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I'm confused about people saying I'm nuts for buying Celestial Steed.
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Post by
lonewarrior
The WoW community is pretty much a cross cut of society in general and with that your going to have your judgmental loud mouths. These are the same people who scream and rant when something goes wrong in an imaginary fight to acquire an imaginary gear. So you put them on ignore and ride away.
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260787
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Post by
pgh1980
I'm not sure which I like most about threads like this..
1) The amount of ignorance some people show (usually those claiming something is dumb, absurd, etc.) towards the opinions of others.
2) Seeing how some people feel the need to worry so much about what others are doing in the game world, especially when it has no effect on the game for them.
I think I'll go with number 1; it reinforces the often seen trend amongst the gaming community of people assuming their opinion is the only valid one and anyone that thinks otherwise is a fool.
It's my money and I'll spend it on how I please. Even if it's on a mount in an imaginary game world. And I'm not sure how anyone can QQ over $25. When I was 12 and I wanted a new Nintendo game, I'd go mow lawns or shovel drive ways to get the money. If you want the mount, there's ways to get it. Or else quit whining/worrying over it.
Post by
Mustangman
Personally, I think this is a great discussion thread with people on both sides. The only thing I hope doesn't happen is Bliz carry this further and start charging money for all the cool items in game--I didn't buy the game for it to turn into Mafia Wars.
Post by
Denkou
Personally, I think this is a great discussion thread with people on both sides. The only thing I hope doesn't happen is Bliz carry this further and start charging money for all the cool items in game--I didn't buy the game for it to turn into Mafia Wars.
This. As much as I don't like the Celestial Steed being sold for real money, I can understand why. It's a pretty cool mount, after all. If they charged for existing mounts in different color schemes, that'd be a different story, but the Celestial Steed is a special mount in its own right. I do hope that this doesn't become a regular thing, though; if they do decide to continue selling mounts for money, it better be once in a (very loooong) while.
Post by
sutasafaia
Personally, I think this is a great discussion thread with people on both sides. The only thing I hope doesn't happen is Bliz carry this further and start charging money for all the cool items in game--I didn't buy the game for it to turn into Mafia Wars.
This. As much as I don't like the Celestial Steed being sold for real money, I can understand why. It's a pretty cool mount, after all. If they charged for existing mounts in different color schemes, that'd be a different story, but the Celestial Steed is a special mount in its own right. I do hope that this doesn't become a regular thing, though; if they do decide to continue selling mounts for money, it better be once in a (very loooong) while.
This is actually what I hope for also. I have nothing against buying a pet or mount every few months, but they seem to be cranking these things out pretty fast lately, or at least it feels like they have been. I hope they slow down a little ^^;
Post by
pgh1980
This is actually what I hope for also. I have nothing against buying a pet or mount every few months, but they seem to be cranking these things out pretty fast lately, or at least it feels like they have been. I hope they slow down a little ^^;
If I had to hazard a guess, we'll see pets on a more frequent basis than mounts, which I don't mind. Pet collecting is kind of a niche market and I don't think too many people are nearly as peeved about the idea of paying for a pet than a mount. And since pets are cheaper than mounts, they make nice little in-game gifts to friends (or am I the only person to do this?).
Post by
echo808
i just realized this...there's a lot of people create a another account just to get the RAF mount. Then when the second accounts time runs out, they let it fade away.
the RAF also has the triple XP and the ability to give free levels out...the downside is that only one toon gets the mount, your levels with the RAF toon must be about the same level for the triple XP to work, and the triple XP stops at level 60.
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576048
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Post by
Hurono
The mount is something pretty to look at with no real purpose for $25. I would pay $25 for a picture I liked, and they're paying for the same idea.
Except, you know, one of them is in a virtual universe, and the other the one you actually live in.
Again, WoW players have a hard time grasping the difference, but oh well...
Except, you know, you spend your time living playing a game, and it's something you spend time on and (Hopefully) enjoy.
Seriously. If people want the mount, WHO CARES! It's THEIR money. If they don't wanna go buy 10 boxes of twinkees or some other crap, who really cares?
Post by
qwertydood
All I'm saying is this is a disgusting move on Blizzards part and is taking the game in a direction I do not like, and that people buying into this don't realize the consequences of doing so.
Imagine being a Blizzard employee at this point: Why on earth would you add another cool mount to the game when you could instead sell it for the "reasonable" price of $25 and make millions upon millions of dollars off of it?
The Celestial Steed was initially intended to be an incredibly rare mount you acquire in-game,
but Blizzards gamble payed off. I don't think its unreasonable to think that racial skins, reskinned gear, and even possibly game-affecting items could be next.
As a sidenote, if you look on any non-WoW gaming forums (IGN, Gamespot, etc.) you will find that a huge majority share my viewpoint, so don't think that by arguing against the "steed haters" you are bullying the minority.
Post by
Hurono
The Celestial Steed was initially intended to be an incredibly rare mount you acquire in-game
Ok, two things.
First of which, I would
love
to know how you knew for certain that Blizzard's original intention was for the mount to be rare, let alone not end up in the store where it is now.
