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Would you continue playing ESO if it went F2P?
Bouvin
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This poll is anonymous. Feel free to say how you voted in the comments.
Edited by Bouvin on November 7, 2014 4:18PM Would you continue playing ESO if it went F2P? 308 votes
Yes
22%
68 votes
No
62%
194 votes
Unsure
14%
46 votes
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Sypherioth✭✭✭Cant get worse right? even if we pay they seem to screw patches over and over.
If patch should be solving 10 things they solve 5 of them so 5 problems are left and then they make sure they create another 5 problems so they have still 10 problems.Edited by Sypherioth on November 7, 2014 4:22PM9 -
eventide03b14a_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I was going to say unsure, but honestly I probably wouldn't. I left EQ2 shortly after it became F2P. Once a game becomes F2P everything ends up behind a paywall. You end up spending more money than your sub fee just to get essential things.:trollin:15 -
Cuyler✭✭✭✭✭
✭I refuse to be nickel & dimed to death to play a game.Guild: STACK n BURN (gm) PC - NA
CP 810 18 Maxed Characters:
"How hard can u guar?" - Rafishul[/spoiler]15 -
Ragefist✭✭✭✭Dude. There has been so many such polls, always with same result. Its not gonna be F2P, get over it7 -
Muizer✭✭✭✭✭
✭Voted "unsure", but only because I never played a f2p game and don't know what it's like. Odds are against it though. I don't mind paying to play, but I don't want to the cost to become a factor in my in-game decisions.Edited by Muizer on November 7, 2014 4:30PMPlease stop making requests for game features. ZOS have enough bad ideas as it is!1 -
khele23eb17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
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P2P offered you 'hell yeah!' moments. F2P offers you 'thank god its over' moments.11 -
ThisOnePosts✭✭✭✭✭I believe I'd play it still just because I like the game.. however I'd be disappointed and in search of a new "main" MMO since F2P games often come plagued with problems. Forget the often released P2W elements, gold spammers and bots become so unchecked it's ridiculous (change ip, make new account for free.... = spammers/scammers/botters paradise).
This game would lose much of it's quality quick. I'd rather keep this subscription based, tyvm.2 -
rbenkepub19_ESO✭✭✭What irks me is that in every case where a game I was playing went from sub to F2P, you're given the option of still paying the sub, but the sub doesn't get you everything in the game, so you still have to pay extra money on top of the sub if you want everything the game offers. If the sub, and the sub alone, would give you full access to the game, I'd be ok with a mixed sub/F2P model. But that doesn't happen, at least not that I know of.
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Audigy✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots, keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
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lecarcajou_ESO✭✭✭✭Hell, yeah. There's all sorts of downsides to the F2P model, of course—but ESO's so pretty, I think I'd stick at least for a while, regardless."Morally Decentralized."1 -
Nestor✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭What, another thread from someone who does not want to pay for the game they are playing?
You know the old saying you get what you pay for? It exists for a reason.Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.
PakKat "Everything was going well, until I died"
Gary Gravestink "I am glad you died, I needed the help"4 -
daneyulebub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭LotRO went into a tailspin, quality-wise once they went "hybrid" F2P.
The gaudy store, the pay-to-win items creeping in, the constant nickle-and-diming, the illogical but irrefutable way that achievements and slow progress somehow stop being fun when they can just be bought...
I would never, ever stick with a game that's F2P. Two accounts gone the second it's ever announced.This 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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Daverios✭✭✭✭SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Edited by Daverios on November 7, 2014 6:26PM4 -
nalimoleb14_ESO✭✭✭✭I might, but remember at launch when the bots and gold sellers were spamming the game and forum 24/7? Yeahhhh, it would be like that all over again.0
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akalabethb14_ESO✭✭✭SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Gimme a break.
If it goes free to play, I'll no longer play.
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nine9six✭✭✭✭✭
✭Will cancel my Subscription and Uninstall the game the day they announce the game is going Free To Play. Didn't have a problem with doing that in the past. Won't have a problem with doing it in the future.Wake up, we're here. Why are you shaking? Are you ok? Wake up...5 -
daneyulebub17_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Why "when"? Devs have numerous times said they'd shut it down first. By all accounts (what little accounts we have) subs are doing fine (regardless of how many forum-whiners say otherwise). They're updating it regularly, adding new features, and consoles are presumably just around the corner, bringing in even more revenue.
Seriously... what do you base the "WHEN" on that's not just subjective sky-is-falling BS? Oh--let me guess--a guild you're in is empty!? Horrors!!! Or--or--yesterday you logged on and couldn't find a group!!!? Oh--maybe it's because you've found bugs or balance issues in an MMO(!!!) so somehow that indicates F2P! Or is it that there's a lot of complainers on these forums(!!!!!) so the game must be tanking!!!
There's no--NO--objective indication at all that this game is or ever will go F2P. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
This 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.1 -
Daverios✭✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Why "when"? Devs have numerous times said they'd shut it down first. By all accounts (what little accounts we have) subs are doing fine (regardless of how many forum-whiners say otherwise). They're updating it regularly, adding new features, and consoles are presumably just around the corner, bringing in even more revenue.
Seriously... what do you base the "WHEN" on that's not just subjective sky-is-falling BS? Oh--let me guess--a guild you're in is empty!? Horrors!!! Or--or--yesterday you logged on and couldn't find a group!!!? Oh--maybe it's because you've found bugs or balance issues in an MMO(!!!) so somehow that indicates F2P! Or is it that there's a lot of complainers on these forums(!!!!!) so the game must be tanking!!!
There's no--NO--objective indication at all that this game is or ever will go F2P. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
You think its up to the Devs? That is a laugh it is up to mangement and the bean counters. Devs only get paid to do exactly what they are told. I say this AS a developer making good pay. I do not make business decisions and I often disagree with elements I am asked to develop yet the choice is not mone so I deliver what was asked for by the business. And the businesses only motovation is $$$.
