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I thought this was a joke but it seems like it's actually legit. WoW, which has a subscription and paid expansions, just added a $90 item to their store. This is Korean MMO levels of absurdity. What do you think of this?

Seems like hundreds of people bought it immediately

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

0 chance this revenue gets reinvested back into the game lmao

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

the cybertruck of mounts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yes, we get it, your dad has a good job.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Not even a new trend in WoW either.

Can't even blame Blizzard, it's the people who keep buying this shit that are actually the problem.

If these wouldn't sell in the store they could've been items to obtain through in-game activities (which don't require eternal grind).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Can't even blame Blizzard, it's the people who keep buying this shit that are actually the problem.

Por que no dos?

I have room in my heart to hate both groups.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

they are starting to employ the star citizen model it seems with how cultlike wow sometimes felt im surprised it took that long

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gee, for the same money... a digital brontosaurus for Orc Game that you need to pay a recurring subscription to actually use, can be taken away from you at any time, or one day the servers may simply be turned off erasing not only your "investments" but also your years of "work." Or, I don't know, a CIVIVI Hyperpulse with a groovy pattern welded blade that also happens to be a physical object you can actually hold in your hands and keep forever. Just to pick something out of a hat.

What a tough choice!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry but that knife screams “mall ninja.”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

CIVIVI knives are generally pretty legit. Trust me, I can go much more mall ninja if you like.

This leaps to mind.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Looks like a toy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It wouldn't bother me if you were still able to earn the mount in-game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

People that buy it deserved to get scam

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