Not being able to see what's in our banks is keeping a lot of active paying customers from re-subbing their EJ accounts, causing UO/BS/EA to lose money!
You should really re-think the idea of not being able to see what's in our banks.
Don't let EJ accounts take items out or put items in their banks, but let them see what's in there!
That one item they see could be the difference in "should I pay to play this account or not" .
As it is now, you "might" get some new "paying" accounts from returning players. However, The people that already pay for their accounts are probably not going to pay for a months sub just to take a peek into their banks.
How so?
You loaded those banks up for storage and decided not to resub your accounts.
Why do you now demand access to see what is there in order to decide if it is worth the one month sub to pull the items out.
Really that is the issue. Is what I put away long ago worth the fee for the the month to pull it out?
That my friend is not the purpose of the EJ program.
Yes it is the purpose of EJ...the purpose is for them to make more money......they will make more money if people can see what they left behind...I know that if I closed my main accts and forgot what I had in my banks...knowing right now what I have in there? I would totally re-open both accounts to access what I have stored in there....IF I could see it....if they re-sub for one month to pull the items out...that means they want them..if they want them, they will have to store them somewhere...which means having a house....which means it's MORE then one months sub....THAT'S how they will make money..
So yes....it's worth it to me to re-sub to access what I stored in my banks....I know it's worth it to a lot of people.
EJ's should get a limited bankbox as I've suggested elsewhere. No vault and other confusing new features. Just a small bankbox. Want more storage? Subscribe.
It hurts absolutely nothing, not one damn thing, to give returning Vets the ability to look in their bank boxes or to let them remount their blue bugs country to what someone hear says. Question for the people that know it all what happened to the Vault Storage that was promised and when will it be done. Yea yea we all know, SOON, LMAO.
while this may be a heated topic. the terms of service are still in effect. respect and courtesy are the rules of the day.
I honestly was under the impression that Endless Journey accounts were permanent free trial accounts. Free trial accounts had bank boxes.
Endless Journey accounts can still buy from the UO store which makes UO money, they can still participate in guilds which improves community, and therefore they can still have a strong powerful presence in UO without a monthly subscription to own a house. Owning a house and receiving special rewards like EM Items, Vet Rewards, Anniversary and Holiday items should be the only restrictions.
Right now an Endless Journey account can't even access a player bulletin board locked down in a house, but they can access auction safes and vendors? Shouldn't it just be containers?
I want to bring more people back to the game. If someone comes back with the ability to have one bank account, the ability to get power scrolls, and all the normal artifacts in game. They will at some point need a house for storage, its just the nature of this beast we call UO. Its impossible not to acquire items, and need more storage.
Players need more than just a little taste. They need seat at the table, reserved just for them, and a craving for a delicious meal. Eventually if the service and food is good, they will stay to enjoy the feast and the Moonglow Red to.
Restricting a player too much doesn't invite them to play and stay, it turns them away. I realize there were balancing fears trying not to offend the subscribers, trying to hurt scripters, and yet appease the returning players. Thus far it doesn't seem to do either.
Not having a bank makes it confusing for new players. As they play the game and accumulate items they will wonder where they are able to store them. Teasing them with some kind of bank will break this barrier.
Speaking of new players where did the new player experience go? There are still no tutorials.
I was hoping that there would be an all new 'New Player Experience' with EJ, but there's nothing, it's just the same old confusing Haven we had before. 🙁
