Is there currently a way to earn crowns in-game?

EJRose83 · March 2015

I think it would be awesome if there was!!

Rosveen · March 2015

No, and I doubt there will be.

BlackEar · March 2015

There is not and there never will be.

Kragorn · March 2015

BlackEar wrote: »

There is not and there never will be.

Given ZOS' history of 180-degree U-turns I'd personally be wary of asserting 'never', but I agree that at present ZOS 'have no plans' I think it the best way to express it.

EJRose83 · March 2015

Aww, that's a shame. Despite how much of a pain it was at times, I actually have some fond memories of grinding for Turbine Points in LOTRO back in the day.

KhajitFurTrader · March 2015

EJRose83 wrote: »

Aww, that's a shame. Despite how much of a pain it was at times, I actually have some fond memories of grinding for Turbine Points in LOTRO back in the day.

Which was exactly the reason why Mithril Coins were introduced later, which could only be bought, and not earned in-game in any way.

Spottswoode · March 2015

KhajitFurTrader wrote: »

EJRose83 wrote: »

Aww, that's a shame. Despite how much of a pain it was at times, I actually have some fond memories of grinding for Turbine Points in LOTRO back in the day.

Which was exactly the reason why Mithril Coins were introduced later, which could only be bought, and not earned in-game in any way.

Actually they can be "earned" through Hobbit presents. Essentially a raffle, but it is possible for non subscribers to get them semi-regularly.

KhajitFurTrader · March 2015

Spottswoode wrote: »

KhajitFurTrader wrote: »

EJRose83 wrote: »

Aww, that's a shame. Despite how much of a pain it was at times, I actually have some fond memories of grinding for Turbine Points in LOTRO back in the day.

Which was exactly the reason why Mithril Coins were introduced later, which could only be bought, and not earned in-game in any way.

Actually they can be "earned" through Hobbit presents. Essentially a raffle, but it is possible for non subscribers to get them semi-regularly.

Ah, yes, the infamous "slobbit machines". A "gamble" (in every sense of the word) invented to up the daily login numbers, which were faltering fast at the time...

But given the fact that after their introduction, increasingly more and more "convenience" could only be bought (or rather, inconvenience could only be avoided) by paying Mithril Coins, it was clear that they were meant to be bought, not earned.

UrQuan · March 2015

I don't see what incentive there could be for ZOS to ever make crowns something that you could get in-game.

Conversely, from the point of view of ZOS, I see one big reason not to make crowns something you could get in-game: they'd make less money selling crowns (and subscriptions that come with crowns) if you could just grind them out in-game.

Potenza · March 2015

The only way to get them in-game - technically, would be to subscribe.

Zershar_Vemod · March 2015

Never will be, no profit in it.

Hadria · March 2015

It would be nice if they made it so

Fox Hunter · March 2015

I realy think that let players convert gold into crowns is something that ZOS should consider for the future. Make crown store items grindable would help a lot on keep ppl interested in the game, which means more people interested on buying future DLCs.

It would not stop people from buying crowns with real money, at the same time that would avoid the fundation of the "cashers class" based on the items ppl have. Not to mention that it would allow CS to have much more versatile items.

UrQuan · March 2015

Fox Hunter wrote: »

I realy think that let players convert gold into crowns is something that ZOS should consider for the future. Make crown store items grindable would help a lot on keep ppl interested in the game, which means more people interested on buying future DLCs.

It would not stop people from buying crowns with real money, at the same time that would avoid the fundation of the "cashers class" based on the items ppl have. Not to mention that it would allow CS to have much more versatile items.

If they did introduce a way to grind crowns, they couldn't do it so that you could buy them with gold. That would be an incentive for bots and gold sellers to try to infest the game again like they did back at launch.

Kalman · March 2015

No and there shouldn't be.

prototype1x · June 2015

I wouldn't say never will be or shouldn't ever be,some of the stuff they offer is cool as hell and the fact that you gotta spend more to get it is dumb,I think key to a great game is give players the short cut or the option to earn it.

RedTalon · June 2015

Nope its the main source of income for ZOS now so doubt there will ever be

Just my two crowns

Lenikus · June 2015

Not BigZen's thing to turn down profit ... can't blame 'em, i would do just the same thing