Does the vanity pet really bug you?
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Maximis_ESO✭✭✭✭NoAttorneyatlawl wrote: »The only reason I'd even be remotely "upset" is because closed beta testers (I mean closed beta, not stress test weekends open to virtually everyone
) didn't get a title or pet, and, well, I'm not that worked up anyway. In short: no.
I also agree with you, I was in your guild for months in closed beta.... played the game for almost a year giving feedback.... finding bugs and I'm still not upset I didn't get a pet. Would have been cool but its not a big deal, there are bigger more important things to be upset about.
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✭✭✭NoMaximis_ESO wrote: »
If giving out 2 vanity pets is the reason this many people are upset.... the wrong people are playing the game. The team is doing a great job at keeping me happy and rewarding me with new content and new changes to the game constantly...... I'm sure in time they will reward me with an optional dog vanity pet that I can purchase or earn. To say this is backfiring on them is a bit dramatic.
I honestly can't believe people are more upset over a vanity pet when the game has much more important things that you should be upset over. Their is a loyalty system..... you pay for more months, you get a discount.... you keep playing the game they reward you for your loyalty and you continue to get farther and are "rewarded" with more content.
Quoted for truth... promotional vanity items are hardly anything to get that worked up about.-First-Wave Closed Beta Tester of the Psijic Order, aka the 0.016 percent.
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yiasemi✭✭✭✭Yes
Then we get a million threads saying I can't get to VR levels cos Lydia is blocking the door to gamebreaking quest blah-di-bla. Plus, I know what a thane does now.GFBStarWars wrote: »only way to fix this is to have an exclusive " lydia" pet which give 100 more inventory space to subscriber before the steam sale went live
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Maximis_ESO✭✭✭✭NoNadiusMaximus wrote: »Nah. Look at the secret world. I loved that game, got a lifetime membership on a Monday. Then Wednesday it went f2p. No refund, sorry, f to the you, nothing. So I don't pay attention to these small rip off anymore. I kind of expect them now. Just wait till next year, new players start at vet level 20 and get bonus yellow gear for buying the game on steam. . . Lol
I like the sarcasm but its a little dramatic.... the game will likely be in the same situation in a year.1 -
YesMaximis_ESO wrote: »ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »For those baffled and confused why so many are upset over the dog but not other pets it is because many of the loyal subscribers asked specifically multiple times for a dog pet, now new subs get one before us, its just a bit of a slap in the face. On top of the MANY other issues we have experienced over the past month, most players are just tired of being taken advantage of and have a right to be. for those trying to say if you want the dog buy it on steam.....it is locked to a new account meaning 3 months+ of work goes down the drain for a dog, players want it but not that much lol. There is no loyalty reward system with this game so far, and instead of say working on making their current player base happy they have decided to alienate some members to draw in new ones. If this was a F2P brilliant tactic go for it but its not we are returning customers every month, you have to keep your player base happy. The marketing team has made all of the wrong decisions lately and now it is starting to backfire.
If giving out 2 vanity pets is the reason this many people are upset.... the wrong people are playing the game. The team is doing a great job at keeping me happy and rewarding me with new content and new changes to the game constantly...... I'm sure in time they will reward me with an optional dog vanity pet that I can purchase or earn. To say this is backfiring on them is a bit dramatic.
I honestly can't believe people are more upset over a vanity pet when the game has much more important things that you should be upset over. Their is a loyalty system..... you pay for more months, you get a discount.... you keep playing the game they reward you for your loyalty and you continue to get farther and are "rewarded" with more content.
You really don't have a clue what a loyalty program even is do you...go look it up ill
wait.
And just to say this again for oh probably the 15th time now today. It is not about the pet, it is about a trend eso has followed, decisions they have made and some of us are not ok with being taken advantage of and actually want the game to succeed.Edited by ianangelospreub18_ESO on July 18, 2014 4:23AM1 -
Elad13✭✭✭YesMaximis_ESO wrote: »ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »For those baffled and confused why so many are upset over the dog but not other pets it is because many of the loyal subscribers asked specifically multiple times for a dog pet, now new subs get one before us, its just a bit of a slap in the face. On top of the MANY other issues we have experienced over the past month, most players are just tired of being taken advantage of and have a right to be. for those trying to say if you want the dog buy it on steam.....it is locked to a new account meaning 3 months+ of work goes down the drain for a dog, players want it but not that much lol. There is no loyalty reward system with this game so far, and instead of say working on making their current player base happy they have decided to alienate some members to draw in new ones. If this was a F2P brilliant tactic go for it but its not we are returning customers every month, you have to keep your player base happy. The marketing team has made all of the wrong decisions lately and now it is starting to backfire.
