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World of Warcraft adds $90 mount to in game store (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Buttflapper@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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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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[-] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately this seems to be a rising trend for AAA studios/games: Riot Said The Quiet Part Out Loud.

[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I remember when this privilege was reserved for free games since it was how they made their money, but like Sterling says: they can't just make money, they can't make enough money, they gotta make all of the money.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

There's also the fact that people will pay for it. Would you take a million dollars to let your favorite game put a skin of you in it holding a sign saying "I care more about the money I made from this skin than the quality of this game"?

I hate the practice, but I despise the fact that it always turns out to be so damn profitable.