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Winged Guardian was too cool to pass up....
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That's not the "Pansy Pony" is it?
I'm not up to speed on what Blizz has for sale..
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That's not the "Pansy Pony" is it?
I'm not up to speed on what Blizz has for sale..
No it is some winged lion thing. Looks pretty darn cool imo.
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That does look pretty neat.
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WTF? You have to wait in a queue to make a digital purchase?!?
"Due to a high volume of orders, you have been placed in an automated queue to purchase the product(s) in your cart. This queue allows controlled batches of visitors to finalize their purchases on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply wait at this page (do not close the window or refresh your browser!) until you reach the front of the queue.
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Pretty sure 10s of thousands of these are going to be sold today.
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Well, making customers wait an hour before they can make the purchase is sure to give plenty of us time to reconsider the purchase. 
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WTF? You have to wait in a queue to make a digital purchase?!?
"Due to a high volume of orders, you have been placed in an automated queue to purchase the product(s) in your cart. This queue allows controlled batches of visitors to finalize their purchases on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply wait at this page (do not close the window or refresh your browser!) until you reach the front of the queue.
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umm I wonder if that queue # has anything to do with the # of sales?
How would you like to create a digital item that took 1-2 hours to create, sell it for $25 a shot and make a cool $483,250.00 within a short time.....
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
Nope, not in the least.
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I am absolutely disgusted that the Guild level 25 mount is a ground only mount. That's pathetic. You have to be in a level 25 guild AND be exalted with that guild for a GROUND mount? Come on, Blizz...
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Is this one account wide? like the "pansy"..??
Guess I'll go read up...My son would love that ..might surprise him 
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Yeah, it's account wide.
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
WoW, new motto: L2 Pay!
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A unique mount for you and your 3million closest friends
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You alliance are all batshit insane. The lion level 25 mount is bad ass, the Scorpion horde gets is ugly as hell. No one ever uses the stupid thing.
I can count on one hand the amount of people I've ever seen riding the Scorpion mount, and I play Horde Mal'Ganis.
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Auenwing posted:
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
WoW, new motto: L2 Pay!
rofl!
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You alliance are all batshit insane. The lion level 25 mount is bad ass, the Scorpion horde gets is ugly as hell. No one ever uses the stupid thing.
I can count on one hand the amount of people I've ever seen riding the Scorpion mount, and I play Horde Mal'Ganis.
Yeah, it looks nice for a ground mount. But, since you have to be in a level 25 guild and be exalted with that guild, that generally means you are level 85. Not much use for a ground only mount at max level. They should have made those guild reward mounts flying mounts.
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That's what the Dark Phoenix is for. Or has your guild not cleared normal modes yet.
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That's what the Dark Phoenix is for. Or has your guild not cleared normal modes yet.
Not all guilds do PvE, keep posting from your box though. It's humorous for those of us on the outside.
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Nope. My guild has not cleared normals yet and I really don't care if we ever do. I don't enjoy raiding. I will stick with 5 man heroics tyvm.
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Nope. My guild has not cleared normals yet and I really don't care if we ever do. I don't enjoy raiding. I will stick with 5 man heroics tyvm.
Then you don't get a flying mount. That's how that works. You get what you earn.
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Or pay for
Edit: and Jared, do some BG's, you'll see plenty of ground mounts
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Nope. My guild has not cleared normals yet and I really don't care if we ever do. I don't enjoy raiding. I will stick with 5 man heroics tyvm.
Then you don't get a flying mount. That's how that works. You get what you earn.
Thank you Oh God Of WoW. I happen to think spending months getting a guild to 25 and getting to exalted with the guild should "earn" you a flying mount.
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I might get my guild-of-alts to level 1 before cata ends..
No idea what it even takes to get there...
As you can tell, I'm really losing sleep over it
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Technically you're paying for a mount either way. Either Monthly Subs to raid/farm for one or buying a Sparkle Pony or whatever the new one is, on top of the sub.
It's 100% aesthetic anyways.
When 4.2 hits, the raids on normal will be such a joke I'm sure pugs will clear it. Just get some people from your guild together and go clear them out. Even at an hour at a time, you can just extend the raid lock timers till you've cleared it all, and you can get the Dark Phoenix.
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I might get my guild-of-alts to level 1 before cata ends..
No idea what it even takes to get there...
As you can tell, I'm really losing sleep over it
Yeah, I can tell how much this means to you. It's not healthy to obsess over a game that much. <.<
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Technically you're paying for a mount either way. Either Monthly Subs to raid/farm for one or buying a Sparkle Pony or whatever the new one is, on top of the sub.
It's 100% aesthetic anyways.
When 4.2 hits, the raids on normal will be such a joke I'm sure pugs will clear it. Just get some people from your guild together and go clear them out. Even at an hour at a time, you can just extend the raid lock timers till you've cleared it all, and you can get the Dark Phoenix.
That's a pretty nifty idea. Can raidlocks be extended indefinitely?
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I believe so.
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Thank you for that awesome suggestion.
