Would you pay for an Add-on for Consoles ?

WeylandLabs

With all the Add-ons that PC has I am extremely jealous. I understand that the Add-ons devs are independent from ZOS.

But I can't help but think why doesn't ZOS give console Add-ons like combat metrics and other Add-ons to help with Pve farming-lorebooks-traders- etc etc. I know I would pay 25$ max just to attain an add-on like combat metrics for console. And I'm pretty sure I'm not alone on this.

boombazookajd

Other

I'd pay for lorebooks location add-on and the general make the game kinda easier to play, like combat metrics but some of them should be in the game already, like a guild trader search function.

redspecter23

Add-ons we should have for free anyway

Paying for addons almost seems like a good idea until 2 months later, it's out of date and no longer working and you paid for a broken addon. On PC, you can just find another similar addon that is currently supported... for free. If you pay for a broken addon on console, you'll continue paying for addons that will eventually break and become useless over and over.

Abysswarrior45

Other

Keep add-ons away from console. I say this as a console player myself. It is one more factor to include in another player's victory/performance. Add-ons are a crutch. I wouldn't be against simple QoL add-ons for lore books, skyshards, and stuff of that nature. Any and all combat related add-ons are unhealthy. Combat add-ons which tell a player when to purge or where to stand in trials are silly.

phillyproduct

Yes I would pay for an Add-on ( Explain )

Abysswarrior45 wrote: »

Keep add-ons away from console. I say this as a console player myself. It is one more factor to include in another player's victory/performance. Add-ons are a crutch. I wouldn't be against simple QoL add-ons for lore books, skyshards, and stuff of that nature. Any and all combat related add-ons are unhealthy. Combat add-ons which tell a player when to purge or where to stand in trials are silly.

How are combat related add-ons unhealthy? We didn't have damage at 1st do u still play without that?

I hate when people use their fear of bad sportsmanship and e-thugs and trolls to limit information.

People will always *** up a good thing always doesn't mean we cant have good things

WeylandLabs

Yes I would pay for an Add-on ( Explain )

@Abysswarrior45 There was a time I agreed with you, unfortunately people like myself that are independent cannot test builds successfully. Nobody had or has the time or the resources to do so, or find it interesting to test.

And combat add-ons would be a joke, I do agree with that kinda pathetic imo. Keeps the other players from figuring out what we are running. And being unique as a player...

I wouldn't want any gamebreaking add-ons like miats. Just something I don't have to rely on others to do. Or quality of life guild trading add-ons if that would even be a thing.

erlewine

Dont give them any ideas..

Abysswarrior45

Other

Shokasegambit1 wrote: »

@Abysswarrior45 There was a time I agreed with you, unfortunately people like myself that are independent cannot test builds successfully. Nobody had or has the time or the resources to do so, or find it interesting to test.

And combat add-ons would be a joke, I do agree with that kinda pathetic imo. Keeps the other players from figuring out what we are running. And being unique as a player...

I wouldn't want any gamebreaking add-ons like miats. Just something I don't have to rely on others to do. Or quality of life guild trading add-ons if that would even be a thing.

Absolutely. Guild trading add-ons or add-ons that break down dps for testing are all fair. I fully support QoL add-ons, but nothing that gives a player a rotation, tells them another player's build, or helps during any sort of combat.

phillyproduct wrote: »

Abysswarrior45 wrote: »

Keep add-ons away from console. I say this as a console player myself. It is one more factor to include in another player's victory/performance. Add-ons are a crutch. I wouldn't be against simple QoL add-ons for lore books, skyshards, and stuff of that nature. Any and all combat related add-ons are unhealthy. Combat add-ons which tell a player when to purge or where to stand in trials are silly.

How are combat related add-ons unhealthy? We didn't have damage at 1st do u still play without that?

I hate when people use their fear of bad sportsmanship and e-thugs and trolls to limit information.