If giving out 2 vanity pets is the reason this many people are upset.... the wrong people are playing the game. The team is doing a great job at keeping me happy and rewarding me with new content and new changes to the game constantly...... I'm sure in time they will reward me with an optional dog vanity pet that I can purchase or earn. To say this is backfiring on them is a bit dramatic.
I honestly can't believe people are more upset over a vanity pet when the game has much more important things that you should be upset over. Their is a loyalty system..... you pay for more months, you get a discount.... you keep playing the game they reward you for your loyalty and you continue to get farther and are "rewarded" with more content.
You aren't rewarded with new content because that is standard content for new accounts. You did however fix issues at double price....just saying....
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jelliedsoup✭✭✭✭✭NoIf they were getting something useful, I would be.www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Ks8_KGHqmO40 -
indytims_ESO✭✭✭✭YesYeah, it bugs me. Just an annoyance though, really, but they do start to add up.
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Carnage2K4✭✭✭✭NoScrew the Pet, I just want my game in my steam list in an official capacity... WTF is so hard about having a Free version for steam that you just need to log in to with your normal account, it than attaches to your steam.
Firefall literally just achieved this action 2 days ago....
ZOS has NO excuse but for being money hungry ***.Human Infant Connoisseur1 -
Ninnghizhidda✭✭✭✭NoStorm in a teacup.
Like there isn't a myriad of other truly important issues around...0 -
Maximis_ESO✭✭✭✭NoMercyKilling wrote: »No. Also reported. Too many threads about this crap floating in the forum bowls already.
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Reported my thread.... strange I know there are a lot complaining they aren't getting the vanity pets...
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Iago✭✭✭✭✭Nooh beware. my lord of jealousy, it is the green eyed monster that doth mock the flesh it feeds on.That which we obtain to cheap we esteem to lightly, it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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✭✭✭✭NoI am amazed at how many people this actually bothers. I don't even use the vanity pets that I have.V16 Uriel Stormblessed EP Magicka Templar(main)
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Maximis_ESO✭✭✭✭Noianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »Maximis_ESO wrote: »ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »For those baffled and confused why so many are upset over the dog but not other pets it is because many of the loyal subscribers asked specifically multiple times for a dog pet, now new subs get one before us, its just a bit of a slap in the face. On top of the MANY other issues we have experienced over the past month, most players are just tired of being taken advantage of and have a right to be. for those trying to say if you want the dog buy it on steam.....it is locked to a new account meaning 3 months+ of work goes down the drain for a dog, players want it but not that much lol. There is no loyalty reward system with this game so far, and instead of say working on making their current player base happy they have decided to alienate some members to draw in new ones. If this was a F2P brilliant tactic go for it but its not we are returning customers every month, you have to keep your player base happy. The marketing team has made all of the wrong decisions lately and now it is starting to backfire.
If giving out 2 vanity pets is the reason this many people are upset.... the wrong people are playing the game. The team is doing a great job at keeping me happy and rewarding me with new content and new changes to the game constantly...... I'm sure in time they will reward me with an optional dog vanity pet that I can purchase or earn. To say this is backfiring on them is a bit dramatic.
I honestly can't believe people are more upset over a vanity pet when the game has much more important things that you should be upset over. Their is a loyalty system..... you pay for more months, you get a discount.... you keep playing the game they reward you for your loyalty and you continue to get farther and are "rewarded" with more content.
You really don't have a clue what a loyalty program even is do you...go look it up ill
wait.
And just to say this again for oh probably the 15th time now today. It is not about the pet, it is about a trend eso has followed, decisions they have made and some of us are not ok with being taken advantage of and actually want the game to succeed.
