$25 World of Warcraft Mount Launches on Blizzard Store
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If I had the disposable income for this, I'd buy it.
Think of how much time I'd save not making the gold to buy a mount ever again!
Sadly I don't. So instead I will be watching for this so I know who the rich people are.
Think of how much time I'd save not making the gold to buy a mount ever again!
Sadly I don't. So instead I will be watching for this so I know who the rich people are.
The amount of nerdrage about this mount is hilarious. I bought one because frankly, I haven't got anything to spend money on at the minute. People are saying things like "What's next on the Blizzard Store? Tiers? Epics? Legendaries?" and to be honest, that is stupid. This mount doesn't give you an advantage over anybody else. Anybody can buy one.
Which brings up another argument I heard. "Oh its nothing special, everyone will have one so what's the point?". Oh yes. What a shame. I don't have to spend hours of raiding and proving to the rest of the player base that I have a bigger E-Peen to get a cool looking mount. Shame on you Blizzard. Shame on you for doing what a company is supposed to, I.E. Make obscene amounts of money ¬¬
Which brings up another argument I heard. "Oh its nothing special, everyone will have one so what's the point?". Oh yes. What a shame. I don't have to spend hours of raiding and proving to the rest of the player base that I have a bigger E-Peen to get a cool looking mount. Shame on you Blizzard. Shame on you for doing what a company is supposed to, I.E. Make obscene amounts of money ¬¬
I'm not denying that. It's true, the rarer it is the better it is. Just saying its nice that those of us who don't have the time to raid can get a cool looking mount.Asturiel said:
As far as I'm concerned, nobody's being forced to buy this so people can spend (or, in my opinion, waste) their money on what they choose. Good luck to them.
Oh, and the phoenix too. That thing looked BADASS.
But again, I still wouldn't spend real money on the things.
I remember getting the tiger mount for a guildie once. We were all so jealous.Asturiel said:
Oh, and the phoenix too. That thing looked BADASS.
But again, I still wouldn't spend real money on the things.
Oh, it's a money grab by BLizzard, let there be no doubt about that.
However, it's also a well-implemented money grab - you still need to pay for the training with in-game currency, so the actual in-game savings for a player aren't that high. Add in the sheer number of people who will decide it's the best thing since sliced bread, then yeah - it's easy revenue for Blizzard.
I think they may want to slow down the pet releases though. At the rate they are going, they'll be out of companions and mounts before Cataclysm hits.
However, it's also a well-implemented money grab - you still need to pay for the training with in-game currency, so the actual in-game savings for a player aren't that high. Add in the sheer number of people who will decide it's the best thing since sliced bread, then yeah - it's easy revenue for Blizzard.
I think they may want to slow down the pet releases though. At the rate they are going, they'll be out of companions and mounts before Cataclysm hits.
Thank you sir for the clarification, it seems like a groovy product if you care enough to buy it.Dastardos said:
Maybe I'm one of the few, but I really don't like how it looks. I mean it's kinda cool, but it's not 25 dollars cool. Besides, it won't really affect anything and if I did get it I know I'd use it for a week or so, and forget it. Besides, my lil' ROFLcopter is still the best!
There is a difference between gold and dollars. What I was talking about was the "controversy" of being able to use real world money to gain a virtual advantage and how that doesn't apply to this situation.Asturiel said:
Both the gryphon and the celestial mount require a riding skill. Let's assume epic riding skill. Therefore, you have to gather the 5000 gold regardless. After the training, you can buy this mount for 25 dollars, or you can gather 200 gold, which takes less than an hour.
Also, I take a bit of issue with the whole "everyone has one so what's so great about it?" stance. It's your opinion and so I can't say that its wrong, but I get enjoyment of my WoW-aesthetics from my own perception, not how cool and enviable I look to all the newbies and people less "skilled" than I. In short, I don't need to be unique to think I look cool, and I don't frankly care what other players think about which mount I ride.