People will always *** up a good thing always doesn't mean we cant have good things

You misunderstood what I said. The ability to see the damage you are doing does not really give you an advantage over a player who can't see the damage he's doing to you. Also, I was always against the buff tracking system that was added. Being able to track your own buffs was something the best players could do and worse players couldn't. If you forgot to reactivate your rally, you were punished.

idk

I expect the results of the poll and OP's opinion are not going to bring any change or influence Zos.

There is a reason consoles do not have add-ons and unless and until you address that the rest is moot.

WeylandLabs

Yes I would pay for an Add-on ( Explain )

@idk I'm looking at this from both sides-there's and ours. Will it create more revenue for them absolutely ! And any idea to give a company to make more $ is worth listening too even though it might not always be 100% and we agree with the TOS.

Between XB and Ps4 I'm sure it would make few million... And your not going to say no to 1 add on that has the potential to do so. If Zeni said it has a million player and the market is 2/3 console 666,666 lets just say 1% of players at 6600 bought it at 25$ that's 165.000.00$ U.S at 1% we know there are more than 1% of players that play this.

Too say no to more $ is ludicrous as a business.

@idk I was hoping somebody said what you said. Lol My sales pitch was a lil off but it's a duck thrown

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idk

The reason consoles do not have addons has nothing to do with revenue. It is also clearly not an issue with Zos and addons.

I will state it again. Without understanding why consoles do not have addons one cannot address it. Without addressing it this conversation is rather pointless.

Starlock

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

Given many add-ons provide distinct advantages against those who do not have them, paid add-ons would introduce a strong pay to win element unless strictly limited. Consider, for example, the huge advantage someone with a price checker add-on would have over someone who does not. Or the unfair advantage someone with a treasure chest or node map would have when farming. There are many QOL improvements console needs, but this is not it.

Beardimus

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

No, flat no. Best thing about console is level playing field. None of that add on crap, we all get the same game. In particular all that pop up crap like block now, dodge now etc etc.

Base game or not at all.

Cously

Add-ons we should have for free anyway

I'd say for those that can't or don't want to have addons, have at least some inbuilt features like skyshards/lorebooks and other stuff locations if you did it at once in your account. I can't imagine how tedious must be for peasants to do their alts every time.

Abysswarrior45

Other

Cously wrote: »

I'd say for those that can't or don't want to have addons, have at least some inbuilt features like skyshards/lorebooks and other stuff locations if you did it at once in your account. I can't imagine how tedious must be for peasants to do their alts every time.

You're pretty arrogant aren't you? Kind of a *** and probably no friends if its fair to make assumptions about others you don't know based on such little information. People not investing money in a game does not reflect their financial status outside in the real world. Perhaps some are so sick of paying for a broken product they've stopped spending money on it all together and just play with what they have.

templesus

Yes I would pay for an Add-on ( Explain )

Hear me ZOS. I will pay $100 for addons on PS4. I'm sick and tired of lore book hunting, skyshard hunting, searching through all 8 characters to find 1 piece of gear, and going through each trader looking for a *** mothers sorrow ring at a decent price. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Take my money please.

And for the people complaining about combat add-ons, if you're actually good at the game then you shouldn't worry about trash cans getting some add-ons. I guarantee I could play with no combat add-ons and I'll still be better the 99% of the people in Cyrodiil.

Cously

Add-ons we should have for free anyway

Abysswarrior45 wrote: »

Cously wrote: »

I'd say for those that can't or don't want to have addons, have at least some inbuilt features like skyshards/lorebooks and other stuff locations if you did it at once in your account. I can't imagine how tedious must be for peasants to do their alts every time.

You're pretty arrogant aren't you? Kind of a *** and probably no friends if its fair to make assumptions about others you don't know based on such little information. People not investing money in a game does not reflect their financial status outside in the real world. Perhaps some are so sick of paying for a broken product they've stopped spending money on it all together and just play with what they have.

Arrogant? For giving a suggestion? Addons free for everyone including console? Man you are hillarious, and I thought was a slow night!

TheUndeadAmulet

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

I shouldn't have to pay extra $ for basic QoL like a text search bar in the guild store.

