12-07-2009, 04:31 AM
So reading back over the article again, it talks about the idea of WoW making people buy items and accessories in game for real money, unless I am mistaken. That is the worst idea I've ever heard of, and I hate games that have that premise, unless it's like pets or clothing. However if they did that with WoW it'd be gear or something, which is a horrible idea. I hate the thought of people getting a leg up on people because they bought a chest piece from blizzard for five dollars.
Blizzard already has two pets online for five dollars each, and I imagine that they will continue this process with more pets. But to completely convert to a free game and rely solely on that style of play they would to have much more of a variety of items to buy, and the only reason it'd work in the play style of WoW would be to sell levels or gear. And that'd be the worst thing the game could possibly do from a players standpoint, and from a marketing standpoint it'd be a horrible idea as well. Enough people quite the game at 3.2 because of the "free lootz" and how easy it was to get gear from the new raid. Doing this would only drive away more players, unfortunately.
/end rant.
Blizzard already has two pets online for five dollars each, and I imagine that they will continue this process with more pets. But to completely convert to a free game and rely solely on that style of play they would to have much more of a variety of items to buy, and the only reason it'd work in the play style of WoW would be to sell levels or gear. And that'd be the worst thing the game could possibly do from a players standpoint, and from a marketing standpoint it'd be a horrible idea as well. Enough people quite the game at 3.2 because of the "free lootz" and how easy it was to get gear from the new raid. Doing this would only drive away more players, unfortunately.
/end rant.
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