Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

Mannix1958 wrote: »

Naw..its not that you don't have the bling that makes you second rate...its your judgmental attitude toward how others choose to spend their own money.

Like it or not, you are being judged.

Vimora wrote: »

Mannix1958 wrote: »

Naw..its not that you don't have the bling that makes you second rate...its your judgmental attitude toward how others choose to spend their own money.

Like it or not, you are being judged.

Maybe, but only the weak care if they are judged, no offence.

As said in previous post, play the game how you want and let others play how they want.

Simple.

Vimora wrote: »

What bothers me is the ugly, glaring, in-your-face stuff that is out of place, immersion-breaking and just downright silly.

You mean the 6 ft High Elf "females" that sport purple lipstick, Dwemer eyebrow plates, river braids, tangerine eye shadow, duchess personality, Cyrod Patrician formal gown, while wrapped in Fabrication sheath skin?

Yeah, stay away from those.....they aren't really chicks

I can't enter Rawl'kha anymore without being vaccinated first

I got ESO+, primarily for the crafting bag, so I get 1.5k free crowns per month. I saved the first of those for functional stuff like the banker and merchant, then some for character slots and other utility.

Once I had 10k crowns sitting in my account and nothing really useful functional to get, I figured, why not get some cosmetic stuff to complement the aesthetic looks of a character (e.g. the new molten-earth skin goes very well with my dunmer in Mazzatun style chest piece on a black horse with glowing eyes and hooves ).

But that's just cosmetics, and a way of making individual looks. For the longest time, my chars would ride the brown standard horse, and later the imperial one after I bought the imperial edition upgrade (for my DK tank).

I really don't care what other people have, or what colors they want to dye their gear or costumes, or how much money I could speculate they spend on the game. I do care if I am having fun while playing ESO. That's the only thing that really matters.

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

lol Inferior to whom? The soft-witted brat who can't keep his pocket money for a mere 5 minutes before he rushes to buy anything and everything ZOS randomly throws into the store? Did you know when dark elves say s'wit, they mean soft-witted? I guess they are just a people with special insight.

Vimora wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

lol Inferior to whom? The soft-witted brat who can't keep his pocket money for a mere 5 minutes before he rushes to buy anything and everything ZOS randomly throws into the store? Did you know when dark elves say s'wit, they mean soft-witted? I guess they are just a people with special insight.

Lol I rest my case.

It does actually amuse me now knowing you probably go into a seething rage every time someone has something flashy near you, but then inferiority complexes can do that to people.

Comedy gold this whine, comedy gold sir.

Balamoor wrote: »

This thread also highlights a very real problem that I have been discussing with the mods and Devs for months.

Shaming for buying crown crates and spending extra on items the company provides, I have had friends literally bullied out of the game and followed into the real world for the high crime of riding a APEX mount. The way it is currently being handled is ignoring the issue, I hope that enough people will actually speak to the Mods and Devs so they will have to listen.

@Zos: Don't provide your customers with a service they pay you extra for then let them walk a gauntlet of Harassers just for further supporting the game.

Iv'e spoken to @Gina and I hope to Speak to @Matt at the next PAX should he show up.

Yeah, perhaps they will add some Scrolls of Protection from Shaming into scam crates, so that lucky whales could ride through mobs of second-rate citizens on their APEX mounts, unscathed by ridicule.

Balamoor wrote: »

Vimora wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

lol Inferior to whom? The soft-witted brat who can't keep his pocket money for a mere 5 minutes before he rushes to buy anything and everything ZOS randomly throws into the store? Did you know when dark elves say s'wit, they mean soft-witted? I guess they are just a people with special insight.

Dude you sound extremely bitter and angry...it's just a game.

I buy stuff from the shop and crates, I'm far from a brat I worked very hard for a very long time and now have disposable income......I enjoy the game and want to further support it.

How should that make me a target of anger?

I just responded to a rude comment in kind. It was wrong, I know. But it felt good.

Balamoor wrote: »

Vimora wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

lol Inferior to whom? The soft-witted brat who can't keep his pocket money for a mere 5 minutes before he rushes to buy anything and everything ZOS randomly throws into the store? Did you know when dark elves say s'wit, they mean soft-witted? I guess they are just a people with special insight.

Dude you sound extremely bitter and angry...it's just a game.

I buy stuff from the shop and crates, I'm far from a brat I worked very hard for a very long time and now have disposable income......I enjoy the game and want to further support it.

How should that make me a target of anger?

