Store fox mount

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

Already told you the method of how to convert the gold you earned into the currency needed to buy it. You’d even have 15 left over to do with or save as you pleased.

But it’s impossible to argue with a wall.

I’ll leave it at that. Enjoy your miserable life.

Ah yes, throw insults my way; that’ll show me.

Converting that gold to bnet balance is paying Blizzard real money. For a mount, that should’ve been awarded in the game, that wouldn’t have been giving them money.

[Primalmatter-stormrage (Primalmatter)]

I got it and I love that there are still people triggered by those that buy the store mounts.

I don’t really know if that is the case. People said why they are happy with the mounts others said why they don’t want to see a cash shop in a subscription game when it seems the game itself suffers for it or at the very least the cash shop has far more effort put into its models.

I don’t really see a lot of people going after other people just disagreeing with the practice.

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

I’d wager they will look decent regardless. They tend to sell plenty of stuff during this time each year. I don’t suspect much of a change will occur even with the rocky start bfa had.

Their other titles besides heroes/diablo will probably be bringing in some decent numbers too. But as always, never get anything unless you want it.

The best method of protest is to usually quit playing a game that you feel has done you wrong. They won’t get the message on an optional mount purchase like they would will less subscribers. Just being subbed to them will impact the 4th Q.

This next part isn’t directed at you.

I just wish some people would understand how the token system works. When buying tokens with gold, someone else had already given blizzard the money for them, the reason doesn’t matter. So when it comes time to trade the tokens you bought with your gold that someone paid for, they just give you an imaginary currency to spend in their shop.

They already had that money long before you decided to convert your gold into shop credit.

No amount of mental gymnastics will amount to the person converting their gold into tokens as giving Blizzard however much money they already had.

Except you then give Blizzard that money too. That’s what their bnet currency is. But sure, more insults.

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

Except you then give Blizzard that money too. That’s what their bnet currency is. But sure, more insults.

You just don’t understand how it works. But keep believing that.

Or you don’t, but keep believing that.

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

So what you’re trying to tell me is when you trade in the token you just bought for gold that someone else already paid real money for… that they give you the balance of said token so you can pay them with their own money?

Keep in mind they already have the money for the tokens, as that’s how we get access to buy them via in game with gold. I’m not sure how you’re getting confused on this as it’s straight forward.

The store credit they apply to your blizzard account that you got from a token purchased with gold is imaginary. You paid the gold price for the balance exchange they have set. At no point did you give blizzard 40 dollars for those two tokens.

Someone else did and they already had that money long before you decided to trade in.

OK, then the numbers in your bank account are imaginary following your own logic; and it isn’t money.

Someone bought a token, which gives them money(Or, as you put it ‘imaginary currency that doesn’t exist’) which you would then use and convert it to $15 of their ‘imaginary money’, twice. Then use $25 of that ‘imaginary money’ to buy the mount, which in effect did indeed give them far more money.

You gave Blizzard that money buy using those tokens on your account for their form of currency.

[anon61199204]

I want to buy it as a birthday gift for myself or as a form of consolation.

[anon71386038]

Trade Gold for Game Time

Visit the Auction House and use your hard-earned gold to purchase one of the WoW Tokens another player has put up for sale. Once the Token arrives in your in-game mailbox, right-click it to add it to your bag, then right-click again to add either 30 days of game time, or redeem it for Blizzard Balance to be added to your account.

Took my derailment argument out of the thread. This covers it all and why being wrong for the sake of being wrong isn’t worth it. Please don’t derail their thread further by being confused about how the token works when you’re using gold to add bnet balance.

I apologize for the other person who can’t accept being wrong. I regret even giving them attention.

[Lúthien-aerie-peak]

I’m $50 poorer actually because I bought one for my best friend and myself.

And for you people complaining that you can’t earn this in-game, 2 tokens are worth less than a Lightforged Warframe. Convert your gold into $15 balance per token, and tada. The mount is $25, so 2 tokens.

One last thing before I go cause some of you people need to hear this; what I do with my money is none of your business. If I like a cosmetic item in the store and it costs real life money, you’re damned right I’m going to buy it and buy my friends some, too.

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

Trade Gold for Game Time

Visit the Auction House and use your hard-earned gold to purchase one of the WoW Tokens another player has put up for sale. Once the Token arrives in your in-game mailbox, right-click it to add it to your bag, then right-click again to add either 30 days of game time, or redeem it for Blizzard Balance to be added to your account.

Took my derailment argument out of the thread. This covers it all and why being wrong for the sake of being wrong isn’t worth it. Please don’t derail their thread further by being confused about how the token works when you’re using gold to add bnet balance.

Game time = $15, converted balance = $15. Both of which are giving Blizzard money, which is one of the complaints about store mounts because they are not earnable in game without giving Blizzard money.

