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ESO Writing Team AMA on Reddit - 9/10/14 @ 2:00PM EDT
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LonePirate✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I want to extend my thanks to the Editorial team for conducting that AUA. Like the previous ZOS teams, they all seem to love their jobs and they were all very appreciative of the gratitude and praise players were offering them. Story, lore and writing are areas where this game absolutely excels and pretty much everyone who plays the game concurs.1 -
There were some really smart questions, and some really neat answers. This was a fun read. I hope the writing team does more AMAs in the future.Edited by theroyalestpythonnub18_ESO on September 10, 2014 10:04PM2 -
nerevarine1138✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »I have been reading the AMA on Reddit and it was fantastic.
Laid back, no trolling and the writers revealed some very interesting hints
of what is to come in ESO.
Pay attention, forum-goers. This is one of many reasons that Reddit is a better platform for these kinds of events.----
Murray?11 -
dcincali✭✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »Wow, not a rage post or prediction of F2P in the whole thing. No wonder they choose Reddit.
They are writers... How would they know about F2P and be able to answer questions on it.
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Resueht✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »Wow, not a rage post or prediction of F2P in the whole thing. No wonder they choose Reddit.
They are writers... How would they know about F2P and be able to answer questions on it.
Doesn't stop people demanding the answers from devs and reps on the forums.If she doesn't know the pain of cliffracers, she's too young for you.2 -
dcincali✭✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »Wow, not a rage post or prediction of F2P in the whole thing. No wonder they choose Reddit.
They are writers... How would they know about F2P and be able to answer questions on it.
Doesn't stop people demanding the answers from devs and reps on the forums.
The forums are where you go to ask questions and get answers from devs and reps.. Q and A with writers... Not so much..
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Audigy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭"nerevarine1138 wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »I have been reading the AMA on Reddit and it was fantastic.
Laid back, no trolling and the writers revealed some very interesting hints
of what is to come in ESO.
Pay attention, forum-goers. This is one of many reasons that Reddit is a better platform for these kinds of events.
I disagree.
Its all about moderation and teaching your crowd and Reddit has the exact same trolls or flamers like the official forum does. Besides that,
its a third party website that has zero to offer for people who are not a member there. Its like with Steam, why should we sign up for this if we want to get first hand info for ESO?
A company has an official forum, its their working place for everything that involves community work and this should be used.
While it may sound weird for some people, I don't like signing up to hundreds of forums and websites just to play a game.
We had good stuff going on here during Beta and the first ESO days, I don't see a reason to change this and move to an external website now.
Don't get me wrong, I respect the work they do and that they try to get in contact with us but it should really be done at the official forum and not an external one especially if that one requires a sign up.
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tordr86b16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Maybe the reason they chose reddit is because there are a few too many savages roaming the official forums? Just a thought!
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Psychobunni✭✭✭✭✭
✭I thought you had to be a subscriber to access these forums? Is that wrong?
Really, I could care less if ESO took out ads on adult sites(most obscene example I can think of). Whatever brings in more paying customers and prevents the game from ever getting near F2P or worse....bankrupt. That is the whole point to keep the name talked about and keep interest out there.
and @daneyulebub17_ESO exactly! An open forum to anyone to ask/type/troll and it read better than the forums LOLIf options weren't necessary, and everyone played the same way, no one would use addons. Fix the UI!2 -
ZOS_GinaBrunoCommunity Manager
Glad you enjoyed it! The team definitely had fun as well.theroyalestpythonnub18_ESO wrote: »There were some really smart questions, and some really neat answers. This was a fun read. I hope the writing team does more AMAs in the future.
Gina Bruno
Principal Creator Engagement Manager
Dev Tracker | Service Alerts | ESO Twitter | My Twitter5 -
Brother_Numsie✭✭✭community@elderscrollsonline.com
Submit a question or two, maybe we can get an Ask Us Anything article as a follow up to todays reddit AMA.0 -
Audigy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Psychobunni wrote: »I thought you had to be a subscriber to access these forums? Is that wrong?
Exactly you are a subscriber to the game and then have access to the community of ESO, this is a hand in hand process - everyone who is subbed is a part of this forum.
This is how it should be and is done by every company I know off. Don't have a sub then you are out. Reddit however doesn't work like that, its an external forum where every troll, flamer or hater can post and does so after signing up.
That you don't notice this only shows that the mod team there is very much aware of that and removes any negativity.
In the end there is just no reason to demand that your customers sign up for an external forum to get in touch about your game. Its poor marketing in my eyes.
But all of this isn't the fault of Gina & co. its bad decision making by the people in charge.
I am looking forward to a Q&A at this very forum here, please don't use Reddit again 6 -
Greatfellow✭✭✭ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »Hello everyone!
We'll be hosting a really fun AMA on Reddit with our Writing Team tomorrow, September 10th, from 2:00-4:00pm EDT. Our Writing Team is responsible for the storytelling, dialog, lore books, and more. Come with your best questions, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Who writes Pacrooti? I love that guy!2 -
bluesodafizz✭✭✭"nerevarine1138 wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »I have been reading the AMA on Reddit and it was fantastic.
