devilmore said:
walrusaurus said:
This article is incorrect. Reread blizzards statement again, it is very carefully worded; half the proceeds from the pet sales go to Make-a-wish. At no point do they say that half the proceeds of the (considerably more expensive) mount do the same. In fact the very page linked in this article says:
"For every Alterac Brew Pup and Enchanted Fey Dragon bundle purchased now through December 31, 2013, Blizzard will donate $5 to Make-A-Wish®."
None of the mount proceeds are going to charity, though the wording of the press release is clearly intended to make the casual observer think they are.
True, also came here to say this since the article's title is accordingly incorrect. It's the pet that's for charity, not the mount. Putting them both in a bundle was merely a very clever way to make people buy the more expensive mount too without donating more money.
Well to be honest lots of overly rich people buy the mounts anyway, with no deal or charity involved, this deal is a good idea. I have no problem with them selling mounts and pets, I always manage to bag the raid mounts before they become 1% drops, and my collection is extensive enough not to get jealous over shiny bought mounts, everyone knows you paid real money for it, no one's impressed, but if you like that kind of thing, well, it's going to making more game content without me having to pay or the subscription fee going up in price. I can dig it.
Doesn't affect my time with the game unless I have some deep seated resentment that I don't have the same amount of disposable income that these other people do (And I totally don't, my spare income goes to helping my guild keep our website/voice chat going and usually a few bars of chocolate a month) but these things are harmless...
If an idiot is willing to pay, well... he's gonna get charged. I still am buying the pet since...charity. And I bought the moonkin hatchling too and I love the little guy waddling around after me in raid.
