First they brought us Dailies. Then they increased the number from 10 to 25. Now Blizzard is showing us a strong desire to take money out of the game before the next expansion hits. Blizzard promised previously that they would be bringing in ways to drain money from the economy, and we recently got some good examples of these types of money sinks.
The big money sinks before have been in the form of mounts and crafting items. We have seen titles, expensive items, and other vanity items. Now we see the ultimate waste of pixels in the game, Haris Pilton, will begin selling items that only she and Grifftah could sell, except hers are as over priced as one would expect of an NPC who is a play on Paris Hilton. With some players in the game reportedly hitting the gold cap, it is not in the least bit surprising to see Blizzard near desperate to siphon gold out of the server economies in order to bring them into more reasonable levels.
So, my fellow player, my fellow 70s, what are you planning to spend your riches on? Do you have any riches? Have you spent all you had down to the last copper on an alt or your professions? Does raiding or PvP take all of your money for consumables? I am personally saving my gold at this point. We have no idea what the costs will be for the Death Knight epic mount quest, but if it is anything close to the Paladin one, 500-750g is about the amount that I need to save up.
Add to this the need for a slow mount at 70, and hopefully an epic bird for both my Hunter and Death Knight, and you begin to see that I have no need for money sinks or useless junk to waste my money on. I don't need or want, nor have any desire to buy a 22 slot bag for 1200g, slippers, jewelery, or other crap for thousands of my hard earned gold. I am willing to work a day or two to get a title for my untitled alts. I am willing to work hard to get my crafting up to the ranks they deserve to be at. I am not willing to work hard to waste it on crap from a hussy like Haris Pilton!
The big money sinks before have been in the form of mounts and crafting items. We have seen titles, expensive items, and other vanity items. Now we see the ultimate waste of pixels in the game, Haris Pilton, will begin selling items that only she and Grifftah could sell, except hers are as over priced as one would expect of an NPC who is a play on Paris Hilton. With some players in the game reportedly hitting the gold cap, it is not in the least bit surprising to see Blizzard near desperate to siphon gold out of the server economies in order to bring them into more reasonable levels.
So, my fellow player, my fellow 70s, what are you planning to spend your riches on? Do you have any riches? Have you spent all you had down to the last copper on an alt or your professions? Does raiding or PvP take all of your money for consumables? I am personally saving my gold at this point. We have no idea what the costs will be for the Death Knight epic mount quest, but if it is anything close to the Paladin one, 500-750g is about the amount that I need to save up.
Add to this the need for a slow mount at 70, and hopefully an epic bird for both my Hunter and Death Knight, and you begin to see that I have no need for money sinks or useless junk to waste my money on. I don't need or want, nor have any desire to buy a 22 slot bag for 1200g, slippers, jewelery, or other crap for thousands of my hard earned gold. I am willing to work a day or two to get a title for my untitled alts. I am willing to work hard to get my crafting up to the ranks they deserve to be at. I am not willing to work hard to waste it on crap from a hussy like Haris Pilton!
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