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Are you going to buy the dragon stick mount?
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Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherKnootewoot wrote: »We also got a broom and bucket. Those were funny (and free).
The Broom and Bucket were 50 crowns apiece.signing off1 -
Recremen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherWhat's a crown gem? Some kind of second nonexchangeable fiat currency? Paaaaaaaass. These things should be regulated as strictly as the real currencies they replace. "Service token" my butt.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
Grand High Illustrious Mid-Tier PvP/PvE Bussmunster1 -
Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherWhat's a crown gem? Some kind of second nonexchangeable fiat currency? Paaaaaaaass. These things should be regulated as strictly as the real currencies they replace. "Service token" my butt.
Gems aren't a fiat currency. Nor are they likely to be a future plot point on For the People.signing off0 -
Shawn_PT✭✭✭✭✭
✭Only if it's reasonably pricedI might, if I can afford it and it looks better than the regular horse. If not, I'll keep my handful of gems for the next crate season.0 -
geonsocal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Yes, no matter the price!is there really a choice
I just have to go find where I put the bucket and broom now...
ugh, so many different coffers, chests, characters, bank spots to check...
I'm sure I'll probably only use it all together once or twice, and, then lose track of it once again...Edited by geonsocal on March 8, 2019 10:03PMPVP Campaigns Section: Playstation NA and EU (Gray Host) - This Must be the Place0 -
Reistr_the_Unbroken✭✭✭✭✭
✭Only if it's reasonably priced
I hope they get put that cheap in the crown store someday- but knowing ZoS the price might be 1500Knootewoot wrote: »We also got a broom and bucket. Those were funny (and free).
The Broom and Bucket were 50 crowns apiece.0 -
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✭✭✭Only if it's reasonably pricedCaligamy_ESO wrote: »Who else clicked on the signature spoiler expecting a picture?
Lol sorry, I need to update that too...
(Or remove it entirely)Wishing for Lilmothiit race still! Or maybe Lilmothiit companion?0 -
Danikat✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherMaybe. I do have some gems left over from free crates and there's not been much I'd want to buy with them, except one of the lizard mounts and I don't have enough for that.
But it depends on how they look, what the animations are like (if it's too bouncy I'll pass) and how much it costs. I might get the dragon or the horse, but I'm going to wait until they're in the game to decide.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
"Remember in this game we call life that no one said it's fair"0 -
jainiadral✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Only if it's reasonably pricedIf it's a) cute and b) reasonably piced and c) not exclusively stuck in crates, sure
I'm always game for silly fun. 0 -
Weesacs✭✭✭✭Enemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »
Haha I so want a Patsy mount!High Elf Templar
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Kalik_Gold✭✭✭✭✭
✭No I have no interest
Main: (PvP & PvE)PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion
Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige
PvP:
Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer
PvP: (Specialty)
Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden
PvE:
Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade
Leveling...
Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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Passives of another race used. (RP)
*Breton
**Imperial
__________________________Backstories:_________________________
Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.
Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.
Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...
Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.
Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.
The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.
The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.
Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.
Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)
And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.
After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.
After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...
Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.
Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.
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Recremen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherWhat's a crown gem? Some kind of second nonexchangeable fiat currency? Paaaaaaaass. These things should be regulated as strictly as the real currencies they replace. "Service token" my butt.
Gems aren't a fiat currency. Nor are they likely to be a future plot point on For the People.
What else would you call a currency that's backed not by physical goods, but by the body issuing it? It's a fiat currency.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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Saucy_Jack✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Yes, no matter the price!
ALL HAIL SNUGGLORR THE MAGNIFICENT, KING OF THE RNG AND NIRN'S ONE TRUE GOD! Also, become a Scrub-scriber! SJ Scrubs: Playing games badly to make you feel better about yourself.1 -
Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherWhat else would you call a currency that's backed not by physical goods, but by the body issuing it? It's a fiat currency.
Fiat currency has to be a legal tender backed by a government to be used on all debts.
Crowns and crown gems are virtual currency.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is aware that “virtual currency” may be used to pay for goods or services, or held for investment. Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value. In some environments, it operates like “real” currency -- i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance -- but it does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdfsigning off1 -
Recremen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭OtherWhat else would you call a currency that's backed not by physical goods, but by the body issuing it? It's a fiat currency.
Fiat currency has to be a legal tender backed by a government to be used on all debts.
Crowns and crown gems are virtual currency.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is aware that “virtual currency” may be used to pay for goods or services, or held for investment. Virtual currency is a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value. In some environments, it operates like “real” currency -- i.e., the coin and paper money of the United States or of any other country that is designated as legal tender, circulates, and is customarily used and accepted as a medium of exchange in the country of issuance -- but it does not have legal tender status in any jurisdiction.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdf
First, fiat currency does not have to be legal tender. That's not a requirement. Second :
Virtual currency that has an equivalent value in real currency, or that acts as a
substitute for real currency, is referred to as “convertible” virtual currency. Bitcoin is one
example of a convertible virtual currency. Bitcoin can be digitally traded between users
and can be purchased for, or exchanged into, U.S. dollars, Euros, and other real or
virtual currencies. For a more comprehensive description of convertible virtual
currencies to date, see Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Guidance on
the Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or
Using Virtual Currencies (FIN-2013-G001, March 18, 2013).
