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Anyone find it funny how the charity event requires players to own Elsweyr?
Nyladreas
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What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
OF COURSE I COULD BE HORRIBLY WRONG I just see so many other options. So please don't stone me to death.
Edited by Nyladreas on October 1, 2019 10:32PM "Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
OF COURSE I COULD BE HORRIBLY WRONG I just see so many other options. So please don't stone me to death.
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Xologamer✭✭✭✭What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.-
yea sure because ther are nothink called alrike were players farming 24/7 dolmens3 -
p_tsakirisb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
Don't participate then. Nobody forced you to do so.25 -
Nyladreas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.-
yea sure because ther are nothink called alrike were players farming 24/7 dolmens
It's just an exaggerated example. I happen to own Elsweyr as well. It's just that this idea is based on empowering people's need to want to own the expansion and I'm really not okay with that.6 -
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✭✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.27 -
Nyladreas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭p_tsakirisb16_ESO wrote: »What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
Don't participate then. Nobody forced you to do so.
It's not about being or not being forced. That's their excuse. It's the fact that they use this to blatantly get more people to buy their ***. It's not even about myself and you failed to observe the point as well.
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✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.
I'm a subscriber and have been one for years and I happen to own the expansion and spend over 50k crowns monthly. It's not that, it's the fact that they're using this event to get people to give them money. Why the hell can't anybody see that
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✭Like 4 extra people MIGHT buy Elsweyr for the event. This isn’t promo for the game.7 -
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✭I can see your point a little maybe but I think it's a stretch really. You, or anyone else don't have to get the expansion and you can donate to any charity anytime with or without an expansion. Nothing is forced and I don't feel like it's deliberately excluding people because it's an event celebrating Elsweyr.9 -
They even made Elsweyr half off. If they was trying to profit a lot from the event, they would have left it at the standard price.Leader Of The Children Of Razum Dar Guild (Khajiit Guild) on All 6 MegaServers
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✭✭✭✭Like 4 extra people MIGHT buy Elsweyr for the event. This isn’t promo for the game.
Right, that's why sales on some sites went up.I can see your point a little maybe but I think it's a stretch really. You, or anyone else don't have to get the expansion and you can donate to any charity anytime with or without an expansion. Nothing is forced and I don't feel like it's deliberately excluding people because it's an event celebrating Elsweyr.
I only hope the two of you are right, however I'm still afraid it's not. I don't honestly know what to believe anymore, why dragons. Why is it excluding people from participating. Elsweyr could've been celebrated in a different way. Why does it have to be a way that can hype people up enough to buy something in order for them to participate. You know what I mean?
Lots and lots of people want to join into a community effort.Edited by Nyladreas on October 1, 2019 10:19PM3 -
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✭What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
The community-wide event last year required summerset as well, can't blame them for trying to milk their year-long story BS.4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.
I'm a subscriber and have been one for years and I happen to own the expansion and spend over 50k crowns monthly. It's not that, it's the fact that they're using this event to get people to give them money. Why the hell can't anybody see that
Every foundation does that. It cost money to give money away to good causes. It's nice that ZOS is having this, when they could just as well not.10 -
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✭✭Zos wants to donate to charity based on player participation:
Forums: what a sick cash grab.
Me: just stop."It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time saying anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to say, and to listen to." - Treebeard29 -
Nyladreas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.
I'm a subscriber and have been one for years and I happen to own the expansion and spend over 50k crowns monthly. It's not that, it's the fact that they're using this event to get people to give them money. Why the hell can't anybody see that
Every foundation does that. It cost money to give money away to good causes. It's nice that ZOS is having this, when they could just as well not.
They could've also done it any other way though, I just don't know anymore. It doesn't exactly seem right.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Not everyone owns Elsweyr but that is no reason to preclude having an event there. Just like not everyone PvPs but that is no reason to preclude having an event in Cyrodiil. Just like not everyone has the supporting DLCs or tastes for the TG/DB event but that is no reason to preclude having a TG/DB event. There are so many events that missing a few because you don't have the supporting DLC/Chapter or simply don't care for the content is pretty insignificant.
As far as the financial end, ZOS is not a charity and must make a profit to keep providing this good game for us. I've no problem if their marketing for optional events encourages folks to buy content. Why make new content if no one buys it?Edited by AcadianPaladin on October 1, 2019 10:28PMPC NA(no Steam), PvE, mostly solo9 -
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✭✭✭✭✭TBH I was more under the impression that they were VERY desperate to get more people involved in their precious Dragon fights. Community-wide unlocks AND Event Tickets AND a charity to fight their twitching statues...#proud2BAStarObsessedLoony
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✭✭✭✭Siohwenoeht wrote: »Zos wants to donate to charity based on player participation:
Forums: what a sick cash grab.
Me: just stop.
Because it's getting people to buy stuff in order to participate lol.
If it was free for all regardless of what you need it would've made more sense.2 -
Ackwalan✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.
I'm a subscriber and have been one for years and I happen to own the expansion and spend over 50k crowns monthly. It's not that, it's the fact that they're using this event to get people to give them money. Why the hell can't anybody see that
Every foundation does that. It cost money to give money away to good causes. It's nice that ZOS is having this, when they could just as well not.
They could've also done it any other way though, I just don't know anymore. It doesn't exactly seem right.
