Should TREASURE be player TRADABLE/sellable??

moleculardrugs

During this High Isle event, I have been lucky enough to uncover purple treasure(s) (to sell to a merchant). These treasures are worth about 1500 gold if you sell to a NPC merchant.

However, and a while back, I killed a nobleman with the Blade of Woe and found a 5000 gold treasure on him known as the moth cocoon from the temple of the moth priest. I showed the zone chat and someone offered to buy it from me! However, it was account-bound.

I ask ye, how many would want treasures to be sellable to both NPCs and to others players?

Like IRL how human beings hold materialistic things with zero extrinsic value and with solely intrinsic value, I think ZOS should make treasures sellable to all players.

I would GLADLY give up inventory space to flex my copy of Erotic Stories (green treasure item) featuring the respectable and just Queen Ayrenn and other prominent figures of the Aldmeri Dominion. Even my copy of a Pocketbook Guide to Kick The Kahjiit is a keepsake worth trading (imo). To me, these items are worth more than 40, 150, 1500, or even 5000 gold. They are collectors' items worth cherishing forever.

I ask this poll not for the sake of these priceless artifacts, but for the ability to share the joy these artifacts bring to the ESO world through free market capitalism.

Should treasure be sellable?

I’ll leave you with the wise words a Kahjiit named Ember once told me when I found a heavy sack in the woods by a caravan camp massacred by Assassin Beetles, “TREASURE?!?”

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typo in the first poll-option. Should be players instead of characters** even though players play multiple characters, characters do not play multiple players.

SirGabenOfSteamia

I neither am for or against the collecting and selling of exotic treasure on an open free market world scale.

I am a fond collector of these. I have about well over 50 unique ones. Most of them have incredible lore attached to them, so I value them more by their item description than the actual 1500 that they're worth. That being said, I've always been incredibly disappointed that such lore-heavy items are nothing more than glorified undaunted plunders. It's certainly unfortunate, but ZoS seems to have no plans to make them more than what they are, even though many of them might make for wonderful furnishing ideas.

NeuroticPixels

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

“even though players play multiple characters, characters do not play multiple players.”

Not multiple players. But do our characters play us sometimes? Feels like it.

Dr_Con

these poll options lmao

just let us trade treasure to specific npcs for housing items

spartaxoxo

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

No. Because there's people might think they have value that they don't have.

chessalavakia_ESO

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

Part of what makes the items special is the rarity. If they become tradable the rarity will likely drop.

Kiralyn2000

Dr_Con wrote: »

these poll options lmao

This.

Sorry, can't vote with all the baggage attached to each choice.

Danikat

I neither am for or against the collecting and selling of exotic treasure on an open free market world scale.

Kiralyn2000 wrote: »

Dr_Con wrote: »

these poll options lmao

This.

Sorry, can't vote with all the baggage attached to each choice.

I was going to say I can't vote either, until I noticed there's a neutral option. The yes and no options carry a lot of assumptions which are unlikely to apply to everyone who would otherwise pick them.

It's not something I'd ever do myself, but I can't see any harm in making them tradable so players can buy/sell/trade/swap etc. them if they want.

SammyKhajit

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

Protest vote as the poll is biased

moleculardrugs

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

spartaxoxo wrote: »

No. Because there's people might think they have value that they don't have.

chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »

Part of what makes the items special is the rarity. If they become tradable the rarity will likely drop.

I think because the drop rate is controlled, the rarity will still be high. It's like with furnishing plans (Ayleid ones). They drop, rarely, but they are still valued among collectors. The same can be said for any ESO item. Even say a trash drop from a now extinct monster, it signifies the monster's previous existence and is valued among collectors.

moleculardrugs

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

spartaxoxo wrote: »

No. Because there's people might think they have value that they don't have.

There are worthless items for sale on the market currently that people know aren't worth anything based off of the color of the item. An example would be the infamous "spoiled" food that makes your character puke upon eating it, or even clockwork pieces that are labeled as junk. The description says it can be sold to a merchant, the same with the treasured non-tradable treasures too! So I think the value will be added as long as there are people willing to see value in them

redlink1979

It seems one man's trash is another man's treasure.

The only collectable items I keep are some of the game's discontinued items.

agelonestar

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

If “treasure” had any use or purpose, I’d agree with the OP.

From my perspective I really don’t understand why “treasure” was added to the game. I would much prefer to receive the equivalent value in gold without yet another item sapping at my inventory. Better still, give me useful items - there are thousands of useful items, like furniture or crafting mats or arms/armour, without resorting to useless garbage…er…I mean “treasure”.

Dragonlord573

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

I would give SO many people Argonian bodypillows then.

bmnoble

I neither am for or against the collecting and selling of exotic treasure on an open free market world scale.

Could not care less about a picture of a treasure now if it were like that Dragon’s Treasure Trove furniture piece then I would be interested.

moleculardrugs

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

Dragonlord573 wrote: »

I would give SO many people Argonian bodypillows then.

If this ever happens, please send me a pillow!! I have yet to encounter one of them in my journeys across Tamriel

Dragonlord573

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

moleculardrugs wrote: »

Dragonlord573 wrote: »

I would give SO many people Argonian bodypillows then.