Loyalty by definition is a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Just by playing the game and paying a sub you are showing loyalty..... they reward you constantly with new content.... not only that but they are looking to improve content that you have already reached.... new players aren't getting that improvement to the beginning areas or more content.... they may in the future.
Thus a loyalty program is a program the rewards people who have shown allegiance to the game...... by releasing new content they are doing that. By fixing bugs they are showing you that.
You feel you are getting taken advantage of by not getting a pet? Do you also feel taken advantage of because people with more time get to play the game longer?1 -
yiasemi✭✭✭✭Yes
But you can be even more awesomely cliched by announcing on zone chat "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war" before a boss fight or something.oh beware. my lord of jealousy, it is the green eyed monster that doth mock the flesh it feeds on.
Edited by yiasemi on July 18, 2014 5:05AM1 -
GaldorP✭✭✭✭✭YesWhen I first saw the list of pets in the database of esohead shortly before the game's launch, I already noticed the wolfhound and thought to myself: "Wow, what a nice pet. I hope this pet will be unlockable in the game some day. I'm sure that would be my favorite pet and I would really like to use it."
Too bad, Steam exclusive!!
So yes, I am a bit disappointed right now (particularly so because I hate Steam and Valve ever since I bought Half-Life on CDROM and it permanently erased not only the Half-Life directory on my hard disk when I uninstalled it, but also the next higher level directoy including all sub-directories! So many Klik & Play games I had designed were forever lost ><).
I will get over it. The pet thing I mean. I will never forgive Valve for deleting so many things on my Harddisk with their malicious software
(I think I actually destroyed that Half-Life CD with an axe now that I mention it.) Edited by GaldorP on July 18, 2014 5:15AM0 -
Sapphy24✭✭✭YesTaking some chippies with my whine.. Yes cause they take up valuable space in my bag. Only reason.0 -
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Is that why they call it a pet peeve?Arsenic_Touch wrote: »What's funny about that, the pet monkey was exclusive to that one weekend and then they made it available to all the additional stress tests. That peeved me a bit.
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Iago✭✭✭✭✭No
Is that why they call it a pet peeve?Arsenic_Touch wrote: »What's funny about that, the pet monkey was exclusive to that one weekend and then they made it available to all the additional stress tests. That peeved me a bit.
that's. funnyThat which we obtain to cheap we esteem to lightly, it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
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NoNo. This is the most ridiculous tantrum I have seen thrown in a long time. I WANT MY DOG NOWWWWWWWW!!!!2
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YesMaximis_ESO wrote: »ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »Maximis_ESO wrote: »ianangelospreub18_ESO wrote: »For those baffled and confused why so many are upset over the dog but not other pets it is because many of the loyal subscribers asked specifically multiple times for a dog pet, now new subs get one before us, its just a bit of a slap in the face. On top of the MANY other issues we have experienced over the past month, most players are just tired of being taken advantage of and have a right to be. for those trying to say if you want the dog buy it on steam.....it is locked to a new account meaning 3 months+ of work goes down the drain for a dog, players want it but not that much lol. There is no loyalty reward system with this game so far, and instead of say working on making their current player base happy they have decided to alienate some members to draw in new ones. If this was a F2P brilliant tactic go for it but its not we are returning customers every month, you have to keep your player base happy. The marketing team has made all of the wrong decisions lately and now it is starting to backfire.
If giving out 2 vanity pets is the reason this many people are upset.... the wrong people are playing the game. The team is doing a great job at keeping me happy and rewarding me with new content and new changes to the game constantly...... I'm sure in time they will reward me with an optional dog vanity pet that I can purchase or earn. To say this is backfiring on them is a bit dramatic.
I honestly can't believe people are more upset over a vanity pet when the game has much more important things that you should be upset over. Their is a loyalty system..... you pay for more months, you get a discount.... you keep playing the game they reward you for your loyalty and you continue to get farther and are "rewarded" with more content.
You really don't have a clue what a loyalty program even is do you...go look it up ill
wait.
And just to say this again for oh probably the 15th time now today. It is not about the pet, it is about a trend eso has followed, decisions they have made and some of us are not ok with being taken advantage of and actually want the game to succeed.
