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[Starfield]

For the first time, The Elder Scrolls Online will let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money

The Elder Scrolls Online will soon let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money.Arriving as part …

www.eurogamer.net

basically after update 30 you can earn a new ingame currency which lets you unlock crown crate items that previously where only available through lootboxes

More in the link


edit: turns out it is due to xbox lootbox policy: https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/community/for-everyone/responsible-gaming/loot-boxes/

Phil be savin us PC players EVEN!

 

[Trogdor1123]

For the first time, The Elder Scrolls Online will let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money

The Elder Scrolls Online will soon let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money.Arriving as part …

www.eurogamer.net

basically after update 30 you can earn a new ingame currency which lets you unlock items which were previously only able to purchase with crowns....and more!

More in the link

Would really like this as I plan on playing a bunch once the ps5 patch comes out.

 

[Jigsaah]

Noice! Although it should be considered that Fallout 76 started doing something like this as well a while ago. The Atomic Shop isn't nearly as intrusive as it's original version. You even get free stuff very often.

So maybe this is Bethesda trying to win back it's good name.

 

[Spukc]

imagine playing a game. and that playing the actual game could unlock stuff.
that would be soo cool!

kids in 2021

 

[The Pleasure]

Phil Spender showing his agenda. Power your dreams by microtransactions.

 

[Banjo64]

Noice! Although it should be considered that Fallout 76 started doing something like this as well a while ago. The Atomic Shop isn't nearly as intrusive as it's original version. You even get free stuff very often.

So maybe this is Bethesda trying to win back it's good name.

Todd Howard basically said they pursued Fallout 76 and TES Online because they had to adapt and seek out new ways of earning consistent revenue, but now with Xbox the can just focus on making the games that they want. Obviously take it with a pinch of salt.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Phil Spender showing his agenda. Power your dreams by microtransactions.

Well that's embarrassing.

 

[Starfield]

Phil Spender showing his agenda. Power your dreams by microtransactions.

i think you misunderstood my thread. its the other way around.

 

[nikolino840]

Hope they change also those mini dlc purchasable only with crowns

 

[Umbasaborne]

imagine playing a game. and that playing the actual game could unlock stuff.
that would be soo cool!

kids in 2021

I was just playing man eater and thinking how novel it was that i had to unlock the skins by actually playing the game, then i fucking remembered that up until 8 years ago that thats the way it used to be. 15 dollar fucking costumes in avengers, go fuck yourself square

 

[nikolino840]

Phil Spender showing his agenda. Power your dreams by microtransactions.

From the article

The Elder Scrolls Online will soon let players acquire loot box items without paying real-world money.

 

[The Pleasure]

i think you misunderstood my thread. its the other way around.

My mistake. I'm seeing red right now because I just contacted them and they told me a repair was free for a known hardware defect and then told me 460 dollars to repair and then a manager told me 650 dollars to repair so I'm a bit pissed off about how they are handling a repair on a known issue that is affecting the Surface Laptop 3.

 

[Starfield]

My mistake. I'm seeing red right now because I just contacted them and they told me a repair was free for a known hardware defect and then told me 460 dollars to repair and then a manager told me 650 dollars to repair so I'm a bit pissed off about how they are handling a repair on a known issue that is affecting the Surface Laptop 3.

np, everyone makes mistakes my dude, like me selling dogecoin for 5cents

 

[Alright]

Good.

 

[Spukc]

I was just playing man eater and thinking how novel it was that i had to unlock the skins by actually playing the game, then i fucking remembered that up until 8 years ago that thats the way it used to be. 15 dollar fucking costumes in avengers, go fuck yourself square

that's how they play mindgames on you.
go play marvel vs capcom 2 on the dreamcast,

you can unlock more as you play it !

 

[The Pleasure]

np, everyone makes mistakes my dude, like me selling dogecoin for 5cents

My mistake was thinking bitcoin was worthless and seeing it as fun and losing my email and password when I had like ten of them from way way way back in the day. That and selling my copy of Little Sampson for 100 bucks. You never know what will happen.

 

[SebastianShaw]

 

[bentanchorbolt]

i think you misunderstood my thread. its the other way around.

He didn't read. He did the standard reactionary reply and now he will have to play mental gymnastics to justify his clearly wrong take.

 

[Spukc]

np, everyone makes mistakes my dude, like me selling dogecoin for 5cents

shit you sold at 5?

 

[Starfield]

shit you sold at 5?

5 euro cents man

 

[Kenpachii]

Fantastic, the lootbox system needs to die directly. absolute disgusting practice.

 

[Fare thee well]

Very cool if that is their intention. Couldn't support the notion more. Question is though, how grindy is it to still get those lootbox items without spending IRL money? Thing is, most companies skirt the issue by saying 'all things are attainable without spending real world cash,' but neglect to say it would take you 5000 game hours to acquire some item.'