Since gifting, anything on the crown store is available for gold.
Personally, I'd prefer see two types of zone purchases
1) Cheap, per zone, per character
2) Expensive, per zone, per account.
The OP is not entirely correct. There is an option to get the sky shards in game and there always has been. Go collect them.
Eh.Do you think that Skyshard packs should be made available for purchase through the Crown Store ?
I know, right? And as I posted elsewhere......I wish players will just try to play the game normally rather than asking for shortcuts.
The multiple requests for skyshards to be bound to account led to this new ZOS idea of crown store skyshard packs.
TheShadowScout wrote: »...I feel sooooooooooo like:
...right now.
Because Every Time I saw someone make an "Gimme acocunt wide skyshards" thread, I ended up posting "...dey iz gonna make jouse pay big crowns for dat" in some fashion, and lo and behold, what we are taking about here...
Girl_Number8 wrote: »I’m all in favour l, though frankly it should be an account wide achievement which is free.
Why are you not crying about the monster helms at the golden vendor? I mean, shouldn't everyone have to do the proper content to get them on vet rather then being able to Zerg and use ap for an item that is in a Vet Dungeon?
Parrot1986 wrote: »Defitnely no. Levelling alts requires time and effort and is much easier now with the way CP works compared to veteran ranks. You also don’t need a huge amount of skill points to be functional in your role. Only really if you want to max out crafting etc. I have enough skill points by collecting sky shards in the psijic quest zones on skill points from dungeons.
Either change it so they are account bound and thus a feature like CP or keep it as is.
Adding it to crown store is just the start of paying for progress. Why not just add Fighters Guild, Psijic, Mages Guild and Undaunted and Level 10 Assault if we do this.
It was already confirmed by the Developers that if crown store skyshard packs will be a success, they will look into adding maxed skill lines to the crown store(Source: ESO Live Twitch Stream Day 2 BethesdaGameDays).
...but since that would not benefit ZOS in the -slightest- they are not likely to do it, and anyone who would suggest it to the suits in charge likely would be told to consider looking for a new job in the non-profit sector.Just make them account wide. People have been asking for that for years, don't put it behind the pay wall...
TheShadowScout wrote: »...but since that would not benefit ZOS in the -slightest- they are not likely to do it, and anyone who would suggest it to the suits in charge likely would be told to consider looking for a new job in the non-profit sector.Just make them account wide. People have been asking for that for years, don't put it behind the pay wall...
Which is not generally the kind of sector that creates as impressive and expansive games like ESO, huh? Because they do not have the money to make the investments, pay for the server upkeep and all the staff to maintain it, as well as developers to add to it.
Face the facts, they -need- profits to show to the shareholders to keep the game running. Thus they will monetize whatever they can get away with - and since it might happen in the not too distant future that gambling crates become iffy, legal-wise (or rather, taxed into submission, since generally the tax trolls are at least as greedy as the capitalist suits)... they might be considering other territories to farm for their profits in the grey area between "Cosmetic" and "Pay to Win".
But from my point of view, that greed is good, as it will ensure that the "gimme crowd" does not get the "free stuff" they so often keep whining about, but simply gets another chouce - play for it, or pay for it.
I mean, think about it... if people had spent the time they wasted on "gimme!" discussions here farming for the very same in game... they'd already have all the skyshards on most of their alts!
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jcmlongb16_ESO wrote: »My initial thought was no, however upon thinking about it I think its a great move providing it requires you to have already collected them all on another char, and this should be all of them, not just a zone. The speediness of getting sky shard on a new char will bring a lot of day one players back for the new chapter.
One aspect that gets overlooked with a lot of these posts is how different doing lore books or skyshards is on console, on pc I can install the little add on and all the locations appear on the map, whereas on console I have to rely on a map on my tablet and checking achievements.
As someone who on principle never uses any adds, this argument kinda falls flat before me, huh?jcmlongb16_ESO wrote: »One aspect that gets overlooked with a lot of these posts is how different doing lore books or skyshards is on console, on pc I can install the little add on and all the locations appear on the map, whereas on console I have to rely on a map on my tablet and checking achievements.
Rejoice then.xxthir13enxx wrote: »Shouldn’t have to pay for it...
We already have pair riding to full. Just buy enough crown store lessons.Wildberryjack wrote: »How about no to this all the way around. What is next? Paid char boosts to max level? Paid riding unlock to full? Paid crafting research to complete? Where does it stop?
RDMyers65b14_ESO wrote: »Skyshards should be unlocked per account for Free, not something that you have to pay for
Same with mount feeding and alliance rank.
I think those skyshard packs should be available for purchase for in game gold (in before buying crowns 1. its not the same, 2. they are not going to be giftable anyways).
I don't mind if monetanization is an option, i really really mind when its the ONLY option. and before anyone starts talking about "you can get them old fashioned way still" i know, I'm talking about specifically being able to purchase packs for alts. I think they should be added to the achievement vendors in capitol cities.
quality of life improvements should NOT be cash only. this is NOT a free to play game, so contrary to some claims floating around this is NOT necessary for game upkeep and adding them solely to cash shop is a stinky cashgrab
If they do illegalize crown crates and there is no other effective way to generate revenue...then there will be no more ESO...
I think this escapes the reality of some people on this forum...ESO is not a charity organization...if they stop making money they will pull the plug...
It also escapes people who support crown crates that there is a middle ground between crown crates and going broke. For instance you can sell and make revenue on the items in those crown crates by selling those items at a fair price in the crown store, without the need to gamble. And/or you could add these quality of life (non-cosmetic) improvements to ESO+ which in turn will encourage people to subscribe, giving ZOS a regular income.
There is wanting to make money and then there is wanting to make ALL the money as Jim Sterling would say.
The whole reason for the existence of a company like ZoS/Zenimax is to make THE MOST MONEY possible...Some of you just gotta grasp the realities of the real world...they're not doing this for our entertainment...no matter how much you want to think the opposite...
Some companies actually still give a sht and don’t design their games like players are just mindless sheep they can milk and prod without consequence. ZOS isn’t one of them.
Every time the community accepts one of these blatantly player-hostile monetizatons schemes, they’re proving to ZOS that they’re right to think their playerbase consists of mindless sheeple.
Just make them account wide. People have been asking for that for years, don't put it behind the pay wall. I can already hear the cries of thousands of forum users if you do that.