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Valen_Byte · April 2015

m.stollb16_ESO wrote: »

Didn't see this on the EU server.
Out of curiosity, was it the same type of letters that appear when there's an announcement that the server goes down in 15/10/5 minutes or that the crown store is currently unavailable for maintenance?

It was just like the messages that pop up on screen when something happens in Cyrodiil. Like 'so and so took a scroll'
Huge, bright yellow, irritating, annoying, tacky, slimy, putrid message.

GaldorP · April 2015

Valen_Byte wrote: »

m.stollb16_ESO wrote: »

Didn't see this on the EU server.
Out of curiosity, was it the same type of letters that appear when there's an announcement that the server goes down in 15/10/5 minutes or that the crown store is currently unavailable for maintenance?

It was just like the messages that pop up on screen when something happens in Cyrodiil. Like 'so and so took a scroll'
Huge, bright yellow, irritating, annoying, tacky, slimy, putrid message.

Ah, ok, thanks

starkerealm · April 2015

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

This is surprising?

It's always surprising the first time someone decides to start scraping the bottom of the barrel.

This is the first time...?

With this particular barrel? Yep. Unless you've been seeing full screen ads popping up before this while playing.

Nah, I just don't differentiate barrels. : P

ZOS has been scraping the bottom for a while now. It's not like they're going to be writing any books on ethical treatment of their player base any time soon.

Dear god, man, then how do you keep track of which barrels have fish that need to be shot?

This is a new low, though. I suppose everyone who's been in the, "you can't trust anything they say," or, "how do you know a ZoS is lying? Their posting on the forums," crowd can get to say, "told you so." But... ugh.

Varicite · April 2015

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

This is surprising?

It's always surprising the first time someone decides to start scraping the bottom of the barrel.

This is the first time...?

With this particular barrel? Yep. Unless you've been seeing full screen ads popping up before this while playing.

Nah, I just don't differentiate barrels. : P

ZOS has been scraping the bottom for a while now. It's not like they're going to be writing any books on ethical treatment of their player base any time soon.

Dear god, man, then how do you keep track of which barrels have fish that need to be shot?

This is a new low, though. I suppose everyone who's been in the, "you can't trust anything they say," or, "how do you know a ZoS is lying? Their posting on the forums," crowd can get to say, "told you so." But... ugh.

One barrel. All the shots.

; )

LameoveR · April 2015

m.stollb16_ESO wrote: »

Out of curiosity, was it the same type of letters that appear when there's an announcement that the server goes down in 15/10/5 minutes or that the crown store is currently unavailable for maintenance?

Yep.

Elsonso · April 2015

I thought that System messages in chat were supposed to have the Z icon in front of them to prevent people from forging them, since any add-on can put "[System]" in the text that they put out.

starkerealm · April 2015

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

starkerealm wrote: »

Varicite wrote: »

This is surprising?

It's always surprising the first time someone decides to start scraping the bottom of the barrel.

This is the first time...?

With this particular barrel? Yep. Unless you've been seeing full screen ads popping up before this while playing.

Nah, I just don't differentiate barrels. : P

ZOS has been scraping the bottom for a while now. It's not like they're going to be writing any books on ethical treatment of their player base any time soon.

Dear god, man, then how do you keep track of which barrels have fish that need to be shot?

This is a new low, though. I suppose everyone who's been in the, "you can't trust anything they say," or, "how do you know a ZoS is lying? Their posting on the forums," crowd can get to say, "told you so." But... ugh.

One barrel. All the shots.

; )

But, now the barrel is in a superposition of decaying for three weeks in the heat and still having live fish that need to be shot. The horror.

Xendyn · April 2015

lordrichter wrote: »

I thought that System messages in chat were supposed to have the Z icon in front of them to prevent people from forging them, since any add-on can put "[System]" in the text that they put out.

It wasn't just in chat, it was also splashed across the screen like any other System message. More than once.

Elsonso · April 2015

Xendyn wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

I thought that System messages in chat were supposed to have the Z icon in front of them to prevent people from forging them, since any add-on can put "[System]" in the text that they put out.

It wasn't just in chat, it was also splashed across the screen like any other System message. More than once.

Yeah, I get that. I was just thinking back to the Z icon thing that is supposed to prevent people from pretending to be ZOS and saw that the screen capture did not have that.

Also, I do not know if the splash message is protected or if any add-ons can access it, but this has me wondering. Not that this might have been faked, but wondering if it can be.

pugyourself · April 2015

lordrichter wrote: »

Xendyn wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

I thought that System messages in chat were supposed to have the Z icon in front of them to prevent people from forging them, since any add-on can put "[System]" in the text that they put out.

