Get your very own baby dragon

Post by **Martrae** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:37 pm

http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news ... ine&id=213

KILL · Post by **KILL** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:17 pm

Kewl, next maybe yantis will go to work for SoE and we can pay extra for some plat too.

Post by **Lyion** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:39 pm

Item sales are supply and demand. As long as someone doesn't want to spend the time to accomplish something ingame, there will be a market for it.

Definitely not my cup of tea, though.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:41 pm

What in the fuck does this have to do with a collector's edition box set Kill?

Post by **Lyion** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:50 pm

I think its in reference to spending an extra 40 bucks to get a baby dragon.

It essentially is paying for an item.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:56 pm

Only if you buy the collector's edition for that very reason. And in that case, if you do, you're an idiot :wink:

Treehorn · Post by **Treehorn** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:00 pm

What about the j-boots (although, to be fair, they are somewhat nerfed)? Are those for all who pre-order, or just for the CE?

KILL · Post by **KILL** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:11 pm

Finawin Darkfyre wrote:Only if you buy the collector's edition for that very reason. And in that case, if you do, you're an idiot

Doesnt have to be that very reason. Its there as an incentive regardless. Sony is selling items.

surprised you dont get this part Fin, especially since I seem to remember you saying how lame it was to sell in game items/plat.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:16 pm

I said to buy in-game items and plat, I actually make a sizable chunk of cash selling

And I get it, I just dont agree with how you're putting it.

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Post by **Lyion** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:16 pm

KILL wrote:
Finawin Darkfyre wrote:Only if you buy the collector's edition for that very reason. And in that case, if you do, you're an idiot

Doesnt have to be that very reason. Its there as an incentive regardless. Sony is selling items.

surprised you dont get this part Fin, especially since I seem to remember you saying how lame it was to sell in game items/plat.

Collector item novelties are a bit different than selling individual 'attainable' items.

It is a business, afterall, and I don't have an issue with this, even if I'm against individual item sales.

Post by **Arlos** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:17 pm

WOW has a collector's edition too, with a special pet you can get if you buy. WOW pets are noncombat, dunno how EQ2s are. All they are for is looks, they have no game functionality whatsoever. The pets you can get for the WOW collector's edition are either a miniature Diablo, or a Zergling. They definitely are NOT giving something like the Jboots. That's just stupid. Items that actually give you an in-game advantage should not be sold for real money, period.

Of course, the WOW Collector's Edition also comes with a 200+ page hardcover book of art by the blizzard artists, a behind the scenes DVD, signed manual, official soundtrack on CD, cloth maps, and a 10-day "guest pass" to give to a friend.

Here's a pic of the pets.

-Arlos

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:22 pm

Zergling!

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:23 pm

Remember, dragons may be cute and cuddily when they are young, but they grow up.

KILL · Post by **KILL** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:30 pm

I personally dont really care about item sales either way. It never bothered me much.

I just found it ironic that Sony seemed to be leaning in that direction a bit with EQ2, after taking such a hard line stance against it in EQ.

over powering or not, its still in game shit for real life cash.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:31 pm

You're focusing on a very minor feature of the Collector's box set...

Post by **Arlos** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:46 pm

If they just offered a pet, Fin, it'd be no argument whatsoever, as there'd be no in-game tangible benefit to buying the collector's set other than some graphical oooh-aaahs from other people. As it is now, though, you are effectively gimping your character if you DON'T buy it, as we all are quite aware of just how potent jboots are.

-Arlos

Gargamellow · Post by **Gargamellow** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:54 pm

I would pay for a baby dragon HELL YEAH!~

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:09 pm

The j-boots are pretty much useless unless you are talking about the first 10 levels as a nonscout class without a scout to group with.

And you get 1 jboots ever. Not 1 for each character.

Also ince kiting is out being able to run almost as fast as a scout isn't really an advantage.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:31 pm

Unless you suck and need to run away all the time...

Jboots wont make a difference on your character past level 10-15 guaranteed.

KILL · Post by **KILL** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:50 pm

Finawin Darkfyre wrote:Unless you suck and need to run away all the time...

Jboots wont make a difference on your character past level 10-15 guaranteed.

oh, so i guess its cool that sony hands out jboots then... since they will only help newbies who suck?

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:52 pm

Were you always such a whiny bitch?

Naginataka · Post by **Naginataka** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:53 pm

Anyway, I don't want a dragon, I want an undead dwarf pet to keep in my house. that way I know he will never be destroyed and his dwarf soul will be tormented for eternity.

KILL · Post by **KILL** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:20 pm

Treehorn · Post by **Treehorn** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:26 pm

omg rofl

Rotj · Post by **Rotj** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:08 pm