YaYaPineapple wrote: »^^ What he said. If you don't want to use crowns purchased with real life money, then just buy crate packs with in-game gold.
No need for all this drama over it when you can easily get what you want with in-game gold.
I would suggest you are not forced to because you are not forced to by any mount. The best course of action is to just avoid the crown crates all together even if it means not getting some mount.
Otherwise, by buying the crates to get the gems to buy the mount you are sending a clear and unmistakable message to Zos that you are willing to go through all that to get a mount or anything else they lock behind the gems. It really is that simple
YaYaPineapple wrote: »^^ What he said. If you don't want to use crowns purchased with real life money, then just buy crate packs with in-game gold.
No need for all this drama over it when you can easily get what you want with in-game gold.
Aren’t you overlooking the fact that someone has to buy these crowns? Therefore, this still feeds these predatory marketing decicions in a very direct way?
Kalik_Gold wrote: »Here’s what you can do and my game plan going forward.
10x characters writs daily - 5,000 each = 50,000
10 days = 500k
Trade 500k for 5000 Crown Crate pack (15 crates)
PS4/na 100g per crown
Also most of my purchases previous were things you can buy outright.
MartiniDaniels wrote: »Because those gem items are for the "whales", to inspire people to buy more crates for chance of radiant apex while knowing that they can dump all those gems somewhere, sometimes. Nothing personal from ZOS here.
YaYaPineapple wrote: »^^ What he said. If you don't want to use crowns purchased with real life money, then just buy crate packs with in-game gold.
No need for all this drama over it when you can easily get what you want with in-game gold.
I would suggest you are not forced to because you are not forced to by any mount. The best course of action is to just avoid the crown crates all together even if it means not getting some mount.
Otherwise, by buying the crates to get the gems to buy the mount you are sending a clear and unmistakable message to Zos that you are willing to go through all that to get a mount or anything else they lock behind the gems. It really is that simple
StormChaser3000 wrote: »Whatever. That mount is worth it.
Lol, yesterday after I bought it and decided to finish picking up skyshards, I guess I provoked a ganker who kept chasing my pve character through a half of Cyrodiil xD (with no luck: when I got bored I used invisibility potion and dropped him off my tail)
YaYaPineapple wrote: »No, I'm not overlooking anything and I have zero problem with the fact that someone needs to buy the crowns. The system allows for these items to be purchased with in-game gold from other players who also have no problem with buying crowns.
The OP wants the Gloam Wolf, so OP has two options:
1. Complain about a system that will not change, and certainly will not change before the Gloam Wolf leaves the store. Op may as well yell into the abyss about it - doing so will not gain her the Gloam Wolf, no matter how much OP complains.
2. Find a way to get the Gloam Wolf.
I see nothing "predatory" about selling something that people want to buy.
+1
The increase in this crown gem exclusive stuff is despicable.
On average you can get about 200 gems for each 15 crates. Assume that a 400 gem mount is roughly 10k crowns. It is quite expensive...
YaYaPineapple wrote: »You aren't really asking any questions though, are you? I mean, you already know the answers.
ZOS sells crown crates because it is profitable, period.
Some items can only be gotten through crates or gems to encourage people to buy crates.
Now that we have that out of the way...
Do you have a plan for getting yourself that wolf? I'm going to name mine Ferrari.
wishlist14 wrote: »YaYaPineapple wrote: »No, I'm not overlooking anything and I have zero problem with the fact that someone needs to buy the crowns. The system allows for these items to be purchased with in-game gold from other players who also have no problem with buying crowns.
The OP wants the Gloam Wolf, so OP has two options:
1. Complain about a system that will not change, and certainly will not change before the Gloam Wolf leaves the store. Op may as well yell into the abyss about it - doing so will not gain her the Gloam Wolf, no matter how much OP complains.
2. Find a way to get the Gloam Wolf.
I see nothing "predatory" about selling something that people want to buy.
It's my business if i think it's freaking gambling....i did not say it is predatory. Omg seriously these forums
wishlist14 wrote: »The first time I saw the gloam wolves I fell in love with them and said to my partner how cool they'd be as mounts. I did buy crates on several occasions and way back...going 4 years back, I got a couple of mounts drop from crates. 1 rare, one semi rare and a couple of normal ones. I didn't get any of the murkmire ones I wanted so badly...I saw lots of players with them. I recently just got 2 pets and rubbish potions and scrolls which i get from my eso plus anyway. The gems take ages to collect.
Since the last crates I bought with my crowns dropped nothing much, I decided not to spend my crowns gambling...yes I felt my heart race everytime that khajiit threw the cards at me....only to feel deflated when nothing I wanted dropped.
Long story short I want that gloam wolf mount so much and I was hoping it was for sale with crowns since I recently purchased the big pack..it was gifted to me for mothers day ..early gift as my family know how much I want crowns for when Elsweyr goes live and I might want to purchase new outfits or a house or something cool that grabs my attention.
Most birthdays and even christmas I ask for crowns as gifts but it's still my money since it's my immediate family's money. My hubby and my money. I just bought the limited edition Elsweyr expansion. I have kids and they have needs too which always come first.
Im not going to gamble crowns I got for mothers day in the hope of getting something other than potions or scrolls or tattos i dont want or silly emotes...depressing. I have seen streamers recently open crate after crate that was gifted to them by theur followers and all they got was a couple of pets, tattoos and scrolls and those POTIONS. This is gambling.
You should at least have some cool mounts you can buy with crowns that are not freakin' horses. I apologise if I come across as very negative but I'm honestly frustrated with this. I have a real life, i have kids and rent to pay and car to maintain etc etc as much as i love eso Im not rich. Why cant i BUY a mount I really want? Withought having to gamble on crates. I want to buy costumes and hair and housing furnishings and maybe motifs...not crates that may or may not reward anything.
