What are your plans in ESO with the change in business model?

GorraShatan · January 2015

Thought I'd try a less biased poll.

KefkaGestahl · January 2015

I will wait and see how the business model evolves and what upcoming content looks like

No "I hope it becomes P2W" option? I've wasted enough money on Team Fortress 2 and GTA Online. Might be nice to waste money on ESO for a change.

I like the game, but found it too tedious to replay. The cash store may just change my mind on that front. If I can get a good costume, and buy the right items, it may just motivate me to re-subscribe.

Ramtaku · January 2015

I will wait and see how the business model evolves and what upcoming content looks like

Fun or not fun, nothing else matters.

If any business model makes any game unfun (p2w) - /quit.

If they keep putting out new content that's fun /subscribed.

GorraShatan · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

KefkaGestahl wrote: »

No "I hope it becomes P2W" option? I've wasted enough money on Team Fortress 2 and GTA Online. Might be nice to waste money on ESO for a change.

I like the game, but found it too tedious to replay. The cash store may just change my mind on that front. If I can get a good costume, and buy the right items, it may just motivate me to re-subscribe.

That's a good point. Sorry, should have considered that. So much hate going around I didn't even consider that it'd be a bonus to some.

Maybe mark that down as option #1? It's probably the closest to "I want P2W."

folklore · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

Been through the switch with a few games. Even though they said it won't be pay to win, those kinds of things change over time. Crafting materials/recipes granted through cash shops to create better gear. Buying raid-quality gear.. all that stuff. . . Seen it before and hope it happens.

I'll give the game a shot. I enjoy it so much and have fun streaming it so only time can tell what will happen.

Knootewoot · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

I keep playing. I also play swtor still. The f2p model SWTOR has is not bad. Subs have advantage over f2p players. Also the shop is cosmetical. No ubergear. If TESO does the same i think the game will do fine. In fact, just like swtor, the numbers of players will increase. That is good for dungeons and PvP.

If the shop however becomes P2W, then im outa here. But for now the game hasn't changed for me. Ill keep subbing and having fun.

Heishi · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

I will probably let my monthly sub run into the first month. At that point I should get 1800 in vet crowns plus 1500 for the 1mo sub which will give me plenty to play with and decide if this is something I want to continue. At the least maybe I can get some mounts or something and drop sub or something

rotiferuk · January 2015

I plan to remain with ESO regardless of the business model

I intend to keep playing until I become bored with the game and have explored all its possibilities. As for F2P / P2W, as long as the subscription still remains and I get my 10% increases and regular Crown allocations, I will continue to play.

r.jan_emailb16_ESO · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

I actually would not mind being able to buy stuff as inventory space with crowns - provided you can still buy it with in-game gold, of course.

Swarog · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

My mate and community officer gone due to subscription changes.
He said that he was deceived by Zenimax.
I'm community leader and I have to persuade guild members to stay.
I don't see any problems with new subscriptions but my members do.

Derra · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

As long as they stick to the things they´ve announced in the stream (convienience items like pots, soulgems, food being not as good as player created ones) and they don´t offer any armor, upgrade, crafting materials (undaunted key, special lockpicks, whatever) in the store i´m good.

I like the possibilities it opens up and understand that it is most likely the best move with regards to console players. They don´t want to launch a niche (p2p) game there.
If it should become a major success on console (which is still in question because it is not a skyrim online but a liniar mmo) it would only benefit us pc-players in the long term in the amount of content created.
I´m not upset or unhappy if they stick to their no p2w plans.

shaunsteer2007b16_ESO · January 2015

I plan to remain with ESO regardless of the business model

As far as I'm concerned, as long as I am enjoying the game I will keep on playing. I will also still sub to it. It's the only game I have ever subbed to and I feel it's worth the commitment.

Fruity_Ninja · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

Staying subbed, if it turns to *** then I'll just unsub and play for free. If it gets too bad then I'd just pack up leave and find another game.

No points crying like a baby like so many are doing at the moment, such childish behaviour comes to the surface on gaming forums. You'd be forgiven for presuming the target market for video games is young kids between 3-5 years old.

Hopefully it draws in a lot of players, and hopefully the console versions are a major success for them as well. The more players that buy a copy of the game, the healthier the game will be in the long term. With a bit of luck no pay to win will be introduced into the game, which would be pretty easy to avoid as long as they avoid giving out gear, weapons or anything of the sort to those who pay.

Edhelliell · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W, but I don't plan to sub to ESO+

I will probably wait and see. I used to be subbed to Lotro for a long time, when it went F2P I could unlock all the lands by waiting for a promotion on those lands. I will keep my sub till some point, perhaps renew when a DLC comes out and buy the DLC with crowns and unsub again. This all depends on the price of crowns/DLC of course.

P2W is a no go, and I do believe that the devs feel the same way. Pitty the twich stream was so scripted.

SFBryan18 · January 2015

I plan to remain with ESO regardless of the business model

I'll play until I get bored.

Lookstowindwards · January 2015

I plan to keep playing ESO provided it doesn't become P2W with people paying "crowns" for better gear and/or utility like bank space. I plan to sub to ESO+

I'll remain and say subbed to see, how it envolves.
It seems that the change is mostly due to consoles: of course they could have make two different payment models for pc and console, but I think, it would have let to the same *** storm as going b2p has now.

I hope we get a lot of new and nice players through this change; also paying for the DLCs will most likely reduce the number of f2p-trolls coming.
AND I hope, as the non-subscribers have to pay for each DLC, we will get further and faster content updates.

As long as the game isnt going pay2win, Im fine - this will mostly depend on its success on consoles. So lets keep the fingers crossed.

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