It wasn't just in chat, it was also splashed across the screen like any other System message. More than once.

Yeah, I get that. I was just thinking back to the Z icon thing that is supposed to prevent people from pretending to be ZOS and saw that the screen capture did not have that.

Also, I do not know if the splash message is protected or if any add-ons can access it, but this has me wondering. Not that this might have been faked, but wondering if it can be.

It can be

Edit: however, the lack of an official denial makes me think it wasn't.

Ley · April 2015

nordsavage wrote: »

Quit trying to whittle down our accumulated crowns with impulse buys before the good stuff comes out.

For a while there I thought I was the only one who caught onto this.

squidgod2000b14_ESO · April 2015

nordsavage wrote: »

More class is expected from an Elder Scrolls game, even if it is an MMO. That is the kind of spam you get from bush league freemium mobile games.

squidgod2000b14_ESO · April 2015

m.stollb16_ESO wrote: »

Didn't see this on the EU server.

Apparently "National Pet Day" is an American thing, because of course it is.

Anyone know what tomorrow is? National popcorn day?

starkerealm · April 2015

squidgod2000b14_ESO wrote: »

m.stollb16_ESO wrote: »

Didn't see this on the EU server.

Apparently "National Pet Day" is an American thing, because of course it is.

Anyone know what tomorrow is? National popcorn day?

"National Crown Store Potions Day." $:\$

MarRyb · April 2015

I'd like to see on screen messages like "we've got rid of all lag from PVE and PVP, we stabilised FPS thorough the game and everything is now super stable, enjoy" lol... Otherwise this Crown Store advertising is unacceptable

WolfingHour · April 2015

While i understand that you need (and should) promote the new store content, do you have to splash it mid screen AND on the chat window?

Please remove it from the screen. It's bad enough that you get the PvP warnings with an option to opt out. Having a clean, stripped down ui that is flexible (with addons) is a great idea so please don't ruin it further.

squidgod2000b14_ESO · April 2015

WolfingHour wrote: »

Having a clean, stripped down ui that is flexible (with addons) is a great idea so please don't ruin it further.

We need an addon that blocks any system message which includes the words "crown store."

Elsonso · April 2015

pugyourself wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Xendyn wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

I thought that System messages in chat were supposed to have the Z icon in front of them to prevent people from forging them, since any add-on can put "[System]" in the text that they put out.

It wasn't just in chat, it was also splashed across the screen like any other System message. More than once.

Yeah, I get that. I was just thinking back to the Z icon thing that is supposed to prevent people from pretending to be ZOS and saw that the screen capture did not have that.

Also, I do not know if the splash message is protected or if any add-ons can access it, but this has me wondering. Not that this might have been faked, but wondering if it can be.

It can be

Edit: however, the lack of an official denial makes me think it wasn't.

Well, this is the weekend. With all due respect to the community staff on duty, the only thing that happens around here on the weekend is hall monitoring.

SHADOW2KK · April 2015

squidgod2000b14_ESO wrote: »

WolfingHour wrote: »

Having a clean, stripped down ui that is flexible (with addons) is a great idea so please don't ruin it further.

We need an addon that blocks any system message which includes the words "crown store."

There is an addon called No Thank You, that deals with most spam, its done by the reputable and legendary Garkin, who has done a lot of other useful addons, such as skyshards etc.

I don`t know for sure, but this addon might block these msgs, if not then I can /tell him tommorow sometime.

Alphashado · April 2015

I hope everyone that supported the B2P conversion is happy. This is exactly the kind of crap that ALWAYS follows. This is tacky and sleezy and everyone that was happy with the sub model tried to warn you about this kind of garbage.

If this gets out of hand, I will find a new game. I do not want ANY kind of digital reminder to whip out my credit card. Next it will be lock boxes or a flashing icon on the UI.

Pretty sad day.

Smaxx · April 2015

MarRyb wrote: »

I'd like to see on screen messages like "we've got rid of all lag from PVE and PVP, we stabilised FPS thorough the game and everything is now super stable, enjoy" lol... Otherwise this Crown Store advertising is unacceptable

Open the game, login with any character, then copy and "send" the following line as a chat message - enjoy!

