It's actually quite smart on blizzards behalf that if a long time between now and WoD is inevitable add preorders now and lvl 90s now to make people want the mount and play alts. It's smart for the alt part. The reason I don't play alts is because lvling is boring for me after my first char. But if I could insta 90 an alt from preorder id play it and gear it. More than 1 maybe. So it's smart to make up for incoming sub losses. Bring them back and make money off
Of it. I know I've seen quite a chunk of people that'll play just because of the 90 boost. We may see a sub boost depending how they handle it during a time where wed get sub drops.
I normally don't complain about their store antics, but am i right in saying that brings us up to 3 ingame shop buttons now? I personally don't buy Taepsilum's reasons. I'd imagine the vast majority of players don't use stuff like Bartender or any custom action bars/menu buttons that would hide the shop logo. It's also there at the top of your menu when you go to logout/exit, something no one playing could possibly miss.
It's kind of funny when you think about it. The only other games you'd expect a shop to be labelled everywhere is a free to play game, which last time i checked WoW isn't. Now i've never been against them adding a shop but they are really pushing it hard with the amount of buttons everywhere now for it.
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And what has it become? A place where you can buy a few novelty pets/mounts/helms that in no way affect gameplay? Ohhh noooo. Such a slippery slooope! Before you know it the entire game will be buying legendaries! Because, you know, .. we've been slipping down this slope so much! I mean, you started out with the TCG being able to buy mounts and clickie items .. and we slipped down that slope so far we now can buy MOUNTS ... and PETS! What's next, you greedy bastards?! Will we be able to buy special HAIR CUTS?! TOO FAR IS TOO FAR! /shakesfistsangrilyattheheavens
Oh man... just woke up and couldnt see it right, well its the RoS CE never mind xD
That response about the shop buttons... it's been quite a while since I've seen someone use so many words to say so little.
cant wait to enter the new raids...a npc will run up to you and ask
"hey, before you go inside, would you like to use the shop?"
"uh, no thank you"
at what point will they take a hint that this is getting a bit much?
They add one button to the login screen. The login sceen, where you spend 15 seconds before getting in game. And you'd think the sky was falling.
People. Seriously. Chill... It's a button. Nobody is forcing you to use ANYTHING.
Might as well replace the 'login' button to 'shop'
No. Stop right there. You're wrong already.
People just love to qq. And now people are saying a year of Dragon Soul is better then the current endgame? What the hell are you all smoking? Seriously, do yourselves a favour and shut up fo a bit and actually think before motormouthing. Or go for a walk instead.
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One really good raid, a battleground (I think) and Timeless Isle. Not to mention Flex difficulty with cross-realm grouping!
Are you really going to say Dragon Soul was better then SoO? Really?
What's the point of adding shop buttons and shop items if we can't get into the game because the login servers are crap?
Hopefully they put a shop button in the middle of the screen, we also need tons of in-game ads.
Does that Behind the scenes DVD is only about Diablo 3 or is there about WoW too???
They needed the one on the login screen, if they want to sell 90s. Else you'd have to create a lv1 character and then in game up it to lv 90. Awkward.
Now you can buy and create a 90 right away.
The one in the micro menu can be hidden via addon. I have a little addon that eliminates it and brings the help icon back.
The one in the ESC menu is the truly useless one, that one is there so people that do have addons get reminded there's a shop.
Now we can argue about the ridiculous golden border (I bet it'll blink or flash when they're done with it).
Or we can argue about the moronic fact that the buttons are still there (greyed out) when I disable the shop in my parental controls.
These 2 actually bother me.
Oh and did you know they already have the tech to make ingame popups possible? I wonder how long it'll take for us to need a ShopBlockPlus addon... >.<
Why would there be stuff about WoW in the DIABLO III collectors edition?!
You are perfectly allowed to complain about whatever you want, but don't get mad at other people that see you as a spoiled brat for complaining about a BUTTON.... That's only on the LOGIN SCREEN!!!! That is not even comparable to anyone "screwing you", or getting your steak messed up at a restaurant. That is so incredibly minor I don't even understand how anyone could be THAT enraged over it. Yes, I will admit it is the TINIEST of nuisances... nothing to get worked up over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3-N9zoI5c Amazing video of 60+ devilsaurs raiding Undercity!
My God, what a horrible creation. People seeing what they want? Thank God they tried to shy away from that. I know it pisses me off when I'm in an heroic raid, yet in the back of my head all I can think is 'some casual player is playing a heroic dungeon and not wiping.' -Vodkarn