Second paragraph of the document you linked. First of all, they're talking about Bitcoin-style currencies, and how they relate to tax status. At least browse the rest of a document you post before trying to make incorrect inferences. Second, "legal tender" status has its own particular meaning (recognized by law as a unit of exchange for meeting a financial obligation) and a currency not meeting the requirements for legal tender does not make that thing not a currency.
In particular, virtual currencies are used, as your own source describes, as a unit of account, store of value, and medium of exchange. You know, the definition of currency. And since we can add additional descriptors to the word currency, such as "virtual", it is not incorrect to also make a determination regarding where the currency gets its value. Since the value of fiat currency is backed by public faith in the institution backing it (unlike commodity currencies), and since Crowns and Crown Gems are backed by public faith in ZOS, the institution backing the, we can easily conclude that they are digital fiat currencies.
The issue I have is that we cannot exchange these digital currencies back for the money we spent on them. Not that I personally would want to do that, but I'm sure some would and they ought to have the right to do so. Otherwise every stored dollar is "lost" when you quit the game, having not given any actual utility.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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Gythral✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭OtherI might buy, if I had some gems,
but I'm never ever ever buying crates...“Be as a tower, that, firmly set,
Shakes not its top for any blast that blows!”
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy3 -
Zhoyzu✭✭✭✭✭OtherEnemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »
i would find it hilarious to see a bunch of people looking like this with stick horses. If i somehow acquired one for free id use it for the lols, but im not about to buy one.Zhoyzu - Nightblade Alchemist (v15) RETIRED
Has-No-Heart - Templar Enchanter (v4) FUBAR
Ambadassador - Dragon knight (v1) Naked with no future (returned from the naked realm to tank PvE)
Sakis Tolis - Sorceror (v10 in progress) Living Legend!
Xuhl'Xotuun - Warden Current Main as im starting the game over essentially with this character aside from crafting.
Creator of Khajiit fall dmg reduction racial passive concept.1 -
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✭✭✭I don't know.Fan of playing magblade since 2015. (PC NA)
Might be joking in comments.
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iAmLoki97✭✭✭Yes, no matter the price!Just imagine, you're in Cyrodiil, people are typing in chat about an oncoming zerg at a keep. You go to the keep to prepare to defend and in the distance you see 20+ people riding into battle on stick mounts. That would be a sight to see.3 -
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✭No I have no interestlol no, not going to buy that thing. If it was free I may have used it sometimes for the lolz.
I can't believe that's a mount though, are you sure? Well in case it truly is, I can't wait to see people around with that! xDlll
"I really don't know who the **** came off with this change. Definitely somebody who does not play the game, that's for sure".
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RANKK7✭✭✭✭✭
✭No I have no interestLMAO I've just seen the March showcase, that thing truly is a mount xddlll
"I really don't know who the **** came off with this change. Definitely somebody who does not play the game, that's for sure".
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Undefwun✭✭✭✭✭Only if it's reasonably pricedonly way a faction zerg in cyro is acceptable.. i want to see like 60+ ppl coming over a hill riding stick mounts!Drank Sinatra Sr - PvP Magblade - DC
Juggathot - PvP Mag Sorc - DC
Jedi Mind Crits - PvP A-Hole Bowblade - DC
Dollar Store Thor - PvP Stamplar - DC
The Bone Sumpremacy - baby Stamcro - DC
Wârden Freeman - PvP Stamden - DC (on hold)
Lauryn Heal - PvE Magplar DPS - DC
Lil Orc Chop - PvP Stam Sorc - EP
Hamuel L Jackson - PvE DPS & PvP Stam DK - EP
Chandler Bling - PvP Magden - EP
Mahalia Lightborn - exiled crafting toon - cos you know, she's AD2 -
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✭Othernot giving this dev team another $ until they acknowledge Akaimi lag for OCE playersInsulting people on the internet is cowardly.1 -
Shardaxx✭✭✭✭✭OtherDepends on the price but I'll check it out looks well funny.PS4 - Europe - Shardaxx - Wood Elf Nightblade - Aldmeri Dominion1 -
thedovahmon✭✭✭✭Only if it's reasonably pricedEnemy-of-Coldharbour wrote: »
I would actually make a MP!King Arthur Outfit Set just for those Stick mounts. Hell I'd probably go the extra mile and actually make King Arthur his own Toon and make him a Sword and Shield DPS (That's how you really know it's a meme character)."Voted most likely to reply with a reaction image. According to the Mournhold High School Yearbook."0
