Please reconsider your stance on retail/classic reward linking

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

Thank you again for proving my point. If the intent for CE pets or Murky is to relive the experience you had those things in Vanilla, yet there’s obvious means to negate that intent…then your argument holds no water. All the more reason to ensure the games are separately entirely.

[Fesz-cenarius]

While they did not say “NO” and said they would pass along the question to the devs, the overall tone of that post seems to be indicate that CE pets would not be linked between retail and Classic.

Hmm, no. What I got from it is that they didn’t think about it yet, and they’d pass it on.

This also could be an exception where we somehow grant them for original CE owners. No idea. Interesting thing to think about though. I’ll mention it though that you guys are asking about the original CE pets for original CE owners.

So until Blizzard says yes or no, I’ll continue to talk about it.

Once again, you choose to cherry pick only the part of a Blue post that you think supports your agenda and disregard the parts that do not support that agenda in the hopes that people will be fooled.

Here is the entire quite again:

What about the original Collector’s Edition pets? Surely that’s a different case. Nothing else is like that and it would be a cool little tip of the hat to those who got the original collector’s edition (which isn’t many people).

This is something interesting but nothing decided or concrete on it.

I would try to seperate in your mind retail and classic. Something you buy on retail shouldn’t give you something in Classic, or vice versa. The philosophy is pretty rock solid that they are separate gameplay wise. If you obtained the original CE pets you used those/can still use those in the live game you obtained it for.

It is an interesting thought though, that to some that did have it, that was a part of their classic experience. It’s likely we won’t implement something that ties into the existing things you own on the live game, but maybe reoffer them since Classic is it’s own thing. Before the fury of that statement sinks in, I’m not saying that will happen at all (there literally hasn’t even been a discussion of it), just sharing my thoughts on a solution to that problem that I could see.

This also could be an exception where we somehow grant them for original CE owners. No idea. Interesting thing to think about though. I’ll mention it though that you guys are asking about the original CE pets for original CE owners.

You are correct that they have not made a firm decision at this point. Until they do, I will be here asking that they not even give the appearance of a precedent for linking the two games. I will be here asking that they not allow those CE pets or Murky to be part of Classic unless it by means of “reoffer” through a Classic only CE.

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

Thank you again for proving my point. If the intent for CE pets or Murky is to relive the experience you had those things in Vanilla, yet there’s obvious means to negate that intent…then your argument holds no water. All the more reason to ensure the games are separately entirely.

Well, there’s a blue post saying you’re wrong, and that it’s a good point. Have a nice day. Enjoy my posts about this subject.

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

You are correct that they have not made a firm decision at this point. Until they do, I will be here asking that they not even give the appearance of a precedent for linking the two games. I will be here asking that they not allow those CE pets or Murky to be part of Classic unless it by means of “reoffer” through a Classic only CE.

They will, bud. Have fun.

[Arazlok-kilrogg (Arazlok)]

I don’t think that makes quite sense as I believe it’s going to be the other way. Gold in retail is relatively easy to make. I easily can get a token pure month playing sparsely. While I feel adding tokens in Classic is not a good thing, I can’t even imagine how much they would go for. Right now a token in around 110k gold, thats like what 200g on classic?

[Fesz-cenarius]

You are correct that they have not made a firm decision at this point. Until they do, I will be here asking that they not even give the appearance of a precedent for linking the two games. I will be here asking that they not allow those CE pets or Murky to be part of Classic unless it by means of “reoffer” through a Classic only CE.

They will, bud. Have fun.

That remains to be seen.

Judging from the blue post, I would not hold my breath waiting for those CE pets in Classic.

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

What? The Blizzard post that says you should try to separate in your mind retail and classic? That something you get one one game shouldn’t give you access to that thing in the other?

Starman…I get tired of saying this. But your trolling is beyond obvious. I REALLY wish Blizzard would return our ability to ignore obvious trolls again on the forum.

