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ESO subs need one more benefit

EhllfhireEhllfhire Member UncommonPosts: 633
in Elder Scrolls Online
Queue priority. Since free to play queues for pvp have doubled, it takes me over an hour to get in. So zenimax, please let subs be at front of the line over leeches.

Any graphical, audio, or gameplay restrictions not seen in other mmos but found in FFXIV can be blamed on one thing.
PS3

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    More people, more campaigns... problem solved.
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  • EhllfhireEhllfhire Member UncommonPosts: 633
    Originally posted by Torval

    People who paid for the game aren't leeches. When you come across with belligerent statements like that it's going to be harder for you to get people behind you. Reading something like that makes me think, "who cares if this guy ever gets in. He's not very nice and why would I care if he gets in to play with others."

    It's not a totally unreasonable request but people who spend money buying crowns are important too. The developer doesn't want to alienate anyone or make them feel like they're not valued. One possible answer could be to provide a buff in their crown store that gives priority in the queue. Say it cost 500 crowns and last 30 days. It would be something a subscriber could easily afford out of their stipend while providing an incentive for non-subscribers to buy crowns.

    A problem with your suggestion is that it implies that there wouldn't be enough subscribers (or token buyers in my example) to cause a queue. If there are more subscribers than slots then you would still be in the same situation with a perk that doesn't resolve your issue. Maybe there is another solution to the problem.

    My problem is I have loyally been paying when others quit only to come back to the same now free game. I have cyrodiil queues lasting well over an hour because people who don't pay are in enjoying the game on my dime.

    Any graphical, audio, or gameplay restrictions not seen in other mmos but found in FFXIV can be blamed on one thing.
    PS3

  • EhllfhireEhllfhire Member UncommonPosts: 633
    Originally posted by Iselin
    More people, more campaigns... problem solved.

    Queue priority like every other game out there, problem solved.

    Any graphical, audio, or gameplay restrictions not seen in other mmos but found in FFXIV can be blamed on one thing.
    PS3

  • PepeqPepeq Member UncommonPosts: 1,977
    In about 30 days people will leave again and you will have a queue waiting for peeps to join... 
  • EhllfhireEhllfhire Member UncommonPosts: 633
    Originally posted by cura
    Originally posted by Ehllfhire
    Originally posted by Torval

    People who paid for the game aren't leeches. When you come across with belligerent statements like that it's going to be harder for you to get people behind you. Reading something like that makes me think, "who cares if this guy ever gets in. He's not very nice and why would I care if he gets in to play with others."

    It's not a totally unreasonable request but people who spend money buying crowns are important too. The developer doesn't want to alienate anyone or make them feel like they're not valued. One possible answer could be to provide a buff in their crown store that gives priority in the queue. Say it cost 500 crowns and last 30 days. It would be something a subscriber could easily afford out of their stipend while providing an incentive for non-subscribers to buy crowns.

    A problem with your suggestion is that it implies that there wouldn't be enough subscribers (or token buyers in my example) to cause a queue. If there are more subscribers than slots then you would still be in the same situation with a perk that doesn't resolve your issue. Maybe there is another solution to the problem.

    My problem is I have loyally been paying when others quit only to come back to the same now free game. I have cyrodiil queues lasting well over an hour because people who don't pay are in enjoying the game on my dime.

    Sure, make the queue longer for non-subbers, i dont care. Soon you will only play with the same bunch, you played before B2P transition. 

    That works for me, campaign was always full before.

    Any graphical, audio, or gameplay restrictions not seen in other mmos but found in FFXIV can be blamed on one thing.
    PS3

  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    I'd like to see the bonuses bumped a bit. Maybe +25%?

    Crazkanuk

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  • ThebeastttThebeasttt Member RarePosts: 1,130
    If this game was even a passable attempt at an Elder Scrolls MMO they would never have a problem with subs. Instead it's just another greedy company using a big name to disappoint millions.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Ehllfhire
    Originally posted by Iselin
    More people, more campaigns... problem solved.

    Queue priority like every other game out there, problem solved.

    Nah.. You're having a hard time making the mental transition from playing ESO to playing ESO:TU. It's evident from your constant reference to "freeloaders" in many of your posts and your desire for extra bonuses.

     

    ESO is gone. That game had a sub requirement, ESO:TU does not. People playing now and not subbing are playing as intended.

     

    ZOS, to their credit, went to great lengths to try to differentiate ESO:TU from the horde of F2P titles out there that deliberately gimp the free experience in order to steer "free" players to the cash shop in order to get the full experience. This is done by LOTRO, SWTOR, Rift and just about all other formerly sub games than no longer require one.

     

    What you're asking for is not a nerf to the free experience but rather more advantage to the optional subbers... which is a slippery slope that eventually will amount to the same thing.

     

    Your constant pouting about "freeloaders" is frankly, making you sound silly and petulant. 

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • Joseph_KerrJoseph_Kerr Member RarePosts: 1,113
    How do you queue for pvp in ESO? Dont you just use your map and fast travel to Cyrodiil after selecting your campaign? I dont think ive ever had in issue getting into Cyrodiil.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Effin_Rabbit
    How do you queue for pvp in ESO? Dont you just use your map and fast travel to Cyrodiil after selecting your campaign? I dont think ive ever had in issue getting into Cyrodiil.

    Your side in your chosen campaign can get locked. When that happens, there is a queue... it used to happen often last year and now it's happening again but not as bad.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

    ― Umberto Eco

    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    His statement assumes these players are spending nothing on the game and how would he know that?

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