r/ESOc • • May 08 '14

The Elder Scrolls Online Facebook page is starting to delete posts about pulling preorders. Here is one that caught my eye.. Even more disappointed with their handling of this situation now...

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Copied and pasted directly from FB:

Alright.. Attention all frustrated console players: Contacting them on their Facebook page isn't going to do anything seeing as they reply to one out of every few hundred posts. It is time to contact them at the corporate level and express our dissatisfaction with the lack of communication. But we need to be CALM and PROFESSIONAL. If you can't restrain yourself from acting like a spoiled brat then DON'T use the forthcoming contact page. If you can't write a calm and collected paragraph (or 4) detailing your feelings DON'T use the corporate contact page. I feel like receiving well reasoned and levelheaded contacts on a daily basis through their corporate contact may have the impact we desire, but a bunch of babies raging at them isn't going to help our cause at all.

http://www.zenimaxonline.com/contact.php

Here is a copy of what I'm sending, which you guys can hopefully use as an example for the tone which should be used when making this kind of contact. Feel free to copy and paste it, I don't care. But DON'T write up some broken English, profanity ridden, childish rant.

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the complete and utter lack of communication with your community regarding The Elder Scrolls Online console release date. In every reddit AMA, press release, forum post, Facebook comment, etc. for many months you have given us nothing more than "more info soon!" "we are working on it, info coming very soon" and comments of that nature. You have the preorder numbers and you know how many of us have ordered Imperial and Standard editions paid in FULL, and the best you can give us over the course of MONTHS is "soon"? I'm sorry, but we really deserve better than that.

You know what's going on, you know the status of the game, and you know that with less than a month until your previously projected release date that we deserve something more than the total void that has been your communication with your console community thus far. Do you no longer know if it's feasible to release a console port? Fine. Do you need to delay it? Fine. Planning on giving us an update on/around (fill in date here)? Great! I know creating a game is a complex process, and I won't fault you for honest information. Just OPEN the channel of dialogue and stop leaving us in the dark!

I was beyond excited for this game when it got announced and I have literally been counting the days until June since. Do you know how it feels to have gone through that painstaking wait only to realize with each passing day the likelihood of a delay increases, but the studio in control can't bring themselves to be honest and forthcoming with the community? With less than a month to go? It's just not right.

I said was beyond excited because I was. But this "soon" game that's been played over the past few months has severely lowered my anticipation for this game. I hope we can hear from your studio before our frustrations reach a boiling point and we feel like we have no recourse but to start pulling preorders and looking to other games and studios that don't leave us in the dark forth months at a time.

Sincerely,

A disappointed ESO fan


r/ESOc • • Jan 21 '15

Console date confirmed, June 9th, no sub

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r/ESOc • • May 03 '14

Maybe if I posted this in the AMA we would've got an answer.

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r/ESOc • • May 09 '14

If the delay means a better product, I'm okay with it.

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I had an hour to play before work and in that hour the game crashed 3 times, was failing to render npcs and had a major bug on the quest I was working on. I only purchased the PC version to tide me over until the ps4 version came out, because I was super excited about the game. After playing the PC version for a month and seeing all the problems I was not surprised to see the delay. If the delay means these things get fixed, then I am okay with waiting. Not happy, but okay with it.


r/ESOc • • Apr 16 '14

Console beta update. Sort of...

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So I have been doing some talking back and forth with zeni and was fortunate enough to find out that there will be a new console beta form for people to sign up for the beta with. They didn't give an exact date, other than 'soon'. So the wait could be over soon. Hopefully! Will link to a SS of them saying this, to ease any doubt.


r/ESOc • • Oct 17 '14

A slight update on the status of consoles.

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In this week's Road Ahead they once again state that they're working hard.

We’re also still hard at work on the console versions of the game—we look forward to sharing more info about them soon.

Soon™


r/ESOc • • May 09 '14

Is anyone else thoroughly pissed off at Zenimax?

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Did anyone else feel like their half-assed apology was a slap in the face?

Zenimax: "Hey, we know you wanted this game, but we're not going to tell you shit about the release date until you pry it from us forcefully. And once that happens, we want you to know we are truly sorry for the 6 months delay. To make it up to you, we're going to let you pay more money to play it on the platform you didn't choose, and then let you give us more money to transfer over to console when it comes out in 2016. Oh and if you aren't a multi-platform gamer, then well... fuck you."

Seriously. I really hope this burns them for a long time. Anyone who doesn't cancel their console pre-order is a douche.


r/ESOc • • Jan 22 '15

ESO console release is on June 9th and it's going F2P/B2P - Discussion thread

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Your reactions? How excited are you for proximity voice chat? What all do you expect to change, or hope won't? What system are you considering playing on? Are you transferring from PC version? Lastly, what class and race will you start with?


r/ESOc • • Jul 09 '14

Is this game still happening?