You think that the channels you use to support the game have no effect on the game and the policies that drive it?

I've lost count of the recent articles and videos that discuss issues there have been about microtransactions and loot-boxes.

Matt Firor, when defending ESO's initial reliance on subscription said:

"Charging a flat monthly (or subscription) fee means that we will offer players the game we set out to make, and the one that fans want to play. Going with any other model meant that we would have to make sacrifices and changes we weren't willing to make."

Now, we not only have B2P but Crown Crates as well. Do you honestly believe that no sacrifices have been made? Microtransactions are now changing the structure (and timing) of the delivery of content in the games industry as a whole, and you think that blowing some crowns on them here is having no effect on development priorities and resources?

But you're right, you shouldn't be the target of anger. Nobody should be.

I am not angry at these people. I pity the people who are giving ZOS every incentive to cheapen their vision day after day while convincing themselves that they are helping it grow.

Iluvrien wrote: »

Balamoor wrote: »

Vimora wrote: »

SHADOW2KK wrote: »

Inferiority complex much OP ? hehe, who cares, just play your game the way you want, and let others play how they want.

lol Inferior to whom? The soft-witted brat who can't keep his pocket money for a mere 5 minutes before he rushes to buy anything and everything ZOS randomly throws into the store? Did you know when dark elves say s'wit, they mean soft-witted? I guess they are just a people with special insight.

Dude you sound extremely bitter and angry...it's just a game.

I buy stuff from the shop and crates, I'm far from a brat I worked very hard for a very long time and now have disposable income......I enjoy the game and want to further support it.

How should that make me a target of anger?

You think that the channels you use to support the game have no effect on the game and the policies that drive it?

I've lost count of the recent articles and videos that discuss issues there have been about microtransactions and loot-boxes.

Matt Firor, when defending ESO's initial reliance on subscription said:

"Charging a flat monthly (or subscription) fee means that we will offer players the game we set out to make, and the one that fans want to play. Going with any other model meant that we would have to make sacrifices and changes we weren't willing to make."

Now, we not only have B2P but Crown Crates as well. Do you honestly believe that no sacrifices have been made? Microtransactions are now changing the structure (and timing) of the delivery of content in the games industry as a whole, and you think that blowing some crowns on them here is having no effect on development priorities and resources?

But you're right, you shouldn't be the target of anger. Nobody should be.

I am not angry at these people. I pity the people who are giving ZOS every incentive to cheapen their vision day after day while convincing themselves that they are helping it grow.

Do you still sub for ESO+ and use crowns on items since DLC access is 'included'?
Or do you play for 'free' now and only buy the DLC packs?

Personally still sub, and still would have preferred the game never going b2p
but it is now,
and their 'vision' was cheapened early on
if it was not the intention to just prop up an effective beta with subscription fees
before releasing the finalized game

Still remember when they told us that an effective 'Hair Salon' was going to be in game
where players could restyle each-other's hair
but do not personally object to them making more models and items in game
and charging one month of Crown subscription to get the hair and makeup packs
rather than setting up and implementing some sort of pseudo-crafting skill line

where the problem gets really bad is the endless retextures of the same handful of mounts being plugged into Crown Crates
but once *** starts rolling down hill, it just accumulates further
there is not going to be a point where it turns back around
the model has been so successful that it has been implemented in Fallout 4 and Skyrim now

The issue is, Crown store stuff is easy and consistent income
whereas DLC is sporadic and unreliable
and game development in general has become a bloated beast of massive budgets spent on minimal content

You can earn fancy skins, costumes and pets in game. No need to pay money there. Mounts are a exception though. Im happy with how realistic (or not) the crownstore stuff is, as long as they don't introduce laserweapons and spaceships like some other games do.

p.s. the imperial horse is still the best mount, nothing beats a simple white horse.

Vimora wrote: »

If they removed the store entirely and just sold actual DLCs and Chapters, would that keep the game running or is the ridiculous and annoying fluff really necessary to make it profitable?

The concept of "enough profit" isn't really a thing in the business world. There is no "enough". Can we get more? Ok good let's do that then, more is better.

It's not a question of the game tanking if they didn't do the crown store. It's a question of can end-of-year bonuses be bigger if they DO the crown store.

To answer your other question: no, you are not a freeloader. If you don't want to buy their cosmetic stuff, why should you? Ride that chestnut horse with pride. ZOS' ability to keep their game running and in good repair is not your worry.

Edited for an impressive number of typos. I blame the cold medicine.