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I thought this was a joke but it seems like it's actually legit. WoW, which has a subscription and paid expansions, just added a $90 item to their store. This is Korean MMO levels of absurdity. What do you think of this?

Seems like hundreds of people bought it immediately

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[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (7 children)

At least it's not Star Citizen prices:

[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

What the fuck? Do people actually pay that for virtual bullshit? That's like the price of a used Honda!

[–] SweetBilliam@midwest.social 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's intended for whales and for the 65 crew members to split. But I can't imagine they sell many.

[–] NotMaster@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 month ago

Sadly they sell many. They sell them in batches like twice a year and they sell out in seconds.

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