WoW Account Sold for $10,000± - Page 2

Joe Spinebuster · 18th September 2007, 5:01pm

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Originally Posted by LesMTS

It's no worse than someone spending that money buying a fucking hot-tub or splashing out on a car that's capabilities are far beyond anything you'd practically use it for, is it?

Well, yes it is, because those things at least HAVE practical uses. My mind absolutely boggles at morons who shell out a quid or two for MP3s, $10,000 for a video game character actually makes me glad I was already sitting down when I read about it.

sjonit · 18th September 2007, 5:04pm

Hot Tun: Physically relaxes the body
Computer Game: Mentally relaxes the mind

Different strokes for different folks.

PPl are too caught up in the "omg computahz r for geekz. lol they pay money 4 a online gamezzz"

Posh · 18th September 2007, 5:07pm

I think spending ten grand on x is pointless, my mate reckons it's a perfectly normal thing to do but thinks spending ten grand on y is madness, even though y provides me with hours of enjoyment.

Yes, this argument will have a clear and concise victor.

Joe Spinebuster · 18th September 2007, 5:10pm

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Originally Posted by sjonit

PPl are too caught up in the "omg computahz r for geekz. lol they pay money 4 a online gamezzz"

A monthly subscription fee reaching into double digits is perfectly acceptable. Several thousand quid just for a character is absolutely ridiculous, though.
I admittedly know fuck all about WoW, but I know it has been around for AGES. To me, this means that the game you just bought a $10,000 character for is probably going to be replaced or lose popularity and gradually die off soon, and you'll be lucky to get a tenner for it by the time you come to your senses. A video game character is not a good investment for such a large sum of money.

And it's not as if I don't LOVE video games, I certainly do, but come on to fuck let's talk sense here. THOUSANDS OF POUNDS for NOTHING. He doesn't even get the satisfaction of building the character up himself, just forking-out loads of cash for a lazy way to be good at it. Defeats the purpose of video games, does it not?

Posh · 18th September 2007, 5:12pm

I love that the guy cares enough to pay that kind of money but clearly not enough to put the time in to build his character up to that exalted level. Clearly all that gear will be wasted on a total shiter of a player.

Densu · 18th September 2007, 5:13pm

but joe his character is the zomfgs pwnage.

Joe Spinebuster · 18th September 2007, 5:14pm

OMGZ, RLY? OK DATZ KEWL DEN. ^_^
I'd probably have paid £5,000 for a Mew when Pokémon first came out, to be honest.

Posh · 18th September 2007, 5:14pm

All you people pouring scorn on this guy clearly missed the part about the TWO LEGENDARY SWORDS.

I don't know what that means but it sounds expensive

Densu · 18th September 2007, 5:22pm

5000 for an account or whatever blah blah. New expansion is out soon anyways so it'll be defunkt like in 8 months or something.

sjonit · 18th September 2007, 5:27pm

im with densu. spend cash to be 1337 even if it is for a couple months.

Posh · 18th September 2007, 5:30pm

I'm gonna go learn how to play WOW and then take out a massive bank loan to buy a character, just to infuriate Lev.

Actually, that'd be worth it just to have an amazing conversation with a bank manager :o

sjonit · 18th September 2007, 5:31pm

Just buy a char and dont l2p. Just be a n00b with 1337 gear

Densu · 18th September 2007, 5:36pm

See reason why I dont really play wow anymore is because of this kinda shit. Why fucking play a game thats a challenge, then boom. You're pwning with your leet gear. Oh wait wheres the challenge?

Meatballs · 18th September 2007, 5:43pm

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Originally Posted by Jaemi

There is no man alive, that could even begin to describe the pointlessness of that.

McLeary summed it up pretty well, I thought.

Hammer · 18th September 2007, 6:40pm

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Originally Posted by Joe Spinebuster

A monthly subscription fee reaching into double digits is perfectly acceptable. Several thousand quid just for a character is absolutely ridiculous, though.
I admittedly know fuck all about WoW, but I know it has been around for AGES. To me, this means that the game you just bought a $10,000 character for is probably going to be replaced or lose popularity and gradually die off soon, and you'll be lucky to get a tenner for it by the time you come to your senses. A video game character is not a good investment for such a large sum of money.

And it's not as if I don't LOVE video games, I certainly do, but come on to fuck let's talk sense here. THOUSANDS OF POUNDS for NOTHING. He doesn't even get the satisfaction of building the character up himself, just forking-out loads of cash for a lazy way to be good at it. Defeats the purpose of video games, does it not?

I pretty much agree with this. I don't grudge my £9 a month sub fee - I feel I get a lot of enjoyment out of the game for that - but £10,000 is just ridiculous. Especially as Blizzard are rumored to have banned the account for breaching the terms and conditions of the contract.
Seems to me that the guy has more money then sense, but at the end of the day it is his money, we get a laugh out of it and the world moves on.