Maybe Bethesda needs some quick cash while they plug away at the new Elder Scrolls game, or maybe they're just trying to capitalise on people getting engaged during the pandemic. Either way, they've just added a new item to their merch website: a 10K Ritual of Mara gold ring. Yes, like the one from the Elder Scrolls games that grants you a 10% bonus experience buff to both partners. No, it won't give you an XP boost in real life. Sorry.
The chunky gold ring costs $1,000 (around £733) and is only available until February 14th, arriving to customers some time after April. Engraved on the inside is the quote, "with this ring and Mara's blessing", as well as the Bethesda copyright and the manufacturer name, RockLove, who also make licensed jewellery for Disney, League of Legends, and Marvel. They've worked with Bethesda in the past, making the Amulet of Mara from Skyrim, and the DOOM Eternal Slayer Key pendant.
As one commenter claimed under Eurogamer's coverage of the story, this style of ring manufacture is known as "wax injection moulding" and would usually cost $160-250 (£117-£183) depending on the quality. A price hike worthy of the most savvy Khajiit dealer, then.
We'll let you judge for yourself whether this ring is worth about a month's rent:
What do you think?
[source gear.bethesda.net, via eurogamer.net]
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I prefer haribo rings cos they're edible
Lol etsy folks have been making rings of mara for years. Late to the party Bethesda.
Rocklove used to make interesting and unique jewelry but it feels like they just copy smaller jewelers now.
As a player of Shin Megami Tensei....I just can't have ring that says it has Mara's blessing on it.
@Kimyonaakuma No it can't be a ring, it has to be a Life Stone
And then the bride gives you a life stone to proclaim her love in return
Why do i feel like someone's gonna use these as irl wedding rings
@Kimyonaakuma 😳
The irony is that the type of man to buy this isn't marriage material.
@4by3
Man spending 1500+ on rings for you and is a geek isn't marriage material.
What kind of planet are you living on? lol
Well, once you save enough money and get married your wife will find an Kajit or Argonian and run away. Let me tell you, life as an orc isn't easy.
Why would I buy this for $1000 when I can just steal it from Madesi?
@KateGray "Something Oblivion, something new, something Morrowind, something blue"
Nice. 👍
@rjejr thanks 😎
Looks like plastic! But some people like plastic and others like getting married so
NINJA APPROVED IF YOU HAVE MONEY
@TheLightSpirit You’re a bit late on that one, while it’s not a wedding ring they already did make a gold ring replica for the Collector’s Edition version of Sonic Mania.
Let her know you'd fall through the world for her all over again.
@iulis84 believe me, I'd rather be writing about new games than a fancy Elder Scrolls ring 😅 I think you want to take that up with Nintendo, though!
If there's anyone that should be getting those rings, it's Dovahkiin's parents.
what if its made of something else , like the fallout bag
@iulis84 I just want to play Story of Seasons, myself, but there's only so many SoS articles I can write before people start to wonder if I'm ok...
@TheSmashTheorist I think that's kind of the point here.
Horse armor 2.0
@KateGray write another SoS article please. Marvelous has released info about NPCs, kids and customization options.
@KateGray I'm always happy to read more about Story of Seasons. Or really any of the adjacent titles.
If it's a ring by Bethesda, I expect something coated with an unknown poison (also unknown to Bethesda) that will make your body shut down and move erratically. It might also kill you, because it's not a Bethesda product if it isn't riddled with unforgivable issues.
@Ryu_Niiyama yep! I've had it in the drafts for a while, but the last one I wrote went a bit off the rails in the comments, so I've been letting it cool off for a bit!
$1k for a video game prop ring? This is for rich alpha nerds that reserve rooms for wedding receptions at Star Trek conventions, isn't it?
For $1k the thing had better make me shoot fireballs out of my fingertips.
I think this is just a part of Bethesda's promo campaign, and I'm sure they got a pretty good amount of money. This type of promo will keep gamers and other people attention on Bethesda since they lose some gamers because of the bad patch in Fallout. Also, these rings look really good, but their costs are too high. In my opinion, they should make the limited version with the silver rings as well. If you want to buy this type of ring but are limited in finances, you can order them from dragon-vibe.com.
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