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ESO+ without the real sub
Xargas13
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Long story short, give us an option to manually add days to our sub. Even though I sub, it's not comfortable to have ESO+ with how it currently works, I'm a big spender and sometimes I have money and sometimes I don't, and when I have I would like to purchase days for my favorite game. Previously I played WoW and SWTOR, and they all have 30 or 60 days purchase without recurring payment. Said SWTOR have only 60 days though. Please add this, just for comfort, I don't think I ask much, thank you 
ESO+ without the real sub 126 votes
I would like that.
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41 votes
Definitely no.
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I don't care.
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PigofSteel✭✭✭✭Thats why wont happen... [snip]
[Edited to remove Bashing]Edited by ZOS_ConnorG on March 21, 2021 6:09PM1 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Definitely no.The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.Edited by SilverBride on March 21, 2021 4:41PMPCNA18 -
Xargas13✭✭✭I would like that.SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.0 -
Iarao✭✭✭✭Long story short, give us an option to manually add days to our sub. Even though I sub, it's not comfortable to have ESO+ with how it currently works, I'm a big spender and sometimes I have money and sometimes I don't, and when I have I would like to purchase days for my favorite game. Previously I played WoW and SWTOR, and they all have 30 or 60 days purchase without recurring payment. Said SWTOR have only 60 days though. Please add this, just for comfort, I don't think I ask much, thank you
i dont understand. you can sub for 30 days at a time, and i think maybe another one or so under a 1yr. i dont recall for sure cus i sub a yr at a time. it wont charge again if, after you sub, you go back and choose to quit, or something similar. you will keep your current time you just subbed for and wont be charged until you activate again.6 -
ThorianB✭✭✭✭✭
✭If you get a monthly salary, renew your sub at the beginning of the month instead of the end. Buy X amount of sub and then just cancel the recurring sub so it doesn't charge you when it comes due.
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RedMuse✭✭✭✭✭
✭I don't care.Just cancel it after you renew it, that's what I always do in every game.20 -
ck37090✭✭✭✭Yeah, what you are asking for already exists... Just sub for however long you want and then immediately cancel.7
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SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Definitely no.SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
So the problem isn't the subscription recurring, or the cost? It's that you forget you have other payments coming up and short yourself?
I don't see how manually adding days would change that.PCNA2 -
Tandor✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Definitely no.Unfortunately, people would just pay for the odd day here and there according to when they wanted to access the crafting bag or whatever other subscription benefit they wanted. Such a system wouldn't be commercially viable, and it would negate the whole point of a fixed revenue model.
As it is you can sub for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and cancel the recurring payment as soon as you've made the payment, then renew it again when you want to and on whichever day suits your needs at that time. That at least is how it operates on PC through ZOS, I've no idea about Steam or console.5 -
Starlight_Whisper✭✭✭✭✭
✭I would just cancel it ...you still get time afterwards that is owed. Then renew when you want0 -
ThorianB✭✭✭✭✭
✭Unfortunately, people would just pay for the odd day here and there according to when they wanted to access the crafting bag or whatever other subscription benefit they wanted. Such a system wouldn't be commercially viable, and it would negate the whole point of a fixed revenue model.
As it is you can sub for 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and cancel the recurring payment as soon as you've made the payment, then renew it again when you want to and on whichever day suits your needs at that time. That at least is how it operates on PC through ZOS, I've no idea about Steam or console.
This is a really good point. Being able to buy days at a time would be abused and not viable for ZOS to turn a profit. People could just sub 1 day a month or 1 day a week and use all the advantages of a sub. We already see this with free trials.2 -
Xargas13✭✭✭I would like that.SilverBride wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
So the problem isn't the subscription recurring, or the cost? It's that you forget you have other payments coming up and short yourself?
I don't see how manually adding days would change that.
Very easy, got the salary, bought the days, done.0 -
Celephantsylvius_Bornasfinmo✭✭✭✭✭
✭I would like that.I still think sub is too expensive either way. 12 euros is pretty expensive for something kinda broken(ish)1 -
SirLeeMinion✭✭✭✭✭
✭I would like that.On my main account, I tend to sub for the number of days I want. Then, I log in to the account to make sure the eso+ is actually active and I've received the crowns. With that established, I immediately cancel the sub. That way I don't have surprise recurring charges. Still, the option you are proposing would be easier.1 -
jedtb16_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Definitely no.SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
sub for a year. problem solved.1 -
SilverBride✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Definitely no.SilverBride wrote: »So the problem isn't the subscription recurring, or the cost? It's that you forget you have other payments coming up and short yourself?
