Fancy Horse Makes Blizzard $3.5 Million in the Last 24 Hours

"According to wow.com, the download queue as of 1:45 Pacific time was at 80,000. At $25 a pop, this means that this noble steed has generated sales of $2 million since its approximate debut at 9:30 this morning, or around $500,000 an hour."

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And you people wonder why developers do this kind of stuff :lol:

UPDATE: The queue is now at 140000, which equates to 3.5 millions.

They probably made more money in four hours than most of us will ever make in our entire lives..:x

$25?

Words. I don't have them.

Figures. WoW players may be the only ones dumb enough to spend that much on something so stupid.Parasomniac

Impressive... good job Blizzard, keep milking the fools.... but give me SCII NAOW!

They probably made more money in four hours than most of us will ever make in our entire lives..:x

Sky-

@Richard: Although Blizzard and Activision are both under the banner of Activision-Blizzard, they both retain autonomy from each other.

*sigh*

You fancy horse along with your toon will one day be gone.

This coming from a fellow MMORPG player ;)

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

wayyy worse than the horse armor

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Scythes777

And why is that?

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Sky-

And why is that?

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Sky-

And why is that?

because people think WoW is more real than real life? more drama happens on WoW than on anywhere else

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

Scythes777

Is that the game's fault or the lack of self-discipline on the player's side?

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Scythes777

And why is that?

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

Sky-

Is that the game's fault or the lack of self-discipline on the player's side?

Well, it definitely is the lack of self control, but once you become addicted to something its hard to stop(drugs).

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Scythes777

And why is that?

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

I was addicted to playing multiple different games before I was addicted to playing one game more then the others. :P

Even with that I have never considered myself with out control over my actions. I have played and quit several MMOs so far. I imagine the same people who want to sue McDonald's for being fat is the same people who blame a game for ruining there life.

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

They probably made more money in four hours than most of us will ever make in our entire lives..:x

RichardStallman

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

AmayaPapaya

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

Nokitch

No. 25$ is just too much :? Although, I have never played Wow so i can't say for sure.

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

Nokitch

[QUOTE="Nokitch"][QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"] So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it? InsaneBasura

DUH DUH DUh!

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

AmayaPapaya

You ride on it, and there's about 150 mounts in game that do the same thing that are all free to obtain.

$25 is a good deal :roll:

I haven't played in a year and a half, but being on the outside now and seeing my friends that still do play? It's pretty sad.

Figures. WoW players may be the only ones dumb enough to spend that much on something so stupid.Parasomniac

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

treedoor

You ride on it, and there's about 150 mounts in game that do the same thing that are all free to obtain.

$25 is a good deal :roll:

I haven't played in a year and a half, but being on the outside now and seeing my friends that still do play? It's pretty sad.

They probably made more money in four hours than most of us will ever make in our entire lives..:x

Sky-

This.

WTF?? Why can't I come up with an idea to lure stupid people into and become filthy rich??? :x

Damn WoW addicts.

25 dollars for an ingame horse or whatever? Why would anyone buy this?

25 dollars for an ingame horse or whatever? Why would anyone buy this?

SgtKevali

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.

Scythes777

Is that the game's fault or the lack of self-discipline on the player's side?

Well, it definitely is the lack of self control, but once you become addicted to something its hard to stop(drugs).

[QUOTE="Nokitch"][QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

So...what does the horse do? Why would people pay 25$ for it?

millerlight89

People will only spend money on something they want, and they clearly want it.

Wow that is just crazy.

I have a feeling my friend's older brother contributed on the purchase. That is the only game he plays.

$25 for a mount?

Christ this makes the MW2 stimulus package look like a bargain. Glad I don't play WoW.

I was in Dalaran and there were a dozen mounts at the landing.

Got my ICC frostwyrm today though so couldn't care less, people can waste their money if they want.

why do people think this is so terrible? MMOs, while I no longer play them, i still consider to be one of the most "powerful" genres of gaming... no other genre gets you so invested in a character like an MMO. When I played, while 25 bucks is a bunch, I'd probably pay that to trick out my guy. Especially if it would save hours and hours of boring questing. Just get a job for a few hours and pay the 25 instead.

How is this so bad? Blizzard isn't forcing any1 to do this. if people are willing to buy this accessory, than why shouldn't Blizzard make it? Clearly both parties win.

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"]Figures. WoW players may be the only ones dumb enough to spend that much on something so stupid.Dead-Memories

i think it hits the nail on the head.

who in thier right minds would pay that much for an imaginary shiny horse?

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

[QUOTE="Scythes777"]

I consider many MMO's, (especially WoW) to be some of the worst things ever introduced into gaming.

Scythes777

And why is that?

Mainly due to their extremely addictive nature. I know 3 people who were/are addicted to it, and when a game prevents you from going to school, work, or socializing with other people, then thats a problem. Hell, look at south Korea, people have died playing MMO's.