Quote Originally Posted by MicahZerrshia View Post
ESO also gives you credit towards their cash shop in the same amount as the monthly sub. Even if you pay for large chunks of time and get the discount you still get the same amount of cash shop credit you would have if you paid full price, which makes it much less slimy.

And in ESO a craft bag and expanded storage is included if you pay the sub instead of charging you $2 a month more for 175 slots of storage, which gets eaten up super fast with all the crafting mats we have now. And I am not even factoring in the fact you don't need to hold on to gear you want to use for glam which is another boon to storage.

Unfortunately even with all the perks and things done leaps and bounds better (I am looking at you housing system), ESO still is just OK compared to XIV from a content and story perspective imo.
I think ESO has a pretty good story, beautiful zones full of lots to do and probably the best quests out there of any MMORPG.

Where its cash shop annoys me is there aren't many in game rewards in ESO. Costumes, pets, mounts and most of the interesting housing items are shop only. You are right that you can obtain these for no more than the cost of a sub due to the crown system but I wish there were ways to get them in game (and I say this as someone who often subs). Pets or mounts obtained via fishing would be fun, for example.

I might be getting off topic, sorry. ESO is a game with amazing bones. It has the potential to be stellar but bizarre choices and bugs that endure seemingly forever keep it from ever fully reaching its potential for me.