That wicker horse (NOW WITH VIDEO)

SickleCider · March 2020

I'm so bloody excited for this thing. Perfectly witchy and wonderful. I hope it makes a sound like snapping twigs when it runs. I also hope it's released soon!

Source

EDIT: Here's a video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DetB7PxLT_k

Dithieon · March 2020

I like it too, but I have a feeling it will be a crown gem exclusive😡. I hope I am wrong tho.

SickleCider · March 2020

Dithieon wrote: »

I like it too, but I have a feeling it will be a crown gem exclusive😡. I hope I am wrong tho.

GOSH I hope you're wrong, too. My heart would break!

Dithieon · May 2020

I knew it

Maythor · May 2020

How much is it, i'm almost scared to log in to see!

Wolf_Eye · May 2020

Maythor wrote: »

How much is it, i'm almost scared to log in to see!

A whole 500 crown gems.

I was interested before, but it's just not worth spending literally every crown gem I've saved up so I'll have to pass.

Nord_Raseri · May 2020

Versispellis wrote: »

Dithieon wrote: »

I like it too, but I have a feeling it will be a crown gem exclusive😡. I hope I am wrong tho.

GOSH I hope you're wrong, too. My heart would break!

I hope you have plenty chocolate

kensan62_ESO · May 2020

500 crown gems???? Thats a pretty steep price considering I have 0 right now. Why do they continue to do this? I would spend up to 4000 regular crowns on this but instead they gonna make me feel like crap and spend a hell of alot more to get this? Poor customer service with this decision. I doubt I will be getting this now. i cant afford to buy crown crates just to decon 500 crown gems worth. At least coulda made it purchasable with regular crowns if you were a ESO plus member.

Glenmorils · May 2020

Such a shame that it is prohibitively expensive. It is a nice mount.

swook33b16_ESO · May 2020

Yeah I was sad too then I saw it was/is behind a gem wall. I thought it be around 2500-3000 crowns or something. But I quess greed grows more greed.

Langdon64 · May 2020

They must really hate the players. Always, the best things in the game are locked behind a ridiculous amount of real world cash. Thanks for nothing.

Fischblut · May 2020

I am disappointed after I've previewed this horse in game

The idea, and some parts of the body are really great (face is wicked, branches on the chest and back actually have shape, cool saddle and stamina upgrade). But most of body looks like a simple horse with a new texture - all the little branches and mane/tail don't have any shape, they are simply painted on the flat horse body...

I wonder if somebody will make any showcase video of this mount. From what I see in preview, this mount doesn't even have special summoning animation

When you preview it, it simply appears without any sound and effect, like any ordinary mount

TropicsDelight · May 2020

Fischblut wrote: »

From what I see in preview, this mount doesn't even have special summoning animation When you preview it, it simply appears without any sound and effect, like any ordinary mount

That is a shame, they could have done a cool little whirlwind of sticks and such coming together and forming the horse.

Adriius · May 2020

kensan62_ESO wrote: »

500 crown gems???? Thats a pretty steep price considering I have 0 right now. Why do they continue to do this? I would spend up to 4000 regular crowns on this but instead they gonna make me feel like crap and spend a hell of alot more to get this? Poor customer service with this decision. I doubt I will be getting this now. i cant afford to buy crown crates just to decon 500 crown gems worth. At least coulda made it purchasable with regular crowns if you were a ESO plus member.

Brand new player here & am now understanding the frustration with the Crown Store. Initially, despite being someone who's vehemently opposed to in game shops, I'd liked this version of it, because it seemed like mostly utility stuff, so it didn't *seem* like there was any "catch". However, as someone viewing the game with fresh eyes, the gems seem like the "catch". I salivated over this horse & the Coronal headpiece, for the last week and a half when I saw it on the site for this month. LOL of course, the only 2 items I really cared about are bought with these "gem" things. From what I'm hearing, the amount of crates I'd have to buy to purchase this is astronomical financially. I'd bought more Crowns when I started in anticipation for this, but didn't realize gems were a shop currency as this isn't really clearly laid out anywhere. I had to poke around for this info. I'm also not familiar with any game using 2 different currencies in in-game shops but it's not normally my thing to begin with.

