Lightning Scorpion Pet Looks Cool, But...

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Dropbear_Victim wrote:

I'm more satisfied with my kiwi, anyway.

This.

I think the shop has a nice variety of items, and I'm sure that time will bring even more choices. It is, by all appearances, GGG's primary means of generating revenue...so look for new cyber-merchandise on a regular basis.

Value is of course subjective; thousands of folks would eagerly plunk down $100 US to go see Madonna in concert...and call it a bargain (they best they ever had?)...but I wouldn't pay a 10-spot if you threw in a sandwich and fries. For their C-note, the Madonna fans get...a memory...while I get to watch my Silver Kiwi / Lightning Scorpion herald my support of a remarkable independent game developer who beat long odds to produce an ARPG that could someday redefine the genre...and I get that visual reminder for as long as I play the game. Who's "right", who's "wrong" ? ; both parties are happy, so all is good.

Choices...aren't they grand?

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OldeSchool wrote:

while I get to watch my Silver Kiwi / Lightning Scorpion herald my support of a remarkable independent game developer who beat long odds to produce an ARPG that could someday redefine the genre...and I get that visual reminder for as long as I play the game. Who's "right", who's "wrong" ? ; both parties are happy, so all is good.

thats . . . thats beautifull man ! *plinks away tear*

If you want a scorpion, then the existence of the 900 point lighting one, can make one feel that the 700 point green one is more reasonably priced. Or even that the 70 point chrome one is a bargain.

Just because you do not buy something, because it is 'too expensive' does not mean that it is not aimed at you, and affecting your perceptions of what other objects are worth.

The op's question wasn't a complaint about the price, it was just a question about whether people thought it was worth it or not. that is a purely subjective question - my best friend just spent 400 dollars on a stamp, because he collects stamps - to me that is nuts, why buy a stamp when you can have a lightning scorpion?!

Now, the bigger question is - has GGG begun along a path that players think will actually be able to fund this game? That is an important question, and I am sure they would appreciate feedback along those lines..

stop your complaining, nobody is forcing you to buy it...

if people are willing to give GGG money for making the great game they did (except for the game crashing after loading a few zones) they can go ahead.

your not forced.

or do you also complain against everyone that you cant afford to buy that ferrari only the rich people have?

@Origination: Worth is the wrong notion, imo, which should instead be whether or not the cost makes it rare/special enough. In that sense, I think 900 points is still not costly enough for a top-tier skin. Also, your reasons for obtaining things aren't necessarily the same as others' reasons.. see below.

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taylorfest wrote:

Yes, but they could drop the price and open up the option for more people to want to pay.

They did. There are a number of price points for different skins of the same model.

Part of having some pets with a high price point is that it creates a natural rarity of that pet on the servers. The higher the price, the less of them there are, the more special they are both to the "owner" and the viewers.

I have been suggesting that GGG have pets at a $500+ price point for that very reason.. perhaps one of these days they will despite the inevitable outcry from many members posting in threads like this. And it doesn't even have to be any cooler than the already really cool lightning scorpion - a different colour is enough. Maybe I won't be able to afford it if/when such a pet is released, but someone will and then I'll get to have an "oh, cool!" moment when I see it in town (like when I saw the odd diamond kiwi before I upgraded). Note that, by this line of thinking, the specialness of the diamond kiwi slowly lessened as the number of diamond supporters grew.

I remember the Hyacinth Macaw from WoW when I played years ago.. got a crazy lucky drop off of the pirates on my first/only play-through and later found one in the AH for 5g by someone who had no idea how crazy rare they were. They looked bloody amazing and people frequently commented on them. There were other common parrots that thousands of people had, but seeing the Hyacinth Macaw was especially neat even though it was just a different colour. At least for those who liked pets.

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taylorfest wrote:

People who say "think of the 90 bucks as a donation" are not thinking things out properly. A microtransaction shop is not created for people to donate, its created for people to snag things at a reasonable price for their ingame characters. The key word here is "reasonable" right? 90 bucks for a single pet is ridiculously overpriced and everyone knows that. I have spent plenty of money on PoE already and I am sure I will spend more. But seriously... 90 for one pet? Haha, no.

These are your opinions. I too have opinions. And I disagree. I'm also rather insulted by your opinion that I can't think "properly", whatever "properly" is. It is also my opinion that your notions of "not created to donate" and "created to snag things" are in direct conflict, given that the things are worth $0 - store credit and, subsequently, the items have no tangible/redeemable/transferable value.

The shop is created as an enticement to support GGG and/or an outlet to spend credit obtained from support - their means of staying in business. Some will buy credit specifically to get specific items (and your notions seem to place you in this camp). Others, like me, will support GGG with arbitrary amounts of money for various non-store-related reasons and then pop into the store and wonder what to spend the available credit on - this store credit being nothing more than a "thanks for the support".

Your notion of reasonable, is just your opinion and I don't think you can reasonably impress it upon others. Perception of reasonable dollar values vary by income bracket and level of interest or knowledge in the item. What's $90 to someone with $9 Million in the bank? What's $9,000, for that matter? But to someone living in debt, $0.90 is a lot. Why should I buy 500 $1 pets that everyone has, when I can buy a single $500 pet that very few people have? Even if that single $500 pet is essentially the same as a $5 pet, what elevates your opinion to fact that I'm crazy, stupid, or what will you for buying it or that GGG is crazy, greedy, or what will you for setting such a price? So yes, if you don't like it, don't buy it but also don't get up in arms about it.

Not everyone will think as I do, but I'm not pushing my opinions on others and insulting them for theirs. I'm simply presenting my take on things because I think there should be some balance to the negativity and you can decide for yourself. I would, however, suggest some honest introspection on just what it is that makes you lash out against the store pricing.. perhaps you'll find it's not really the pricing at all.

Oh, and the lightning scorpion is awesome.. picked one up right as soon as I made sure I had room in my stash. Can't wait until I can move things around in multiple (premium?) tabs. The current stash is hard on my OCD. And I don't have room for the other scorpions. :(

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InnerDrive wrote:

stop your complaining, nobody is forcing you to buy it...

if people are willing to give GGG money for making the great game they did (except for the game crashing after loading a few zones) they can go ahead.

your not forced.

or do you also complain against everyone that you cant afford to buy that ferrari only the rich people have?

This totally isn't a generic post with substance that hasn't been thought of before.

... I bought it and I'm still here.