How much have we ACTUALLY spent on this?

Fluke.Slywalker

Just a quick wondering, I bought the game originally upon release date, Imperial Edition. ESO plus member as soon as that was introduced and have not cancelled sub since, owner of every chapter so far.

I mean I get my monies worth from the game as I play it more than any other game still.

It's disheartening however, when yet another small zone comes out with the same content, just a new coat of paint comes out and they want 40 quid for this one too. I'll pay it, cause you know that's just how it is but when will this stop?

Back on topic, how much do you reckon you've spent so far? I'm well into the £600+ bracket I reckon!

GilgorlumDarkhorn

Thousands of dollars. I stopped looking once I reached 10 grand, last year. Australian player in my 40s. ESO is harmless fun. Is it worth spending more on? Individual choice. It lasts longer than any overseas holiday.

zaria

HighEndDesktopGamer wrote: »

Thousands of dollars. I stopped looking once I reached 10 grand, last year. Australian player in my 40s. ESO is harmless fun. Is it worth spending more on? Individual choice. It lasts longer than any overseas holiday.

Elsweyr is 40-50$ ESO+ is 120$ year. Understand Australian prices is higher than EU so say 200$ year or even 250$ with some crown packs on top. 10K and you have spend a lot on houses or crown crates who is luxury.

Kilnerdyne

£368.48 ($476.57) on Subscription since 7th feb 2014 or 1,692 days.
£68.98 ($89.21) on the base game & 'Chapters'
£437.46 ($565.77) total
(from https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/account/billing/billing-history)

I don't buy funny beards, re-skinned mounts or event stuff from the clown store. I've only spent the crowns recieved from subscribing on respecs/dro'mathra senche. If it wasn't for the awesome community here in ESO, such wonderful people & players, i'd never have kept at it this long. My sub will expire for Elsweyr if the Server performance, Customer support & serious lack of Quality of Life updates in this game continue. It's becoming a disaster.

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO

. when yet another small zone comes out with the same content, .

Not sure what you mean by this, all new zones have new storys and quests.

Last time I checked, I had about $500 into the game, though I haven't had a sub since April 2016, I just get no value out of it. Calculated out, that is about 12 cents an hour I paid playing the game.

Fluke.Slywalker

Very true, I simply cannot complain since I have and will continue to will

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »

. when yet another small zone comes out with the same content, .

Not sure what you mean by this, all new zones have new storys and quests.

Last time I checked, I had about $500 into the game, though I haven't had a sub since April 2016, I just get no value out of it. Calculated out, that is about 12 cents an hour I paid playing the game.

Basically, if you look at the price for the original game, the look at the cost for each chapter, it's a little excessive for what is, a small/medium sized zone, roughly 50% of the size of just one, of the many original zones with the same content, delve/world-boss and quest-line. I guess this time we can look forward to dragons which will effectively be new.

Not that the intent of the OP was to whine about this

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO

Fluke.Slywalker wrote: »

Very true, I simply cannot complain since I have and will continue to will

Lightspeedflashb14_ESO wrote: »

. when yet another small zone comes out with the same content, .

Not sure what you mean by this, all new zones have new storys and quests.

Last time I checked, I had about $500 into the game, though I haven't had a sub since April 2016, I just get no value out of it. Calculated out, that is about 12 cents an hour I paid playing the game.

Basically, if you look at the price for the original game, the look at the cost for each chapter, it's a little excessive for what is, a small/medium sized zone, roughly 50% of the size of just one, of the many original zones with the same content, delve/world-boss and quest-line. I guess this time we can look forward to dragons which will effectively be new.

Not that the intent of the OP was to whine about this

The base game has been out for 5 years. New content is more valuable. Simple.

aaisoaho

What I have bought with IRL money:
- 2x 1 month subs
- Summerset Chapter upgrade preorder
- a -50% 5500 crown bundle

So I think around 100 € spent on this game. For the amount of money thrown at the monitor I have gotten a fair number of hours enjoying the game. (2000 hours give or take)

Itzmichi

Seriously i dont even wanna know,i might cry. But if i had to guess id say around 5000€ on all my accounts.

Danikat

According to my account's billing history I've spent a few hundred pounds on this game.

And yet according to a large proportion of the forum I'm a "free player" because almost all of that was on expansions and crown packs rather than a subscription.

