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UNLEASH THE KRAKEN! And by Kraken, I mean internet rage.
Pro tip: don't like it, don't buy it. Speak with YOUR wallet regardless of what anyone else does. I'm sure plenty of you think it sucks, but you don't have to buy it so getting all worked up about it only hurts you in the end.
Pro tip: don't like it, don't buy it. Speak with YOUR wallet regardless of what anyone else does. I'm sure plenty of you think it sucks, but you don't have to buy it so getting all worked up about it only hurts you in the end.
"Our goal is to introduce as many F2P cash shop elements as we can, while continuing to bilk you out of a subscription"
This isnt as big a deal as people think it is. The price of the pet is too low to create a high demand for it in game past the initial sales rush. Its just blizzard trying to throw a spanner in the works for gold sellers (at least to begin with), and to test out new paradigms.
Courtney is completely right, $10 is very reasonable, and that means everyone is going to be trying to make tons of gold on it ingame, which will drive the WoW Auction House prices down extremely fast. Soon the people who didn't buy one for ten bucks will be laughing at those who did.
...But of course people are going to blow this way out of proportion...
...But of course people are going to blow this way out of proportion...
Meh, I spent $10 on my Lil' Ragnaros pet.
HE DOUBLES AS A CAMPFIRE.
A FREAKING CAMPFIRE.
I call him Fwooshie and I love him.
HE DOUBLES AS A CAMPFIRE.
A FREAKING CAMPFIRE.
I call him Fwooshie and I love him.
Some people have too much money and not enough gold. Some people have too much gold and not enough money. Some people care about pets.
I feel inspired to make a Venn Diagram, except I'm really not.
I feel inspired to make a Venn Diagram, except I'm really not.
Sweet. I'll probably buy one if I resubscribe. I bought the Pandaaren Monk(charity) pet, so, why not. Though, I'd rather have the mount(the bigger creature, pictured) instead, all $25 of it.
Don't think the effects will be all that immediate considering the pet will probably be sold on any realms AH for some ungodly amount no one really wants to pay. On my old realm there were plenty of super rare pets up on auction for stupidly high prices and no one bought them -actually, people made it a point in trade to call out the people selling them to tell them how no one wanted the pets in the first place.
The effects of such a sale would probably be good at first, however. People who want it and would rather buy it in game rather then with their hard earned cash, will probably jump on it but after those people get theirs, in a few months, I think the market for them is going to drop off and people will be back to gold sellers for a quick gold fix.
Plus theres not going to be a lot stopping gold sellers from buying them, selling them (or screwing up the market with them) and then selling the gold they've made from it for double the dollar amount of the pet... In that situation Blizzard's plan backfires as it gives these guys stock to sell on the side while they're still hacking and stealing from peoples accounts.
The effects of such a sale would probably be good at first, however. People who want it and would rather buy it in game rather then with their hard earned cash, will probably jump on it but after those people get theirs, in a few months, I think the market for them is going to drop off and people will be back to gold sellers for a quick gold fix.
Plus theres not going to be a lot stopping gold sellers from buying them, selling them (or screwing up the market with them) and then selling the gold they've made from it for double the dollar amount of the pet... In that situation Blizzard's plan backfires as it gives these guys stock to sell on the side while they're still hacking and stealing from peoples accounts.
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