ESO is expensive

Talon_Draconis

Well after resisting coming back to eso I dropped over 100 bucks Greymoor & Eso plus.
This is one of the most expensive Games to play been resisting buying the chapter hate the idea of being charged for dlc and sub also time constraints but I gave in
ESO is one of the best MMO just hate the business model that charges for everything...almost as bad EA and sims

SolidusPrime

With ESO plus you got every expansion + DLC that you missed though, right? Most games would have made you buy that.

Not sure why it was $100. Did you get some kind of collector's edition or something? I came back after a 6-8 month break and only had to drop like $40.

Wildberryjack

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

Anotherone773

Its the least expensive game i play and why did you spend $100? Greymoor and 6 month sub?

Talon_Draconis

SolidusPrime wrote: »

With ESO plus you got every expansion + DLC that you missed though, right? Most games would have made you buy that.

Not sure why it was $100. Did you get some kind of collector's edition or something? I came back after a 6-8 month break and only had to drop like $40.

Nope standard ed 63 bucks plus tax it was actually on sale with tax greymoor cost 80 bucks almost 2x the amount of the original game....I missed buying the last chapter elsyware? so 40 bucks per chapter not too bad but still expensive.... and 20 bucks for the sub....semi worth it because you really just buying crowns the rest of the stuff craft bag etc are bonus
But still dropping 100 bucks for a game is still expensive...but then I love TES games almost as much as I love Warhammer
Wish there was Warhammer mmo

Talon_Draconis

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

No WOW cost $15 /month most dlc is free.
EVE is 20 bucks /m
Elite dangrous except for the first dlc been btp for the last 5 years including many updates

Like I said ESO is one of the most expensive games
That said I did put the bucks down so it's worth it but I hate the business model..gouge you for every little thing

Chilly-McFreeze

Where do you live that the standard digital upgrade costs 80 "bucks"?

Talon_Draconis

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Where do you live that the standard digital upgrade costs 80 "bucks"?

Canada
It list price is $79.99 + tax.
I got it on sale 63.99 +tax =80 bucks and chnge

woufff

Expensive is relative. Buying a new game every six months is also expensive

Nemesis7884

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Well after resisting coming back to eso I dropped over 100 bucks Greymoor & Eso plus.
This is one of the most expensive Games to play been resisting buying the chapter hate the idea of being charged for dlc and sub also time constraints but I gave in
ESO is one of the best MMO just hate the business model that charges for everything...almost as bad EA and sims

guess youve never heard of star wars galaxy of heroes...talking about expensive...

You can and I have spent a lot of money on eso - most of it on cosmetics, very little on content comparably BUT dollar per hour is still veeery good value on eso ürobably only beaten by open world rpgs like Skyrim and the such.

So you need to ask yourself what you mean when you say price and if you are comparing on a net value basis.

Talon_Draconis

woufff wrote: »

Expensive is relative. Buying a new game every six months is also expensive

Actually the Greymoory standard ed for the xbone did include everything so it was rebuying the game .
I did not buy the last chapter but it was included with this update ....I just bought the elswar chapter I could bought it for 40bucks and wait next year to get greymoor

Talon_Draconis

Nemesis7884 wrote: »

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Well after resisting coming back to eso I dropped over 100 bucks Greymoor & Eso plus.
This is one of the most expensive Games to play been resisting buying the chapter hate the idea of being charged for dlc and sub also time constraints but I gave in
ESO is one of the best MMO just hate the business model that charges for everything...almost as bad EA and sims

guess youve never heard of star wars galaxy of heroes...talking about expensive...

You can and I have spent a lot of money on eso - most of it on cosmetics, very little on content comparably BUT dollar per hour is still veeery good value on eso ürobably only beaten by open world rpgs like Skyrim and the such.

So you need to ask yourself what you mean when you say price and if you are comparing on a net value basis.

Yeah I agree but coming back after a year and having to spend $100 bucks just to get up to date was a shock

Anotherone773

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

No WOW cost $15 /month most dlc is free.
EVE is 20 bucks /m
Elite dangrous except for the first dlc been btp for the last 5 years including many updates

Like I said ESO is one of the most expensive games
That said I did put the bucks down so it's worth it but I hate the business model..gouge you for every little thing

I havent played WOW in about 12 years so i dont know about that.
Eve is not $20.
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Comparing ED to ESO is ludicrous. ESO has more content in one DLC than the entire game of ED has.I play mobile games that have more content than ED. Then their update that is like a year late of carriers they turned into a mostly worthless grindfest. ED is a lot a of empty space, a lot of grinding and a lot of looking at the same scenery over and over and over. Eve has a lot of stuff to do to make up for the lack of scenery. ED is just grinding rocks so you can buy bigger ships to grind more rocks. Also you can explore the galaxy but after the first thousand solar systems they pretty much all look the same. Even Planet Coaster by Frontier is severely lacking compared to RCT3.

