come on people! more responses!

It is the most rare but it isn't worth that much.

Where do you get your imperial/standard edition figures?

Its not worth that if:
1. You can get it for less
2. or you can live without it

still see it being sold at 35k, the colors may have been changed, but the rarity is still the same. BTW you can get this motif just for paying 20 more dollars.

It's like finding a high elf motif on the AD, accept you can at least go to another faction with that, using an alt

I think motifs are overrated in general, at launch they were desirable as there were so many people playing that it could be difficult to find them.
However, now they are common (my guild stores have piles of them that nobody wants to buy) and I don't really see any justification in high prices, but if someone wants it badly enough I guess you can charge what ever you like.

I probably wouldn't pay more than 20k for it, but then again my only non - imperial crafter is my woodworker, and I don't think I'd pay 20k for the ability to have an imperial themed staff or bow, maybe shield but I'm partial to the AE look for shields.

Scarletblaze wrote: »

Hello

Is the Imperial Motif really worth 125k? I understand that it is considered a very rare drop, but is it truly worth all that gold?

Please consider the following before responding to this post:

**The MAJORITY of players upgraded to the Imperial Edition giving them access to convert most items to Imperial Style--free, but makes items bound to their account.

**In addition, the MAJORITY of players with upgrade can make an Imperial toon and CRAFT Imperial style armor----TO SELL TO OTHER PLAYERS.

**If a player only has the standard edition, they could easily ask a buddy/guildmate/zone to CRAFT that style of armor (since bulk of players have imperial edition), thus avoiding the need to spend 125k gold for motif.

I would appreciate feedback/responses to justify paying that much gold.

Thank you!

Zen probably WANTS it to be expensive. That way more people will buy the Imp edition. Why else would they make it rarer AND now turn it into the only GOLD motif?

1 - Lots of people didn't bother going with the Imperial edition seeing as how you could grab the standard for $20-30 in the past month.
2 - If you convert an item to imperial it makes it bound so you can't have someone craft you gear, convert it to imperial, then give it to you.

100k+ Is absurd but I'd say 50-75 is legit given how easy gold is to make and the fact that you can charge 1k extra per piece for that motif.

That's a stupidly-high price for it. I'm not shocked, though, because it's stupidly rare.

It's idiotic for Imperial to be the rarest motif, and you and I both know that the only reason it's that rare is to direct more players into buying the Imperial Edition.

I personally see this as perhaps the single sleaziest decision ZOS has made. And this nonsense is a repugnant side-effect of that sleazy decision.

Considering your arguments, I would say "no". Scarcity alone does not make something worth a lot. Your argument is that of utility: if something is super rare but only very few people want it, the price does not increase much. It is only when demand exceeds supply that you see the price increase. In the real world, scarcity often creates an artificial value (rich collectors want something to brag about and to make them feel privileged), but this is not the case here. You can't brag about having acquired an in-game ability that half of the players already have "for free".

Also, the value of any motif is probably fleeting. After a while, all the people who want a particular motif will have found it, but they will keep dropping as random loot for everyone. Unless we get a steady flow of new players into the game, this is a trading spree that will come to an end.

But if you want that motif now, and have the gold to spare, sure, go ahead. The value of any item, in a game or in the real world, is only as high as the value you put on it yourself, and sometimes that means you are prepared to pay a lot for something that might not be worth that much to most other people.

lateralus821 wrote: »

1 - Lots of people didn't bother going with the Imperial edition seeing as how you could grab the standard for $20-30 in the past month.
2 - If you convert an item to imperial it makes it bound so you can't have someone craft you gear, convert it to imperial, then give it to you.

100k+ Is absurd but I'd say 50-75 is legit given how easy gold is to make and the fact that you can charge 1k extra per piece for that motif.

Right, however you can craft imperial gear---to sell for profit--- if you know someone with an imperial toon or you have an imperial toon.

So please justify why a playable race motif is worth even 20k?

Thank you for your response

Scarletblaze wrote: »

Phantax wrote: »

EU server Imperial motif going for 75-80k Have seen two sold in last 2 days. Have one sitting in my bank until I decide what to do with it and my purples

So witnessing people's stupidity with purchasing this particular motif is really worth farming/hording??? It's a motif for a PLAYABLE RACE.

Please justify your response

Justify how?
I was simply commenting that I've seen 2 sold over the last few days for 75k and 80k respectively. How is that stupidity? they are buying an in-game item for in-game currency. If they were spending RL money for them, yeah that'd be stupid !

ItsMeToo wrote: »

It's worth a 1,000,000 gold if someone pays that much, just like art.

Exactly, worth is a dynamic concept... and with general reference to the sale of goods or services, something is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it.