Laid back, no trolling and the writers revealed some very interesting hints
of what is to come in ESO.
Pay attention, forum-goers. This is one of many reasons that Reddit is a better platform for these kinds of events.
I disagree.
Its all about moderation and teaching your crowd and Reddit has the exact same trolls or flamers like the official forum does. Besides that,
its a third party website that has zero to offer for people who are not a member there. Its like with Steam, why should we sign up for this if we want to get first hand info for ESO?
A company has an official forum, its their working place for everything that involves community work and this should be used.
While it may sound weird for some people, I don't like signing up to hundreds of forums and websites just to play a game.
We had good stuff going on here during Beta and the first ESO days, I don't see a reason to change this and move to an external website now.
Don't get me wrong, I respect the work they do and that they try to get in contact with us but it should really be done at the official forum and not an external one especially if that one requires a sign up.
This is exactly how I feel.3 -
Greatfellow✭✭✭Heck, they're probably making some kind of financial gain by using the outside site that requires a sign up:
"Hey, we have a few hundred thousand ESO players. how would you like to get some thousands of them on your site? What's it worth to you?"
As in, freaking using us like a commodity, no respect at all.4 -
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✭If they're not proud of their forums then work on it. Maybe that's what they're trying to do."Billions upon Billions of Stars"1 -
Mondo✭✭✭✭Team..... yes a Team not using own forum.... Wow much awesome such TeamIm not the Hero you need, im the Troll you deserve!
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ExiledKhallisi✭✭✭✭✭WHY REDDIT? WHY NOT ON YOUR OWN FORUMS?!?!?!?!?!?! Reddit is for hipsters and teenagers>>>>>>>>(DC)Guild Master of Biestas 250+ Active Members<<<<<<<<||||||Vr14 Sorc: Darkened Soul vr14 Templar: Tiffaney||||||“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
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Super_Sonico✭✭✭✭ACTUALLY, the AMA was way more civilized than a lot of what goes on in the forums. Orders of magnitude more civilized. There is so much hate here.
So you might want to check yourself.
I don't care if it 'happened' to be civilized. The point stands that it's a completely unprofessional place to carry out their business. They got lucky because they did it when children were at school.1 -
daneyulebub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »Wow, not a rage post or prediction of F2P in the whole thing. No wonder they choose Reddit.
They are writers... How would they know about F2P and be able to answer questions on it.
Well, duh, of course they wouldn't. But I suspect if the same Q&A were held in this forum, based on the level of logic and perspective shown by a goodly chunk of the participants here, there would be a bunch of snide "LOL. Fix the balance before you write more lore" and "Maybe when the game goes F2P people will be around to read what you write" comments.
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ZOS_MichaelServotte✭✭✭✭✭
✭I’m just jumping in to comment about that AMA held yesterday on Reddit. As some of you mentioned it earlier, Reddit is open to people that don’t necessarily own an account of ESO forums, that way they can ask their question should they have one. We also made sure to keep you informed of it –invite you to join us and ask your own question and interact with our writing team.
That said, our team is working on some new exciting programs, there will be news pretty soon about those and we are working hard to share as much as possible with all of you.8 -
daneyulebub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Reddit is more accessible, since this site requires a user account, and its structure is more suited to a real time Q&A session. It's not a matter of "improving this forum". That's not what this forum is designed for. Reddit's is.
Sheesh, the things people find to complain about.
I'm all for Announcements hitting here first, but to simply host a Q&A elsewhere, after clearly announcing it here, is absolutely fine.Edited by daneyulebub17_ESO on September 11, 2014 3:07PMThis message confirms that you have successfully cancelled your subscription to The Elder Scrolls Online. You will no longer be charged for a subscription on a recurring basis, and your access to the game will expire at the end of your current subscription cycle.
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yiasemi✭✭✭✭These people seem to be slightly less than diverse. I do get why Nords are the way they are now anyway. The guy in blue seems to be the token milk-drinker?0 -
daneyulebub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Super_Sonico wrote: »I don't care if it 'happened' to be civilized. The point stands that it's a completely unprofessional place to carry out their business. They got lucky because they did it when children were at school.
Yeah! Soooooo unprofessional!
Oh, wait...Hi, I’m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything. I’ll be taking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET.
Proof it's me:Hi, I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask me anything.
Many of you know me from my Microsoft days. The company remains very important to me and I’m still chairman. But today my full time work is with the foundation. Melinda and I believe that everyone deserves the chance for a healthy and productive life – and so with the help of our amazing partners, we are working to find innovative ways to help people in need all over the world.I’m Brian Krzanich, and I have been the CEO of Intel Corporation since May 2013. I'm very excited to be here chatting with you today.I Am Astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently orbiting planet Earth.
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Hello Reddit!
