How does everyone feel about the new Boar Pet?

NaomiHutt

Langdon64 wrote: »

For real money, I want more than 5 extra slots. I think it's cute, but not a good investment.

To be fair I would of bought it even without the bonus slots.

On my back bar I have a bow, now with this pet it looks like he's carrying my arrow's.

I honestly love the design it's cute and looks like it belongs in the world unlike like some pets with her horrible glowing eyes.

starkerealm

Dusk_Coven wrote: »

Buy it now while the text still says "account wide". Maybe if we get it now before they change the text it will apply to all servers we play on.

It won't. NA and EU are separate accounts according to the crown store. According to the web store, they're the same.

DaGhostDS

Crossed the line that was already narrow at this point, bye ZOS after 5 years you finally gave in the worse without even trying to hide it.

scorpius2k1

TL;DR Whatever as long as QOL continues to improve in ESO.

The only thing I worry about here is where is all of this going to end up, what is the line that is drawn. First it was sky shards, then skill lines...and now this. Pay to advance is a bit of a grey area really so it's technically not wrong nor right. I worry eventually though, the scales may tip into the pay-to-win realm, but time will tell. ZoS knows they are on a fine line in this area so they are planning their moves carefully. I really wish they would rethink the sub option, instead of ESO+ and handicapping the game experience, just make a cheaper monthly sub than the competition. At the same time, make it free-to-play up to say level 30 or something. ESO originally came out with a sub and had a bad launch but a lot has changed since then (some better, some worse)---but it's not 2014 anymore, maybe it's time to rethink the sub thing and also for those who don't. It surely would have an effect on the main focus of the game, and personally, less crown store and more game focus would be a win:win.

Anyway, with that said and being back on topic; I don't mind the pet doing something other than being cosmetic BUT it sure would be nice if things like this became available to earn in-game optionally, just as it is in the crown store. We can earn event tickets in-game OR we can buy them outright. What is the difference? IMHO the REAL monetary gain comes from keeping players in the game engaged in the actual game and not just microtransaction. Options for QOL are needed for a proper healthy MMO ecosystem, and as such, players should feel rewarded for earning something which will add to the longevity of their enjoyment.

ShawnLaRock

Totally not salty - but I agree with the earlier post, as to being hesitant because of the precedent it sets.

In a similar manner - I am holding out on purchasing the Dragonhold DLC due to the fact that I purchased Elsweyr for the lore & the STORY... and am now only realizing I am able to get a fraction of it from that fully-priced Chapter.

I am still hoping for a similar drop for Pellitine, as we got in Daily Rewards for Murkmire.

If we knew up-front that this year’s content would require multiple purchases, then I think I would feel differently. I had absolutely no issue buying Season Passes for Fallout 4, or multiple games like Bioshock, for instance.

The constant stringing-along - especially with the terribly-functioning state of the game - just feels... icky.

(although it KILLS me to not have all explorable zones unlocked)

The ONLY things I have purchased from the Crown Store are extra character slots, and Clockwork City.

S.

JakaWild

i can hear it now...

"Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze..."


Eso,getting closer to being comparable to Fo76 one step at a time.

siddique

He's absolutely adorable. My new companion.

5cript

I am suprised that the price is fair
I expected 4k crowns or something ridiculous.

I just hope that future inventory increases won't be crown store only.
Like gives us more chests or armor stands for houses. The latter would be especially cool.

wishlist14

NaomiHutt wrote: »

This is my first post so please be nice

I'm just curious what people make of Zos adding a pet that ups your inventory space.

Do you feel it's a good idea or do you feel it's bordering on pay to win?

I love it, he is sweet 😊❤

TheNightflame

P2W

inventory slots are a hot commodity
until the pet, every slot buyable with crowns was buyable via in game means

this pet is another hallmark of zos' valuing micro transactions more than gameplay

horizonxael

1200 crowns for 5 5 miserable slots but you took us for fools 12.99 € lol , the game worse and worse forget about my money I don't do more damage the more times I crack than the ones I stay alive

LMar

Those saying the price is fair need to remember that the price is close to most DLC prices, however it is also close to other pet prices

Senet

starkerealm

horizonxael wrote: »

1200 crowns for 5 5 miserable slots but you took us for fools 12.99 € lol , the game worse and worse forget about my money I don't do more damage the more times I crack than the ones I stay alive

5 slots per character. Works out to be 90 on my account, could be anywhere from 5 - 90 on yours.

*shrugs*

NekoTashi

Sylvermynx wrote: »

I don't like boar at all, except butchered. The only thing they're good for is barbecue....

I think many khajiits will agree with you on this! XD

Strike_Maximus

I don't have a problem with it it's actually pretty unique. To me it's just a little odd, 5 spaces does not seem like all that much (such a strange number to pick) and it does not seem like a big incentive to buy it. I do really like the idea of some non-combat pets serving a purpose and or having something special to them like this one's storage capacity thing.

horizonxael

starkerealm wrote: »

horizonxael wrote: »

1200 crowns for 5 5 miserable slots but you took us for fools 12.99 € lol , the game worse and worse forget about my money I don't do more damage the more times I crack than the ones I stay alive

5 slots per character. Works out to be 90 on my account, could be anywhere from 5 - 90 on yours.

