Celestial Steed and Lil'XT

[Fat Tire]

Not going to touch your other points, but regarding the quote. You really shouldn't enforce your value system on people. For some people, having a "cool mount" is a result of having a mount who looks cool to them. Theyre not looking for a badge of honor for completing some in game task, they want something aesthetically pleasing. Good for them.

This guy bought the mount too. ITS A HORSE WITH WINGS DUDE! Sure its his right to spend the money on how he sees fit but that doesnt mean other people are not going to call him a fuckin idiot.

No excuses or rationalizations are going to get most people to understand your stupid decision. Unless of course they do the same thing themselves. Like I said above there are more pragmatic things you could do with money, but dont expect people not to call you an idiot for spending it like one.

One has to ponder if no one purchased the mount/pets and everyone said "No way will I pay for that!".

[Knytestorme]

Like I said above there are more pragmatic things you could do with money

Such as? That's like lunch for one day, maybe 2 magazines, 1 dvd or 1 cd purchase. $25 is not a lot of money and is essentially pocket change for minor purchases, there is nothing else you can spend it on that will change your life in a meaningful way that makes buying the steed any less pragmatic a use of it than any other option.

In regards to the steed, I brought 1 + the 3 pets (would have brought the 2 plushies as well but wind-rider is out of stock atm) and have no issue with Blizzard selling meaningless items such as that but the moment they put weapons, armour, potions, or any other form of character upgrade up for sale is the moment I cancel all my accounts and am done with WoW and I'm sure they understand that just about anyone feels the same way whether they support things like the steed or not.

[Seraphaw]

Such as? That's like lunch for one day, maybe 2 magazines, 1 dvd or 1 cd purchase. $25 is not a lot of money and is essentially pocket change for minor purchases, there is nothing else you can spend it on that will change your life in a meaningful way that makes buying the steed any less pragmatic a use of it than any other option.
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25$ can feed a person for weeks in lesser developed countries, so if your own life is full of lush and luxury then why not help someone else out? I'm sure it will help them in a meaningful way. Or you know, you can have a sparkly digital horse.

[Mosg2]

25$ can feed a person for weeks in lesser developed countries, so if your own life is full of lush and luxury then why not help someone else out? I'm sure it will help them in a meaningful way. Or you know, you can have a sparkly digital horse.

I don't think many of us, if any, are multi-boxing in third world countries. And since to me this concept (The same as 'Eat your dinner; There are starving kids in Africa') is pretty laughable I'll quote good ole' Stephen Colbert:

"Class is a way of categorizing people based off of how much money they're willing to earn."

[OzPhoenix]

25$ can feed a person for weeks in lesser developed countries, so if your own life is full of lush and luxury then why not help someone else out? I'm sure it will help them in a meaningful way. Or you know, you can have a sparkly digital horse.

So you'll be cancelling all your extra accounts and diverting the money to needy causes in the 3rd world?

With all due respect to someone else using this site, your argument is completely facile.

[Seraphaw]

So you'll be cancelling all your extra accounts and diverting the money to needy causes in the 3rd world?

With all due respect to someone else using this site, your argument is completely facile.

I think this was fairly obvious but I guess I should point out that I was joking. I like to call it cynical sarcasm.

Anyway carry on sir.

[Seldum]

25$ can feed a person for weeks in lesser developed countries, so if your own life is full of lush and luxury then why not help someone else out? I'm sure it will help them in a meaningful way. Or you know, you can have a sparkly digital horse.

Dude common. That was a pretty far fetched comment

I'm glad you feel that way towards the undeveloped countries but I think people can do what ever they like with their $$$. If it makes you happy buying a pet and a horse in wow, go ahead. If it makes you happy to donate money to charity, go ahead.

If wow ever degrades to players being able to buy improvements, i'm probably going to ditch the game.

[Knytestorme]

25$ can feed a person for weeks in lesser developed countries, so if your own life is full of lush and luxury then why not help someone else out? I'm sure it will help them in a meaningful way. Or you know, you can have a sparkly digital horse.

Because if I were going to help someone out it would be someone in my own country first, and I pay taxes so I don't do charity.

That's by-the-by though, as giving $25 to charity still isn't a pragmatic use of the money since it isn't a more practical use of $25 than buying the steed in the case a person has $25 to spend on any extraneous consumption and I would argue that, when taking into account utility of enjoyment and the properties of transativity, the $25 being spent on the steed is a much more practical use of it to me than giving it to some charity to be wasted on "administrative fees"

[Diwa]

Because if I were going to help someone out it would be someone in my own country first, and I pay taxes so I don't do charity.

That's by-the-by though, as giving $25 to charity still isn't a pragmatic use of the money since it isn't a more practical use of $25 than buying the steed in the case a person has $25 to spend on any extraneous consumption and I would argue that, when taking into account utility of enjoyment and the properties of transativity, the $25 being spent on the steed is a much more practical use of it to me than giving it to some charity to be wasted on "administrative fees"

i lol'd about the charity. Since we talked about third world countries here and I came from one of them. $25 in our country is equivalent to one 18 year old prostitute who needs that additional $25 for her college tuition fee. So if you bought 5 Steeds for $125 then you exchange it for 5 days of pleasure. That is if you're in to that.

[Aesthier]

Like I said above there are more pragmatic things you could do with money, but dont expect people not to call you an idiot for spending it like one

Same can be said for Multi-boxing.


Now I am not out to bash Fat Tire as he/she is a fellow multiboxer and alot better at it than I am for sure. I understand where they are coming from but this quote pretty much sums up all the stuff that was in trade chat, though in much friendlier text.

Call it educating, helping them see how stupid they are, whatever you want but the fact is when I see stuff like this I feel sorry for the individual who is "calling others stupid". Especially when they are in such a glass house themselves.

The stuff about "you could have given that money to charity" was also there but when its coming from a poster on the message boards from a level 80 it really starts to negate the value of the statement.

I just don't understand.

We are multiboxers and as such are, or should be, used to others reacting with with disdain and as such hopefully more respective of others with play styles different than our own.

It happens all the time, but from other multiboxers? Really?

Pot and Kettle.


As far as it ruining the game because now Blizz is going to start selling off items and other such stuff... Blizz is going to ruin it or not ruin it regardless of our input or lack of it, actions or lack thereof. They are a business and that's the bottom line.

Lineage I loved but its economy eventually got ruined. I left as alot of people did but they are, still there, still picking up new players. Not like they were at one point but they didn't die by opening their doors to a bad in game economy.

I guess what upsets me is instead of harping on other players for not having the play values, why don't these people use their time to actually do something that might have an effect and put their passionate speeches in letters to Blizzard instead of harping to those who really don't care to be nagged at.


I purchased 5 of these mounts and the pets for two reasons:
1. They go to every character I make on those accounts from now on and ...

2. I mainly did it to annoy the crap out of those people who were screaming at other people who just wanted to enjoy something new.


I am not mad that someone doesn't like the actions of others, even when those actions don't hurt anyone. I am upset that they are so short sighted that they think constant bickering, name calling and bad insults are going to change the values of those they are screaming at.
I mean seriously? Are you joking? You're crying all the time. What makes you think I want to enjoy the game the same way you do...I'll just end up whining all the time like you.

I was under the impression most multiboxers knew better but I guess that was my own shortsightedness.

Its a game you pay to play, enjoy it however you want and to hell with what others think until they are paying your bill.

Luv's

~Aes