I know Make-a-Wish is a good cause, and I know Blizzard could have sold this thing (wtfever a pandaren monk is?) and donated nothing to Make-a-Wish, but I always lol at these statements, which are obviously more attempts to make themselves look like a socially conscious corporations than someone really wanting to help. They couldn't have parted with the $1.1 mil out of the $180 mil per month they're grossing from subs alone?

Again, it's a worthy cause and good that they donated rather than pocketing the money, but they shouldn't break their arms patting themselves on the back. It was the player base who footed the bill. The difference is that Blizzard (rather than the player base) gets to claim the charitable deduction on their taxes.

 

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Whatever, I still don't get your attitude of them "milking the customer" for a non-essential (completely optional purchase, for a vanity pet. Also, Blizzard could have just done nothing at all, instead they created the opportunity to raise some funds for charity, asking we the players to help. Not that different than a pledge drive, or going door to door selling cookies that I don't really "need".

 

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If you don't wnat to buy one, don't. Callinig it a dumb purchase decision is a bit silly. Slamming other people for something they like, just because you personally don't? I would rather spend money to support a good cause this way than buy some crap someone sells door to door, or on a telethon pledge drive, or whatever. I wouldn't call any of those avenues "dumb" though, just not my preference.

 

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It's milking and Blizzard is damn good at it. For a subscription based game, Blizzard sure has come up with a lot of different ways to entice players to pay for optional content/services. Nothing wrong with milking the customer, I just think the prices should be about half of what they are charging for most stuff.

After seeing how many people bought the last pets and the spectral steed, I'd double the price of the items.

 

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First, price reflects what the market is willing to pay. Second, how many times do people have to be spoon fed that Blizzard is a business, in business to make a profit? Of course they will try anything and everything to earn revenue. And so what if they maintain half of the proceeds? If I can purchase something I want, while a portion of the proceeds goes to charity, it's hardly a bad thing.They make money, the charity gets money, and I receive a fluff item that NO ONE is forced to buy nor has any in-game impact. Again, you people will whine over anything. Oh wait, I forgot the cool thing is to call it a critique now...

 

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Shame on Blizzard for trying to make their shareholders happy by turning a profit while also giving a small portion of their revenue to charity! Don't those greedy capitalist pigs know it is their duty to provide us with free service and products at all possible times! The nerve of those bastards

 

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so to be clear.. you're choosing to find issue with the only thing I wrote that was i specifically stated was my own personal opinion. And in the process you are ignoring all the other facts that refute what said in your post?

 

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I'd be more impressed if they continued donating to the charity for every pet sold. As it is now though there is a time limit involved with buying the pet and having them donate. For instance, they no longer donate money when you buy a Pandaren Monk.

 

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All the other facts? Aside from calling it a dumb purchase decision, you also said:





OK.. fair enough, it isn't 100% proceeds, and isn't all pets, and is limited time. Those facts really didn't change the basis of my point, and didn't really refute much of anytihng, so I took them as casual associated facts. Didn't realize that I needed to pat you on the head for them, I was more focused on your being an asshat by calling people's decision to buy these "dumb".

 

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