Many players in ESO look suspiciously at the cash shop. Some feel it is becoming increasingly important. Recently regarding the lockboxes.
The latest anger is ignited by crown crafting style: Grim Harlequin, a so-called motif. Those who buy it from the cash shop for real money can craft special costumes in this style and sell them to players – and some fear this could make them incredibly rich.
In the worst case, this is a kind of license to print gold, for which you must pay upfront with real money. This motif is now the first shop-exclusive.
Pay2Win could be lurking around the next corner
Mein MMO says: It almost seems like every month something else in the cash shop angers certain fans, as if they just enjoy getting upset. However, it is indeed the case that Zenimax regularly crosses micro-boundaries with the cash shop that are clearly perceived by sensitive fans.
The fear remains that the AAA Buy2Play MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, the premium product, could take the path of Free2Play games with a cash shop that embodies the worst excesses.
Ultimately, Zenimax is not responsible for this heightened sensitivity among fans – blame is better assigned to several Asian imports. However, this fear is real and must be taken seriously, even if it sometimes appears as groundless hysteria to outsiders.
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