You are fixated on looking at this as a "glass half empty". That is your choice.14 -
Nyladreas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭It is sick and disgusting how some people expect to get something for free when others have paid for it.
I'm a subscriber and have been one for years and I happen to own the expansion and spend over 50k crowns monthly. It's not that, it's the fact that they're using this event to get people to give them money. Why the hell can't anybody see that
Every foundation does that. It cost money to give money away to good causes. It's nice that ZOS is having this, when they could just as well not.
They could've also done it any other way though, I just don't know anymore. It doesn't exactly seem right.
You are fixated on looking at this as a "glass half empty". That is your choice.
If you say so, I'm just refusing to believe a multimillion dollar company wants to just be nice without gaining something from it. Tell me to remove my tin foil hat, Idc. It just doesn't feel right.Edited by Nyladreas on October 1, 2019 10:29PM1 -
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✭BREAKING NEWS: Gamer posts half-baked conspiracy on forum!
Blatant farm for agrees, or proof of Evil Oligarch Overlords?
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Nyladreas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭witchdoctor wrote: »BREAKING NEWS: Gamer posts half-baked conspiracy on forum!
Blatant farm for agrees, or proof of Evil Oligarch Overlords?
You decide!
W T F dude? take all your agrees back, take my entire *** forum account for all I care.
All I wanted was to highlight this and share my feelings about the event. I couldn't care less about some absolutely irrelevant online ratings that have literally 0 effect on my life.
Its nice they wanna help animals, I am actually grateful and respectful for that part you know? Just not the way they've executed the idea.Edited by Nyladreas on October 1, 2019 10:39PM5 -
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✭✭Siohwenoeht wrote: »Zos wants to donate to charity based on player participation:
Forums: what a sick cash grab.
Me: just stop.
Because it's getting people to buy stuff in order to participate lol.
If it was free for all regardless of what you need it would've made more sense.
And money is being donated to charity... Which means the proceeds of those sales are at least in part going to charity."It is a lovely language, but it takes a very long time saying anything in it, because we do not say anything in it, unless it is worth taking a long time to say, and to listen to." - Treebeard6 -
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✭Whats the charity thing? Its pretty common practice for companies to share profit on one particular item in their catalogue and send some of that money to charity rather than from their own pockets from the entire range.
Like when a company releases a “limited edition” item with a charity logo on it and x% of profits on that product alone go towards the cause.
I see your point, but for people who dont own it and were considering it, then good, ZoS gets some monies and so do some charities.8 -
Maximilian✭✭✭Since it's an open-end question (answered with a simple Yes or No response) ...No. You're welcome...now onto world peaceEdited by Maximilian on October 1, 2019 10:57PM5 -
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✭✭Shut up! At least they are doing cool stuff. Like having dragons fly over the base game cities. They didn't have to do that!10 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Considering its "Slay Dragons" and extending well past the launch date for Dragonhold, shouldn't you be able to kill dragons in the non-Chapter region of Elsweyr too?3 -
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✭✭✭✭What a sick and disgusting cash grab.
"Let's go slay dragons everyone, for a good cause, while we make more and more money!"
"Oh dear we could easily donate thousands and thousands more without an event but we'd rather make money ourselves."I... I mean.. Those poor pets!"
Sorry ZOS but the approach you chose actually is disgusting. A nice fun idea but the execution of it is just plain sad.
You could've made it a dolmen for 1 cent. But no. -.- let's abuse naive minds instead and make them think we're just generous.
OF COURSE I COULD BE HORRIBLY WRONG I just see so many other options. So please don't stone me to death.
Im going to go ahead and assume that you made the mistake of leaving out the fact that players could simply donate directly to the cause rather than buying Elsweyr. That it wasn't an intentional choice to omit that fact to push a narrative.Penniless Sellsword CompanyCaptain Paramount - Jorrhaq VhentKorith Eaglecry * Enrerion Aedihle * Laerinel Rhaev * Caius Berilius * Seylina Ithvala * H'Vak the GrimjawlTenarei Rhaev * Dazsh Ro Khar * Yynril Rothvani * Bathes-In-Coin * Anaelle Faerniil * Azjani Ma'LesAban Shahid Bakr * Kheshna gra-Gharbuk * Gallisten Bondurant * Etain Maquier * Atsu Kalame * Faulpia SeverinusWhat is better, to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort? - Paarthurnax8 -
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✭✭✭✭✭If it was free for all regardless of what you need it would've made more sense.
It makes perfect sense the way it is.
You have plenty of stuff in shops related to charities nowadays, and I think it's a clever way to collect funds.
If you have, let's say, coffee brand A in the shop and coffee brand B in the same shop, but brand B says "buy me and we will transfer amount X to charity Y", you may choose brand A or B depending on your feeling regarding charity Y, but if you choose brand B, then your purchase benefits BOTH the coffe company AND charity Y, and I don't see anything really wrong with that. The commercial incentive creates the non-commercial income. That's all there's to it.
Besides, in the case of this ESO event, we don't even have to pay anything, it's ZOS's pocket giiving to charities. For us it's not an incentive to spend, but an incentive to play.
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✭Help should always be selfless, ZOS expects something in return for helping, this is not charity, is Marketing.Edited by Chicharron on October 1, 2019 11:14PM5
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