Anotherone773

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

woufff wrote: »

Expensive is relative. Buying a new game every six months is also expensive

Actually the Greymoory standard ed for the xbone did include everything so it was rebuying the game .
I did not buy the last chapter but it was included with this update ....I just bought the elswar chapter I could bought it for 40bucks and wait next year to get greymoor

Um if you already own the pre greymoor game you just buy the digital upgrade not the standard ED. Standard IS the entire game. Upgrade is $40 US which is ~ $55 CAD. You bought the full game instead of the upgrade which is why it was so expensive. Had Canadians had to pay $80 CAD to upgrade to Greymoor, i think we would have seen a few threads about it a long time ago when it was launched on PC.

Edit: And that would make sense since the rest of the game is about $25 -$30 US

Lysette

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

woufff wrote: »

Expensive is relative. Buying a new game every six months is also expensive

Actually the Greymoory standard ed for the xbone did include everything so it was rebuying the game .
I did not buy the last chapter but it was included with this update ....I just bought the elswar chapter I could bought it for 40bucks and wait next year to get greymoor

But Elsweyr is a chapter now and you could have access to it with ESO+ - just the necromancer class you would have had to buy extra if you want it. And ESO+ has given you the crowns for it anyway.

Shantu

Expensive relative to what? A single weekly trip to the grocery store costs me around a hundred bucks. I spend twice that a month on cable TV. Ever take the family and/or friends out to dinner and pick up the tab?

Then again, if I had a lousy job, or no job, and was living in my parents basement, $100 would feel like a gut punch.

It's all relative.

AlexanderDeLarge

My biggest problem with ESO is the Plus membership as someone who prefers to buy content outright. Every time I buy a DLC, it devalues the membership and it's a huge pain in the ass to play without the crafting bag. If you're going to let me buy content outright, let me pay for the perks outright too.

anitajoneb17_ESO

You did something wrong. Even assuming you started with nothing at all, which is unlikely, since you say you're a returning player).

ESO base game (that includes Morrowind) = 20 USD
Greymoor chapter : 40 USD
ESO+ 1 month : 15 USD

With that you have access to EVERYTHING in the game (like Lysette said, the crowns for the necromancer class are included).

Grand total is 75 USD, not 100.

Talon_Draconis

Anotherone773 wrote: »

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

No WOW cost $15 /month most dlc is free.
EVE is 20 bucks /m
Elite dangrous except for the first dlc been btp for the last 5 years including many updates

Like I said ESO is one of the most expensive games
That said I did put the bucks down so it's worth it but I hate the business model..gouge you for every little thing

I havent played WOW in about 12 years so i dont know about that.
Eve is not $20.
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Comparing ED to ESO is ludicrous. ESO has more content in one DLC than the entire game of ED has.I play mobile games that have more content than ED. Then their update that is like a year late of carriers they turned into a mostly worthless grindfest. ED is a lot a of empty space, a lot of grinding and a lot of looking at the same scenery over and over and over. Eve has a lot of stuff to do to make up for the lack of scenery. ED is just grinding rocks so you can buy bigger ships to grind more rocks. Also you can explore the galaxy but after the first thousand solar systems they pretty much all look the same. Even Planet Coaster by Frontier is severely lacking compared to RCT3.

Actually the content of ED is amazing....they are always updating the systems to real world data...I read something discovered go there and see it....also the lore and storys in ED is almost as extensive as ESO...it might seem samey but if you know a bit of basic astronomy there are some amazing sights in ED

TequilaFire

Shantu wrote: »

Expensive relative to what? A single weekly trip to the grocery store costs me around a hundred bucks. I spend twice that a month on cable TV. Ever take the family and/or friends out to dinner and pick up the tab?

Then again, if I had a lousy job, or no job, and was living in my parents basement, $100 would feel like a gut punch.

It's all relative.

With world the way it is going I would be careful about what is relative.

Lysette

Anotherone773 wrote: »

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

Wildberryjack wrote: »

It isn't any more than WoW or FFXIV, pretty in line with the industry honestly for the better MMOs.

No WOW cost $15 /month most dlc is free.
EVE is 20 bucks /m
Elite dangrous except for the first dlc been btp for the last 5 years including many updates

Like I said ESO is one of the most expensive games
That said I did put the bucks down so it's worth it but I hate the business model..gouge you for every little thing

I havent played WOW in about 12 years so i dont know about that.
Eve is not $20.
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Comparing ED to ESO is ludicrous. ESO has more content in one DLC than the entire game of ED has.I play mobile games that have more content than ED. Then their update that is like a year late of carriers they turned into a mostly worthless grindfest. ED is a lot a of empty space, a lot of grinding and a lot of looking at the same scenery over and over and over. Eve has a lot of stuff to do to make up for the lack of scenery. ED is just grinding rocks so you can buy bigger ships to grind more rocks. Also you can explore the galaxy but after the first thousand solar systems they pretty much all look the same. Even Planet Coaster by Frontier is severely lacking compared to RCT3.

yeah, same experience with ED - once you start doing any kind of activity you hit a wall pretty quickly and there is not much content and even trading is lame - EVE is awesome one doesn't run out of possibilities to further progress and so many things to do - in ED it takes just a few months and you basically have no further progress to be made beside pvp eventually - and this is lame as well compared to EVE pvp.

hakan

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one sub (which isnt mandatory) gets you almost everything except last expansion. also crowns and craft bag. once a year buying an expansion and maybe a sub whenever you like... this is the cheapest one

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Talon_Draconis

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

You did something wrong. Even assuming you started with nothing at all, which is unlikely, since you say you're a returning player).

