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Much ado about a horse
Of Teeth and Claws —
... the deal….and I’m absolutely disgusted by this. A “permanent” horse in Runes of Magic, it is 199 diamonds…let’s call it 200 cause that’s what it really should be (…seriously guys…time to start rounding things up…). 200 diamonds cost $10.94 Canadian. Are you seriously telling me, with a straight face, that a digital HORSE costs me $10…FUCKING..DOLLARS!!!@!@ Okay... so maybe "disturbed" doesn't quite illustrate the emotion he's feeling. How about incensed: Again, lets look at Bethesda…who is still the ...
How Much is that Horsie in the Window?
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... to give Runes of Magic another try and seems to be more disposed to like it than he was the first time around.
But then he hit a snag. He started looking at the Real Money Transaction, or RMT, aspect of the game and did not like what he saw.
Specifically, he saw that a permanent horse in the game was going for about $10 after translation from cash to virtual currency to actual Equus ferus magicus.
His response was rage and shock. And I have to admit, my initial gut reaction was right there with him. ...
Why RMT discussion must fail
Tobold's MMORPG Blog —
... . Then he gets even more furious when nobody agrees. But the point is that there is no absolute answer to the question of whether $10 for a virtual horse is too expensive or not. ...
For Want of a Horse…
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... Darren’s post about the Runes of Magic $10 horse certainly echoed through the local blogesphere.
RMT is still controversial. It still seems like cheating to some. But then I came from a time when posting quest details to a public forum was considered cheating, so times change.
Comments ran from Keen’s call for more people to “join the anti-RMT/microtransaction initiative” to Andrew’s post on Of Teeth and Claws stating that this is “an example of RMT implemented correctly.”
Darren ...
Multi-Boxing World of Warcraft
Mystic Worlds —
... The one thing I’d wish for right now is FREAKIN’ MOUNT. That’s right, I’m in the 30s and could have a mount but there’s no way in hell a new player would have 45 gold for the required riding skill plus the mount, by just completing the content. I don’t have access to my high level toons or their gold so I’m ass out and walking. There’s no additional value or fun to be had traversing across the long jaunt from Southshore to Alterac Mountains repeatedly, but oh well. I can either continue walking or stop doing the content to go off and farm something or things repeatedly ...
Developer Incentives In RMT Item Shop Games
Player Versus Developer —
Darren, the Common Sense Gamer spent the weekend on a one-blogger crusade against the $10 horse in the Runes of Magic item shop. Personally, I didn't link to the flurry of posts at the time because my contribution is not terribly original. I would be outraged if we were talking about a subscription game, but Runes of Magic is Free to Play. The developers need to pay the bills somehow, which means either charging for content (as Darren favors) or charging for convenience. Personally, I'd rather have the option to keep playing, spending ...
$10 Horses - now with 50% less rage!
Of Teeth and Claws —
If you happen to be adverse to the concept of a $10 horse, then today is your lucky day! $5 horse! OMG! (Click to enlarge) Quick.... log into Runes of Magic right now!
Of Teeth and Claws
Shut Up We’re Talking #51
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... with the fact that your money is safe in your character’s wallet so that one of the traditional roles of a bank, safeguarding your cash, is missing from the equation.
The Horse That Would Not Die – After the enthusiasm on the last show for Dungeon & Dragons Online’s adoption of a Free To Play model, Darren turned around and found a sore spot in the Runes of Magic cash shop, the now infamous $10 horse which lead him to post, and post, and post, and post yet again, some of which generated ...
