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WoW Pet Costs More Than My Monthly Subscription
Of course the big news today was that Blizzard have entered the micro-transaction scene and are now selling in-game pets , bound to your account, via their online store. Can’t say I’m really surprised as Blizzard have been slowly introducing more and more paid services over the ...
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forums.worldofwarcraft.com — Today we re pleased to introduce the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for... players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth. Two brand-new companions are now available for purchase exclusively at the Pet Store in ... (more) World of Warcraft
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us.blizzard.com — Pet Store FAQ Why are you introducing this service? The Pet Store provides a new way for... players to obtain unique companion pets outside of the game, which is something that has been requested by many players who enjoy World of Warcraft's non-combat ... (more) Blizzard Support
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The Microtransaction Choice
Overly Positive — ah110409monk There’ve been a lot of folks this week that are buzzing about Blizzard’s decision to allow people to purchase in-game pets for a crazy price over in their store, in what is admittedly another step in the long line of paid services Blizzard has created with WoW. It was interesting to hear about all the furor over this, especially reading another perspective from a perturbed Gordon, who said that the price translation to the UK is more than the monthly subscription amount , and therefore, ridiculous. I get why people facepalm over microtransaction stuff. The concerns ...

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