New Event hurrah! - but wait... Why Zos?

Sithilid · September 2023

Was excited to see a new event start today, but - oh-oh...
You have to have purchased the new Necron DLC to take part.
Ignoring the fact that I have subscribed to ESO+ for all these years, why must you do this?

Soarora · September 2023

FOMO people into buying the latest DLC. Happens every year.

Tenthirty2 · September 2023

That's been the way they roll with new chapter content since I've been playing, a few years now.
Necrom will not become part of the ESO+ base sub until it's been out for at least a year IIRC.

Likely though the Necrom chapter will go on sale during the event for a nice discount, so not free but it's something.

Edit: typos

Snamyap · September 2023

Sithilid wrote: »

Was excited to see a new event start today, but - oh-oh...
You have to have purchased the new Necron DLC to take part.
Ignoring the fact that I have subscribed to ESO+ for all these years, why must you do this?

It's not a dlc, it's a chapter. 🤷

kah · September 2023

Isn't there usually a sale when this event rolls around? I swear Blackwood and High Isle were like 67% off when this type of event rolled around, but that doesn't seem to be the case this time.

XSTRONG · September 2023

kah wrote: »

Isn't there usually a sale when this event rolls around? I swear Blackwood and High Isle were like 67% off when this type of event rolled around, but that doesn't seem to be the case this time.

Ps5 store says 50% sale

jlmurra2 · September 2023

kah wrote: »

Isn't there usually a sale when this event rolls around? I swear Blackwood and High Isle were like 67% off when this type of event rolled around, but that doesn't seem to be the case this time.

The event running while Necron is at full price simulates full price sales. There is plenty of time to run a limited time sale during the event's duration to simulate additional sales.

kah · September 2023

XSTRONG wrote: »

kah wrote: »

Isn't there usually a sale when this event rolls around? I swear Blackwood and High Isle were like 67% off when this type of event rolled around, but that doesn't seem to be the case this time.

Ps5 store says 50% sale

Huh. Interesting. Thanks for the info; I hope all the PS5 folks who don't have it are able to save a little money on it! I should have mentioned I'm looking at Steam.

Danikat · September 2023

I was surprised there isn't a sale (on PC) as well. I haven't gotten around to buying Necrom yet and when I saw the announcement I assumed there would be a sale as well like there has been for previous chapters and decided I'd get it then. But it looks like I'll keep waiting.

Sithilid · September 2023

Snamyap wrote: »

Sithilid wrote: »

Was excited to see a new event start today, but - oh-oh...
You have to have purchased the new Necron DLC to take part.
Ignoring the fact that I have subscribed to ESO+ for all these years, why must you do this?

It's not a dlc, it's a chapter. 🤷

Pedantic corrections aside, I think you're missing the point...

Grizzbeorn · September 2023

This is how community events have always worked.
And it has been advertised as such since first mention of this event, but also the community events of previous years.

XSTRONG · September 2023

Danikat wrote: »

I was surprised there isn't a sale (on PC) as well. I haven't gotten around to buying Necrom yet and when I saw the announcement I assumed there would be a sale as well like there has been for previous chapters and decided I'd get it then. But it looks like I'll keep waiting.

ZOS probably thinks PC already bought so many Necrom copies that they can wait a couple days more before the sale lol JK

FantasticFreddie · September 2023

But why would you expect that an event about the new zone would not take place within that zone... ?

baltic1284 · September 2023

For me it is just another event where i cant get the tickets cause my game refuses to upodate and i have rpeorted this issue about a thousand times now even to GINA and no one cares to help me fix the issue. One reason why i didnt buy this expantion at all they refuse to fix the issue i am having. But all in all for me it isnt about the new area and the vent being there it is just a denial of event tickets thrown harder into my face.

kah · September 2023

Maybe it went live a little after the in-game event because on Steam it's on sale now!

The normal upgrade is currently $19.99 USD, and the deluxe upgrade is $24.99 USD.

jlmurra2 · September 2023

Main site as well:

https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/store/product/eso_necrom_upgrade_dlx

Snamyap · September 2023

Sithilid wrote: »

Snamyap wrote: »

Sithilid wrote: »

Was excited to see a new event start today, but - oh-oh...
You have to have purchased the new Necron DLC to take part.
Ignoring the fact that I have subscribed to ESO+ for all these years, why must you do this?

It's not a dlc, it's a chapter. 🤷

Pedantic corrections aside, I think you're missing the point...

How so? You were referring to ESO+, new chapters were never free under ESO+. Not saying I agree with it but in ZOS's eyes it's a big difference.

Elsonso · September 2023

Sithilid wrote: »

Snamyap wrote: »

Sithilid wrote: »

Was excited to see a new event start today, but - oh-oh...
You have to have purchased the new Necron DLC to take part.
Ignoring the fact that I have subscribed to ESO+ for all these years, why must you do this?

It's not a dlc, it's a chapter. 🤷

Pedantic corrections aside, I think you're missing the point...

Pretty sure that is almost the entire point.

It would not be a good marketing event if it didn't sell stuff.

Dragonnord · September 2023

It's just been put on sale:

https://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/64783

rpa · September 2023

I recall at (some of?) earlier chapter events, chapter went to sale after the event started. It's on sale now at https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/store.

ZOS_Hadeostry · September 2023

Greetings,

After further review we have decided to move this thread to a category we think is more appropriate for this topic, as it's event related.

Thank you for your understanding

amapola76 · October 2023

Grizzbeorn wrote: »

This is how community events have always worked.

Actually, that's not true.

There was a time when when chapter-based events would do one of two things, or both:

(1) Offer free access to the event zone for one weekend of the ten day event period, so that people could test it out. I know this is true, because that's how I first experienced Clockwork City, and I loved it so much that I decided to buy it at the end of the free weekend. (On my second account, where I don't have ESO+.)