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akalabethb14_ESO✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Why "when"? Devs have numerous times said they'd shut it down first. By all accounts (what little accounts we have) subs are doing fine (regardless of how many forum-whiners say otherwise). They're updating it regularly, adding new features, and consoles are presumably just around the corner, bringing in even more revenue.
Seriously... what do you base the "WHEN" on that's not just subjective sky-is-falling BS? Oh--let me guess--a guild you're in is empty!? Horrors!!! Or--or--yesterday you logged on and couldn't find a group!!!? Oh--maybe it's because you've found bugs or balance issues in an MMO(!!!) so somehow that indicates F2P! Or is it that there's a lot of complainers on these forums(!!!!!) so the game must be tanking!!!
There's no--NO--objective indication at all that this game is or ever will go F2P. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
You think its up to the Devs? That is a laugh it is up to mangement and the bean counters. Devs only get paid to do exactly what they are told. I say this AS a developer making good pay. I do not make business decisions and I often disagree with elements I am asked to develop yet the choice is not mone so I deliver what was asked for by the business. And the businesses only motovation is $$$.
So you don't know, and just spouting pointless drivel. Gotcha.1 -
Daverios✭✭✭✭akalabethb14_ESO wrote: »daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Why "when"? Devs have numerous times said they'd shut it down first. By all accounts (what little accounts we have) subs are doing fine (regardless of how many forum-whiners say otherwise). They're updating it regularly, adding new features, and consoles are presumably just around the corner, bringing in even more revenue.
Seriously... what do you base the "WHEN" on that's not just subjective sky-is-falling BS? Oh--let me guess--a guild you're in is empty!? Horrors!!! Or--or--yesterday you logged on and couldn't find a group!!!? Oh--maybe it's because you've found bugs or balance issues in an MMO(!!!) so somehow that indicates F2P! Or is it that there's a lot of complainers on these forums(!!!!!) so the game must be tanking!!!
There's no--NO--objective indication at all that this game is or ever will go F2P. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
You think its up to the Devs? That is a laugh it is up to mangement and the bean counters. Devs only get paid to do exactly what they are told. I say this AS a developer making good pay. I do not make business decisions and I often disagree with elements I am asked to develop yet the choice is not mone so I deliver what was asked for by the business. And the businesses only motovation is $$$.
So you don't know, and just spouting pointless drivel. Gotcha.
Or this is not my first BBQ.
Edited by Daverios on November 7, 2014 7:27PM0 -
akalabethb14_ESO✭✭✭akalabethb14_ESO wrote: »daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »SWTOR is the best reason why not, so is GW2. To pay for stuff like action bars, faster running, bank slots,keys to open treasure, to enter pvp or pve zones ...
Honestly
Ding ding. We have a winner.
Poll should be titled WHEN goes FTP. It is coming and soonet than you might think. Before console for sure.
Why "when"? Devs have numerous times said they'd shut it down first. By all accounts (what little accounts we have) subs are doing fine (regardless of how many forum-whiners say otherwise). They're updating it regularly, adding new features, and consoles are presumably just around the corner, bringing in even more revenue.
Seriously... what do you base the "WHEN" on that's not just subjective sky-is-falling BS? Oh--let me guess--a guild you're in is empty!? Horrors!!! Or--or--yesterday you logged on and couldn't find a group!!!? Oh--maybe it's because you've found bugs or balance issues in an MMO(!!!) so somehow that indicates F2P! Or is it that there's a lot of complainers on these forums(!!!!!) so the game must be tanking!!!
There's no--NO--objective indication at all that this game is or ever will go F2P. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
You think its up to the Devs? That is a laugh it is up to mangement and the bean counters. Devs only get paid to do exactly what they are told. I say this AS a developer making good pay. I do not make business decisions and I often disagree with elements I am asked to develop yet the choice is not mone so I deliver what was asked for by the business. And the businesses only motovation is $$$.
So you don't know, and just spouting pointless drivel. Gotcha.
Or this is not my firsy BBQ.
Might not be, but you sure are acting like it is.
Daverios says, "These ribs taste like f2p because you didn't coat them with the sauce that I like."
"Eat your ribs, dear."
*Eats ribs*
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Cuyler✭✭✭✭✭
✭Guild: STACK n BURN (gm) PC - NA
CP 810 18 Maxed Characters:
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akalabethb14_ESO✭✭✭
Me too. Damn it Daverios, see what you've done.
*** I gotta go clean the smoker...1 -
Jitterbug✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭akalabethb14_ESO wrote: »Daverios says, "These ribs taste like f2p because you didn't coat them with the sauce that I like."
"Eat your ribs, dear."
*Eats ribs*
roflEdited by Jitterbug on November 7, 2014 7:36PM0 -
Armitas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭daneyulebub17_ESO wrote: »LotRO went into a tailspin, quality-wise once they went "hybrid" F2P.
The gaudy store, the pay-to-win items creeping in, the constant nickle-and-diming, the illogical but irrefutable way that achievements and slow progress somehow stop being fun when they can just be bought...
I would never, ever stick with a game that's F2P. Two accounts gone the second it's ever announced.
I remember the progression of decay after the Froobs came in. First "There will be no performance items in the cash shops" Second "Cash shop will only be items of convenience, some people have time, some people have money" Then came PvP brands, pots, skills, stat tomes and $40 horsehead broom mounts.
They were real sneaky with the stat tomes. To stick with their "convenience" mantra they inserted an item and gave it an intolerably low drop chance such that any reasonable person that wanted it would buy it rather than farm the extremely low drop rate.Edited by Armitas on November 7, 2014 8:01PMRetired.
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