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

Judging from the blue post, I would not hold my breath waiting for those CE pets in Classic.

The blue post said:

They haven’t spoken about it yet, NEGATING anything about tying the two games together wrt CE pets.
It’s an interesting point.
They’ll pass it along.

You know what they didn’t say?
They didn’t say ‘no’.

[Studmuffyn-veknilash (Studmuffyn)]

Yes, that’s my argument. I could go to Ebay right now, buy a code and get myself a Murky. Was I at Blizzcon 2005? No. Did I have Murky in Vanilla? Obviously not.

i would only buy a code now if I had won the lotto or something, people have had trouble even getting the code to work and that was a few years ago i read that.

Judging from the blue post, I would not hold my breath waiting for those CE pets in Classic.

Honestly I could see this happening, but like the more likely outcome is a new CE with Classic versions of them with digital goodies for all the other titles.

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

The Blizzard post that says you should try to separate in your mind retail and classic? That something you get one one game shouldn’t give you access to that thing in the other?

Typical that you ignore the other part of the post.

This also could be an exception where we somehow grant them for original CE owners. No idea. Interesting thing to think about though. I’ll mention it though that you guys are asking about the original CE pets for original CE owners.

Starman…I get tired of saying this. But your trolling is beyond obvious. I REALLY wish Blizzard would return our ability to ignore obvious trolls again on the forum.

One of these days you’re going to learn that someone disagreeing with you is not trolling.

[Fesz-cenarius]

I’d be fine with it for a variety of reasons.

1. literally everything else has been shot down.
2. his bag space that’s gonna hurt.

The problem is that allowing those pets, brings the entire “account wide” collections system into the picture, by virtue of the fact that those pets are part of that system, especially Murky which is NOT an account wide flag, but Starman still wants to include.

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

Person asks me, “Hey Mogar…ever think about covering yourself in peanut butter, grabbing a beehive and running naked through the streets?”

I reply, “I’ve never thought about that…”

Person replies, “See, he’s considering it!!”

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

Mogar, give it up. I’m standing my ground.

[Fesz-cenarius]

Do you mean the Blue post from Ysithiens that specifically says:

" I would try to seperate in your mind retail and classic. Something you buy on retail shouldn’t give you something in Classic, or vice versa. The philosophy is pretty rock solid that they are separate gameplay wise. If you obtained the original CE pets you used those/can still use those in the live game you obtained it for."

and

" ***It’s likely we won’t implement something that ties into the existing things you own on the live game, but maybe reoffer them since Classic is it’s own thing.***"?

[Matcauthon-steamwheedle-cartel (Matcauthon)]

Ahh now i see the issue. Yeah no.

[Fesz-cenarius]

I will stand my ground, as well.

[Mogar-stormrage (Mogar)]

Fantastic, stand your ground. Play chicken with that train. I’m sure it’ll swerve first.

[Starman-zangarmarsh (Starman)]

Do you mean the Blue post from Ysithiens that specifically says:

This also could be an exception where we somehow grant them for original CE owners. No idea. Interesting thing to think about though. I’ll mention it though that you guys are asking about the original CE pets for original CE owners.

Yup. That.

[Fesz-cenarius]

Do you mean the Blue post from Ysithiens that specifically says:

I would try to seperate in your mind retail and classic. Something you buy on retail shouldn’t give you something in Classic, or vice versa. The philosophy is pretty rock solid that they are separate gameplay wise. If you obtained the original CE pets you used those/can still use those in the live game you obtained it for.

…

It’s likely we won’t implement something that ties into the existing things you own on the live game, but maybe reoffer them since Classic is it’s own thing.

Yup. That.

Fixed that for you.

[Vaidran]

Person asks me, “Hey Mogar…ever think about covering yourself in peanut butter, grabbing a beehive and running naked through the streets?”

I reply, “I’ve never thought about that…”

Person replies, “See, he’s considering it!!”

Thanks, visualizing that was a good chuckle