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When is it coming out on consoles? I'm sick of the wait.


r/ESOc • • Mar 20 '14

Now is your chance to get your questions answered about the consoles

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EDIT: AMA is over. They said that they will answer all console questions after the PC launch!

The ESO team is doing an AMA today at 2pm EDT! Post your questions here first so that we can get all our members asking the same questions. Also make sure to plug /r/ESOc/ in the AMA!

The AMA is here: http://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/20x73q/welcome_to_the_eso_ama/


r/ESOc • • Apr 22 '15

PS4 Online Beta Starts Tomorrow! Has anyone gotten an email?

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r/ESOc • • Jul 09 '14

Should Zenimax change the price model on consoles?

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Like many of you have probably noticed, there has definitely been a severe drop-off of people excited for the console release of ESO. I am one of the many who believe this and I am very sceptical about the player base on consoles. I know the pc version has been out for awhile now and theey appear to be losing subs at a steady rate. I honestly believe the best way for Zenimax to launch the game on consoles is to sell it for 60$ and all content updates would be available as 15-20$ DLC and offer a subscription to those who want all dlc. Thoughts? Could this model actually work or am I just hoping for something that could never be possible.


r/ESOc • • May 08 '14

I hate to tell you this, but...

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https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/storefaq

I own the PC version of ESO and am loving it. I saw some post about preorders being pulled so I went to see what was going on and found this. It says there is a 6 month delay in the console version's release. Sorry you guys had to get this news, just stay strong and wait for the game, which will include all of the patches of additions 6 months will bring!


r/ESOc • • Apr 22 '14

ZeniMax is accepting console beta sign-ups again!

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r/ESOc • • Apr 14 '14

What are YOU doing to tide you over until console launch?

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I, for one, am running out of things to do haha. Semester ends in three weeks and Idk what I'm going to do on my ps4 until then.


r/ESOc • • Mar 16 '14

Update your flair

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Hello everyone,

I added PS4 & Xbox One flair logos. Please update your flair by selecting the edit button in the right pane and select PS4 or Xbox One logo. Let me know if you have any suggestions.


r/ESOc • • Mar 05 '14

ESO Imperial vs. Normal

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Is the imperial edition really worth the extra $40 on PS4? You get a mount, ok cool, the Imperial race which I guess is cool, but from my understanding the racial passives are tank oriented, so if you don't want to play a "tank" then the mount/pets worth it? Oh ya, the Molag Bal statue is pretty awesome from the pics i've seen, and the lore book?


r/ESOc • • Feb 27 '14

ESO beta on exam week?

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r/ESOc • • Feb 24 '14

Invite to all the console players

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While we are attempting to create a trading hub for the various platforms, it would be nice to get a lot of console players around to talk ESO also.. As I myself, along with multiple friends will be playing on PS4. Come join us over at http://www.eldersreach.com .. I dont think theres much console love going around!


r/ESOc • • Feb 22 '14

For those of you who have gaming PC's...

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What made you choose the console version over the PC version?


r/ESOc • • Feb 18 '14

Console Trading

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Hello everyone, from what I've gathered so far regarding ESO and the trade system within it.. it will be old school. I'm not sure how many people here are old enough to have ever played Asherons Call (You still can) but that game probably had/has one of the best trading systems I've encountered. (I guess diablo 2 was quite similar) With that, it seems as if ESO's trading system will be similar. No auction house, the only way to trade is through advertising your items or the guild store. Anyone whos played some of these old school games with the "advertise" type trading systems knows all to well that one of the best ways to sell/trade your items is through forums. (Remember VNboards anyone?)....Elders Reach is a site that would like to make this possible. We've recently begun really pushing it and trying to get a good memberbase right before the game launches so that trading is abundant. However, anyone whos ever tried to startup a community site knows the difficulties of this. We're asking anyone and everyone to come over and join us, help us grow. Lets bring back that old school gaming vibe where forums were extremely important for not only class builds and complaining to devs.. but for actual in game trades. We really would appreciate anyone who comes on over and signs up and helps gets our community started. Really hoping we can become a centerpiece in the trading realm of ESO. For those interested, come on over and visit at http://www.eldersreach.com.. Thanks, appreciate it!......TLDR: Startup trade community, hit the link above and help us grow!


r/ESOc • • Jun 02 '15

One week left till console release :)

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r/ESOc • • Jun 01 '15

Growing Older Makes MMOs More Appealing To Me. (I can't wait for this game.)