AND/OR

(2) two zones would be paired together, increasing the odds that you would own or have access to at least one of them. (E.g., Morrowind + Clockwork City, or Thieves Guild + Gold Coast.)

LunaFlora · October 2023

amapola76 wrote: »

Grizzbeorn wrote: »

This is how community events have always worked.

Actually, that's not true.

There was a time when when chapter-based events would do one of two things, or both:

(1) Offer free access to the event zone for one weekend of the ten day event period, so that people could test it out. I know this is true, because that's how I first experienced Clockwork City, and I loved it so much that I decided to buy it at the end of the free weekend. (On my second account, where I don't have ESO+.)

AND/OR

(2) two zones would be paired together, increasing the odds that you would own or have access to at least one of them. (E.g., Morrowind + Clockwork City, or Thieves Guild + Gold Coast.)

chapters get paired with other zones when the event returns if there's another zone connected to the chapter like elsweyr, skyrim/reach, and the upcoming blackwood/deadlands event.

and clockwork city isnt a chapter. i looked for clockwork city being free and i just found an eso plus trial happening during the first clockwork event.
which happens like three times a year, but wouldn't give you access to a new chapter if it happened during a new chapter event.

amapola76 · December 2023

LunaFlora wrote: »

amapola76 wrote: »

Grizzbeorn wrote: »

This is how community events have always worked.

Actually, that's not true.

There was a time when when chapter-based events would do one of two things, or both:

(1) Offer free access to the event zone for one weekend of the ten day event period, so that people could test it out. I know this is true, because that's how I first experienced Clockwork City, and I loved it so much that I decided to buy it at the end of the free weekend. (On my second account, where I don't have ESO+.)

AND/OR

(2) two zones would be paired together, increasing the odds that you would own or have access to at least one of them. (E.g., Morrowind + Clockwork City, or Thieves Guild + Gold Coast.)

chapters get paired with other zones when the event returns if there's another zone connected to the chapter like elsweyr, skyrim/reach, and the upcoming blackwood/deadlands event.

and clockwork city isnt a chapter. i looked for clockwork city being free and i just found an eso plus trial happening during the first clockwork event.
which happens like three times a year, but wouldn't give you access to a new chapter if it happened during a new chapter event.

Wow, did you miss the point. No, Clockwork City is not a chapter. You'll notice I never said it was. It is, however, a paid DLC, and a zone, which is what I called it.

The point is that DURING EVENTS IN THE PAST, ZONES FROM DIFFERENT CHAPTERS AND/OR DLC ZONES WERE OFTEN PAIRED TOGETHER SO THAT YOU WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THEM DURING THE EVENT.

I don't know how long, you've been playing, but I've been playing since shortly after One Tamriel, and this is a fact.

NeuroticPixels · December 2023

amapola76 wrote: »

DURING EVENTS IN THE PAST, ZONES FROM DIFFERENT CHAPTERS AND/OR DLC ZONES WERE OFTEN PAIRED TOGETHER SO THAT YOU WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THEM DURING THE EVENT.

What events have had 2 zones from different chapters or DLCs? I can’t think of any events that used two unrelated zones in a single event. I’m not saying you’re wrong; just that I’m having a hard time thinking of such a thing. Do you have examples? A source?

LunaFlora · December 2023

amapola76 wrote: »

LunaFlora wrote: »

amapola76 wrote: »

Grizzbeorn wrote: »

This is how community events have always worked.

Actually, that's not true.

There was a time when when chapter-based events would do one of two things, or both:

(1) Offer free access to the event zone for one weekend of the ten day event period, so that people could test it out. I know this is true, because that's how I first experienced Clockwork City, and I loved it so much that I decided to buy it at the end of the free weekend. (On my second account, where I don't have ESO+.)

AND/OR

(2) two zones would be paired together, increasing the odds that you would own or have access to at least one of them. (E.g., Morrowind + Clockwork City, or Thieves Guild + Gold Coast.)

chapters get paired with other zones when the event returns if there's another zone connected to the chapter like elsweyr, skyrim/reach, and the upcoming blackwood/deadlands event.

and clockwork city isnt a chapter. i looked for clockwork city being free and i just found an eso plus trial happening during the first clockwork event.
which happens like three times a year, but wouldn't give you access to a new chapter if it happened during a new chapter event.

Wow, did you miss the point. No, Clockwork City is not a chapter. You'll notice I never said it was. It is, however, a paid DLC, and a zone, which is what I called it.

The point is that DURING EVENTS IN THE PAST, ZONES FROM DIFFERENT CHAPTERS AND/OR DLC ZONES WERE OFTEN PAIRED TOGETHER SO THAT YOU WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO AT LEAST ONE OF THEM DURING THE EVENT.

I don't know how long, you've been playing, but I've been playing since shortly after One Tamriel, and this is a fact.

you said "chapter-based events".

and no need to 'scream' with caps my goodness.
my comment was from two months ago and this post was about needing Necrom during the new Necrom event.

new chapter events, new emphasis, are only about the new chapter.
when that chapter event returns yes it gets paired with another dlc if that year had other related dlc like the
- Daedric War, previously Tribunal
- Season of the Dragon
- Dark Heart of Skyrim
- Gates of Oblivion
celebrations

for example the greymoor event didnt get paired with markarth when it happened as markarth hadn't released yet.

now the only other thing we got besides Necrom this year was Endless/infinite Archive, but it too had not released yet when the Necrom event happened.

and eso plus only includes new chapters when another new chapter releases so honestly i am confused why the post was made.
there have been chapter events for five years now.

summerfall was the first one and it also wasnt possible to participate in without the chapter because it was to celebrate the chapter when it was new.

and that's when i started playing, since summerset.