ESO base game (that includes Morrowind) = 20 USD
Greymoor chapter : 40 USD
ESO+ 1 month : 15 USD

With that you have access to EVERYTHING in the game.

Grand total is 75 USD, not 100.

Actually $75 usd is ~$100 cad that does not include taxes

idk

No one has to buy the chapter. More importantly, if someone does not want to wait until it is demoted to a DLC they can at least wait a short time until it goes on sale and save a few bucks. It is a choice.

belial5221_ESO

You could of bought upgrade only,eso+ and used the crowns you got from subbing to get Elsweyr dlc incase you didn't wanna sub anymore,would have been alot cheaper.

Sylvermynx

Stuff's a lot higher in Canada, guys - exchange rates, you know? Also, Elsweyr is now a DLC and should be free with ESO +....

Talon_Draconis

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Stuff's a lot higher in Canada, guys - exchange rates, you know? Also, Elsweyr is now a DLC and should be free with ESO +....

I agree !
But like I said $100 bucks was sort of sticker shock to get upto date with the dlcs I came back after 7months of not playing did not buy the elswyer chapter had the summerset witch is now part of the base game....I could have waited a year and save 80 bucks but I wanted to be uptodate with the dlcs
Like I said love the game but not the business model

anitajoneb17_ESO

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Actually $75 usd is ~$100 cad that does not include taxes

.. in which case you should have mentioned that your "bucks" are actually canadian dollars. Because by default, everyone will rightly assume that they are USD.

Also, you mentioned being a returning player, so the 20 USD of the initial purchase of the base game are out of the calculation.

Finally, there are tons of places where you can get ESO base game or chapters cheaper than on the ESO store. If you don't want to invest some time and energy into looking for those places - which, I'd like to emphasize, are 100% legal and legit - then that's on you.

It looks to me that you want to game to be cheaper. Which is not exactly the same as it being "expensive".

Of course we have no insight into your budget and cannot say if it means a lot to you or not. You're the ultimate judge of what you do with your money. However, I'd suggest to compare the cost/hours ratio of ESO and other leisure activities (such as movies, restaurant, etc.. ) and, depending on how much time you pleasurably spend on ESO, it will probably turn out as very cheap.

Talon_Draconis

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

Actually $75 usd is ~$100 cad that does not include taxes

.. in which case you should have mentioned that your "bucks" are actually canadian dollars. Because by default, everyone will rightly assume that they are USD.

Also, you mentioning you're a returning player, so the 20 USD of the initial purchase of the base game are out of the calculation.

Finally, there are tons of places where you can get ESO base game or chapters cheaper than on the ESO store.

It looks to me that you want to game to be cheaper. Which is not exactly the same as it being "expensive".

Of course we have no insight into your budget and cannot say if it means a lot to you or not. You're the ultimate judge of what you do with your money. However, I'd suggest to compare the cost/hours ratio of ESO and other leisure activities (such as movies, restaurant, etc.. ) and, depending on how much time you pleasurably spend on ESO, it will probably turn out as very cheap.

I sorta of agree or I would not have spent the money...I am just commenting eso is more expensive than other games of the same quality.
And the $100 bucks sticker shock seems expensive compared event compared to what I originally paid for the game $50 bucks if I remember when it came out.

xXMeowMeowXx

Talon_Draconis wrote: »

anitajoneb17_ESO wrote: »

You did something wrong. Even assuming you started with nothing at all, which is unlikely, since you say you're a returning player).

ESO base game (that includes Morrowind) = 20 USD
Greymoor chapter : 40 USD
ESO+ 1 month : 15 USD

With that you have access to EVERYTHING in the game.

Grand total is 75 USD, not 100.

Actually $75 usd is ~$100 cad that does not include taxes

bjr, yh I agree @Talon_Draconis ESO is a money hog 🐷

fun but pricey especially with the performance issues of late....

Sylvermynx wrote: »

Stuff's a lot higher in Canada, guys - exchange rates, you know? Also, Elsweyr is now a DLC and should be free with ESO +....

Yeapers^

laksikus

you overpaid.
you said you came back to eso, so you already own the base game.

the chapter alone costs 33 cad, at least where i looked.
I dont know how much eso+ is in canada, but i bet its not 67 dollars unless you pay for like 6 months.