Loyalty by definition is a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Just by playing the game and paying a sub you are showing loyalty..... they reward you constantly with new content.... not only that but they are looking to improve content that you have already reached.... new players aren't getting that improvement to the beginning areas or more content.... they may in the future.
Thus a loyalty program is a program the rewards people who have shown allegiance to the game...... by releasing new content they are doing that. By fixing bugs they are showing you that.
You feel you are getting taken advantage of by not getting a pet? Do you also feel taken advantage of because people with more time get to play the game longer?
Didn't even bother to look at what an actual loyalty program is. We pay a sub which pays for updates fixes new content so that we do not have to go and buy separate expansions etc. A Loyalty program is meant to be an extra thank you to show that the devs appreciate the support of the player base. It doesn't have to be anything huge, most games have used cosmetic mounts, cosmetic armor/weapons, or vanity pets. Instead of doing this they dangle vanity pets in front of potential subscribers instead when the 50% off probably would be enough. This is not a F2P game we pay a fee to play that helps pay for content rather then having expansions and cash shops etc.1 -
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✭✭NoMust refrain from pointing out the butthurt. Aw hell!
What are we 10?!? D
timidobserver wrote: »I am amazed at how many people this actually bothers. I don't even use the vanity pets that I have.
I've actually started leaving my pets from Beta on my characters again now that I have enough backpack space to spare one slot. I like my money. Monkeys are smarter than dogs!
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Is that why they call it a pet peeve?Arsenic_Touch wrote: »What's funny about that, the pet monkey was exclusive to that one weekend and then they made it available to all the additional stress tests. That peeved me a bit.
You owe me a beer! Making me abuse it like that damn it.☠ Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured? ☠
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Miflett✭✭✭YesPlease realize that digital entertainment takes many forms. Something that is insignificant to you might mean to world to another. Take a trinket or a lucky penny for example. I don't go around trying to convince others that what they hold is insignificant, if I disagree, I can always look the other way.
What harm would be done in telling ZOS to excise more caution in the future about the value of a player? Convince me that this 'whine' is harmful in any way.2 -
Anastasia✭✭✭✭Maximis_ESO wrote: »Simple, I see so many people complaining.... they bought the game when it first came out so they don't get the "vanity" (Strictly Visual) dog pet..... how sad.... you do however have access to all races for all factions. This is something new players will NEVER get or atleast not in the foreseeable future. Is it such a big deal really? I'm sure they will come out with multiple pets, multiple dogs of different colors.
I just wanted to make the poll to see how many people are truly upset by this. You either are or you arent. (We are talking strictly dog pet, not what it can lead to or become)
***"...you do however have access to all races for all factions.This is something new players will NEVER get or at least not in the foreseeable future.
*How does NEVER = or at least not in the foreseeable future...not okay at all, gah.
**LoL, heh that![:\](https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
CASH STORE is being madly stocked right this very second. No doubt we, the old guard original supporters will be able to 'access' these new vanity items/pets at a premium price some day very soon. Edited by Anastasia on July 18, 2014 5:32AM0 -
Akula✭✭✭✭NoNo I don't give a crap. But all these tantrums and hissy fits about "the horrible injustice" is extremely entertaining.1 -
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Maximis_ESO✭✭✭✭NoMaximis_ESO wrote: »Simple, I see so many people complaining.... they bought the game when it first came out so they don't get the "vanity" (Strictly Visual) dog pet..... how sad.... you do however have access to all races for all factions. This is something new players will NEVER get or atleast not in the foreseeable future. Is it such a big deal really? I'm sure they will come out with multiple pets, multiple dogs of different colors.
I just wanted to make the poll to see how many people are truly upset by this. You either are or you arent. (We are talking strictly dog pet, not what it can lead to or become)
***"...you do however have access to all races for all factions.This is something new players will NEVER get or at least not in the foreseeable future.
*How does NEVER = or at least not in the foreseeable future...not okay at all, gah.
**LoL, heh that CASH STORE is being madly stocked right this very second. No doubt we, the old guard original supporters will be able to 'access' these new vanity items/pets at a premium price some day very soon.
I'm just saying.... you will likely never see them give out races but there is always a possibility. I can't speak for them but I think its faar more likely we will get a dog vanity pet before they get access to all races on any faction.
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