Or maybe an option to buy crowns with in game gold?
So if you have some excess gold you can use it for a new mount or pet.

Since @ZOS_AlanG had to play bad cop (we still you) I c/p my post from other

Once upon a sad, bored time in my life I played a chinese browser "mmo", totally duped at first I was unaware of the whale marketing technique and all it entails, but they had free currency that could be earned.....you could watch 400 videos and earn the same currency to buy that 40.00 mount..or signup for this (junk product) for this many.....anyhow, years later I still get junk mail for my persona(s) created just to keep up with the benjamins, it becomes a full time job in itself just to earn enough.

To keep up with the free going out the door, the game has create more and more for suckers players actually paying to buy and the whole cycle becomes all about "what can we sell" vs "what kind of awesome content can we create"

So to answer from my perspective, NO! I do not want to see ESO become this way faster than it already is. I have to say no, I don't want to see "free" crown offers.

EndlessLuny wrote: »

Who all has a Real life? Bills?Children? Groceries? Wife/Husband? We alll do not have the money to fork over to by an additional game or half a game... We still like the product that is in the Crown store though! ( I would like a mount and a pet with Deadric Armor motif) but dont have that extra cash..

What if there were other means to getting crowns? Would you do it?

Who would and Who would not? Reply in comment on here cause not sure how to set up a Poll on these Forums.

There is one way to get 1500 a month but you are still paying for them. I am talking like completely free way of getting Crowns ( no money out of your pocket just time). Thats Subing to ESO plus. Which is fine if you want to do that and can afford it but a lot of people cant still.

What if you set up a system to where you complete so may Achievments or kill so many monters you get X amount of Crowns, If you emperor you get so many, if your Alliance holds Cyrodlll you get so many Crowns. Things like that I dont know how difficult it may be to insert to the system but I think it could be benefical @Zenimax

What is the peoples thoughts and opinions on this topic? I'm sure there is be some that say they dont need it (cause you've paid ) then some say no dont do that ( cause they are wanting to use their crowns and prices may go up)

@EndlessLuny , if they did this, they'd have to jack up their prices on their Crown Store items.. You want premium currency for free? Go to Neverwinter. Because there's no point in making what's supposed to be paid and premium free. It lessens the value of what us paying customers get, and they'd end up losing money due to us paying customers just working our butts off to get the same thing for free.

EndlessLuny wrote: »

BigM wrote: »

Really needed to make a 2nd thread? Hope you aren't thinking of doing a third!

I made a second Thread for thesimple fact that I wasnt getting feed back from this thread and I was wondering what everyone thought.

Honestly I'm surprised by the Hostile approach from some, given that it was just a question of opinion.

Given I understand thats their outlook on it that either (my opinion) Be all about the game and no life OR Life and no extra in game. To some "Free" Crowns is crazy is stupid but if you thinkk about It since ou have to buy the game there money for Dev.

If you havent play Neverwinter Its Free go play its an MMO and they have this concept I was talking about and Its free. People will always still buy Crowns no matter wat and still buy the game but If you offer something "free" with in game Think about the gamers that be curious and buy and try!!! Ref. The Withcer 3: Wild Hunt 16 free DLC Mostly little stuff but its the apperication they show towards the gamers.

But all and all it was a question and if you feel like you cant have a live and can't enjoy then thats your opinion

1. Never liked Neverwinter, can't compare to ESOTU!
2. So in your mind just buying the game gives you a right to free stuff? (you hurt people like me that paid for a whole year with no real content to make the consoles ready)!
3. People that are saying no to you want the game to get better and that my friend takes cash.
4. You have two options pay to keep the game going, go to Neverwinter!

Have a nice day,

From the old man!

To OP, with work, children, wife/husband, family in general, I'm sure all respect your enjoyments in life and would gladly buy you said crowns as a present. Problem solved.

I agree with everyone on the fact that you have to pay to make the game better, Won't ever hear me disagree or argue that fact!!! But if you think about it aanything and everything is possible!!! You already have to Sub to get extra content that expands the world and if you decide not to Sub anymore you lose the ability to explore those expanded Zones.. Correct me if I'm wrong.

With that said Couldnt you make the worth while stuff or brand new stuff DLC? Make it to if they did a "Free" way to get crowns then put the stuff new or highly liked in DLC and put expanded Zones in DLC for people not Sub if desire to make more money is the case.

I'm sure many of you disagree and that will be fine but if you think logically about it that could provide more money. Simple fact that some people dont want to work for the crowns they want them now and will scrap up the money to get them. Money!
You got people that can't do the month Sub for what ever reason that will be willing to pay for the Expanded Zones even have some People that Sub who will still purchase the Expanded Zones DLC.

Yeah they could jack the prices up and they could lower them also. That all depends on them and their moods because you know over past year all companies involved have made bank just from the purchases alone on PC and then you had another launch on Multi Consoles. So there is no need tosit there and say " Either pay and play, or dont pay and Don't play" Just for te simple fact that some people would be glad to have free CROWNS (not content). What is the Difference you'll ask. Difference is that the Stuff you are currently paying for is stuff already Programed into the game and doesnt need Time or effort to make work or embed into the Programming or Design of the Game. So to me thats not Content, Content is stuff like Expanded Zones, Flying Mounts, Cross Console PVP, ETC.

To the ones that say get a second job, I highly doubt you have a Full time Job and a Family you wish to see! If you DO have those things and a Second Job then my Hat is off to you. Cause thats a hard life to live and I wish the best for you in the future!!

Reverb wrote: »

The crown store is a cash shop. Cash.

For better or worse this is the business model Zeni has chosen. It makes no sense, and completely undermines that business model, to make crowns available for free. Those who cannot afford crowns will need to go without crown store items, full stop. ESO is better in that way than many games, because there is nothing for sale that actually improves game play. Just add it to the long list of things that people on tight budgets would like to have but can't.

I agree It is a Cash Shop that is needed to have a better game! And yes a long list that tight budget people would like to have!!