Am I prepared to play ESB Gold? Short answer, No. Long response, I dislike The Elder Scrolls Blades and with how they handled The Elder Scrolls I've lost all my trust and faith in them, You already all understand what they did. If they want to acquire their customers back then I believe that they need to really push their following big games to create them as great as they can. If Starfield&Elder Scrolls VI turn out amazing then they may be able to get maybe 60%-80% of the players back take or give, Maybe not with us expecting them but with us still playing their games... (Maybe start with really ironing the bugs out and not make the moders do it) ?
While I understand there are plenty of ppl ready to bash ESO Blades Gold, I am hopeful. Loot boxes-- IMO these items will probably be used by Whales in order to dominate from the PVP part of The Elder Scrolls Blades. While that stinks, it would not draw me away in the Single Player narrative mode facet. I have invested YEARS into Bethesda games and that I personally don't have a issue with a slow grind as long as it's free and enjoyable. Like most of the The Elder Scrolls Blades, be clever in how you play and accept The Elder Scrolls Blades for what it is, instead of pointing out what it isn't.
It is only sad what the gaming industry has become. These individuals throwing their money at microtransactions when they may use that money for something else or buying different games. I could literally believe of a million other things I'd rather do with this cash. I'd even be OK with when they raised the price of matches from 60 to 80 or even $100 as long as this suits these greedy companies and they maintain their shitty microtransactions from our matches and don't get lazy. For games like cyberpunk, I would pay $200 fuckin bucks for it or more since I KNOW I will have a blast. Let's just pray CDPR doesn't fall to greed in the long run either.