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Now admittedly, I am trying to not hype myself up too much. But I have been doing a tiny bit of research in regards to what faction/character/race I should choose for my play style. And, I can't wait to play this!

As a teen I used to play Ultima Online, a LOT. So much that I gained a bunch of weight and got quite lethargic. Tried getting into Everquest, but didn't like the jump from UO to EQ. I think it was too drastic for me.

Fast forward to adulthood, I now only have the drive and time for gaming maybe 2 nights a week, and I don't even mean all-nighters. Just a few hours or so and I'm kind of spent. Between work and wanting to do things out in the world, I just can't invest nearly as much time as I used to.

I used to love RPGs, the stories, the grinding, the character development etc. Especially games like Suikoden, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger and FF VI.

I pretty much now don't have the time to invest in long winded games. Even 12-15 hour games sometimes make me give up the ghost due to bordem or lack of time. Re-enter the MMO, or in Destiny's case the semi-MMO.

It's great to be able to pop in and play just a little, meet up with friends who are also older and have similar time constraints and what not. I guess what I am saying, is that I am really looking forward to this game.

Destiny brought me back to gaming after a rough period in my life, I'm hoping ESO keeps that going and brings on the fun times with friends I don't see as much as I'd like to. No pressure ESO, no pressure. ;)


r/ESOc • • Apr 29 '15

Xbox One NA Cross-Faction PVP Guild

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Seeing as we can be in up to 5 guilds, i'm going to start a Cross-faction Guild for the purpose of getting all the main PVP Guilds and players together so that we can continue to have great battles day in and day out. We can setup duels and even use it as a cross-faction trading guild.

Everyone from AD, DC, and EP add me on Xbox One. Everyone that is going to be a Guild Leader in their respected faction will be an Officer so we can do everything possible to make the PVP exciting and fun across the entire Xbox One NA Server.

I had the question brought up on the forums about how I was going to get the communication between all the people to work. I figured the below could help elaborate a bit on it.

Well, first option will be through the in-game chat options.

  1. Guild Voice Chat has a general chat channel and an officer chat channel, then as you continue to add members to the guild the game automatically opens up more and more general chat channels that we can utilize for various things. General Chat, Dueling, Theory crafting, etc.

  2. Xbox Live Party Chat for small group things.

  3. Xbox Live Messages for things.

  4. Skype through Xbox is possible as well if need be.

There are plenty of ways to communicate with everyone. I think there might still be a misunderstanding of how this will work though. Check this out.

Guild #1 - Your Faction's Guild for everything PVP, PVE, RP, etc.

Guild #2 - Cross-faction Guild - Only used for us to have cross-faction communication to setup duels, decide on servers to be more competitive and fun, practice builds against each other, trading guild, so on and so on. Basically this isn't going to be your main guild by ANY means. In fact I will still be running an EP only guild separate from this. This is mainly for the guild leaders across all factions to come together and help PvP be much more entertaining and fun for the entire server, people that aren't guild leaders are still very much so encouraged to join for trading, learning, teaching, etc.

I'm all for helping people get better even on factions that aren't mine, because if i'm going against people in PVP that are bad at the game, it just isn't as fun or exciting. This is for us to set the standards and make sure we create a fun, competitive, and most of all positive environment for new people and even veterans to enjoy.

Everyone that has questions and concerns, please add me on Xbox One and invite me to a party chat or join mine and I can explain in much more detail. The only way this will work is if we all work together. The more people that help out, the better experience all of us will have in PVP.

Please message me on here, xbox, or reply to this thread with questions and concerns.

GT - Zethiris


r/ESOc • • Apr 09 '15

preorder email

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Greetings ,

You are eligible for The Elder Scrolls® Online: Tamriel Unlimited™ for Console with account copy. You will find it on sale for pre-purchase for $20.00 at account.elderscrollsonline.com/store when logged in using your eligible The Elder Scrolls Online account on April 9, 2015.

This special offer to pre-purchase a digital copy of an Xbox One and/or PlayStation 4 version of the game, will only be available on the store for 30 (thirty) days. After the 30-day period, you will no longer be able to purchase this special digital copy of The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited for console or copy your PC/Mac account to console in any other way.

Please note that if you take part in this offer, your character and account details will not be copied immediately upon pre-purchasing The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited for Console with account copy. Keep an eye on your email for more information on the account copy process as well as your digital game code. For more information on eligibility requirements, transfer restrictions, and redemption instructions please visit help.elderscrollsonline.com.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will launch worldwide on June 9th, and we can’t wait to see you in Tamriel!

  • The Elder Scrolls Online Team