Season: Wild Hunt Mystery Crate

qsnoopyjr · March 2017

What do you think about the name "Wild Hunt"

Recremen · March 2017

"Wild Hunt" is a lore-abiding name being slapped on a terrible gambling system that has no place in a game with a functional direct-purchase cash shop.

JamieAubrey · March 2017

Don't question Loremaster Lawrence

phairdon · March 2017

Reminds me of the witcher 3.

qsnoopyjr · March 2017

No offense to ZoS.

But Wild Hunt, top of mind for me is Hearts of Thorn GW2... You know... The Slyvari.
Traehearne's Wild Hunt... Caithe's Wild Hunt... Slyvari, they all have "Wild Hunts"

Nothing Elder Scrolls related screams wild hunt. Wild Hunt has no meaning for me in Elder Scroll games.
It's as if someone was hired to come up with a name, and has no knowledge of Elder Scrolls and just slapped on Wild Hunt, because its trending in MMORPG.

What about vision? What about history? The Elder Scrolls

Only see 2 MMOs competing right now, GW2 and ESO. Using words to bring back memories of another game isn't a good marketing tactic.

JamieAubrey · March 2017

The Wild Hunt is a ritual known only to the Bosmer shamans of Valenwood. This ritual act is reserved to protect Valenwood from invading forces. It permanently transforms all participants into mindless, blood-thirsty monsters who first consume all of their enemies and then themselves. The Bosmer have noted that all monsters in the world were born from previous Wild Hunts. The ritual is also performed at the end of each Era, as a ritualistic practice within Valenwood.

King Borgas of Winterhold in Skyrim was killed by a Wild Hunt in 1E 369. He fell victim to this whilst travelling to Cyrodiil in an effort to create a war against the Bosmer.

akl77 · March 2017

Good name

phairdon wrote: »

Reminds me of the witcher 3.

This ^

qsnoopyjr · March 2017

@JamieAubrey how you find that out? You actually read the lorebooks?

Difference between wild hunt in ESO is, the game doesnt promote it, the storyline doesnt engrain it in your mind. However, GW2 is very good at making good storylines that flow and consistent, Wild Hunt is very popular and thats something NPCs will talk about a lot.

ESO you have so many things going on, no emphasis.
GW2 a lot going on, but emphasis on certain parts, Wild Hunt being one of them.

One other difference, GW2 names it Wyld Hunt, so in google searches its not found. ESO uses Wild Hunt, its after a bunch of other links of another MMORPG The Witcher.

So basically this name, loses to GW2, and the The Witcher. When you pick names, usually you want to be at the top of google searches. White areas, you dont go being part of the glooobedy glop.

Again, HBS Blue Ocean Strategy, go into areas uncontested... Why you keep going with Red Ocean strategy???

Sibenice · March 2017

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

Nothing Elder Scrolls related screams wild hunt. Wild Hunt has no meaning for me in Elder Scroll games.

Well, you know. Except this:

JamieAubrey wrote: »

The Wild Hunt is a ritual known only to the Bosmer shamans of Valenwood. This ritual act is reserved to protect Valenwood from invading forces. It permanently transforms all participants into mindless, blood-thirsty monsters who first consume all of their enemies and then themselves. The Bosmer have noted that all monsters in the world were born from previous Wild Hunts. The ritual is also performed at the end of each Era, as a ritualistic practice within Valenwood.

King Borgas of Winterhold in Skyrim was killed by a Wild Hunt in 1E 369. He fell victim to this whilst travelling to Cyrodiil in an effort to create a war against the Bosmer.

qsnoopyjr · March 2017

gimme an LOL button.

Serious note, 100 views and 6 votes? This is why things arent great anymore. People want to support a brand/company, but they refuse to let them know weaknesses, hence they go back and tell marketing boss. Yep it worked, poll shows 100% good name for mystery crate.

Next time I make a poll, I'm going to include. Hopeful it makes ESO more successful, I love this game. So you 94 voters can pick that option, sense you know the name is terrible, but you don't want to downgrade a game you like playing.

Cadbury · March 2017

Good name

phairdon wrote: »

Reminds me of the witcher 3.

Reminds me of Wild Turkey

Synfaer · March 2017

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

gimme an LOL button.

Serious note, 100 views and 6 votes? This is why things arent great anymore. People want to support a brand/company, but they refuse to let them know weaknesses, hence they go back and tell marketing boss. Yep it worked, poll shows 100% good name for mystery crate.