I can see making the crates & how they *could* be fun for some if someone had the disposable income. I don't have that luxury. You raise a really good point, that instead, perhaps these would make a good ESO Plus exclusive. Personally, I don't care about "costumes" or dyes or any of that kind of thing. I'm more a mount/pet person if I'm even going to part with my money haha. I'm entirely down for paying a sub to support a game, no problem; but the message I'm already getting is "never enough money". I don't think that's the intention, but I did want to say, objectively, I can now see how & why it's being construed that way. It seems distasteful to put things up on the store for one vs. another kind of currency. I'm not really sure what kind of thing wouldn't come across that way in crates, but maybe they could put two prices, one in Crowns & a price in gems; that way, it doesn't appear to favour those who spend the most money. (As it stands, I now get how it looks that way after understanding how much you'd have to spend to get that many gems). That sends a certain kind of message to the customers. Especially if you're already paying a sub and buying crowns just to show some support to the game. It comes across as being double or even triple hit in the wallet.

Dithieon · May 2020

Adriius wrote: »

kensan62_ESO wrote: »

500 crown gems???? Thats a pretty steep price considering I have 0 right now. Why do they continue to do this? I would spend up to 4000 regular crowns on this but instead they gonna make me feel like crap and spend a hell of alot more to get this? Poor customer service with this decision. I doubt I will be getting this now. i cant afford to buy crown crates just to decon 500 crown gems worth. At least coulda made it purchasable with regular crowns if you were a ESO plus member.

Brand new player here & am now understanding the frustration with the Crown Store. Initially, despite being someone who's vehemently opposed to in game shops, I'd liked this version of it, because it seemed like mostly utility stuff, so it didn't *seem* like there was any "catch". However, as someone viewing the game with fresh eyes, the gems seem like the "catch". I salivated over this horse & the Coronal headpiece, for the last week and a half when I saw it on the site for this month. LOL of course, the only 2 items I really cared about are bought with these "gem" things. From what I'm hearing, the amount of crates I'd have to buy to purchase this is astronomical financially. I'd bought more Crowns when I started in anticipation for this, but didn't realize gems were a shop currency as this isn't really clearly laid out anywhere. I had to poke around for this info. I'm also not familiar with any game using 2 different currencies in in-game shops but it's not normally my thing to begin with.

I can see making the crates & how they *could* be fun for some if someone had the disposable income. I don't have that luxury. You raise a really good point, that instead, perhaps these would make a good ESO Plus exclusive. Personally, I don't care about "costumes" or dyes or any of that kind of thing. I'm more a mount/pet person if I'm even going to part with my money haha. I'm entirely down for paying a sub to support a game, no problem; but the message I'm already getting is "never enough money". I don't think that's the intention, but I did want to say, objectively, I can now see how & why it's being construed that way. It seems distasteful to put things up on the store for one vs. another kind of currency. I'm not really sure what kind of thing wouldn't come across that way in crates, but maybe they could put two prices, one in Crowns & a price in gems; that way, it doesn't appear to favour those who spend the most money. (As it stands, I now get how it looks that way after understanding how much you'd have to spend to get that many gems). That sends a certain kind of message to the customers. Especially if you're already paying a sub and buying crowns just to show some support to the game. It comes across as being double or even triple hit in the wallet.

Being a new player, you are just seeing the tip o' the iceberg. Players are seen as wallets to be drained in the most unscrupulous ways😂

Taleof2Cities · May 2020

You can buy crates with in-game gold through Crown gifting, @Adriius.

That way you’re not out-of-pocket.

If you choose this route, it’s nice to do it through a trusted broker such as Tamriel Crown Exchange.

I’ve never bought crates with real life money ... but have several Apex mounts and one Radiant Apex.

That doesn’t diminish what Crown crates represent to some players ... but it is an option.

TropicsDelight · May 2020

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

You can buy crates with in-game gold through Crown gifting, @Adriius.

That way you’re not out-of-pocket.

If you choose this route, it’s nice to do it through a trusted broker such as Tamriel Crown Exchange.

ZOS should at this point simply be adding an in-game crown merchant selling crowns for gold and selling gold for crowns. That way the actual game links the in-game currency with the crown currency and items from the crown store.

It would cause ZOS a lot less headaches as they won't have to deal with people getting ripped off and opening tickets.

It is more immersive as it actually links the crown store into the actual game world.

It would allow ZOS to create a small house percentage to act as a gold/crown sink. AKA crowns sell for 160 gold for each crown, but if you spend crowns on gold you get 150 gold for each crown.

In a monetized game it is vastly preferable for both the game company and the players to simply have this handled in-game.

Adriius · May 2020

Taleof2Cities wrote: »

You can buy crates with in-game gold through Crown gifting, @Adriius.

That way you’re not out-of-pocket.

If you choose this route, it’s nice to do it through a trusted broker such as Tamriel Crown Exchange.

I’ve never bought crates with real life money ... but have several Apex mounts and one Radiant Apex.

That doesn’t diminish what Crown crates represent to some players ... but it is an option.

Oh! Thank for that insight, much appreciated!