If this ever happens, please send me a pillow!! I have yet to encounter one of them in my journeys across Tamriel

Head to Bal Foyen and pick the strongboxes in the crafting area. I've gotten three from there. They're called Lusty Argonian Keepsake Pillow.

Amottica

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

I ignore the part of the answers designed to bias the poll.

Treasure should not be available to trade since it is heavily used by players who know how to level up the TG skill line in the fastest and most effective way possible.

Further, it’s clearly intended to be vendor material and it’s useless outside of that.

And finally, it already has a price set for it. Since these items have no use outside of selling them there is no reason to expect the price to be better when trading to another player.

Hapexamendios

I don't think they are worth being tradable unless they can be displayed in our houses.

Carcamongus

The poll options aren't that good, but I'd still like treasures to be tradeable. That way my dream of becoming a smut
niche literature salesman would at last come true!

DirtyDeeds765

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

I always thought they were more than just something to sell. We should be able to place them in our homes.

Cosmo_Nova

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

I'm usually against unnecessary restrictions on trading in general (arena, dungeon and trial sets should be tradeable imo), so I say go for it, make them tradeable. Where's the harm? There's Thieves Guild quests that require you to find certain categories of them, so there might even be a market for them.

opalcity

I neither am for or against the collecting and selling of exotic treasure on an open free market world scale.

I can't stand the way that you framed this poll. It could have been a very simple question without the editorialising.

Now I have that out of the way, if treasures were collectable, had their own stickerbook and achievement, then yes absolutely they should be tradeable. The upside to this is that Guilds can arrange swap meets for players to exchange rate things between players for collections. The down side would be unscrupulous players charging ridiculous amounts of gold for rarer treasure.

HerrKeinTipp_MrNoTip

Wait, what?

I must be missing something because I have only seen treasures as something of no use that you can sell to a merchant for gold?

They aren't furnishing AFAIK, which is the only reason I can think of that anyone would want to keep them, let along buy them?

chessalavakia_ESO

No, I don't enjoy treasure as much as the OP. I think the account-binding to any found treasure is a good thing for the game. It's such a good thing, I will probably also explain why it is a good thing in the comments instead of outright saying no to the OP's request.

moleculardrugs wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

No. Because there's people might think they have value that they don't have.

chessalavakia_ESO wrote: »

Part of what makes the items special is the rarity. If they become tradable the rarity will likely drop.

I think because the drop rate is controlled, the rarity will still be high. It's like with furnishing plans (Ayleid ones). They drop, rarely, but they are still valued among collectors. The same can be said for any ESO item. Even say a trash drop from a now extinct monster, it signifies the monster's previous existence and is valued among collectors.

I get a "Pocket Rules for Kick the Khajiit" pretty much every day I put effort into stealing.

Gaebriel0410

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

Yes i think they should absolutely be tradable, I miss being able to send funny/thematic items to friends!
The amount of flavour items in this game is insane.

I love how they drop from other sources than thieving nowadays, they just need to be freely tradable.

Also for those who like treasure items but are pressed for bag space, check out the addon Treasure Box which catalogues the ones you found, so you can easily browse them.

BXR_Lonestar

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

I'll even take this one step further. Not only should treasures be sellable/tradable to other players, but we should also be able to use them as furnishings in our house. I've always wanted to hang the Awkward Argonian Painting in my house to see what it was, or hang the portable chamber pot on a coatrack just for S/G's. Or put the creepy monkey puppet somewhere in a children's room.

Zyva

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

I personally would much rather have a "stickerbook" for treasure items.

No achievements or anything associated with it, but just a cool little tab that shows all the treasure you have found/collected, maybe put into categories (common/rare/etc). You can choose to "stamp" the treasure into the stickerbook, or you can sell it. I dont know, its completely pointless, but it would be neat to be able to show treasure you have collected, esp the funny items, without them taking up stupid inventory slots.

Cazador

I would have said sure why not but given how one poll answer is framed as objectively wrong I can't choose any option here.

maboleth

SirGabenOfSteamia wrote: »

I am a fond collector of these. I have about well over 50 unique ones. Most of them have incredible lore attached to them, so I value them more by their item description than the actual 1500 that they're worth. That being said, I've always been incredibly disappointed that such lore-heavy items are nothing more than glorified undaunted plunders. It's certainly unfortunate, but ZoS seems to have no plans to make them more than what they are, even though many of them might make for wonderful furnishing ideas.

Second this 1000%.

peacenote

Yes, please make treasure an item tradable to other characters. I would gladly give up precious inventory space to carry these items along with my mythics just to flex my transmute crystals, luck, favor of the RNG Gods, and commitment to ESO treasure collecting. This also builds nicely with the antiquities skill line that can add a player + player element to it.

Gaebriel0410 wrote: »

Yes i think they should absolutely be tradable, I miss being able to send funny/thematic items to friends!
The amount of flavour items in this game is insane.

I love how they drop from other sources than thieving nowadays, they just need to be freely tradable.

Also for those who like treasure items but are pressed for bag space, check out the addon Treasure Box which catalogues the ones you found, so you can easily browse them.

Agree with this. Also some quests have different types such that certain items might have more value and... what's wrong with that, really?

I just ignored what the OP typed beyond yes or no.