Next time I make a poll, I'm going to include. Hopeful it makes ESO more successful, I love this game. So you 94 voters can pick that option, sense you know the name is terrible, but you don't want to downgrade a game you like playing.

umm...if the poll was in the least bit interesting i might have voted.
Who seriously cares what they called these awful green visual pollutants.

Vaoh · March 2017

Good name

It's a fantastic name imo

Sengra · March 2017

GW2? Not really (even thought it is used in more than one fantasy-themed game I guess).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Hunt

Turelus · March 2017

Good name

I don't see any issues with it.

It seems to fit the contents of the crates and let us know well in advance the kind of theme they were going for.

Mashille · March 2017

I couldn't care less about the name. Might as well call them 'pointless' cos I'm not gonna buy them.

JKorr · March 2017

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

@JamieAubrey how you find that out? You actually read the lorebooks?

Difference between wild hunt in ESO is, the game doesnt promote it, the storyline doesnt engrain it in your mind. However, GW2 is very good at making good storylines that flow and consistent, Wild Hunt is very popular and thats something NPCs will talk about a lot.

ESO you have so many things going on, no emphasis.
GW2 a lot going on, but emphasis on certain parts, Wild Hunt being one of them.

One other difference, GW2 names it Wyld Hunt, so in google searches its not found. ESO uses Wild Hunt, its after a bunch of other links of another MMORPG The Witcher.

So basically this name, loses to GW2, and the The Witcher. When you pick names, usually you want to be at the top of google searches. White areas, you dont go being part of the glooobedy glop.

Again, HBS Blue Ocean Strategy, go into areas uncontested... Why you keep going with Red Ocean strategy???

Many players who enjoy the ES world read the lorebooks in-game.

The Wild Hunt has a background outside video games. Britain, Germany and Scandinavia have folklore about the Wild Hunt. Its mentioned as an omen of coming catastrophe and disaster. One leader is Herne the Hunter; I'd guess Hircine is bases on him. And guess what Hircine's werwolves are called....Hounds. Sounds about right for the Wild Hunt, actually.

Eshja · March 2017

Good name

@qsnoopyjr Check that out, it's a lorebook you asked about. Good story though.
http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:A_Dance_in_Fire,_Chapter_4

KerinKor · March 2017

Wild hunt??? Reminds me of GW2... Hearts of Thorns

Yes, 'Wild Hunt' is a term GW2 had in at release, I see zero relevance in ESO for using it.

LMar · March 2017

Good name

Good name as names go, but not sure why Wild Hunt mounts are suddenly flooding Tamriel when the Hunt hasn't been started.

The Wild Hunt is even referenced in the quests in AD. Elder Scrolls lore is richer and older than GW2 so you might say GW2 copied it :P When I hear Wild Hunt I think about the real world mythology Wild Hunt, the Elder Scrolls Wild Hunt and one of my character's names Hunts-for-Wisdom. I didn't even know GW2 had a wild hunt association until you mentioned it.

Izaki · March 2017

phairdon wrote: »

Reminds me of the witcher 3.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

casparian · March 2017

Good name

So basically this name, loses to GW2, and the The Witcher. When you pick names, usually you want to be at the top of google searches.

The Wild Hunt has been a part of Elder Scrolls lore since 2002. Just because other games have used the phrase since then (or because you're new to the series or don't read the in-game books) doesn't mean ZOS should refrain from referencing their own well-established lore. I for one am glad they didn't put marketing concerns ahead of the lore on this one.

O_LYKOS · March 2017

I prefer them to be called "blow your paycheck on me" crates

megnin · March 2017

Cadbury wrote: »

phairdon wrote: »

Reminds me of the witcher 3.

Reminds me of Wild Turkey

Reminds me of Wild Goose Chase

AlienatedGoat · March 2017

I honestly don't care what they call their gambling boxes.
I'll still think they're crap.

Sibenice · March 2017

qsnoopyjr wrote: »

gimme an LOL button.

Serious note, 100 views and 6 votes? This is why things arent great anymore. People want to support a brand/company, but they refuse to let them know weaknesses, hence they go back and tell marketing boss. Yep it worked, poll shows 100% good name for mystery crate.

Next time I make a poll, I'm going to include. Hopeful it makes ESO more successful, I love this game. So you 94 voters can pick that option, sense you know the name is terrible, but you don't want to downgrade a game you like playing.

If you'd made a choice for not caring about the name of the loot boxes then I'd have voted.

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