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Blizzard’s pet theory on microtransactions.
[ To the tune of Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl] This was never the way I planned, not my intention. I got so brave, drink in hand, lost my discretion. It’s not what I’m used to, just wanna try this ‘con’. I’m curious it’s true, caught my attention. I ...
Blizzard introduces microtransactions
tobolds.blogspot.com — A lot of people have previously argued that while Blizzard will take extra money from you for... services like server moves or race changes, they aren't selling you any virtual items for real money. That isn't true any more. Via MMO-Champion and WoW.com ... (more) Blizzard introduces microtransactions
World of Microtransactions, and how we got there
tobolds.blogspot.com — If you consider what the most likely business model for future MMORPGs is, you might be surprised... to realize that the most likely scenario is that you will pay for that future MMORPG three times: Once for buying the game, a second time in the form of ... (more) World of Microtransactions, and how we got there
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Welcome to Spinksville! — ... Tarsus explains why we should always blame the tanks and gives a reason for just about every situation. Blizzard’s new petshop has inspired KIASA to sing. Katy Perry had nothing on this. We’ve seen a lot of other blog reactions to the petstore. The majority accept that the pets aren’t a big deal, but there’s a pervasive sense of sadness – as if we’d seen the future and people aren’t sure if they like it (ultimately if it’s more profitable for devs to make social games and sell pretty pets than make big expansive virtual worlds with complex ...

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