/script CENTER_SCREEN_ANNOUNCE:AddMessage(0, 2, SOUNDS.QUEST_OBJECTIVE_STARTED, "we've got rid of all lag from PVE and PVP, we stabilised FPS thorough the game and everything is now super stable, enjoy")

newtinmpls · April 2015

Ley wrote: »

Quit trying to whittle down our accumulated crowns with impulse buys before the good stuff comes out.

Ley wrote: »

For a while there I thought I was the only one who caught onto this.

My understanding is that "impulse" buys end up being more lucrative because they are repeated more often. IF ZOS will be making it's income from the crown store, then they need to have a lot of repeat customers. So over the long haul things like one-shot items will be more profitable/likely than more "permanent" kinds of things.

Or categories of things:

A new costume every so often will be a better moneymaker than being able to dye your costume.

A new pet every so often will be a better moneymaker than adding a skill like to summon more kinds of things.

However, some things might be worth the development cost:

IF there is player housing, then furnishings become purchasable.

IF there was a section in collections called "pet training" than new emotes/tricks would become purchasable.

IF there was a section in collections called 'taming wild animals' than new one-shot "taming tools" would become purchasable.

ThatNeonZebraAgain · April 2015

Another thing is, I could have sworn back around Christmas that ZOS said that no real-world holidays would be represented in-game. I guess *** psuedo-holidays don't count.

TD5160_ESO · April 2015

Wow, people will complain about anything these days... A message shows up for 1-3 seconds, and everybody loses their mind.

Drazhar14 · April 2015

Wow, I can't believe they did that...

1, they are breaking immersion in their own game.

2, they are being pushy.

3, it makes them look desperate for money.

Please ZOS, don't do this.

Elsonso · April 2015

TD5160_ESO wrote: »

Wow, people will complain about anything these days... A message shows up for 1-3 seconds, and everybody loses their mind.

Yes. While this does not break the letter of what they said, it breaks the spirit.

https://reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/2tfb48/welcome_to_the_eso_tamriel_unlimited_aua

Dimitris8895 3 points 2 months ago

Will the cash shop be intrusive? I really like the minimal UI you guys have going on in the game, and I would totally hate to have a large spinning dollar/septim/crown/whatever telling me to "BUY ALL THE STUFF", especially if I am a current subscriber.

[ZOS_Ridout 2 months ago

The crown store is not intended to be intrusive. We do not direct the player to it or pop it up in front of you when you run out of potions.

Its just there when you want it.

TD5160_ESO · April 2015

It was a system message, which I've seen in just about every mmo to date. Not only in chat, but the text on the screen too. It's not uncommon, so being offended when it happens is ridiculous.

What I WOULD get upset about is if it just opened the crown store when you logged in, while they shouted about the items. Some mmos do that. This one does not.

It's not that big of a deal, and it is already over. Relax people.

Elsonso · April 2015

TD5160_ESO wrote: »

It was a system message, which I've seen in just about every mmo to date. Not only in chat, but the text on the screen too. It's not uncommon, so being offended when it happens is ridiculous.

What I WOULD get upset about is if it just opened the crown store when you logged in, while they shouted about the items. Some mmos do that. This one does not.

It's not that big of a deal, and it is already over. Relax people.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

nordsavage · April 2015

TD5160_ESO wrote: »

It was a system message, which I've seen in just about every mmo to date. Not only in chat, but the text on the screen too. It's not uncommon, so being offended when it happens is ridiculous.

What I WOULD get upset about is if it just opened the crown store when you logged in, while they shouted about the items. Some mmos do that. This one does not.

It's not that big of a deal, and it is already over. Relax people.

Complacent attitudes like yours are why things like this happen. You and those like you who are too used to playing low end games and MMO's (I'm an Elder Scrolls fan not an MMO fan myself). If you had not noticed you are the minority by a landslide in this matter. If you think this is over take a look at other things they have done like not letting you take earned crowns to the console, making mats obsolete and saying they can be sold for replacement value then they end up being next to worthless. The list is much longer and goes far back. The last thing Elder Scrolls needed was an MMO but since that ship has sailed they may as well keep the integrity of the franchise intact.

TD5160_ESO · April 2015

lordrichter wrote: »

TD5160_ESO wrote: »

It was a system message, which I've seen in just about every mmo to date. Not only in chat, but the text on the screen too. It's not uncommon, so being offended when it happens is ridiculous.

What I WOULD get upset about is if it just opened the crown store when you logged in, while they shouted about the items. Some mmos do that. This one does not.

It's not that big of a deal, and it is already over. Relax people.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."

Edmund Burke

Wow, overdramatic much? lol