Pathemavan wrote: »Mephisto939 wrote: »You have quoted me a section of the EULA saying they can change the EULA on a whim. Yes, in theory they obviously can. Whether or not it is legally binding and enforceable is another thing altogether.
Oh, very true. However, what change to the EULA in particular are you questioning the legality of?
Talon_Draconis wrote: »The stuff is all cashshop stuffShedsHisTail wrote: »Talon_Draconis wrote: »
How wrong you are. In any MMO where there is a new class it is in an expansion. We got the Warden class with this EXPANSION. No bait and switch. No nothing. And just so you know, I am a ESO+ subscriber.
1. Get rid of this "if other MMO's do it this way then every MMO should!" it's absolute nonsense, and i doubt those MMO's promised "if you subscribe you always get access to all content" like ESO did. Also, i'm curious, are you for or against having an AH in ESO? i'm guessing you're selectively against it, while selective about what all MMO's have to do based on what other MMO's do.
2. Where on earth does this "new class = expansion" logic comes from? So if an MMO just sells a "New class, nothing else" pack, is it an expansion then? Should we take every single player game in known existence to court for mis-using the term expansion when they offer no 'new class'? I don't think Fallout 3 had a class system, but it has expansions!
Warden was cut content to begin with. it's hardly new when they held onto it for later...
Guild wars 2 all content additions are included in the base price they don't even have subs
The only reason I am not playing it is can't really get into the story and lore of the game
*cough*
http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns
The game along will all the expansion races dungeon ect are free there is no difference in the content of the game the only differences between eds is the same stuff available if the cashsop .
Pretty well the same stuff that is in our cashsop.
The thing is all dlc chapters ect was included since I bought GW2 years ago.....if I wanted to I could dl heart of thorns right now and would not have to pay a cent more than I paid for the game years ago.
Now zmax forcing me to pay for dlc when I even paid them a sub so I when they said all future dlc would be included
Calling it a chapter and making it cash only so they can get a few bucks really pisses me off!
Of course it is, just as as crates are. They told us they would never do anything like RNG crates at the start just as they told us subscriptions would get all content, hell they made subbing optional because it would be a "buy once" thing. They lied on both accounts telling people "no, we won't do this, we will do that" knowing full well people will get into the game because of what they specifically promise. and then they go around and change their minds.
I'm just waiting for the moment to hear someone takes this further.
I_killed_Vivec wrote: »Fleshreaper wrote: »Mephisto939 wrote: »I honestly doubt anything like a class action lawsuit will come from this, but if it did ZOS would be on pretty shaky ground. People saying they can change the EULA and do whatever they want are just plain wrong.
Incorrect! If they change the EULA and post it again, you once again have the OPTION to accept it or not.
Hmmm... not quite so straightforward, particularly if they have already taken your cash.
"You promised me a great game, you took my cash, you made me agree to the EULA before I could play it... I find it does not live up to your advertising promises..."
Of course it would cost too much to take them to court, which is precisely why they get away with it.
In fact many licence agreements wouldn't hold up in court, again, costs too much to find out.
They should put the crafting bag on a stick and add it as a 2h weapon for subscribers.
missjackieb14_ESO wrote: »Of course it is, just as as crates are. They told us they would never do anything like RNG crates at the start just as they told us subscriptions would get all content, hell they made subbing optional because it would be a "buy once" thing. They lied on both accounts telling people "no, we won't do this, we will do that" knowing full well people will get into the game because of what they specifically promise. and then they go around and change their minds.
I'm just waiting for the moment to hear someone takes this further.
Just because a company says one thing at the very beginning, doesn't mean they can't change their minds later on down the line. Have you never changed your mind? Were you firm in your decision, like ever, and then one day decided to change your mind? Never?
ShedsHisTail wrote: »Talon_Draconis wrote: »The stuff is all cashshop stuffShedsHisTail wrote: »Talon_Draconis wrote: »
How wrong you are. In any MMO where there is a new class it is in an expansion. We got the Warden class with this EXPANSION. No bait and switch. No nothing. And just so you know, I am a ESO+ subscriber.
1. Get rid of this "if other MMO's do it this way then every MMO should!" it's absolute nonsense, and i doubt those MMO's promised "if you subscribe you always get access to all content" like ESO did. Also, i'm curious, are you for or against having an AH in ESO? i'm guessing you're selectively against it, while selective about what all MMO's have to do based on what other MMO's do.
2. Where on earth does this "new class = expansion" logic comes from? So if an MMO just sells a "New class, nothing else" pack, is it an expansion then? Should we take every single player game in known existence to court for mis-using the term expansion when they offer no 'new class'? I don't think Fallout 3 had a class system, but it has expansions!
Warden was cut content to begin with. it's hardly new when they held onto it for later...
Guild wars 2 all content additions are included in the base price they don't even have subs
The only reason I am not playing it is can't really get into the story and lore of the game
*cough*
http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns
The game along will all the expansion races dungeon ect are free there is no difference in the content of the game the only differences between eds is the same stuff available if the cashsop .