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Someone gifted me one! =)
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I am not a fan of anything in game that has to be 'purchased' with real money. I think it's unsportsmanlike to buy anything for real money in a game. That being said, if people like them, more power to them. I do judge these people though. :P
And to me it isn't about the money. It's about everyone playing on an even playing field. What we display should be what we earned in game. So I guess that's why I am not totally bothered by it. When I see that people have purchased items... I write them off.
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Do you write off people who do name changes, race changes, and server xfers?
I mean..be consistent..
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Do you write off people who do name changes, race changes, and server xfers?
I mean..be consistent..
I think that name changes and server xfers are part of the reason the community is so bad. Ninja whatever you want and name change/server xfer etc. and you have just wiped away any trace of your wrongdoing.
But I don't write those people off one way or another because I don't know who they are :P
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I'm confused. What does a pretty mount or non combat pet have to do with a level playing field? It doesn't give even the slightest advantage to anything in game nor are you at a disadvantage for not having one. It's purely for looks.
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I'm confused. What does a pretty mount or non combat pet have to do with a level playing field? It doesn't give even the slightest advantage to anything in game nor are you at a disadvantage for not having one. It's purely for looks.
What we display is a reflection of our progress in the game too.
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Does it benefit you in some way in game? If not, then it has zero impact on "a level playing field". If you don't agree with the micro transaction system, that's your opinion and I have no problem with that. But it has nothing to do with a level or non level playing field.
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Does it benefit you in some way in game? If not, then it has zero impact on "a level playing field". If you don't agree with the micro transaction system, that's your opinion and I have no problem with that. But it has nothing to do with a level or non level playing field.
We disagree then.
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I'll never understand how a pet or mount that affects nothing can somehow create an unlevel playing field, but whatever. It's not like it gives you any special abilities.
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Someone doesn't understand the power gained from sitting in Org <AFK> while mounted on the new shiny drake of the month.
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Someone doesn't understand the power gained from sitting in Org <AFK> while mounted on the new shiny drake of the month.
LOL No, I guess I don't.
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WTF? You have to wait in a queue to make a digital purchase?!?
"Due to a high volume of orders, you have been placed in an automated queue to purchase the product(s) in your cart. This queue allows controlled batches of visitors to finalize their purchases on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply wait at this page (do not close the window or refresh your browser!) until you reach the front of the queue.
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They did this with the celestial pony as well. Said it would only have limited numbers and then continued to sell it. Was a great tactic for "panic" sales.
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Well, they shot themselves in the foot using that tactic with me. By the time my queue was up I had decided against buying it. Bad enough they are charging $25, but to make people wait an hour to buy a virtual item and act like it might be sold out if I didn't buy it immediately? FU Blizz.
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Someone doesn't understand the power gained from sitting in Org <AFK> while mounted on the new shiny drake of the month.
LOL No, I guess I don't.
LAX approach this is Arc's point on approach at 360. We just saw someone pass beneath us in the pattern, can you confirm?
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WTF? You have to wait in a queue to make a digital purchase?!?
"Due to a high volume of orders, you have been placed in an automated queue to purchase the product(s) in your cart. This queue allows controlled batches of visitors to finalize their purchases on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply wait at this page (do not close the window or refresh your browser!) until you reach the front of the queue.
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They did this with the celestial pony as well. Said it would only have limited numbers and then continued to sell it. Was a great tactic for "panic" sales.
/scratch head
Maybe it's fiscal year end for them and they need to make their numbers.
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I'm confused. What does a pretty mount or non combat pet have to do with a level playing field? It doesn't give even the slightest advantage to anything in game nor are you at a disadvantage for not having one. It's purely for looks.
What we display is a reflection of our progress in the game too.
Ya, because displaying a mount you can buy and do nothing to get it (in game) is certainly a reflection of your 'progress'.
Anyway, I doubt this mount took 1-2 hours to create. The celestial pony? Sure.
The winged lion thing probably took 3. It looks pretty badass in comparison.
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I'm confused. What does a pretty mount or non combat pet have to do with a level playing field? It doesn't give even the slightest advantage to anything in game nor are you at a disadvantage for not having one. It's purely for looks.
What we display is a reflection of our progress in the game too.
Ya, because displaying a mount you can buy and do nothing to get it (in game) is certainly a reflection of your 'progress'.
Anyway, I doubt this mount took 1-2 hours to create. The celestial pony? Sure.
The winged lion thing probably took 3. It looks pretty badass in comparison.
My point is, if I see Joebob with an elite mount from a rare drop (etc.), I respect his progress. If I see a winged lion (or sparkly pony) I think, "why would you...?"
There was a time when the mount you were on reflected your progress. Now that you can buy one, it has diminished the mount as a progress marker. In my eyes, if I see mounts that have been bought for real cash I think, "noob who couldn't obtain one through actual 'gameplay'.
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There was a time when the mount you were on reflected your progress.
It still does, it's just a bit different now.
Remember when you had an epic mount and you were awesome, because they were super expensive? Then you had the raredrops and such. Now you have Gladiator pvp unique flying mounts and raider achievement flying mounts.