DrOuttaSight

Don't forget to factor in the amount of electricity you have used.

ArchMikem

What do you mean a new coat of paint? The gameplay can only have so many mechanics, and if i get new lands to explore im more than happy to buy the chapters.

Zypheran

Hmm, lets see..
I bought the game in 2015 and have subscribed since then. I buy on average €80 worth of crowns each year and have pre-purchased all 3 chapter upgrades at €40 so I would say around €900 / $1000.

TheShadowScout

Fluke.Slywalker wrote: »

...how much do you reckon you've spent so far?

Lots.
As the makers of the game intended!

But hey, I am a typical nerdy shut-in who spends their spare money on gaming, while pretty much everyone else in my sleepy little country town is spending it at the inn for beer each weekend. At least I still have my character costumes on monday morning and not just a hangover, right?

bellatrixed

Subbed for 3 years is around $540, assuming $40 crowns a month (some months I bought none and some I bought way more than $40) for 3 years comes out to $1,440 so I have around $2,000+ in.

I didn't bother adding the cost of Vvardenfell, Summerset & Elsweyr since I don't buy other games and nobody bats an eye at dropping $60 on those.

Considering you can spend that much on concert tickets and considering it's been my primary entertainment for the past 3 years I have no regrets.

r34lian

Bought summerset standard and subbed once after seeing the support and server quality haven't spent a penny!

ezio45

Well I spent like 600 ish last year on crowns.

Summer set collectors edition x3 for my 2 friends and I so 120

Morrowind was 30

6 month plus, have bought like 3 of those since I started playing so that's like 180?

Plus base game at launch, so 60

So I'd say I'm at like 1k


Haven't spent anything since shield nerfs tho and don't intend to

My friends say I'm "stubborn" and "frustrating"

theyancey

I bought the imp edition pre launch towards the end of beta. Switched from sub to Plus when that happened so I haven't needed to buy DLC. Have bought every chapter. Pay for Plus 6 months at a time. Have taken a couple of 6 month vacations. Have only bought crowns once during a deep sale. Have preordered the latest and saved a few bucks as usual via Greenman. If I add all of the costs together it averages out to be $20-$25 per month. At an average of 100 play hours per month that comes out to a good bit less than a buck per day. Not bad, not bad at all.

DocFrost72

It comes out to $.78 USD a day, and I've been around for almost 5 years. When I say to friends and family "I think I may have spent 1k-1.5k", they recoil in horror...

Until I remind them that in that same time they spent no less than 5,500 for coffee or 18,000 on cigarettes (at a pack a day rate as one family member does) in the same time.

Soooo...

Narvuntien

I have spent $30 AUD a year.

$30 for the base game a year later $30 for 4 DLC pack, $30 Morrowind, $30 for Summerset. Typically I wait for sales.

ezio45

DocFrost72 wrote: »

It comes out to $.78 USD a day, and I've been around for almost 5 years. When I say to friends and family "I think I may have spent 1k-1.5k", they recoil in horror...

Until I remind them that in that same time they spent no less than 5,500 for coffee or 18,000 on cigarettes (at a pack a day rate as one family member does) in the same time.

Soooo...

I don't know where your buying your smokes but I spend 1k on cigs a yr and I'm a pack a day smoker....

Res my dude... Res

Nyladreas

HighEndDesktopGamer wrote: »

Thousands of dollars. I stopped looking once I reached 10 grand, last year. Australian player in my 40s. ESO is harmless fun. Is it worth spending more on? Individual choice. It lasts longer than any overseas holiday.

This is like the saddest thing I've ever read...

DocFrost72

ezio45 wrote: »

DocFrost72 wrote: »

It comes out to $.78 USD a day, and I've been around for almost 5 years. When I say to friends and family "I think I may have spent 1k-1.5k", they recoil in horror...

Until I remind them that in that same time they spent no less than 5,500 for coffee or 18,000 on cigarettes (at a pack a day rate as one family member does) in the same time.

Soooo...

I don't know where your buying your smokes but I spend 1k on cigs a yr and I'm a pack a day smoker....

Res my dude... Res

Taxxachusetts where Marlboro Reds are 11$/pack. So glad I never started.

