What ever happened to the upgraded Assistants?

perogwin_ESO · May 2018

AT some point last year it was discovered a new personal Banker and Merchant with full service functions had been created. This was later confirmed by the Devs and they said something to the effect of "We will bring it out at some point in the future". Has anyone see any kind of update on this? I would love to get my hands on them!

lihentian · May 2018

you know.. this will *** off so many player...

Apache_Kid · May 2018

Wait.... what?

Slurg · May 2018

They were confirmed NOT to have additional functions, as I recall, just different appearance/voice. No ETA last I heard.

Merlin13KAGL · May 2018

I am dumbfounded they haven't implemented crafting assistants (automatic decon/refinement over time with your highest crafter's passive stats).

I'd just be content with a banker/vendor of a different skin. Tired of N's attitude every time I want to sell something. Even more tired of her dumb ass running away when trying to do so.

MLGProPlayer · May 2018

You are confused OP. Gina confirmed the new assistants were just a reskin and would have no extra functionality.

SydneyGrey · May 2018

The devs specifically said they wouldn't have any more functionality than the current assistants have.
I wonder what's taking them so long to release them, though, too. What are they waiting for?

perogwin_ESO · May 2018

Well that sucks, at least now I don't have to care about them since i got the originals and could care less about a reskin. I still think fully functional versions should be made!

SBC · May 2018

I want the new skins. Not a fan of the current ones.

neverwalk · May 2018

like skyrim, make some armor and then give it to your assistant

Beardimus · May 2018

It was just a skin.

I'd pay crowns for a guild assistant right now

geonsocal · May 2018

tythis and nuzhimeh need to learn how to pick up a bow, shield, sword, throw out some healing or shielding - something to help a bit through some dungeons...

these vows of non interference are annoying to say the least...

Sevn · May 2018

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

I am dumbfounded they haven't implemented crafting assistants (automatic decon/refinement over time with your highest crafter's passive stats).

I'd just be content with a banker/vendor of a different skin. Tired of N's attitude every time I want to sell something. Even more tired of her dumb ass running away when trying to do so.

The banker does the exact same thing with an even funkier attitude, why single her out?

Merenwen_812 · May 2018

I just want to be able to access guild bank from my banker and have the merchant able to repair armour
and the glitch where they walk away to be fixed! the banker more than the merchant as I access merchant sell sell sell done, banker usually takes a little longer as I sort what I wanna bank or not

I always wonder why they don't have portable decon option. I would absolutely love to be able to whip out a little kit/table if you need the visual or an assistant as mentioned above to decon. For leather/cloth some scissors to simply decon an item. A whittle for woodworking and a little hammer of sorts for blacksmithing please

DoctorESO · May 2018

perogwin_ESO wrote: »

AT some point last year it was discovered a new personal Banker and Merchant with full service functions had been created. This was later confirmed by the Devs and they said something to the effect of "We will bring it out at some point in the future". Has anyone see any kind of update on this? I would love to get my hands on them!

I think a developer on these forums said they wanted to find a way to make them premium (instead of just having a "premium appearance"). Not sure if they settled on a way.

WildRaptorX · May 2018

Does anyone know what the differences are between the up graded and current ones? I haven’t the slightest clue

DoctorESO · May 2018

Keylun wrote: »

Does anyone know what the differences are between the up graded and current ones? I haven’t the slightest clue

At the time of the data mining, and per ZOS staff at the time, the only difference was the appearance of the NPCs.

JaZ2091 · May 2018

With little functionality they have and various bug reports many claim, I see no reason to ever buy them.

AlienatedGoat · May 2018

Keylun wrote: »

Does anyone know what the differences are between the up graded and current ones? I haven’t the slightest clue

They were mined with the name "premium", but the only differences were they wore nicer clothes, they looked different, and they had different names.

Caused a lot of confusion and outrage at the time, and the plan was shelved.

Korah_Eaglecry · May 2018

Slurg wrote: »

They were confirmed NOT to have additional functions, as I recall, just different appearance/voice. No ETA last I heard.