[Lúthien-aerie-peak]

Game time = $15, converted balance = $15. Both of which are giving Blizzard money, which is one of the complaints about store mounts because they are not earnable in game without giving Blizzard money.

Nothing is earnable in game without giving Blizzard money. This is a subscription-based platform. You pay for access.

[Cormia-fizzcrank]

I buy the mounts I want when they go on sale…funny enough I don’t remember when the last sale was. I won’t pay 25$ because just for -me- that’s a bit much. crosses fingers for a future sale

[Vixie-burning-blade (Vixie)]

What?

You buy 2 game tokens (that someone else paid $20 each for your gold) then put into Bnet balance worth $30, pay for $25 mount and have $5 left over in the balance account.

You only spent game gold for that.

I understand what you’re saying - Blizzard got $40 while you got a $25 mount with the token exchange (with leftover balance). So if your basic idea is to “screw over Blizzard” then that’s a failure.

But if you’re a poor person and just want the mount, you can get it for game gold - which is what the seller of the token wants.

Your motivation is the difference.

Me, I just paid $25 real money cuz I can.

[anon71386038]

Best to just let it go. They seriously believe they’re right and no amount of convincing them will work. I even copy pasted it word for word about how you can redeem blizzard store credit from the token purchased with gold.

You simply cannot argue with a wall.

They’re 100% convinced the credit they award you for the token bought via in game gold somehow is real money that they will then pay to themselves again. Ignoring the fact that they already had that money thanks to the person who bought the token with real money to place on the auction house.

[Kypookins-baelgun (Kypookins)]

Are you now $25 poorer? I just had to have it. I have a thalassian prowler too, I must have every fox…

Yes, but I’m more amazed people paid 230 K for it. I see it as worth 25 bucks.

Gold is always worth more, to me. I used to pay 20 bucks for gold, sometimes, when it was as high as 200 K plus; I’ve not found it worth 20 bucks to buy gold under 200 K (got spoiled.) I’ve bought all the sub 1 million mounts, both from NPCS and players, that I could. There are still a couple on the AH I can’t afford yet (that bug one/whatever the thing is.)

I never feel I have enough gold, though the paragon supplies (at 4 K each) are kind of starting to get me there. I just logged in again, after playing RDR2 Online on the Xbox One A LOT, and already got my first Paragon supplies (7th legion.)

Honestly, 4 K a pop makes Paragon caches worth more to me than they were in Legion. In Legion there was a LOW chance to get a mount, but I did SO MANY without getting the mount (still have 3 of the mounts to get, with so many Paragons done on two difference characters.)

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

Game time = $15, converted balance = $15. Both of which are giving Blizzard money, which is one of the complaints about store mounts because they are not earnable in game without giving Blizzard money.

Nothing is earnable in game without giving Blizzard money. This is a subscription-based platform. You pay for access.

Without giving them additional money than what you already paid for the rest of the game. Paying gold for something in game doesn’t give them money unless you purchased a token for that gold or use that gold to purchase a token.

[Lúthien-aerie-peak]

Without giving them additional money than what you already paid for the rest of the game. Paying gold for something in game doesn’t give them money unless you purchased a token for that gold or use that gold to purchase a token.

You are paying for the mount with gold by converting tokens into Blizzard balance.
You are earning an in-game reward the same way you would buy a mount off a vendor.
If this was pre-Legion your argument would have merit. It is not. We have tokens now and as such can earn these mounts with gold, an ingame currency.

[Hushpup-moon-guard-116265]

Without giving them additional money than what you already paid for the rest of the game. Paying gold for something in game doesn’t give them money unless you purchased a token for that gold or use that gold to purchase a token.

You are paying for the mount with gold by converting tokens into Blizzard balance.
You are earning an in-game reward the same way you would buy a mount off a vendor.

Not really, you’re giving Blizzard additional money for one and not the other. Hence why the higher quality mounts are often on the shop.

[Lúthien-aerie-peak]

Not really, you’re giving Blizzard additional money for one and not the other. Hence why the higher quality mounts are often on the shop.

You’re not giving Blizzard anything. The person buying the token with real money to gain gold is. You are giving the person who bought the token with real money gold and earning Blizzard balance with an in-game currency.
I can’t explain this to you in a simpler way. Peace.

[Shieldbaby-thrall]

Seems like most people don’t like the idea of Blizzard getting any money that isn’t their subscription.

Like these mounts would exist if the store didn’t. They have a separate group working on store mounts that was hired specifically for it.

[Asunayuuki-proudmoore]

One last thing before I go cause some of you people need to hear this; what I do with my money is none of your business. If I like a cosmetic item in the store and it costs real life money, you’re damned right I’m going to buy it and buy my friends some, too.

You are basically one of the reasons why we are getting triple dipped for money in their SUB game. Problem is people like you will pay for this kind of stuff.

There are many of us who think spending more money for a mount in a SUB game is awful and sets a bad precedent and we would like to earn cool mounts by playing the game.