Pretty well the same stuff that is in our cashsop.
The thing is all dlc chapters ect was included since I bought GW2 years ago.....if I wanted to I could dl heart of thorns right now and would not have to pay a cent more than I paid for the game years ago.
Now zmax forcing me to pay for dlc when I even paid them a sub so I when they said all future dlc would be included
Calling it a chapter and making it cash only so they can get a few bucks really pisses me off!
It's not very often that I wish I hadn't deleted old emails.
I could have sworn they were asking money for the expansion, but I can't find all the spammy emails they sent trying to get me to buy it.
That said, I played Guild Wars 2 for a couple years. And the quality of their game updates doesn't come anywhere near what ZOS has given us. Every update they released month after month was essentially the same thing, one small zone, with a new grind, new jump puzzle, couple generic world bosses (which would get zerged down hour after hour for the grindy stuff), and some new RNG cash shop item. It's why I quit playing. I loved the way the game played, I loved the way the game looked, an I even kinda liked the story; but none of their new content was new, it was the same old crap every month reskinned.
Mephisto939 wrote: »Pathemavan wrote: »Mephisto939 wrote: »You have quoted me a section of the EULA saying they can change the EULA on a whim. Yes, in theory they obviously can. Whether or not it is legally binding and enforceable is another thing altogether.
Oh, very true. However, what change to the EULA in particular are you questioning the legality of?
I don't have the old and new EULAs to compare side by side, and it's kind of a moot point. I am simply saying that those arguing that EULA gives ZOS license to basically do whatever it wants are mistaken.
Mephisto939 wrote: »missjackieb14_ESO wrote: »Of course it is, just as as crates are. They told us they would never do anything like RNG crates at the start just as they told us subscriptions would get all content, hell they made subbing optional because it would be a "buy once" thing. They lied on both accounts telling people "no, we won't do this, we will do that" knowing full well people will get into the game because of what they specifically promise. and then they go around and change their minds.
I'm just waiting for the moment to hear someone takes this further.
Just because a company says one thing at the very beginning, doesn't mean they can't change their minds later on down the line. Have you never changed your mind? Were you firm in your decision, like ever, and then one day decided to change your mind? Never?
The whole purpose of contracts is to protect parties from just changing their mind. Maybe I should call ZOS and ask for all my ESO+ money back because I changed my mind.
Mephisto939 wrote: »missjackieb14_ESO wrote: »Of course it is, just as as crates are. They told us they would never do anything like RNG crates at the start just as they told us subscriptions would get all content, hell they made subbing optional because it would be a "buy once" thing. They lied on both accounts telling people "no, we won't do this, we will do that" knowing full well people will get into the game because of what they specifically promise. and then they go around and change their minds.
I'm just waiting for the moment to hear someone takes this further.
Just because a company says one thing at the very beginning, doesn't mean they can't change their minds later on down the line. Have you never changed your mind? Were you firm in your decision, like ever, and then one day decided to change your mind? Never?
The whole purpose of contracts is to protect parties from just changing their mind. Maybe I should call ZOS and ask for all my ESO+ money back because I changed my mind.
Talon_Draconis wrote: »ShedsHisTail wrote: »Talon_Draconis wrote: »The stuff is all cashshop stuffShedsHisTail wrote: »Talon_Draconis wrote: »
How wrong you are. In any MMO where there is a new class it is in an expansion. We got the Warden class with this EXPANSION. No bait and switch. No nothing. And just so you know, I am a ESO+ subscriber.
1. Get rid of this "if other MMO's do it this way then every MMO should!" it's absolute nonsense, and i doubt those MMO's promised "if you subscribe you always get access to all content" like ESO did. Also, i'm curious, are you for or against having an AH in ESO? i'm guessing you're selectively against it, while selective about what all MMO's have to do based on what other MMO's do.
2. Where on earth does this "new class = expansion" logic comes from? So if an MMO just sells a "New class, nothing else" pack, is it an expansion then? Should we take every single player game in known existence to court for mis-using the term expansion when they offer no 'new class'? I don't think Fallout 3 had a class system, but it has expansions!
Warden was cut content to begin with. it's hardly new when they held onto it for later...
Guild wars 2 all content additions are included in the base price they don't even have subs
The only reason I am not playing it is can't really get into the story and lore of the game
*cough*
http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns
The game along will all the expansion races dungeon ect are free there is no difference in the content of the game the only differences between eds is the same stuff available if the cashsop .
Pretty well the same stuff that is in our cashsop.
The thing is all dlc chapters ect was included since I bought GW2 years ago.....if I wanted to I could dl heart of thorns right now and would not have to pay a cent more than I paid for the game years ago.
Now zmax forcing me to pay for dlc when I even paid them a sub so I when they said all future dlc would be included
Calling it a chapter and making it cash only so they can get a few bucks really pisses me off!
It's not very often that I wish I hadn't deleted old emails.
I could have sworn they were asking money for the expansion, but I can't find all the spammy emails they sent trying to get me to buy it.
