Obtainable mounts through rare achievements - A plea by a frustrated fan

Maotti

Whales are the reason the crown store is in the sorry state that it's in.

Callous2208

Sylvermynx wrote: »

*laughing* You're not getting any sympathy from me since you don't seem to get how things work....

You go your way, I'll go mine. Note please, I haven't called you names.... or said anything that's not totally true. I'm not sure what your issue is, but hey - you can feel quite free to ignore me.

I haven't called you any harsh names. You self identified as a whale and I made an assumption that you were a grandma based on you're admission of retirement and your "girls" in game. I don't need your sympathies, it is what it is. I'm glad you've found gaming in your twilight years but won't celebrate the fact you've turned yourself into a cash cow for a gaming company. I have roleplayed in this game since release, but enjoy content as well. I'd like to see a happy medium where cosmetics and content coexist. The whales of the world make it so content is of little importance, and before long we're all in an overly expensive dress up simulator.

heaven13

I agree that I would like things like mounts that are earned through achievements. Much more fun than crown crates.

I will criticize the way ZOS chooses to monetize this game. I will speak up when I see a problem or disagree (looking at you, outfit slots). However, what I won't do is criticize an individual player. I may not like what ZOS has done but it's not my right to tell people whether they can or should participate. Yeah, that sometimes sucks because things I want to change might not but then, I guess it's time to accept that I'm not ZOS's target customer and, despite being a subscriber, never will be.

eso_lags

Reyn wrote: »

I have been playing the Elder Scrolls Online for around 3 years now and have enjoyed the game immeasurably, however, one thing ESO does lack, in my opinion, is depth at high level content. I feel as though after reaching the end game, participating in difficult dungeons, raids, slaying away in Cyrodiil/ battlegrounds, things begin to get monotonous without a proper reward - for example, an item that one might "show off" to friends/ guild mates. I see just how much people have loved earning costumes added in the Orsinium DLC and I am wondering if ESO may be interested in adding the ability to earn mounts to the game.

Looking at games such as WoW, earned mounts are a symbol of effort, hard work and skill. People may 'flaunt' these mounts around cities or in mount competitions. I believe this level of depth may be needed in ESO to keep the end game content more rewarding for existing players, and may bring back old players who see nothing left to gain. Personally, I have not considered purchasing the DLC Murkmire. Although the story may be fun and interesting, as a player who enjoys delving deep into everything zones may offer, there is simply a lack of reward for completing these achievements. I believe for myself and many others who seem to agree with me, this level of depth in the game is necessary to increase the longevity of the players interest. Addition of these high level mounts into upcoming DLC's may increase the likelihood of people like me purchasing these DLCs/ membership.

Player satisfaction would definitely be met, with loot boxes (in ESO's case crown crates) being heavily criticised. This type of backlash is evident in games such as Shadow of War, Battlefront II, Overwatch and more. Stocks in companies like Ubisoft and EA have been falling rapidly, due to a number of reasons but including in all is the appearance of loot boxes. From these examples it is clear to see just how much consumers despise loot boxes. Players in ESO do not seem to be too phased over crown crates, however the issue in player satisfaction in the game lies with the hesitance of Zenimax Online Studios to add other content on may be able to earn into the game (e.g. mounts).

I am a huge fan of ESO's storytelling, combat and gameplay. However, without this depth at endgame it is easy to see just how much a player might get 'tired' of the game. I hope this post will not go un-noticed as this is an issue I believe is affecting the game that I have grown to love in a negative manner. ~Reyn

I agree, the only thing that has kept me playing is the combat and the lore. Otherwise the game falls short compared to other mmos. But I like the combat much more than any other mmo.. Wow and other mmos do many things better than eso. I feel like some would argue thats because you have to pay a sub fee to play wow but i dont think so. Eso has a sub that many people play, and zos could do so much more for its players while keeping the crown store.

But instead all we get is missed opportunity. Missed opportunity with unique quest and achievement rewards, missed opportunity with mounts from certain zones. But it will never change, they give us 4 horses in the entire, massive, game and if you want a better one pay up. No camels in hews bane, no wolves in the gold coast, etc.. No world bosses that you could kill for a small chance to get a mount of that boss. No complicated quest for a strong weapon or piece of gear.. Thats not eso, and I dont think that will ever change. Like i said, missed opportunity for players. And even if they do change things it will only be things like this indirik which is better than nothing i suppose.

russelmmendoza

Agree to this.
But are'nt the skins/memento only available on hm vet difficulty.
A mount would also be appreciated.

Synthwavius

How about achievement merchant that would sell mounts/pets/costumes in exchange for sky high amount of achievement points?

Reyn

russelmmendoza wrote: »

Agree to this.
But are'nt the skins/memento only available on hm vet difficulty.
A mount would also be appreciated.

Most are from HM Raid, adding more diversity into those achievements just give better incentives to the player to complete more of ESO's content. PvP mounts, Zone-based mounts, HM raid/ dungeon mounts, all that could be account bound n all.

albesca

Maotti wrote: »

Whales are the reason the crown store is in the sorry state that it's in.

Business needs money.
What other equivalent revenue sources do you see out there for ZOS to pursue?