Uryel

Been playing for over 3 years. Been subscribed more than half the time. I'd say about 2/3 of the time. Bought some cosmetics, the Aldmeri Grotto and 2 other, way cheaper houses with crowns, and even willingly fell into the crown crates trap because here was a mount I really, really wanted. I've preordered both Morrowind and Summerset, and even own some DLC so I can access them even when I'm not subbed, which has been rare the past 2 years. I got the two assistants and gifted one to my wife, who also plays and spends some, but not quite as much as I do. So, several hundred of euros, for sure. Over a thousand for the two of us.

And it stops now. I'm not subbed anymore, I won't preorder Elsweyr, and I won't buy a single crown. Update 21 is basically breaking tons of casual PvE mechanics for the sake of PvP. Nords get flat bonus to resists that makes them LESS good tanks if they were already capped on resists. Altmer will gain stamina with their racial passives (if they are mages, if they are stam bases, they will gain magicka). Dunmers lose their bonus to fire. And the worst for me, stealth bonus is removed from Bosmers, meaning my stealthy (PvE only, keep your ganker comments as they don't apply here) thief gameplay will be broken. 3 years and a half tinkering with my thief to be slapped in the face with "nah, mate, you don't need stealth as Bosmer, screw lore and everything, here, hjave a useless in PvE stealth detection bonus, or go Khajiit".

Word is they are looking into a way to retain stealth that will be implemented "later". Well then, I'll start paying again "later". When I actually have a reason to.

Noctus

ezio45 wrote: »

DocFrost72 wrote: »

It comes out to $.78 USD a day, and I've been around for almost 5 years. When I say to friends and family "I think I may have spent 1k-1.5k", they recoil in horror...

Until I remind them that in that same time they spent no less than 5,500 for coffee or 18,000 on cigarettes (at a pack a day rate as one family member does) in the same time.

Soooo...

I don't know where your buying your smokes but I spend 1k on cigs a yr and I'm a pack a day smoker....

Res my dude... Res

we should make a 1k $ club. everyone that spended that much can enter.

not the first game i spended that much but definately the only game that was worth the money

Saturnana

I don't know if I want to know.. But lets check anyway!
Started playing in January 2017.

So, ehm..
€30 on the base game (Gold Edition)
€324 on a recurring 3-month ESO+ sub since Feb. 2017
€40 on the Morrowind 'normal' edition
€40 on Summerset's DCE upgrade
€50 on Elsweyr's DCE upgrade
€60 on two crown packs, needed for some in-game DLC purchases

That's ~€540 over the course of 25 months, or ~€21 a month.
Less than I thought, but more than I hoped..

Elsonso

Fluke.Slywalker wrote: »

how much do you reckon you've spent so far?

I started with the Imperial edition, naturally. ESO Plus and three Chapters on top of that.

DrOuttaSight wrote: »

Don't forget to factor in the amount of electricity you have used.

I have a Dunmer site manager that uses Argonians and makes them peddle Dwemer lightning devices.

She works for Flin, but doesn't know what that tastes like, so it ends up being very cost effective.

Ectheliontnacil

The most precious thing you spend on eso is your time.

Maybe not in the case of the guy who spent 10k+ on crown store items.

Fluke.Slywalker

Yeah, let's be fair - I don't think any other game/hobby/pass time/interest has taken more of my time the ESO. It is alarming how much we spend but it's a bit more than just a game to a lot of people.

Me and my gf play for eg, it's how we met! Can't put a price on that.

I see some comments after my original post, I really wasn't gearing this toward complaining about how much ESO costs I just wanted tom put it out there to find out the views on the spending.

I would like to see some sort of loyalty bonus point/token system - a little like Xbox Rewards.

VDoom1

I don't see what the fuss is about, this is no different than any other MMO. WoW, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, EVE and so on.

Whenever a lot of new content is added it's in the form of an expansion which people pay for. It's just the way it is. Expecting free expansions or new content for free? Nope, not gonna happen. ZOS can be generous though, we on occasion do get some items for free.

Remember that large free house? Gorgeous horse mount and pet? Yeah all free. All we had to do was spend 5min exploring Summerset. That's what I call generous.

Kiralyn2000

Bit over $100, I think?

Base game after it went b2p, but before 1T
2? months sub
3k Crown pack during a Black Friday sale
Summerset (w/free Morrowind) pre-order