Those mounts reflect the progress you've made with your toon. People who buy the mounts, like me, got it because it looks pretty nifty, though I doubt I'll use it very often.
What will I fly around on? My Ulduar drakes, my ICC drakes, my Naxx drake, and every once in a while the few flying mounts I've gotten in Cata.
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Cool looking.
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Ugly. Needs more and bigger particle effects in neon colors.
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I'm sorry but if the mount a person is on determines your 'respect' for them then you have some serious issues outside this game.
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Nope. My guild has not cleared normals yet and I really don't care if we ever do. I don't enjoy raiding. I will stick with 5 man heroics tyvm.
Then you don't get a flying mount. That's how that works. You get what you earn.
...via your parents or job, unfortunately. But toons, buy gold, buy pets, buy mounts.
It would be *nice* if "you get what you earn" in the game applied to in the game only, for sure.
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I am not a fan of anything in game that has to be 'purchased' with real money. I think it's unsportsmanlike to buy anything for real money in a game. That being said, if people like them, more power to them. I do judge these people though. :P
And to me it isn't about the money. It's about everyone playing on an even playing field. What we display should be what we earned in game. So I guess that's why I am not totally bothered by it. When I see that people have purchased items... I write them off.
And this is how they want players to think. People are giving you a hard time, but that's how it is set up. That's why there are no appearance tabs (and wont' be). They want people to be able to judge you with a glance, a mouseover, or a quick link to armory. That's who you are in game.
Now, how does that jive with selling cool mounts? Well it's 100% hypocrisy on Blizzard's part of course. They are trying (and I guess succeeding) in having their cake and eating it too.
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It's still hilarious when people throw around terms like "respect" and "earn". You would think after this long it wouldn't be funny anymore, but you'd be wrong. It still is.
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ROFL... I "earned" this mount by spending 25 bucks. It's just too damn sweet compared to the celestial steed.
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I'm one of those few people that don't care about WoW mounts. I'll buy one if it is handed to me (ie. TB mounts) from doing dailies for gold but I personally would never buy a mount with real cash. It has nothing to do with the cost. I have a fair amount of disposable income. It is a personal decision. If I received validation or enjoyment from mount collection, I'd buy up every last one I could find.
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I'm not ashamed at all to say that during the periods I played, I purchased every item from their store that had partial or all proceeds go to some charitable cause. That may have only been one or two of them, it has been a while, but $5-20 is nothing to me but can help someone else a ton, and the digital junk I get to play with amuses me.
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Headless Horseman's mount > all so why are people still buying new mounts?
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Not sure if I'll blow the money on this thing. I hate it's braided beard thing....
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Headless Horseman's mount > all so why are people still buying new mounts?
Because people need to have the lastest and greatest! Orange is the new Pink! It's Jerkin!
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i'll cop to buying one. mount looks cool, i'm still plugging away at mountain o' mounts, and i would have spent the money on booze anyway. my lock could use the mount and my liver could use the break.
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maybe im just weird but i prefer the simple looking mounts compared to all these winged lions and unicorns and even the dragons. the dragons especially look silly to me since they are so huge...maybe because im a gnome. right now i use a non-epic tiger and non-epic grpyhon mount on my rogue....i do really wish i had one of the single seater rocket mounts tho.
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My son brought home all A's and B's on his report card today, so I bought him this.
He still doesn't know though
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maybe im just weird but i prefer the simple looking mounts compared to all these winged lions and unicorns and even the dragons. the dragons especially look silly to me since they are so huge...maybe because im a gnome. right now i use a non-epic tiger and non-epic grpyhon mount on my rogue....i do really wish i had one of the single seater rocket mounts tho.
Maybe we're both weird, I preferred this on my mage, it's compact and still looks nice imo
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
Well, if you pick the awesomest faction, you get one of these!
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Well, if you pick the awesomest faction, you get one of these!
Lol, those are awesome! Looks like a crowd of kiddies at Golfland/Sunsplash lining up at the Go-Cart race track.
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I paid for my brothers new account for a few months so I could get a X-53... looked awesome, but its stuck on an old account that I don't use anymore 
Don't think I would pay money for mount or pet in game even if it WTFPWNED.... I like the idea of riding a mount that nobody else has, so purchasing one that everyone can purchase (and a lot of people do purchase) just doesn't appeal. Its just a shame that I have no interest in actually farming a rare mount... so I am slinking around on my first ever windrider :P
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Does anyone else find it absolutely atrocious that you have to grind a guild to lvl 25 for this:
But if you break out your credit card you get this:
Yes. I wouldn't have made it a lion... srs. There are so many other possibilities that this mount could have been. *Begin my Agent Mulder conspiracy theory* Unless this choice of the lion was very on purpose. By this I mean that in fact a majority of the players are now horde and Blizzard want to make sure they picked a mount they could sell a ton of. Not only can horde now get a similar mount to the guild level 25 mount but it flies. We can also see the trend of more horde players by the soon to be released same faction BGs. Please the horde players!
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