Second, it's just like farming for a rare mount, really. Because farming that mount(s) require time. The steed takes money. As any goblin will tell you, time is money, and in my experiences this has held true in reality as well.
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44284
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Post by
Murrdurr
All I'm saying is this is a disgusting move on Blizzards part and is taking the game in a direction I do not like, and that people buying into this don't realize the consequences of doing so.
Imagine being a Blizzard employee at this point: Why on earth would you add another cool mount to the game when you could instead sell it for the "reasonable" price of $25 and make millions upon millions of dollars off of it?
The Celestial Steed was initially intended to be an incredibly rare mount you acquire in-game,
but Blizzards gamble payed off. I don't think its unreasonable to think that racial skins, reskinned gear, and even possibly game-affecting items could be next.
As a sidenote, if you look on any non-WoW gaming forums (IGN, Gamespot, etc.) you will find that a huge majority share my viewpoint, so don't think that by arguing against the "steed haters" you are bullying the minority.
You sure are crusading against this mount, you obviously are very bitter that Blizz would do such a thing like release this mount in their store, cant afford it? mommy wont give you her CC? If you never wasted your money on something stupid before in your life then I guess you can keep on being a little cry baby and $%^&* about this. But assuming youre not some little kid I bet you have, meaning you need to stfu because you have no room to talk, this mount effects nothing in game besides you not liking it which nobody cares if you like it or not. Im sure theres others who are crying about it but do they have a good point either? no they dont, you dont you never will you are just crying because you obviously cant have it for 1 reason or another. Also stop spewing bull#$%^, you have no source to back your claim that this mount was going to be earned in-game, so just stop.
Post by
qwertydood
All I'm saying is this is a disgusting move on Blizzards part and is taking the game in a direction I do not like, and that people buying into this don't realize the consequences of doing so.
Imagine being a Blizzard employee at this point: Why on earth would you add another cool mount to the game when you could instead sell it for the "reasonable" price of $25 and make millions upon millions of dollars off of it?
The Celestial Steed was initially intended to be an incredibly rare mount you acquire in-game,
but Blizzards gamble payed off. I don't think its unreasonable to think that racial skins, reskinned gear, and even possibly game-affecting items could be next.
As a sidenote, if you look on any non-WoW gaming forums (IGN, Gamespot, etc.) you will find that a huge majority share my viewpoint, so don't think that by arguing against the "steed haters" you are bullying the minority.
You sure are crusading against this mount, you obviously are very bitter that Blizz would do such a thing like release this mount in their store, cant afford it? mommy wont give you her CC? If you never wasted your money on something stupid before in your life then I guess you can keep on being a little cry baby and $%^&* about this. But assuming youre not some little kid I bet you have, meaning you need to stfu because you have no room to talk, this mount effects nothing in game besides you not liking it which nobody cares if you like it or not. Im sure theres others who are crying about it but do they have a good point either? no they dont, you dont you never will you are just crying because you obviously cant have it for 1 reason or another. Also stop spewing bull#$%^, you have no source to back your claim that this mount was going to be earned in-game, so just stop.
lol!
you, sir, made my day
Post by
Murrdurr
All I'm saying is this is a disgusting move on Blizzards part and is taking the game in a direction I do not like, and that people buying into this don't realize the consequences of doing so.
Imagine being a Blizzard employee at this point: Why on earth would you add another cool mount to the game when you could instead sell it for the "reasonable" price of $25 and make millions upon millions of dollars off of it?
The Celestial Steed was initially intended to be an incredibly rare mount you acquire in-game,
but Blizzards gamble payed off. I don't think its unreasonable to think that racial skins, reskinned gear, and even possibly game-affecting items could be next.
As a sidenote, if you look on any non-WoW gaming forums (IGN, Gamespot, etc.) you will find that a huge majority share my viewpoint, so don't think that by arguing against the "steed haters" you are bullying the minority.
You sure are crusading against this mount, you obviously are very bitter that Blizz would do such a thing like release this mount in their store, cant afford it? mommy wont give you her CC? If you never wasted your money on something stupid before in your life then I guess you can keep on being a little cry baby and $%^&* about this. But assuming youre not some little kid I bet you have, meaning you need to stfu because you have no room to talk, this mount effects nothing in game besides you not liking it which nobody cares if you like it or not. Im sure theres others who are crying about it but do they have a good point either? no they dont, you dont you never will you are just crying because you obviously cant have it for 1 reason or another. Also stop spewing bull#$%^, you have no source to back your claim that this mount was going to be earned in-game, so just stop.
lol!
you, sir, made my day
Well good, now maybe you can stop acting like a little #$%^&*.
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313143
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303152
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Post by
Ienzo
I paid $25 for the mount because I wanted it, end of story, no explanation, no justification. My money, my rules.
^ This
Post by
Fwibbles
the violet proto drake costs 180$ when you look at it. why are we going all hitler on this mount?
it's easy to get and it scales with riding skill. you dont HAVE to get it. i don't see why all these idiots are complaining about this. if you don't want it, GOOD FOR YOU, you saved 25$. people have a choice to get this mount and show it off, and you can't do anything about it. suck it up.
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