This "progressively better" crown store practice is a bit annoying

Nemesis7884

Has anyone ever noticed how they started doing that? Release a new mount or costume etc. just to release a "better" (meaning more detailed, more extensive etc.) version of the same or very similar item just a few weeks later to double dip... which of course means they planned this from the beginning and made the initial item purposefully "less interesting" in comparison...an example would be the whole dragon hunter line or the pirate costumes.

I can understand why they are doing this but think this is very anti consumer to be honest.

I am being honest, i was a huge bethesda fan and elder scrolls (and secondary fallout) has been my favorite game series by far ever when i saw first pictures of daggerfall in a gaming magazine back then that doesnt even exist anymore and was blown away... It is just said to see what happened between then and now - how Bethesda seem to have developed in the shortest while into one that only seems to think about making the most money for the least effort...it is really disheartening.

I am also wondering a bit how Bethesda employees feel about this development to be honest...does it motivate them to do their best or can they even attract the most talented people like this?

Ohtimbar

I’d say what I really think but I’d probably get sent to forum jail for wrongthought, but suffice it to say that my opinion of Zenimax and their studios has never been lower. I don’t think the devs had this sort of thing in mind when they charted their career paths though; the rot starts at the top and trickles down, so to speak, as usual.

Starlock

Could you provide a specific example of this, @Nemesis7884 ? Are there any counter examples?

To be clear, I ask this not because I disagree with your point but because more tangible illustration may benefit some readers. It is enough that I’ve seriously considered quitting in spite of otherwise enjoying the game. but they have pushed things well past the line of what I consider acceptable this year. It is hard to imagine things getting worse, and yet I don’t doubt it is possible.

[Edit to remove bashing and mention of protest]

Nemesis7884

Starlock wrote: »

Could you provide a specific example of this, @Nemesis7884 ? Are there any counter examples?

To be clear, I ask this not because I disagree with your point but because more tangible illustration may benefit some readers. It is enough that I’ve seriously considered quitting in spite of otherwise enjoying the game. but they have pushed things well past the line of what I consider acceptable this year. It is hard to imagine things getting worse, and yet I don’t doubt it is possible.

an example would be the new pirate costume that just released vs the one you can get in game

another example would be the dragon hunter horses / weapons / pets

another example imo would the auroran horses

Everstorm

Apparently there are plenty of people who can't resist the temptation else ZOS wouldn't do it.

Konstant_Tel_Necris

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

another example imo would the auroran horses

Still waiting when ZOS make such improvement on Auroran Warhorse and replace bland horse under Auroran armor with solar horse what have those unfitting to such shining horse simple dragonscale armor.

daemonios

In-game stores are deceptive and manipulative? Say it isn't so!

Wait until you realise item creep has only gotten worse over time, though you have a nifty fix in the form of ESO+ crafting bag. Or that crafting motifs used to be a lucky find in a dresser somewhere, until they became pages, and fragments of pages to play lottery with and end up with a duplicate, but most can be gotten with no fuss for a few thousand clowns. Or that there is no freaking reason to have time-limited offers when you don't have a physical stock you need to clear out, other than to cash in on impulse purchases. Or that several tiers of currency, such as clown gems in addition to clowns themselves, serve only to disguise the absurd price of digital fluff, especially when used to guarantee something that otherwise you need to gamble for (looking at you, Apex mounts).

But sure, keep telling yourselves you don't want to pony up for a one-time, same-for-all subscription and prefer to SUPPORT THE GAME(TM) through OPTIONAL(TM) cosmetics and convenience items.