The thing is, you never have to pay....ever. You don't need those potions. What happened to gaming for entertainment, to have a immersive experience. I've spent a ton on SWTOR but none of it on stuff to make me a better gamer, it was all clothes and vehicles for my 8 characters. Did I need to do it, no. Did I need to buy the horse in ESO's store...no. Do you need to buy the XP potions....no.

Not to mention XP potions are there to help f2p players get some of the XP they are losing to subbed players. But no one says you have to spend any money on it. If people don't spend the money, ZOS will put stuff in the store that people will spend money on, better armors, other mounts, customization.

And for the person who said none of us should stand by the decisions ZOS makes....1) it's their game...2) they are a company that's trying to make money off a game. That's all there is to it. You either stay and play or go find another game.

Sevalaricgirl wrote: »

Not to mention XP potions are there to help f2p players get some of the XP they are losing to subbed players.

XP boosts (or in this case referred to as "Potions") are more for everyone. It's something implemented into a mmo so players can get more xp than they usually will so they can level faster or such but without making it seem like they are directly paying to get to a higher level

Sevalaricgirl wrote: »

ZOS will put stuff in the store that people will spend money on, better armors, other mounts, customization.

All I gotta say is that armor and mount better not have good stats

Sevalaricgirl wrote: »

You either stay and play or go find another game.

Funny. I haven't played or touched the game since beta.

nimander99 wrote: »

ESO was never developed for the above situation. It was made for the fans of the series.

AHhahahahhahahha. ZOS will do whatever they can to make as much money as possible, don't ever doubt that. That's the primary purpose of the gaming industry as a whole, brotato

I believe 50% xp increase is too much, 20% or less would be ok.

Could xp pots lead to actual P2W items? Of course. I personally refuse to get my panties in a twist over it. Someone getting to 3600 cp before me isn't really that big of a deal. All the Chicken Littles need to get a grip. It doesn't matter how much you pitch a *** about this. If ZoS wants to implement P2W they will. I think they care about their player base a little more than that. They will make more than enough money selling wedding dresses.

Ryuho wrote: »

In Aion we had potions boosters.. XP potion boost, and AP potion boost, but with reasonable CD 24hrs.. and that was okey, u get higher exp/AP gain for 2 hrs and need to wait 22 hrs to pot again. Acording to post, where som1 posted a screenshot of ESO exp potion, ZOS plans only 2hr CD and potion stays for 2hrs duration.. thats mean u will be able to drink potion evry 2 hrs to boost ur exp by 50%.. It's insane.. You can get perma 50% boost to exp, if u can effort for it.. CD should be 10 hrs at least!!

you too can have access to this benefit if you your subscription LIKE YOU WERE BEFORE LAST MONDAY....

Seeing as ESO was already grind 2 win, I don't care about xp pots. Unless you want to waste your life there was no way you could keep up anyway, might as well get used to it. At least now I can grind new alts faster and still not really be competetive

But in the end, this was gonna happen and if it stops here.. I am still enjoying the game, I never really cared so much about the leaderboards etc. anyways, sure it was fun to be there but eventually you have to grind and/or pay to be there .. so whatever.

As long as I have fun I'll continue playing, once I'm not, I won't.

You have to realise that it's a hamster wheel, and avoid jumping on it. If you get on it, you'll find yourself grinding 'til your eyes bleed and having x amount of charges on your CC for XP Pots. But what you have to realise is most people who will do that, they will quit, really really fast.. as they'll get burned out and then jump to the next game.

I really don't see the "xp pot" thing like some of you do. Why do you care if someone else gets from a to b quicker than you? So what...There are plenty of people that wont be using pots, and by the time you get there, guess what, there are plenty of people just like you there. And, by the time its all said and done, you will be right there with the people that spent hard earned money to get where you are for free..That's their bad...I would feel like a fool to pay to get some where I could have gotten to for free.
The only reason anyone would really want to buy an xp pot anyway is;
1: They have a RL and dont have the time to put into the game that their friends are playing and want to keep up with them, so they can all play together when they do play.
2: Have some OCD to where they just HAVE to beat EVERYONE there.
3: Have the complex of "Keeping up with the Jones'es"...
XP pots are not the gateway drug of ESO!
Wait till you see some weapons/armor/fighting pet's..etc, before calling foul..and the sky is falling!

Ley wrote: »

A video speaks a thousand words, thank you!

and they all start with F

WhiskyBob wrote: »

I would have nothing against XP pots if not for Champion System

So you're special and have some magical insight that proves definitively that XP pots will affect the Champion Points System? Or let me guess here... you're just making an assumption?

I dunno if it's still like it is but go to Star Citizen web page and see the astronomical prices for things people are paying for and the game isn't even released yet, thousands I tell ya, thousands!

I looked at it about a month ago.

kokoandshinb14a_ESO wrote: »

DDuke wrote: »

That is exactly how I'd feel if I had to open Cash Shop & chug a potion every 2 hours.

no one in ESO says you have to use exp pots.

People who have an abundance of time to play these MMOS, but cant afford 14/mos to a set amount of in game currency, or have an extra 10.00 to buy in game currency can still level a they are doing so right now.

For people like me who work too much, have kids, and families, I welcome the emans to bridge the gap that powergamers have the niche in.

If people cant afford buy whatever is in the cash shop, this game is still lets you play free and powergame if you have the time.

Just because you have a busy life doesn't mean you should have a shortcut in a game. What people are just not grasping here is that it starts with a potion that increases XP and soon enough there becomes this arms race as to who can drop the most amount of cash to become as powerful as possible. You can dress these potions up as "convenience" items for busy people, but it doesn't stop the non busy people from also using them. That means you really don't get to catch up at all because the guy who doesn't have kids is also using the pots. Do you seriously not get this?

Ace_SiN wrote: »

That's one of my favorite vids of all time and he's a funny streamer. I like when he says "you lose cause you no pay". ArcheAge is P2W at its finest. Sure you can get everything by in game means, but the RNG to get the high tier gear is less than 1% per piece(and we're talking hundreds of thousands to millions of gold easy).

I had a blast in ArcheAge until the whales took over. Watching the bad PvPers(people that were stomped before they were geared) be able to take on 20+ by themselves turned the game into a crapfest.

It is unfortunate. Me and my wife had a ton of land in Sandeep, we were doing really well and enjoying it alot... I was wiping the floor with everyone in PvP np... then before long, people were not only spending hundreds or *thousands*, but bragging about it.

There was that one guild, cant remember the name... but the GM was literally a millionaire irl and spent $1,000 per person for his guildies... the whole guild was insanely geared.

Archeage had alot of potential, and Trion crapped the bed. I hope we don't say the same about ZoS in 10 months.