That said, I played Guild Wars 2 for a couple years. And the quality of their game updates doesn't come anywhere near what ZOS has given us. Every update they released month after month was essentially the same thing, one small zone, with a new grind, new jump puzzle, couple generic world bosses (which would get zerged down hour after hour for the grindy stuff), and some new RNG cash shop item. It's why I quit playing. I loved the way the game played, I loved the way the game looked, an I even kinda liked the story; but none of their new content was new, it was the same old crap every month reskinned.
I haven't play GW2 for years I just could not get into the game world but I remember the updates were always free and they always added new zones events and added to the story
I do Like eso alot better I don't even mind paying for a sub and cash shop stuff.
I bought all the dlc with crowns I looked as the sub as renting to own the dlc,
Sure it cost more but gave me the benefits of the content and paying ~$60 I would have enugh crowns to buy the dlc and maybe a mount or pet,
I would not even mind too much if I could buy morrowind with crowns like upgrading to the imp ed
But making it cash only peeved me off not the amount but the way the did it.
Lol at all these legal experts here saying that ZOS should be shaking in their boots if anyone decides to sue.
What they did/do is 100% legal. They aren't nearly the first company to use a EULA like this and won't be the last
Mephisto939 wrote: »Before you fanboys type a knee-jerk response please read the following definitions:
In retail sales[edit]
First, customers are "baited" by merchants's advertising products or services at a low price, but when customers visit the store, they discover that the advertised goods either are not available or are not as good as expected, or the customers are pressured by sales people to consider similar, but higher-priced, items ("switching").
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch
Definition of bait and switch
1
: a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one
2
: the ploy of offering a person something desirable to gain favor (such as political support) then thwarting expectations with something less desirable
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bait and switch
People have already posted comments by ZOS saying that ESO+ Subs would get free quarterly DLCs, and that subs would never need to pay for additional content. Calling Morrowind an "expansion" or "chapter" is an absolute marketing ploy in a sad attempt to get around their commitments. Kind of like advertising doughnuts for 50 cents and then charging you 2$ by claiming it's not a doughnut: it's a fried pastry with a hole in it.
Mephisto939 wrote: »Before you fanboys type a knee-jerk response please read the following definitions:
In retail sales[edit]
First, customers are "baited" by merchants's advertising products or services at a low price, but when customers visit the store, they discover that the advertised goods either are not available or are not as good as expected, or the customers are pressured by sales people to consider similar, but higher-priced, items ("switching").
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch
Definition of bait and switch
1
: a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one
2
: the ploy of offering a person something desirable to gain favor (such as political support) then thwarting expectations with something less desirable
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bait and switch
People have already posted comments by ZOS saying that ESO+ Subs would get free quarterly DLCs, and that subs would never need to pay for additional content. Calling Morrowind an "expansion" or "chapter" is an absolute marketing ploy in a sad attempt to get around their commitments. Kind of like advertising doughnuts for 50 cents and then charging you 2$ by claiming it's not a doughnut: it's a fried pastry with a hole in it.
How wrong you are. In any MMO where there is a new class it is in an expansion. We got the Warden class with this EXPANSION. No bait and switch. No nothing. And just so you know, I am a ESO+ subscriber.
I once read a book on business ethics. I didn't really learn anything from it. It mostly stated what business ethics ought to be and showed a few historical case examples from the legislative and judicial branches. I read another book called The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (Listened to part of an e-book of it while farming in another mmo) and while it seemed to have little value at the time it was written or for the next 200 years since Italy didn't change much as far as nation states are concerned during that interval it is a good starting point on learning business ethics imo. Except maybe the part about mercenaries.
snakester320 wrote: »Bait and switch or not idiots brought it and will keep throwing there money at ZOS continuously win for them loss for you.. This game is getting more and more money hungry while sub based mmos are still a win win deal..
Nobody ever does the maths it's still cheaper and I get better content from a sub based mmo ESO has so much content locked behind a pay wall now there just taking it to a new low...
REALLY did you expect any diff when so many kept supporting there disgusting tactics!
It's amusing to think ppl are sh.tty at this new system when most of them clapped there hands at the scam crates and didn't have the brains to understand how greedy ZOS have become and was bound to get worse using the simple logic if you spend more we will charge you more!
snakester320 wrote: »Bait and switch or not idiots brought it and will keep throwing there money at ZOS continuously win for them loss for you.. This game is getting more and more money hungry while sub based mmos are still a win win deal..
Nobody ever does the maths it's still cheaper and I get better content from a sub based mmo ESO has so much content locked behind a pay wall now there just taking it to a new low...
REALLY did you expect any diff when so many kept supporting there disgusting tactics!
It's amusing to think ppl are sh.tty at this new system when most of them clapped there hands at the scam crates and didn't have the brains to understand how greedy ZOS have become and was bound to get worse using the simple logic if you spend more we will charge you more!
You should randomly give all your stuff away in zone then delete your characters and never come back. That will show them!