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I do believe she means 'Unique Voice Actor' and that's what 'VO' stands for. But could be something else.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Qyrk wrote: »

They're only premium since their clothes on these new ones looks expensive...

This is correct. The "premium" component is purely cosmetic - they do also have unique VO, but functionality-wise they are the same as the current portable banker and merchant.

But will they cost the same?

Unfortunately ZOS has kind of dug themselves into a hole with the way the priced the first merchant and banker, so now they're in a spot where to an extent they're damned if they do and they're damned if they don't.

If they had given the "premium" ones additional functionality over the original ones then a lot of people would be pissed off that they had wasted so many crowns on the originals (and rightly so). If the originals hadn't had such a high price tag, they could have added additional functionality to the "premium" ones at an increased price and it wouldn't have been as much of a big deal (yes, some people would still be upset, but to a lesser degree).

So because adding extra functionality wasn't really a viable option we're going to have "premium" ones that are functionally exactly the same as the "non-premium". In and of itself, that's perfectly fine. We've got lots of different things in the game that are functionally the same but cosmetically different, and that's perfectly OK.

Where this is going to be an issue with the "premium" banker and merchant is that inevitably there are going to be people who buy them thinking that they do something more than what the original ones do because of the "premium" title that they get. Whether it's justifiable for those people to have that expectation depends a lot on the specific wording on these assistants in the crown store when they go live, but justifiable or not there are going to be people who buy them and feel cheated.

And here's where the high price tag of the originals comes into play again. If the assistants didn't cost that much there would still be people who would go out and buy the "premium" ones and feel cheated, but it wouldn't be as big a deal to them as it will when they've spent 5000 crowns on each of them. They might post about it for a bit and complain, but it probably wouldn't be enough to really *** them off that much. At the prices they're at, though, you're going to have some people who paid 10K crowns to get the originals, and then another 10K crowns to get the "premiums", and they're going to feel like ZOS cheated them out of almost $200.

I think that ZOS is pretty good at pricing their purely cosmetic stuff: they've got a range of different items that may or may not appeal to everyone, and that are priced cheaply, moderately, and expensively. That's the right approach, because it targets different target markets. On the other hand, I think they've screwed up badly with their pricing of some of the "functional" stuff in the crown store, particularly the assistants.

LOL what is this .

xellink wrote: »

UrQuan wrote: »

Unfortunately ZOS has kind of dug themselves into a hole with the way the priced the first merchant and banker, so now they're in a spot where to an extent they're damned if they do and they're damned if they don't.

No they didn't. I believe the premium prices is only a skin/costume and can only be bought/used if you have the banker purchase to begin with. That way they can charge extra without stepping on their own feet.

I haven't seen anything to indicate that, and it would be completely contrary to the way they've done mounts and pets. Having said that, if that is the way these are implemented, and it's essentially just a new costume/personality for an existing assistant that you have to own in order to purchase this option... That's actually not a bad idea.

Probably be able to sell stuff to the merchant. Dunno 'bout the banker. Might these be the intersection of owning the banker/merchant and being a subscriber?

Also, where's my white wolf puppy pet? (Same datamine)

We should be able to dress these new assistants in costumes that we have unlocked, and dye their costumes. That would be a nice distinction between the basic version and the premium.

Anything to get another 10,000 crowns out of people.

Nice one.

Git Datamined

Unsent.Soul wrote: »

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

What I'm tripping on, is what am I supposed to do with my current banker? [snip] IS THIS!?

Good question. I guess we just threw 5k crowns away...

If you have both, it'll be 10k crowns.

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UrQuan wrote: »

. On the other hand, I think they've screwed up badly with their pricing of some of the "functional" stuff in the crown store, particularly the assistants.

The assistants are way overpriced, especially for what they do. If there's ever a sale on them, I might consider buying them. Maybe. For my house though, I want fully functional merchants that repair armour, and fully functional bankers that let me access the guild bank and guild stores.

Don't want it, don't buy it. it's just an Option what is not needed to play the game.