PlagueSD

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

redspecter23 wrote: »

Paying for addons almost seems like a good idea until 2 months later, it's out of date and no longer working and you paid for a broken addon. On PC, you can just find another similar addon that is currently supported... for free. If you pay for a broken addon on console, you'll continue paying for addons that will eventually break and become useless over and over.

This is my reason also...

HappyLittleTree

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

add ons shouldn't be on console...Add ons shouldn't even be on pc.
The game should provide this options without having to instal external sources.

They could add something like this as a toggle after you've collected all skyshards/books in a region.

psxfloh

Other

we're already paying for steady improvement of the base game, are we not?
all that eso+ money cannot be only for running the servers and getting an addon thrice a year, which used to be for times before rebranding one of the DLCs as "chapter"...

FakeFox

Add-ons we should have for free anyway

I'm not a console player, however I think console players should get free access to some things that are only possible with add-ons. In fact I think many add-on functionalities should be a part of the base game for console and PC. I mean who thought it would be a good idea to not have search bars for anything? Without add-ons I would not be playing ESO because of how much basic functionalities it lacks compared to other MMOs.

jaschacasadiob16_ESO

I'd pay for an add-on to disable kids in ESO.

blnchk

Perhaps a better question would be why some uncontroversial addons haven't been integrated into the base game. Especially those that have reasonably small scopes. Boggles the mind.

FloppyTouch

Lore book skyshards and trader addons yes
Any thing else nope

Azuramoonstar

Other

incases like this, i'm happy consoles can't do addons.

I don't want to be forced to use addon if i don't want to. a big reason I quit WoW is i wasn't able to download addons (my pc was being shared with the family, and was told not to DL additional programs) when i told various social guilds i'm not able to DL anything, I was called a liar, lazy, a bad player, a waste of space. this was a good 20+ guilds across several servers.

I'm not fond of the mindset of "you are a bad player because you refuse to use x addon" its getting bad with parsers/damage meters.

I've been gaming all my life, so imo I don't need them to be good. I do my own research, and play test myself. If i feel I'm fast at killing then I feel I;m good. And I always strive to improve. I ask for advice as well like "oh i have skill x and skill y how should I weave these in"

the ff14 community became pretty foul around addons because of cross play with pc. People rely too heavily on addons, and even added a third party site for it. this site is opt out only, and you are given a hard time if you do.

I miss MMO before addons became a thing, communities were a lot better.

I wouldn't mind addon if they were optional and saying no didn't come with getting bullied.

ATomiX96

Other

Have all the console people questioned themselves following things.
Can run Lua-Scripts on your consoles which are required for Eso-addons?
Are there addons for other games on consoles?
If there arent I guess ZOS would have to make them a native part of the game (like they did with a "bufftracker" nowhere near as good as Srendarr) and thats yet another problem they'd have.

Mayrael

No I would not pay for an Add-on ( Explain)

Consoles deserve the same treatment as PCs, why someone would have to pay for Smith that others have for free.

Cavedog

Other

I would pay to split the forums into sections, one for console and one for PC.

Why do people even try to play games like ESO on a console anyway?

RazorCaltrops

Cavedog wrote: »

Why do people even try to play games like ESO on a console anyway?

To play a game with your mates. And as you keep playing and getting CP, gear, meet new people that actually become friends, be succesful in PVP/PVE you realize it’s more than a game that you play for years and not being able to transfer your account to PC keeps you stuck on console.

Switching platforms and starting from zero is a very hard thing to do. I managed to do it, but not everyone have the time or will to do for better performance.

Azuramoonstar

Other

Cavedog wrote: »

I would pay to split the forums into sections, one for console and one for PC.

Why do people even try to play games like ESO on a console anyway?

cuz they can. MMO have been on console since 2002 with ff11.

I've had 0 issue playing mmo, and most the mmo i played had cross play. ff11 was on pc, ps2, 360 on international servers hosting NA, jp, EU and had a great community.

ADD-ons only became a thing in WoW. most mmo i played had no such thing, as it was the early days of mmo and the internet.