Necrotech_Master wrote: »the prices on crowns themselves are pretty standard, but i agree that prices in the crown store itself are too high, lowering the cost of the items in the crown store would have the same effect of making people buy more crowns (i personally want to get mundus stones for my main house, but at the price of 4000 per stone and theres 13 stones thats close to 60,000 crowns)
the existing amounts of crown packs would go much further if they just reduced prices, maybe enticing more people to actually buy crowns if they could "get more bang for their buck"
i also agree that they could add some kind of "official" way to exchange crowns for gold, or vice versa. this would still be between players, just with some interface officially supported by zos
Necrotech_Master wrote: »i also agree that they could add some kind of "official" way to exchange crowns for gold, or vice versa. this would still be between players, just with some interface officially supported by zos
Necrotech_Master wrote: »i also agree that they could add some kind of "official" way to exchange crowns for gold, or vice versa. this would still be between players, just with some interface officially supported by zos
It boggles my mind that there isn't an actual in-game way to trade gold for Crowns, given that it has opened the door less than savory players to scam others out of gold. What makes it truly infuriating is that not only is there not a safe way to trade gold for Crowns, but ZoS has flat out said that it's a "buyer beware" situation. That's just downright poor.
Necrotech_Master wrote: »Necrotech_Master wrote: »i also agree that they could add some kind of "official" way to exchange crowns for gold, or vice versa. this would still be between players, just with some interface officially supported by zos
It boggles my mind that there isn't an actual in-game way to trade gold for Crowns, given that it has opened the door less than savory players to scam others out of gold. What makes it truly infuriating is that not only is there not a safe way to trade gold for Crowns, but ZoS has flat out said that it's a "buyer beware" situation. That's just downright poor.
yeah its basically endorsing without endorsing
if they implemented an actual trusted way to do trades, then there would be significantly less risk, for either party
a crown seller could currently get scammed out of gold if they gift first, and a crown buyer could get scammed out of gold if they give gold first, an official method would remove all of that risk
someone is still buying crowns in either environment, but in a "safer" situation zos customer support would be spending less time looking at tickets about scammers
JustLovely wrote: »Simple solution:
Don't buy crowns or anything from the crown store.
FelisCatus wrote: »Necrotech_Master wrote: »Necrotech_Master wrote: »i also agree that they could add some kind of "official" way to exchange crowns for gold, or vice versa. this would still be between players, just with some interface officially supported by zos
It boggles my mind that there isn't an actual in-game way to trade gold for Crowns, given that it has opened the door less than savory players to scam others out of gold. What makes it truly infuriating is that not only is there not a safe way to trade gold for Crowns, but ZoS has flat out said that it's a "buyer beware" situation. That's just downright poor.
yeah its basically endorsing without endorsing
if they implemented an actual trusted way to do trades, then there would be significantly less risk, for either party
a crown seller could currently get scammed out of gold if they gift first, and a crown buyer could get scammed out of gold if they give gold first, an official method would remove all of that risk
someone is still buying crowns in either environment, but in a "safer" situation zos customer support would be spending less time looking at tickets about scammers
As long as they get their money, they don't care. With crown to gold exchange, even if unofficial, someone still has to buy the crowns with real world currency. With gold for real world currency, ZOS does not get a cut, that's why they ban people for it.JustLovely wrote: »Simple solution:
Don't buy crowns or anything from the crown store.
That is not at all a solution.
Though I do not think crowns and crownstore items are too expensive, I do only buy crown packs when they are 40% off. And only buy something in-game when it is on sale. Only very rarely do I buy something when it is not on sale. Maybe it is the way I manage my crowns that makes me think the crowns and crownstore items are not too expensive. (if you are in a rush or impatient, you will probably pay full price for everything though)
FelisCatus wrote: »
FelisCatus wrote: »JustLovely wrote: »Simple solution:
Don't buy crowns or anything from the crown store.
That is not at all a solution.
I purchase 40% discounted packs on the 3 yearly sales.
Would I buy more packs if items in crown store would be cheaper? Maybe not.
