Celestial Steed and Lil'XT

[Kalros]

On a side note: How long do you think until they start selling 200% Experience potions? You know its gonna happen!

[Fursphere]

This is blizzard jumping the shark in my opinion. (selling out - the beginning of the end - etc).

I was able to overlook the panda monk - it had a "charity" thing attached. lil-kt was kinda iffy though.

Now this? And drastically changing the RAF mount to a 2 seater? Ya.. fuck that. They are dancing on the "RMT" issue (selling gold) and its just the start of them selling their basic principles.

Next expansion will be World of Second Life of Warcraft. Then Runes of Warcraft.

[Fat Tire]

Blizzard is in the market to make money, real hard cash. The amount of money they have made selling the pets is probably millions, and adding a mount for purchase is going to make them millions more. That's all it comes down to, not bypassing any gold sellers or controlling gold. None of that directly puts money into their pockets.

The old blizzard is the market to make money argument. Gotta love it!


I run my business to make money also, just like blizzard. I love taking stupid peoples money it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Darwinism is at work I always say.

I just want to be allowed to sell my shit in game for RL cash to stupid people too, just like they do, but without repercussions. Thats the double standard.


Edit: And before anyone uses the argument of mounts are not the same as selling gold/items I call bullshit. During Ulduar, my guild sold 10 man achievement proto drakes for 35k in which we had a number of people who said that they didnt have 35kg so we charged 200 bucks and they paid thru paypal. We had 2 people do this, paid for our vent and guild site for almost 2 years with these 2 runs. People are vain even in a virtual world and they are willing to pay for it.

[Kalros]

I can see both sides of the fence on this argument. About a year ago I went through the hatred phase when I heard they were going to be selling player-made StarCraft 2 maps, and when they announced the first wave of WoW pets. But over time I warmed to the idea, and I've always been a Mount Whore, so this works out well for me.

Then you have Blizzard who looks at ebay auctions for the TCG mounts and says "Hey, there is a real interest by people to spend money for cool-looking mounts". This way, they feed the people who will do that, and get a cut themselves.

[blbjtb]

LOL whos going to by 5 of these thats what I want to know =P I feel like a Fing fool but Ive thought about it.... I mean I dont even fly anywhere I just teleport to dungeons... And I already catch so much shit from people while I multibox OMG 75 DOLL HAIRS AHHHHH... This really will just add fuel to the fire.

[Fursphere]

$25 for the mount. Its account bound (dunno if that wow account or battle.net account).

Its available to purchase and use in game now.

With it being account bound, its "reasonable" - Since if you roll a n00b alt, it'll have a mount waiting for it. Although I still don't agree with it. Make in game mounts account bound fuckers.

[Fursphere]

Apparently its just the WoW account. So get ready to spend $125 if you one on all five accounts.

[Fat Tire]

$25 for the mount. Its account bound (dunno if that wow account or battle.net account).

Its available to purchase and use in game now.

With it being account bound, its "reasonable" - Since if you roll a n00b alt, it'll have a mount waiting for it. Although I still don't agree with it. Make in game mounts account bound fuckers.

25 bucks equates to 7000g.


Just amazing. These things will sell like hot cakes! Grats Blizz! I could think of much more pragmatic uses of $25 than to line Blizz's pockets. So I wish people well on their shiny mounts. I am kinda jealous of their marketing team, I wonder how many man hours it took to make the mount and what they saw as the initialized return.

[blbjtb]

So heres the question who here is going to buy 1-5?
Post here.
and Hang your head in shame

....Probably going to buy 5 and I swear to god I want to kick myself for it

[Kalros]