Comments on: Spectral, Celestial, ultimately Superficial

By: HerrDrache

HerrDrache — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:33:29 +0000

I would buy it if my mount-count were at 98 or 99. As a guy, I’m not quite as interested in it as my wife is :)
Now, I *could* earn major brownie points in real life for getting her the sparkly pony and the plushie with pet, but that has to get delayed until next paycheck.

I have quite a few mounts, including a violet drake, but I keep coming back to the point of near-exclusion of flying my Cenarion War Hippogryph (I just love the colors on that bird!), and riding the bike. I leveled an alt and engineering for that hog, and I don’t have one in real life.

The pony – it’s very pretty. It’s an excellent gift for your female friend/partner/etc. I personally think that it’s a tad pricey for something that “everyone” has, but hey – if you’re having fun, if it makes you feel good, or if you might entice real positive brownie-points/feedback or even a backrub from your partner, it’s *SO WORTH IT* !!!

By: caliokiegirl

caliokiegirl — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:09:33 +0000

I refuse to purchase anything other than my subscription, but even if the “sparkle pony” was obtainable in game I wouldn’t get it. I love the realistic mounts that we have now, and I just can’t see riding something that looks like Wonder Woman’s invisible jet, but if you want one go ahead I won’t hold it against you. It’s just like in high school when one girl would come to school with a unique pair of shoes, and by the end of the week almost every girl had a pair. I would love to see some more creative mounts like the flying carpets and airplanes, now that’s cool. I love the idea of class only mounts. That would be a committee I would like to be on. For the person who posted earlier we do have ground transport, it’s called the travel form aka the cool cheetah. I love my druid’s instant forms and use them a lot, but she does have mounts, because a swift sabre is faster than the cheetah form, darn it. I would suggest for the warrior a scaled down rhino, or perhaps a chariot pulled by a fierce looking horse. I love the idea of shaman mount that is elemental. Mages would definitely need something that sparkles, and comes in bright colors.

By: elkagorasa

elkagorasa — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:40:15 +0000

When I first saw the data mined images of the pony, I loved the idea, but didn't think it would be as simple as cash at hand. I sort of wish that this pony was a drop or obtainable, not purchasable. With that said, I did buy the pony, but you won't see me posing with it. I love the idea that all my alts will never have to buy any mounts. They already have that land/epic land/flying and epic flying already purchased. Might actually level my bank toon now so that it can get around quicker.. .-= elkagorasa´s last blog ..idea - slow-fall on mounts =-.

By: Kauket

Kauket — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:52:54 +0000

Work made last week craptacular: yes, who doesn’t love being told the day before that you have to fly across the country the next day, and oh, right, we screwed up the meeting time so you have to spend all Saturday flying home. /facepalm

Got home tired and cranky (okay, crankier), and found that my hubby had gotten me a star pony. In my prior career I was an astronomer. I still like going to HoS and HoL because of the pretty constellation statues and orreries. I drooled over the star weapons Algalon dropped. Haven’t ridden since I was maybe seven–so we’re talking decades ago–but I still like horseys. Conclusion: the hubby is a very, very good hubby.

Probably the part I like most about the star pony is the aura of little stars that shoot out. They make a nice trail when you’re going places, but the most fun is staying in one place for a bit to let the stars build up, then scooting to the side to admire the globular cluster you’ve left behind. Superficial? Yes, but sometimes that’s all you need for a bit of joy.

By: Rayvynn

Rayvynn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:35:21 +0000

My boyfriend and I ended up getting the mounts. We might pose around on them, but we do that for a lot of things. We do a lot of screen shotting in game, period. (Mainly because he hasn't played since vanilla and is loving seeing all the changes on a very nice gaming computer.) A lot of people think, truly and completely, that because someone bought a mount they're epeening. I find it interesting on how people form these opinions. Not saying you're implying that, but it reminded me of some Trade chatter with people complaining about the "epeening" with the mounts, etc. I do enjoy that people *still* think they'll get a 310% mount out of it, though. It makes me giggle some. Enjoyable entry as always, Bear. :D I love reading your opinions! .-= Rayvynn´s last blog ..Boondock Retirement Home =-.

By: Blacknimbus

Blacknimbus — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:56:14 +0000

My favorite mounts are my Flying Nether Ray and my warlock pony. My favorite non-combat pet is my little Tiny Sporebat. It’s easy to tell why…I went out of my way and took the time to get them in game. I remember the process and when I finally beat the instance or I got the rep.

I’m glad other people like this new mount. Personally it just doesn’t fit in my style of gameplay at all…I just don’t see the point. I play the game for the experience, personal interaction and for the rewards. Sometimes that’s a new level, sometimes it’s a new piece of gear or sometimes it’s a useless vanity item.

Why would I want to disconnect myself from the main reason I like to play by taking a $25 shortcut?

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:33:17 +0000

” . . . if they’d released the Celestial Mount with plush real-world horsie, I bet if we had a daughter it’d be in the mail on it’s way to us right now.”

QFT

I’m still thinking about getting one . . . the only pause is that I’m currently unemployed. But I’m hoping for a “you’re hired” phone call today. Maybe I’ll splurge if that works out. Even without the plushie. My two year old loves to sit on my lap while I play and make my sabers & horses jump. She loves ponies. And I love to make her happy. Will the sparklies make her $25 worth of happier than the Dawnsaber does? Who cares?! It’s a sparkly pony for my little girl!

By: Elegantdeath

Elegantdeath — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:46:09 +0000

Love one of the pst’s I got while riding… “You spent $25 on something that’s only digital”. Hello?

By: fnord

fnord — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:32:28 +0000

Actually, even a passenger mount would be over the line, IMO. The passenger mounts currently require a significant outlay of gold for each character (or are rare drops), compared with the normal mounts which are cheap, especially compared to the Riding skill required. If Blizzard decided to let people get thousands of in game gold worth of value in exchange for real money, it would feel too close to gold selling.

This, though I have no problem with. I’d never buy it, but I don’t feel any disadvantage comes from that.

By: Bronkos

Bronkos — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:09:57 +0000

I am thinking Uncle Sam needs to let Blizzard tackle the national debt problem.