My name is Chris Hadfield. I am an astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency who has been living aboard the International Space Station since December, orbiting the Earth 16 times per day.I am Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. Ask Me (almost) Anything.
submitted 1 month ago * by optimizeprime
It’s been about a year since our last AMA. A lot has happened since Twitch started three years ago, and there have been some big changes this week especially. We figured it would be a good time to check in again.Hello, and welcome to the first World of Warcraft Developer AMA on reddit! My name is Jonathan Brown, better known as Blizzard Entertainment community manager Zarhym. I’ll be facilitating today’s chat and am joined by lead quest designer Dave “Fargo” Kosak, lead encounter designer Ion “Watcher” Hazzikostas, lead systems designer Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street, and game director Tom “Kalgan” Chilton.Edited by daneyulebub17_ESO on September 11, 2014 3:30PMThis message confirms that you have successfully cancelled your subscription to The Elder Scrolls Online. You will no longer be charged for a subscription on a recurring basis, and your access to the game will expire at the end of your current subscription cycle.
We're sad to see you go now, but we'll be happy to welcome you back at any time! Whenever you're ready to come back, your characters will be waiting for you, just like you left them. You can return anytime by resubscribing on the Manage Subscription page on your Elder Scrolls Online account.
Please print this email and keep it for your records.9 -
R1ckyDaMan✭✭✭✭Greatfellow wrote: »ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »Hello everyone!
We'll be hosting a really fun AMA on Reddit with our Writing Team tomorrow, September 10th, from 2:00-4:00pm EDT. Our Writing Team is responsible for the storytelling, dialog, lore books, and more. Come with your best questions, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Who writes Pacrooti? I love that guy!
Jump over to reddit and ask em
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Audigy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭ZOS_MichaelServotte wrote: »I’m just jumping in to comment about that AMA held yesterday on Reddit. As some of you mentioned it earlier, Reddit is open to people that don’t necessarily own an account of ESO forums, that way they can ask their question should they have one. We also made sure to keep you informed of it –invite you to join us and ask your own question and interact with our writing team.
That said, our team is working on some new exciting programs, there will be news pretty soon about those and we are working hard to share as much as possible with all of you.
I don't think people are upset about your work, I am sure you do whatever you can and we all appreciate that.
Its just a weird step to demand that subscribed people must make a account at a third party website to communicate in such an event.
Every sign up in the internet requires an email and RL information. People don't want to give those out to third party websites especially if they run commercials for gold sellers etc.
The website is also very user unfriendly over there, its the typical FB generation style without the chance for real conversations it just doesn't fit the taste of many people who play your game, that's why they are angry.
If you guys work on improving the forum and have new things ready for us then this is great but also please understand the concerns that some people have.
Steam, Reddit or any other gaming network is not where they feel home - they like it here and have an account here not somewhere else.3 -
Super_Sonico✭✭✭✭@ daneyulebub17_ESO
This:Its just a weird step to demand that subscribed people must make a account at a third party website to communicate in such an event.
Every sign up in the internet requires an email and RL information. People don't want to give those out to third party websites especially if they run commercials for gold sellers etc.
The website is also very user unfriendly over there, its the typical FB generation style without the chance for real conversations it just doesn't fit the taste of many people who play your game, that's why they are angry.
I'm not contracting services with any of the people you posted about. That's great that public officials and other companies decide to post on there. I don't care as I'm not paying them to provide me a service.
I am paying ZOS to provide me a service and I expect them to use the tools associated with that service to communicate with me about it.
Not so professional for wanting to communicate with paying users of their service.
Which brings up the notion that they want to communicate with everyone. Fine. That is certainly a valued tactic and avenue for a business to pursue in order to grow their clientele.
However, given the absolutely ***-poor communication ZOS has had with the paying user base through the forums, I object to them holding an information forum for the broader public at the expense of their paying base. We are paying for their time. I wouldn't be upset about it if we had anything in the way of that kind of information available to us here on the forums. We don't.
My take on this being unprofessional stands.4 -
Oldtimer209✭✭✭It's good to see some interaction,but why d owe have to go to another website to get the latest news about ESO?2
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Night_Watch✭✭✭Super_Sonico wrote: »You have a forums. Please use them.
This, using third party sites is unprofessional and really shows how much they care for their paid costumers, for as long as they continue to use Reddit, i could care less for the future of ESO or any questions/answers provided there.
This is a very valid point of view. Reddit is a third party entity and not everyone wants to sign up for it."If there is an underlying oneness of all things, it does not matter where we begin, whether with stars, or laws of supply and demand, or frogs, or Napoleon Bonaparte. One measures a circle, beginning anywhere."
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✭I've just heard I'm going to be "eventually" in the game ! I am definitely excited !
"[–]ZOS_LawrenceSchick 20 points 23 hours ago
As I mentioned elsewhere, Sotha Sil (and Vivec) are very busy, and eventually we'll show you what they're busy AT. We've got big plans, see? Big plans."
It is letting me some time to become Tribune before he comes in :PEdited by Sotha_Sil on September 11, 2014 6:46PMRestoration is a perfectly valid school of magic, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! - Spells and incantations for those with the talent to cast them!6