World of Warcraft News - "Celestial Steed" Brings
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 01:25    Post subject: World of Warcraft News - "Celestial Steed" Brings
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 02:45    Post subject:
given that WoW players are no life nerds, is this actually surprising?


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 03:43    Post subject:
let them play WoW, but paying 25$ ! for a bunch of pixels which DONT improve anything over the FREE mounts ? just lol.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 04:23    Post subject:
lol, wtf is a "mount"?


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 04:29    Post subject:
A mount is a WoW horsie. Smile

I cant believe that shit would cost 25 dollars.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 06:27    Post subject:
...but how can this be? Blizzard arent capitalists and they never ever trick their customers into stupid buys! Wink


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 06:31    Post subject:
Ankh wrote:
...but how can this be? Blizzard arent capitalists and they never ever trick their customers into stupid buys! Wink

I dare you to post this in the Starcraft 2 thread. Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 06:33    Post subject:
Haha Very Happy


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 07:44    Post subject:
wow lol 25 bucks for a stupid horsie. that makes the oblivion horse armour quite tame in comparison Rolling Eyes
and the stupid consumer sheep go for it...
companies trying to scam us all the time (DLC's, LOTR Blu-ray, Avatar blu-ray..) people are always buying into that stuff it obviously works and is only going to be worse in the future
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 07:56    Post subject:
Shocktrooper wrote:

and the stupid consumer sheep go for it...


I'm only amazed at Blizzard, for not doing this sooner. I mean it's like the first law of consumerism or something; people WILL buy expensive things - that aren't necessarily any better than the 'common' versions - just for the sake of them being expensive and therefore more rare. It's the same with clothes, cell phones, food, cars, jewelry, watches, sunglasses etc. etc. If it gives you bragging rights, people will want them.

Tho in this case, why'd anyone would change a badass chopper (THE ultimate WoW mount Razz) to a fruity horse that doesn't even have a texture for the most part, is beyond me.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 09:16    Post subject:
Activision was probably working Blizzard towards this for a few years now.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 16:06    Post subject:
inz wrote:

I mean it's like the first law of consumerism or something; people WILL buy expensive things - that aren't necessarily any better than the 'common' versions - just for the sake of them being expensive and therefore more rare.



yeah too bad that it is not rare, just some worthless horsie code that can be copied a gazillion times Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 16:16    Post subject:
Hehe yeah exactly, that 'stock left' was such a joke. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:08    Post subject:
SilverBlue wrote:
Activision was probably working Blizzard towards this for a few years now.


for once, Activision is innocent. Simply because they have nothing to do with Blizzards Business.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:12    Post subject:
Sin317 wrote:
SilverBlue wrote:
Activision was probably working Blizzard towards this for a few years now.


for once, Activision is innocent. Simply because they have nothing to do with Blizzards Business.


Quote:
2007
December 2: Vivendi announced that their subdivision Vivendi Games would be merging Activision to form Activision Blizzard. Vivendi will be the major shareholder in this merger holding a 52% to 48% (pending results of the tender offer) stake of the newly formed company

2008
July 9: Activision Blizzard merger closes for $18.9 billion. Vivendi is majority stockholder, with 52% stake.


However, I have no idea if this has anything to do with WoW


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:18    Post subject:
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Activision and Blizzard Entertainment still exist as separate entities. The holding company does not publish games under its central name and instead uses its subsidiaries to publish games, similar to how Vivendi Games operated before the merger. The merger makes Activision parent company of Vivendi Games former divisions.


Ah...found what I was wondering about


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:20    Post subject:
Blizzard does it's own thing, atleast that's always been how it was brought out. So if that is true, this is all Blizzard.
I personally do not blame Blizzard, I'd do it too. Blame the fuckers who buy this shit for 25 bucks. MMO players are weirdos. I don't know if anyone here knows Travian, I have friends who've spent hundreds of euros on it. Go figure.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:21    Post subject:
Ofcourse - nobody never ever blames Blizzards..always others to blame Wink had it been same thing but with Infinite Award or EA or similar...it would have been a totally other situation Razz


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:27    Post subject:
well in blizzards "defense". That mount is 100% OPTIONAL and not needed for anything and isn't faster or anything over the ingame mounts.

So they could sell it for 500$ if they wanted to and you still couldnt attack them for it. People buying this are the idiots, not Blizzards. Not likey they forcing anyone to buy it (or obligate anyone to do so).
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:29    Post subject:
I don't blame EA or Bethesda either. If people keep buying meaningless DLC items, developers will keep making meaningless DLC items. Simple demand and supply. Who wants to bet people will pay for demos if they have to? Or for mods? As long as it's cool, idiots will buy it. Glue a couple of shiny stones on a $20 mobile and you can sell it for $200. Stupid people with money, very dangerous.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:31    Post subject:
True - but they KNOW people pay for that kind of shit...imo it should be free for everyone rather than just for the ones who wish to pay extra for a fancy pony Smile

It's like filling up a bowl with candy and put on a table infront of a bunch of people and say "you can look, but don't touch unless you pay for it!"


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:33    Post subject:
That's why Blizzard is a company and not a charitable organization Smile.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:34    Post subject:
no, in this case, it would be a bowl of FAKE candy, which look like candy, but arent edible.
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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:36    Post subject:
Mister_s wrote:
That's why Blizzard is a company and not a charitable organization Smile.


See? There we go again.... for some odd reason this doesnt seem to be a valid excuse when its being made by other companies! lol Razz Laughing


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PostPosted: Mon, 19th Apr 2010 17:40    Post subject:
For me it's a very valid excuse. Sure I bitch about it, but I do not blame the publisher. I must admit that I do not share the same devotion for Blizzard as many gamers Laughing . I can't kiss a developers ass when the last great thing they made is a decade old.
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