Guarlet
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    Slurg wrote: »
    Turtle.

    I like turtles
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  • OrdoHermetica
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    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    That wasn't the question.

    Personally, I don't see the 20% off as a problem. But it's also not enough of one to spur me to buy Crowns, especially since my 6 month ESO+ sub just renewed and I still have leftover Crowns from the last sale.
  • Voxicity
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    No
    For the first time ever, I will not be buying crowns on sale

    Nice one ZOS ;)
  • logarifmik
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    No
    Нет. Нi. Nie. Nein. No.
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  • Kodrac
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    No
    50% was clearly too lucrative.
  • Enemy-of-Coldharbour
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    No
    It's too late for them to change anything now, and we won't get another sale for a few more months. I still won't be buying them this time though. May showcase is very lack-luster so I don't feel the need to 'impulse' buy.

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  • Cavedog
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    Voxicity wrote: »
    For the first time ever, I will not be buying crowns on sale

    Nice one ZOS ;)

    That's where I'm at. I think it's overpriced for crowns, grossly, but I do want stuff from crown store occasionally, so I will buy them during a 50% off sale. I will not buy them at only 20% off. For crowns, 20% off doesn't seem like a sale.
  • DHale
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    No
    Not even close not by a long shot. 21000 for 75 or less or bust.
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  • essi2
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    No
    Not enough for me when there is nothing in the store I want atm.
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  • Jimmy
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    No
    I'll wait till 50% Discount. 20% doesn't do it for me. Too much other expenses in life to attend to first. Only at 50% off is it a must buy.
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  • LordSkyKnight
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    No
    Go make my Harley payment and maybe I'll think about it.
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  • Dark_Aether
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    No
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  • JesQu
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    Yes
    Aliyavana wrote: »
    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    I don't have to buy crowns

    then why u r here
  • AlienatedGoat
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    No
    *** no.

    This is the worst crown sale I have ever seen.
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  • Tyrion87
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    No
    Nope. This is the first time I'm not buying crowns when they are on sale.

    Also notice that ZOS advertise this sale in a different way. When you navigate to the site where you can buy crowns, you can't see the old price and the size of sale. I believe that in the past you could see the old price and that 50% tag.
  • Rouven
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    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    Do you think companies offer "discounts" to save you money?

    Edit: Sorry, don't mean this to come across combative, it's simply irrelevant that they don't "have" to offer something. They don't "have" to have a crown store in the first place. This is business and we are providing feedback. Granted it's more for our own amusement since the only thing that counts will be the result and the created report that will end up on the responsible's desk etc.
    Edited by Rouven on May 4, 2018 6:35PM
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  • Merenwen_812
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    No
    Am with the other person, for the first time ever I will not be buying crowns while they are on "sale".
  • strangeradnd
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    I was going to but a few regardless of the sale. The only difference is I won't be buying extra.
  • AlienatedGoat
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    No
    JesQu wrote: »
    Aliyavana wrote: »
    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    I don't have to buy crowns

    then why u r here

    It's called voting with your wallet.

    Many people who have bought crowns before, will not buy this time around.
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  • Varcarus
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    JesQu wrote: »
    Aliyavana wrote: »
    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    I don't have to buy crowns

    then why u r here

    Why are you here also?
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  • geonsocal
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    No
    bad idea by whomever decided to alter the "normal" discount rate...

    considering it's all pixels (but real money) - that decision will end up costing zos sales...
    Edited by geonsocal on May 4, 2018 6:34PM
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  • Ley
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    Yes
    I was going to buy a bunch at 50% off, now I will be buying only a few at 20% off.

    Disappointed that it's only 20% off but happy that it's not 0% off.
    Edited by Ley on May 4, 2018 6:42PM
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  • AlienatedGoat
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    geonsocal wrote: »
    bad idea by whomever decided to alter the "normal" discount rate...

    considering it's all pixels (but real money) - that decision will end up costing zos sales...

    Cost them a couple hundred bucks right here.

    I wait for the sales every year, and throw down on every one.

    Not this time.

    I'm *** sick and tired of ZOS using each and every opportunity to squeeze more money out of its players. Where does it end?
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  • Prof_Bawbag
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    JesQu wrote: »
    Aliyavana wrote: »
    MoTeets wrote: »
    A discount is a discount. They dont have to give any discount

    I don't have to buy crowns

    then why u r here

    Think you're missing the point to that response by a country mile. Like every single other profit making business in the world over, ZoS aren't doing us [the consumer] any favours, we the consumers are doing ZoS the favour every single time we buy something. It isn't rocket science.

    No consumer, no game. No game, we just give our cash to some other dev.
  • Minyassa
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    Yes
    It was enough for me to afford the bundle I wanted without having to save up anymore, and given that they are not likely to do another until the winter holiday season, I thought it was sufficient. I'm not delighted with it, of course, I'd rather they did 50% off, but it's been clear that they are getting more and more expensive so I was not broadsided with surprise at it like some seem to be. I fully expect this to go down to 15% or even 10% as time goes by. It is pretty obvious that Scrooge McDuck bought the company.
  • AlienatedGoat
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    Minyassa wrote: »
    It was enough for me to afford the bundle I wanted without having to save up anymore, and given that they are not likely to do another until the winter holiday season, I thought it was sufficient. I'm not delighted with it, of course, I'd rather they did 50% off, but it's been clear that they are getting more and more expensive so I was not broadsided with surprise at it like some seem to be. I fully expect this to go down to 15% or even 10% as time goes by. It is pretty obvious that Scrooge McDuck bought the company.

    You do realize that ESO+ is a better deal for crowns than 15% or 10%?
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