Aptonoth · May 2020

I was really hoping to see how it sounds in game and running. It seems no one is brave enough or rich enough and dumb to be the guinea pig as no one in game has it either. I COULD afford it but it's a gamble and my odds are always terrible.

Lady_Sleepless · May 2020

Very disappointed that this mount is for gems. Would have been a instant buy from me if it had been for crowns.

Vaoh · May 2020

Calm down everyone! It’s only the equivalent of something around $200+.

Yup, nothing wrong with that.....

Aptonoth · May 2020

I grabbed the horse but it fit one of my existing characters so well it was like they were made for each other. However no unique summons but the horses neigh and sounds are deeper and a little slower and more evil sounding than a normal horse. Damn good looking mount but I was inspired long ago to try make a granny rags (dishonored) character but no mount fit her until now. Granny Wither shins + crones from witcher 3 makes one unique looking and evil necromancer.

olsborg · May 2020

Aptonoth wrote: »

I grabbed the horse but it fit one of my existing characters so well it was like they were made for each other. However no unique summons but the horses neigh and sounds are deeper and a little slower and more evil sounding than a normal horse. Damn good looking mount but I was inspired long ago to try make a granny rags (dishonored) character but no mount fit her until now. Granny Wither shins + crones from witcher 3 makes one unique looking and evil necromancer.

@Aptonoth screenshot?

Fischblut · May 2020

I’ve never bought crates with real life money

With your real life money

Other people still paid real life money to get you all the crates.

I grabbed the horse but it fit one of my existing characters so well it was like they were made for each other. However no unique summons but the horses neigh and sounds are deeper and a little slower and more evil sounding than a normal horse.

Thank you for being brave enough to buy this horse and confirm some details about it

heaven13 · May 2020

Fischblut wrote: »

I am disappointed after I've previewed this horse in game

The idea, and some parts of the body are really great (face is wicked, branches on the chest and back actually have shape, cool saddle and stamina upgrade). But most of body looks like a simple horse with a new texture - all the little branches and mane/tail don't have any shape, they are simply painted on the flat horse body...

I wonder if somebody will make any showcase video of this mount. From what I see in preview, this mount doesn't even have special summoning animation When you preview it, it simply appears without any sound and effect, like any ordinary mount

This is exactly what I think of it. Too solid, not wicker looking enough. If it had been something like below, with the more grey color scheme and using the twine in some spot, that would have been a totally different story.

The implementation of it is just too blocky and lazy for a special mount, especially compared to things like the storm atro mounts. Such a greedy shame for a mount so expensive.

B0SSzombie · May 2020

I was a little excited when I saw the "500" in the Store, thinking: "Oh wow, they gave out the paired pet as a daily reward and now they're giving out the Mount for 500 Crowns? That's cool!"

Then I saw the Crown Gems symbol.

Don't get me wrong, it's a nice looking Mount.

But would I spend 500 Gems on this, when most Crown Crate Apex Mounts look WAY cooler and are 100 Gems cheaper? No.

TropicsDelight · May 2020

olsborg wrote: »

@Aptonoth screenshot?

Indeed! There is a whole thread for that in the general section of the forum just for Vampire looks! That one sounds cool.

TropicsDelight · May 2020

B0SSzombie wrote: »

when most Crown Crate Apex Mounts look WAY cooler and are 100 Gems cheaper? No.

I would say this mount is cooler looking and will be far rarer than most apex mounts. It does not have the flashy lit up "look at me!" lighting of an apex mount, but it is far more distinct and fits many characters far better than most of those mounts would. Once it is gone we will not see it again for 2+ years most likely and the few people who buy it now will have a pretty rare mount to trot around town in.

If I was looking at a choice between 400 gems for an apex vs 500 gems for this I would take the wicker horse for sure for that 100 gems more. Are either worth it? Not sure on that, all of the rare mounts cost an arm and a leg if you use real life money to get the gems.

Aptonoth · May 2020

Okay here is screenshot as requested. She has mount speed 1 upgraded but not stamina or inventory as I was on the fence about deleting her as an alt. Now she has a permanent spot on my roster. Behold Granny-Wither Skins and her horse I named Whispess.

Her town clothing.

TropicsDelight · May 2020

Aptonoth wrote: »

Okay here is screenshot as requested. She has mount speed 1 upgraded but not stamina or inventory as I was on the fence about deleting her as an alt. Now she has a permanent spot on my roster. Behold Granny-Wither Skins and her horse I named Whispess.

That is super cool, she looks epic in the second picture.

mikejezz · May 2020

First time I encounter a mount costing gems that's not a part of the crates. Is this a new thing or have they done *** like this before?