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

  • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    27 days ago

    I saw people being mad not because they are selling a 90$ mount, but because now everyone can just have it instead of grinding 5 million gold lol.

    • greedytacothief@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      27 days ago

      Showing off is an important part of social MMOs. If anyone can have the really cool looking thing for some cash then what’s the point of grinding? For a hardcore player, what do they have to show off their prestige?

      It’s pretty important for an MMO to respect its most active players. Not to mention, what do new players have to look up to? To think, what do I have to get that? If the answer is “oh I just have to fork out some dough”. That’s kinda disappointing

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        27 days ago

        It’s pretty important for an MMO to respect its most active players

        WoW chased them off years ago. They cater towards casual players now, and don’t want the lifers.

        • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
          34·
          27 days ago

          That is so untrue lol

          End game content - the stuff that “makes” wow - is tuned for active players, not casuals. They are catering to casual players in a way that doesn’t significantly affect hardcore players…unless you think there should be huge barriers of entry to the most basic things?