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DoctorESO

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Aliyavana

I wont miss the flesh tower, but I can see why the other players would want those homes

AlienatedGoat

DoctorESO wrote: »

These have been the limited-time houses not part of a festival:

• Princely Dawnlight Palace (May 10-21, 2018): 14,000 / 17,500 crowns
• The Erstwhile Sanctuary (March 8-12, 2018): 13,000 / 16,250 crowns
• Pariah's Pinnacle (December 7, 2017-January 2, 2018): 13,000 / 16,250 crowns
• Linchal Grand Manor (September 14-18, 2017): 14,000 / 17,500 crowns
• Tel Galen Tower (June 15-19, 2017): 8,000 / 10,000 crowns
• Grand Topal Hideaway (April 27-May 1, 2017): 15,000 / 18,800 crowns

It's been over a year, and we have not seen the return of the first exclusive house, Grand Topal Hideaway, for sale. Nor have we heard mention of the second house, Tel Galen Tower, returning, and its one-year anniversary occurs in just a few days. The same can be said of limited-time mounts.

Here are some theories as to why. Please add yours, if you have any insight to share.

1. By strictly adhering to one-time offers, ZOS can make more money off such deals. When they announce a one-time offer in the future, more people will buy it because they know that ZOS will not re-offer the item, even after a year has passed.

2. ZOS makes more money overall by just introducing new houses (or mounts) for purchase. When a new home is offered, no one owns it yet. If an old home is re-offered, however, some people already own the home, so the revenue from the re-offering will be much less than the revenue from the new home. Sure, ZOS could re-offer old homes alongside new homes, but then these "exclusive" homes seem more and more like run-of-the-mill commodities, and some people might just stop buying the exclusive homes altogether. This also ties in with #1 above.

3. The one-time items can be used as rare-chance prizes in special events or in other revenue-producing activities. Mounts have been "re-offered" in crown crates, and some exclusive homes were offered - with a very very rare chance and there have been really no confirmed winnings were reported on the forums - in that random dungeon special event last fall.

4. They just haven't gotten around to it yet. They could always do a revisit at the end of the year or at some other period where they re-offer the houses up for a limited time, maybe even all of them at once. Like crates.

Maybe they're waiting to put them in crates? I honestly think they are gauging perception and opinion about that.

If it's in favor of, I fully expect to see houses in crates.

biscuit88

Because they are limited time items. I hope they don't bring them back. They would feel cheapen if they did.

Minyassa

They can't really know what the income factor is on re-introduced limited homes since they haven't done it yet. I think they just haven't gotten around to it. One year is not much of a span in the course of things when you have new expansions to spawn content. Besides, they have to save some stuff for the winter holiday season because everyone expects expanded inventory sales then. I'll start to worry if we get past December and still no sign of any prior limiteds.