What's important is not how much I spend on crowns this year but: how long will I be engaged with the game and keep deciding to invest in it over other games?
ESO is having some issues recently and retaining players is important, especially those willing to continuously spend in the long run.
Lowering prices could not produce an immediate gain , but could very well convince players on the fence of leaving to persevere in spite of the issues.
Having good monetization can be a huge incentive for a player to not leave and go elsewhere. Same with the ability of devs to listen to their community, on every side, comprehensive of what players desire to see added in game and what not.
So I would say lower prices and more frequent discounts would be a plus looking for a healthy future, if we want to avoid going empty servers in upcoming years.
FelisCatus wrote: »
Needs to be said but this is not an indie dev studio struggling to make ends meet, this is a giant company (ZOS) that owns an AAA studio (Bethesda) that is all owned by a Megacorp (Microsoft). .
FelisCatus wrote: »
Needs to be said but this is not an indie dev studio struggling to make ends meet, this is a giant company (ZOS) that owns an AAA studio (Bethesda) that is all owned by a Megacorp (Microsoft). .
Not quite.
ZoS (2007) is a subsidiary of Zenimax Media (1999)which was formed to become the parent company of Bethesda(1986) this matters because it means that the giant company isn't the one developing/supporting ESO. ZoS was specifically made to develop ESO, according to their wiki page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_Online_Studios
They're not the megacorp, they're a studio under the megacorp which needs to do well to continue, or they could go the way of Hammerhead/Roundhouse which got reallocated to ZoS earlier this year.
FelisCatus wrote: »I purchase 40% discounted packs on the 3 yearly sales.
Would I buy more packs if items in crown store would be cheaper? Maybe not.
What's important is not how much I spend on crowns this year but: how long will I be engaged with the game and keep deciding to invest in it over other games?
ESO is having some issues recently and retaining players is important, especially those willing to continuously spend in the long run.
Lowering prices could not produce an immediate gain , but could very well convince players on the fence of leaving to persevere in spite of the issues.
Having good monetization can be a huge incentive for a player to not leave and go elsewhere. Same with the ability of devs to listen to their community, on every side, comprehensive of what players desire to see added in game and what not.
So I would say lower prices and more frequent discounts would be a plus looking for a healthy future, if we want to avoid going empty servers in upcoming years.
Couldn't agree more!
Needs to be said but this is not an indie dev studio struggling to make ends meet, this is a giant company (ZOS) that owns an AAA studio (Bethesda) that is all owned by a Megacorp (Microsoft).
Chapters and DLC should be enough to support the game but other stuff in the crown store is incredibly overpriced. It's not like these extortionate prices are the same as those unnecessary founder packs for indie dev games. This is not a company or game that needs kickstarting either.
FelisCatus wrote: »I purchase 40% discounted packs on the 3 yearly sales.
Would I buy more packs if items in crown store would be cheaper? Maybe not.
What's important is not how much I spend on crowns this year but: how long will I be engaged with the game and keep deciding to invest in it over other games?
ESO is having some issues recently and retaining players is important, especially those willing to continuously spend in the long run.
Lowering prices could not produce an immediate gain , but could very well convince players on the fence of leaving to persevere in spite of the issues.
Having good monetization can be a huge incentive for a player to not leave and go elsewhere. Same with the ability of devs to listen to their community, on every side, comprehensive of what players desire to see added in game and what not.
So I would say lower prices and more frequent discounts would be a plus looking for a healthy future, if we want to avoid going empty servers in upcoming years.
Couldn't agree more!
Needs to be said but this is not an indie dev studio struggling to make ends meet, this is a giant company (ZOS) that owns an AAA studio (Bethesda) that is all owned by a Megacorp (Microsoft).
Chapters and DLC should be enough to support the game but other stuff in the crown store is incredibly overpriced. It's not like these extortionate prices are the same as those unnecessary founder packs for indie dev games. This is not a company or game that needs kickstarting either.
They aren't struggling because they know how to maximize profits. Other projects funded ESO when it was being developed and now it is time for ESO to fund current and future developing titles.