There's plenty of other games that allow this...
starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
FlopsyPrince wrote: »
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it
FlopsyPrince wrote: »This issue has made me take a long break from the game, and makes me reluctant to return, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
You are not alone. I too have been greatly put off from this. I started playing ESO when it first came out, but too much of such bumps on the road caused me to veer elsewhere.
Your suggestion would be a most welcome quality of life improvement and would feed my desire to return to this game.
FlopsyPrince wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it.
Character data is one thing, I get that might be a little more complex overall, and to be honest, personally I don't mind not being able to have the same characters on EU and NA. However, Crown Store items being so limited sucks for a few reasons.
I've personally wanted to start on the NA server from EU for a while now, but I can't get past not having access to the things I paid for because I chose a different megaserver. It's the same game. Crown balance is global across your account, so is big DLC and smaller stuff, like the Skyrim SE content and ESO+ is too. Why aren't the items I bought with crowns not account-wide, too?
FlopsyPrince wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it.
You do indeed get the pet on both servers.starkerealm wrote: »Another possible example is the Newcommer Pack, where you should get the pet on both servers, though I've never tested that.FlopsyPrince wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it.
You do indeed get the pet on both servers.
starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
barney2525 wrote: »FlopsyPrince wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it.
A scam? You want duplicates on a completely different SERVER ? I've played several games that you pick the server your character is going to play on and very little - if Anything - applies to Both/all servers you have characters on. Unless you actually transfer your character from one server to another there is literally no way to share from one character to another on a different server.
It aint a scam if its common practice. That's just life and we deal with it. Just like on one side of the street you got cable company A and literally on the other side you got cable company B. You DON'T get to choose which company to use if you want cable. Only one company services the specific location that you live in. If you want cable, you get it from the ONLY provider available to you.
IMHO
starkerealm wrote: »FlopsyPrince wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »There's plenty of other games that allow this...
Not sure about this, but I do know ESO does support this to some extent. Stuff you've picked up from the store on the website applies to both PC servers. Not sure about PC to console, but still.
What frustrates me is, the crowns are shared across both servers, rather than being cloned to each, but nothing else is. I do agree, it would be a vast improvement servers could be blended together in some way.
I am not sure I follow, but a mount you buy on PS4 NA is not available without purchase (again) on PS4 EU.
It is a scam, but they can get away with it.
I'm talking about stuff purchased from outside of game. For example, if you bought the Palamino Horse from the webstore back in 2014 (before the Crown Store existed), you'd have it on both servers. Same situation if you buy a chapter upgrade. For example: If you buy Greymoor, you'll get those perks on both servers. Another possible example is the Newcommer Pack, where you should get the pet on both servers, though I've never tested that.
It's really aggravating, because if you buy something in the store, it's on both servers, if you buy something from the Crown Store, it's only on that server, but your crowns are cross server.
Im curious as to the reason behind it.
Im curious as to the reason behind it.
Because your account communicates with both megaservers, but the megaservers do not communicate with each other.
As it should be. Duplicating purchased collectibles isn't worth even the most remotely possible security vulnerabilities that could arise as a result. Just not worth the risk to every player's data. I suspect that internal data would also suggest that most of the playerbase spends a substantial majority of their playtime on just one megaserver, and that behavior persists if a player has multiple accounts. Which makes the risks less justified, if they can even be justified at all.
There are also complications with crates and consumables, as well as purchasing items that are character-specific like outfit slots and bag space. But I'd still maintain that security and exploit prevention is a much bigger consideration than figuring out how different purchases would be processed.
Im curious as to the reason behind it.
Because your account communicates with both megaservers, but the megaservers do not communicate with each other.
As it should be. Duplicating purchased collectibles isn't worth even the most remotely possible security vulnerabilities that could arise as a result. Just not worth the risk to every player's data. I suspect that internal data would also suggest that most of the playerbase spends a substantial majority of their playtime on just one megaserver, and that behavior persists if a player has multiple accounts. Which makes the risks less justified, if they can even be justified at all.
There are also complications with crates and consumables, as well as purchasing items that are character-specific like outfit slots and bag space. But I'd still maintain that security and exploit prevention is a much bigger consideration than figuring out how different purchases would be processed.
Be careful what you wish for.
Revenue has to be gained somehow in a B2P title, other than through optional subscriptions, hence the crown store. At present prices are based on the principle that if you want to use a purchase on more than one server then you have to make more than one purchase. If that were changed so a single purchase could be applied to both servers on that platform then the price would be doubled. That might not bother those playing on both servers, but it sure as heck would bother those who only played on one!
And yes, I play on both servers - with two accounts.
Im curious as to the reason behind it.
I was able to get CS to move some things over from my PC account with over 8k crowns to my xbox account, I just had to tell them what I wanted to purcahse with it.
Im a bit salty they dont allow character and bank transfers, given they've had the ability to do it when consoles hit but nothing after that. Even if they charged 20 bucks a transfer Id do that in a heart beat to have the monster sets on my PC account brought over to my xbox
Be careful what you wish for.
Revenue has to be gained somehow in a B2P title, other than through optional subscriptions, hence the crown store. At present prices are based on the principle that if you want to use a purchase on more than one server then you have to make more than one purchase. If that were changed so a single purchase could be applied to both servers on that platform then the price would be doubled. That might not bother those playing on both servers, but it sure as heck would bother those who only played on one!
And yes, I play on both servers - with two accounts.
Double the price? That's nonsense. How many people do you think play characters and buy things enough on both servers to justify that? You're a rare case if you do that.
My guess is that most people pay for things on their main server. Making crown store items purchased available (basically copy it) on both would not effect their income much at all. Who would buy all their 15000 crown houses twice?
I also have characters on both NA and EU. I simply don't buy things on the EU server and I rarely play on EU because my main is NA and everything I've purchased is on NA.