This right here.

Its likely that their analytics didnt reflect that they would get much out of releasing these reskins. The majority of players that would buy this has probably already peaked and its unlikely theyd buy them again just for the different appearance.

AlienatedGoat · May 2018

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Slurg wrote: »

They were confirmed NOT to have additional functions, as I recall, just different appearance/voice. No ETA last I heard.

This right here.

Its likely that their analytics didnt reflect that they would get much out of releasing these reskins. The majority of players that would buy this has probably already peaked and its unlikely theyd buy them again just for the different appearance.

It was because of the [Snip]storm that happened after players who already bought the $50 merchant and banker saw that ZOS planned on releasing "premium" versions, as if $50 wasn't premium enough.

Frankly, it's a good thing they didn't release them. ZOS needs to rethink their business strategy on monetization.

[Edit to remove profanity]

Korah_Eaglecry · May 2018

Phage wrote: »

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Slurg wrote: »

They were confirmed NOT to have additional functions, as I recall, just different appearance/voice. No ETA last I heard.

This right here.

Its likely that their analytics didnt reflect that they would get much out of releasing these reskins. The majority of players that would buy this has probably already peaked and its unlikely theyd buy them again just for the different appearance.

It was because of the [Snip]storm that happened after players who already bought the $50 merchant and banker saw that ZOS planned on releasing "premium" versions, as if $50 wasn't premium enough.

Frankly, it's a good thing they didn't release them. ZOS needs to rethink their business strategy on monetization.

I dont remember them being "premium". Rather just reskins. The *** was prior to the full information about these being released. As what usually happens on the forums here is people begin to speculate on something with very little to no information. Before you know it ZOS is sacrificing small children in the hopes of appeasing the profit gods.

They could of easily have allowed the anger and outrage to subside and released it at a later date. Thus far they havent really gone back on anything that could make them money by giving it up outright over outrage. Look to the Maormer Motif as evidence of this. They simply modify their plans and push forward with releasing it.

AlienatedGoat · May 2018

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Phage wrote: »

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

Slurg wrote: »

They were confirmed NOT to have additional functions, as I recall, just different appearance/voice. No ETA last I heard.

This right here.

Its likely that their analytics didnt reflect that they would get much out of releasing these reskins. The majority of players that would buy this has probably already peaked and its unlikely theyd buy them again just for the different appearance.

It was because of the [Snip]storm that happened after players who already bought the $50 merchant and banker saw that ZOS planned on releasing "premium" versions, as if $50 wasn't premium enough.

Frankly, it's a good thing they didn't release them. ZOS needs to rethink their business strategy on monetization.

I dont remember them being "premium". Rather just reskins. The *** was prior to the full information about these being released. As what usually happens on the forums here is people begin to speculate on something with very little to no information. Before you know it ZOS is sacrificing small children in the hopes of appeasing the profit gods.

They could of easily have allowed the anger and outrage to subside and released it at a later date. Thus far they havent really gone back on anything that could make them money by giving it up outright over outrage. Look to the Maormer Motif as evidence of this. They simply modify their plans and push forward with releasing it.

They were datamined as "premium". It's just what the files were mentioned as, if I remember correctly.

It just triggered a lot of people, and while ZOS usually has a policy of not responding to datamines, the outrage was enough that they did respond and put release on indefinite hold.

NewBlacksmurf · May 2018

What happened....they wanted to charge for them vs offering new skins to existing owners for free

Considering also both cost more than the entire CE edition that includes mode dlc and both chapters, I can hardly fathom any logic to release them if they don’t repair and access guild banks

TelvanniWizard · May 2018

I´d love to have the dunmer merchant.

runagate · May 2018

TelvanniWizard wrote: »

I´d love to have the dunmer merchant.

I'd rather have Bha the Bargainhunter who is hanging out in a house in the Reaver Citadel in the north part of Coldharbour:

MajesticHaruki · May 2018

How about introducing guild assistant and crafting assistant with guild store and repair functionality respectively?

DoctorESO · May 2018

I want the premium merchant and banker.