I don't see how manually adding days would change that.
Very easy, got the salary, bought the days, done.
Every time I think I understand what you are saying your response makes me think I may have it wrong.
Regardless, they aren't going to change their billing practices because someone doesn't have a set pay schedule or shorted themselves.Edited by SilverBride on March 21, 2021 6:26PMPCNA1 -
Iarao✭✭✭✭jedtb16_ESO wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
sub for a year. problem solved.
not everyone can afford to lay out that much cash at once. that is why zos offers several sub plans. sigh.2 -
rpa✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I don't care.I cancel any sub immediately. (Actually I'm in progress of cleaning Augean Bank in case I take a break from renewing.)
If you pay for sub, you can cancel and get to keep ESO+ time and sub crowns you paid for. It's only matter of few extra clicks. (And re-finding wherewassit to click.)Edited by rpa on March 21, 2021 7:36PM0 -
Tandor✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Definitely no.
I assume it's the game he's referring to.
That said, I'm always amazed at the number of people who consider the game to be "literally unplayable" yet still manage to play it for 50 hours per week
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Sylvermynx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I don't care.I'd never use it (I sub two accounts six months at a time), but if there's a niche for it, why not?0 -
Ackwalan✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Should be a thing. Probably have to buy days in 30 day block.
Some people might want to split up the days, so they only have an 'active' ESO + account on weekends when they have time to play. I would not have a problem with that, after all, their time and money is theirs to spend not mine.0 -
Ratzkifal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭In Germany you can pay for ESO+ with paysafe. Due to the nature of paysafe you cannot setup a recurring payment, so that is pretty much exactly what you are asking for. It is as if you had subbed for a month and unsubbed before the next monthly payment. Same effect, less effort.
Paysafe is like the equivalent of paying with cash, but online, as you are paying with a code you bought at a physical store that is worth a certain amount. No possibility of someone stealing your info either. It's a cool system if you don't mind going to a physical store.This Bosmer was tortured to death. There is nothing left to be done.0 -
kojou✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭You used to be able to buy prepaid subscription days at gamestop's site, but last time I tried it it didn't work. Which makes me think they don't want to support that model any more (I used to do that instead of buying crowns directly).
Why would they let you buy more ESO+ time and get crowns when they can get you to subscribe and just buy crowns when you run out?Playing since beta...0 -
Starlock✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I don't care.jedtb16_ESO wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
sub for a year. problem solved.
not everyone can afford to lay out that much cash at once. that is why zos offers several sub plans. sigh.
Not that it's my place to be offering financial advice... but if one's financial health isn't good enough to plop down an entire year sub at once, it isn't good enough to be subscribing month to month to something like ESO+ either (especially when the year sub is cheaper). A sub isn't necessary and it isn't a good deal - especially stacked against essential needs. Pay the rent. Buy the food. A game sub doesn't put clothes on your back.3 -
bmnoble✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I don't care.Don't see how hard it is to cancel your sub once you start it, you still get the days you have paid for.0 -
zaria✭✭✭✭✭
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Agree, buy 6-12 months, you get crowns for this who you then can spend on stuff.SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
After this buy more crowns but ESO+ give much more value for money than crown packs even during sales.Grinding just make you go in circles.
Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.1 -
Subfocus✭✭I would like that.For the same reason you can't outright buy items from the shop with cash, you have to buy in odd increments that usually leave crowns leftover.0
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FlopsyPrince✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »The problem isn't the subscription cost. You admit you are a big spender. Just spend on your subscription first.
I haven't mentioned the cost anywhere. Problem is, my sub refreshes late in the month, and by that time I might go over my limit and be left with money that are needed for essential needs. I prefer to do it like this, got my salary, bought days for the game, and forget about some payment for the rest of the month. You might say move the date, but my salary doesn't come on a fixed day, there is a range of dates it works with.
It has somewhat been covered, but let your sub lapse until just after you get paid and then make that your new renewal date.PC
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