SS or it didn't happen.Originally Posted by Myloot
SS or it didn't happen.
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I'm selling this One Dollar Bill for $10.00 and giving half to charity. lolcatz
THIS JUST IN
For profit company offers relevant products at low cost to it's current customers in order to make money.
This is an OUTRAGE. brb looking for my pitchfork and torches.
+1 Insightful. I think there's more than meets the eye here.
Obviously Blizzard is enjoying great success with WoW, and their ability to monetize the game is no doubt working out well for them. They're adding layer upon layer of additional paid services to the game. The idea is not new, but think about this.. whatever the new MMO is that they're developing, it very well could be subscription-free, but instead have the same sort of nickel and dime micropayment crap that has been plaguing the game industry. It wouldn't even be the first MMO to do this -- Runes of Magic (among others) anyone? -- but in true Blizzard fashion, they could end up defining it. I just don't see them building a subscription-based MMO with brand new IP to compete against WoW.
I think they're seeing the tip of the iceberg with WoW's bajillions of players, and in order for them to truly build their Scrooge McDuck money bin to swim in, they want to expand their customer base even further. What better way to do that than drop the subscription fees, and monetize it instead with things that women with credit cards, or people with too much money, will want to buy, in a game that is designed to have mass appeal in the first place? The whole idea is to take more money out of your wallet than that $15/month subscription fee.
Okay that last paragraph sounded a little harsh but: 1. the purpose of a business is to make money, 2. WoW makes a lot of money, and 3. they are most likely trying to figure out how to make even more of it
low cost?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
We already pay far more than what it takes to produce WoW, and these companion pets.
10$ a pet? ROFLMAO it's not even their money they are donating, it's the customers. Why not charge $5 for the pet and donate 5$ of their own money? because they are in it for the profit, not the charity.
Last edited by Naysayer : 11-05-2009 at 01:33 PM
I agree, I think alot of people are missing the point of this and that is the fact that they are indeed milking the customer thru shady marketing practices. AWWW....its soooooo cute and half goes to charity, while blizzard gets the benefit of such charity thru business tax write offs and there is a maximum you can write off. You will now understand why the donation offer portion is for only a short period.
Everyone who is condoning this "pay-to-play" business is going to be happy to see when blizzard starts to sell mounts/flying mounts and in time gold, pre-made characters and arena rating for cash. I for one think these customers are the cash cow blizzard wants and I too would milk these sheep for every dime they had.
Shit for 10 dollars I will follow you around ironforge or wherever dancing and looking all cute. For 30 dollars I will give you a group rate and bring my mutibox team and do fricken star chain heals around your ass at your beck and call. Darwinism with money.
Last edited by Fat Tire : 11-05-2009 at 02:08 PM
Umm...we already condone this. We pay subscription fees...
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Last edited by Naysayer : 11-05-2009 at 02:09 PM
whoosh!!!!
re read your response and try again. If you would like some help the words start with an S and F. Totally different business model.
I think you guys are making a pretty big deal out of this. Like I said before, I'd be upset if they were selling stat increases. But pets? OH NOE SOMEONE HAS KT FOLLOWING THEM AROUND. Get over it. I don't see you guys bringing pitchforks and torches over Figureprints, Steins, and Jinx's Apparel or anything else. So lay off the QQ.
I agree with what Lax said,
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