*shrugs*

non

starkerealm wrote: »

horizonxael wrote: »

1200 crowns for 5 5 miserable slots but you took us for fools 12.99 € lol , the game worse and worse forget about my money I don't do more damage the more times I crack than the ones I stay alive

5 slots per character. Works out to be 90 on my account, could be anywhere from 5 - 90 on yours.

*shrugs*

I don't use all the characters as mules but I play them and in any case they could give at least 10 and too little 5

UntilValhalla13

It's...not really necessary. You can get, like, 200 inventory spaces in game with gold. No one needs that much crap on a character.

horizonxael

and then if the game continues to nab the soak and I pass to black desert since I can't even finish certain tests here

starkerealm

UntilValhalla13 wrote: »

It's...not really necessary. You can get, like, 200 inventory spaces in game with gold. No one needs that much crap on a character.

Some of my characters beg to differ.

myskyrim26

I've been a playing an MMO with a lot of hings that a player can obtain for real money:

fast mounts (they are even buffing the player's combat stats), weapons and gear (not a cosmetic thing, but best sets for current game version), fully leveled character (if you already leveled one by yourself), storylines (completion gives an analogue of ESO CPs and skillspoints, and they are vital for the end game), potions and kits (strongest! Any in-game analogue is weaker), races (some cosmetic, but other - the best for dungeon roles, DD, tank, healer), inventory slots.

Things I listed are pay to win, eh? Ok. Since that MMO has a very weak, not properly developed, unpopular PVP system... there's NOTHING TO WIN. I used to buy some things I listed. What did I win? Just nothing.

What can we win here in ESO in PVE? Just nothing! To obtain a title or other dungeon/trial reward one can just go to Craglorn and ask for it in a zone chat, and that's it - skins, pets, whatever one wants to "win" for the gold.

The only aspect of ESO that can be affected by pay to wing things is PVP. Say, you are buying a Volendrung for crowns. It is expensive, but lasts for 24 hours. Yet ZOS said: no pay to win things will appear in ESO. Five inventory slots from a pet? This is nothing. 50 slots from a pet? Oh, dear. 500 slots! Still nothing to win - it is better to pay for ESO+ and have all mats going to you ESO+ bag. When I'm on ESO+ it takes me forever to fill my 150 inventory slots.

relentlessyouthofficialneb18_ESO

It's defo a test. First they start you off easy with 5 inventory slots and in a while we're all running around with pets that gather resources without slowing you down. Don't support this.

DocFrost72

starkerealm wrote: »

UntilValhalla13 wrote: »

It's...not really necessary. You can get, like, 200 inventory spaces in game with gold. No one needs that much crap on a character.

Some of my characters beg to differ.

Carrying ten full unique sets, plus a stack of potions and a stack of food PER SET is 140 slots, leaving 60 open.

I never understood how people have trouble getting sub 50. I still don't. What are you carrying?!

caperb

It only confirms how rotten the revenue model has become. Extra inventory space should have been a QOL update because a lot of items have been added the past few updates. Instead we get a meagre 5 inventory spaces sold for € 13??

I shouldn't buy this thing because it confirms to ZOS they can pull more tricks like this on us, but I probably still will because I need the space and already have the clowns from ESO+..

ShawnLaRock

caperb wrote: »

I shouldn't buy this thing because it confirms to ZOS they can pull more tricks like this on us, but I probably still will because I need the space and already have the clowns from ESO+..

This statement alone sums-up the entire cyclical incentivization issue: addiction.

hashtagnotaslave

S.

Anhedonie

It's not gonna end well.

caperb

ShawnLaRock wrote: »

caperb wrote: »

I shouldn't buy this thing because it confirms to ZOS they can pull more tricks like this on us, but I probably still will because I need the space and already have the clowns from ESO+..

This statement alone sums-up the entire cyclical incentivization issue: addiction.

hashtagnotaslave

S.

Well they already tricked me into paying a subscription for a game that is buy to play. The day I drop ESO+ is the day I stop, because *** inventory space.

Mayrael

I am moderately negative about this. It opens a new direction, where ZOS will suck money of players. On the other hand we already have assistants, larger bank space etc. etc. If ZOS will keep it on the current level, I will be ok with this, I'm just afraid of nltheir new ideas.

FierceSam

It’s an offensive land grab by ZOS to monetise inventory space.

ZOS clearly shows that inventory limits are a deliberate game mechanic, and there’s no justification for that. Inventory management is enough of a pain in the arse already without pressurising people to pay for extra bag space. Those who do pay will only encourage ZOS to *** on players further by extending this scummy practice. Thankfully the scampig is so gratuitously butt ugly no one in their right mind would buy it.

If the solution is in the Crown Store, I’m against it.

(And welcome to the forums @NaomiHutt )

ShawnLaRock

Take a sec and analyze these two things:

Why do we use a word like, “shouldn’t” when making statements like your above post?

This is not an attack on you at all... we are ALL doing it... but just pause, and go, “what makes me feel like I shouldn’t be doing this?”

Then say to yourself / myself / ourselves - why are words like, “tricked” even entering into this discussion at all?

If we can conceptualize these crazy math builds & strategies & techniques & super-scientific causes & effects - in this phenomenal & mind-blowing game - it means we are all among the top echelon of thinking minds - which means we can answer our own questions.

Hopefully we can act accordingly.

Cheers. ESO

S.