I never find myself so bogged down in PvE that I need a banker or a merchant. If I start finding trash drops and run low on space, I start throwing stuff away. And worst case, I'll spend 146 gold to wayshrine to a town. If I'm deep in a dungeon and start getting loaded with gear, we're talking making MAYBE 2000g to 3000g, unless I'm somewhere with rare drops that are worth something. But gold is meaningless in a game with BoP and BoE. Now that VR16 materials are plentiful, the only thing gold is really needed for is jewelry if I don't want to try for it myself.

Even if I could repair at the merchant or the banker let me put things up in the guild store, the price point would be around 500 to 1000 crowns. And the only place it's actually convenient is Cyrodiil or IC where you can't just wayshrine away. I'm sure people will buy it, but it offers no aid at all to anyone who doesn't have 146g on them.

UrQuan wrote: »

Personally I simply can't justify the price.

Your questionnaire didn't really give me enough options to answer the way I want to, @UrQuan . I'll say this, I do think the price seems rather high for an overglorified pet that has less functionality than standard merchant/banker. Given that these are pets as well makes it much less likely that I'm interested in buying them now. I'd rather wait until there were a wide array of models to choose from, rather than plunk down $50-$100 dollars on two character models which may seem ***-hum in a couple of weeks. Just like with horses and pets, unless something really stands out for me why should I pay for it - particularly at a 50-100 dollar price point? I've made this statement before in other areas of the boards and tried to forward the thought to @ZOS_GinaBruno and @ZOS_JessicaFolsom . The price point isn't TOO bad if we know for certain they will have more reasonably priced 'skin upgrades' to overlay on the system. If however I see another minion for sale in a month that I would have preferred to follow me around on my adventures, I'll be pretty annoyed. It is for this reason and this reason alone that I hold onto my dollars/crowns. I would like to be able to clean up inventory on the fly while grinding, so this is a nice convenience, but the esthetic side of the convenience is what gives me pause.

If I were them I'd price it all based on horse pricing. Horses provide functionality as well as esthetic benefits - and that's how I see these hirelings. A daedric/elemental butler for instance could have magical shiny horse pricing (Takubar Ice horse or the Fire horse). A goblin/falmer/maormer/etc wierd butler could be the middle-high price range (like for camels, tadpoles aka guar, bears etc). Normal price butler/merchant could be priced roughly like standard horse. That's how I think they should have done it.

UrQuan wrote: »

Simple question arising from this discussion thread:
http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/256368/5000-crowns-for-the-upcoming-assistants-worth-it#latest
At the price of 5000 Crowns each that's been announced here:
http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/2016/03/28/meet-your-new-assistants
will you buy the new assistants?

I bought both of course money is not the issue i use the the banker often but merchant is a let down without the ability to repair equipment.

I would buy both if the merchant repaired, and if the banker had guild banks.

wonkydog wrote: »

ScarEra wrote: »

I bought it guys and I regret it, I thought it will repair the damaged armor like other merchant (we used to) but it doesn't.. A total waste.

Contact support about a refund. They have been refunding people who purchased under that impression. They should have listed the product properly. If people still want it when they know the limits that is fine but to buy thinking it is fully featured is a bit deceptive

Raised 2 tickets, both were ignored.

The banker would be handy for my crafting. That said the price is to high. I find the free Fence I got very useful.

You need the option "I already bought one."

Love my banker.

bountyspiter wrote: »

Stanko wrote: »

I bought both with the free crowns that I got from being an ESO+ member. It's the first time that I've used my crowns. I think that they add some convenience, especially by not having to go to the bank. The banker saves me about a minute each time one of my toons does crafting writs.

so... in other words you gave 70e because you save 1 minute of real time in the middle of your crafting writs???? are you setting an alarm every time you go to the toilet while ingame too???

you must be 1 of these 3:
1 - so rich that you dont know where else to throw your money
2 - so bored that you gotta keep the hype up without even losing 1 minute
3 - so *** because of reasons

if it was a poll, i would definately vote option 3 for you

enjoy your new assistants.

That's a bit harsh isn't it? I actually considered getting the banker/merchant for the simple reason that my time to play is scarce, and I have more money than time. The reality though is that I'm so tight my pennies scream every time they leave my wallet. I have a hard time parting with money if it feels like something is overpriced. This is one such occassion. The functionality is interesting on the long term time savings, but the problem for me that really hurts its value is that these things are tied to a specific look/esthetic. I'd rather have an unlocking functionality, and then be able to pick up new assistant styles for a more reasonable price in the future. I can't see myself buying multiple bankers for instance, just to have a different looking banker for different characters. This inherently makes the purchase less interesting to me, and I'm positive I'm not alone in this regard. There's no reason to disparage people here.

Oh I'll get it. Just not for 5k.

Ended up buying the banker during the XP event, wanted to maximize my limited playtime.

So an awesome convenience!!!!

Bethesda is hoping those who've played hundreds and thousands of hours may start to feel tired of running to the banks and merchants all the time and be willing to spend $$$$ for this kind of convenience. If I get to that point, then I will say to myself that it's probably time to stop playing.

Personally, I think the price is a little steep but I'll save up for the banker - merchants that can't repair might as well be mannequins.

As for other things being thrown up on the CS, prices are getting steeper across the board - no mount should cost more than 500 crowns unless it has perks/special abilities. Companions should also be a flat cost of 300-400 crowns.

Just my two crowns.