Really? They put Shadowkeeper on the Mog Station?

[kaynide]

In-Lore, In-Game mounts should ALWAYS be ingame obtainable.
Cash shop mounts can be recolours or cross-franchise mounts.

This is the root of the problem with Sleipnir, Cruise Chaser and now the Shadowkeeper.


But also, there is an ethical issue: microtransactions are always bad, moraly and ethically bad. That bad gets normalized doesn't make it right. Being well adjusted to a sick society is indeed, bad.
So is timegated content (PvP mounts/achievements/collectables, seasonal event titles, achivements, the firmament, one-time cross events).

The reasoning and behavior of microntransactions defenders are no diferent from drug addicts

Those things are actually predatory on neurodivergent people, there is no reasonable or ethical excuse to defend a cash shop, much less in a subscription based access game.

This is a little bit disingenuous. I mean, yes- we can absolutely talk about the predatory nature of micro transactions and what is or isn't fair regarding prices/types of items available.

BUT, it is hardly unusual for a variety of businesses to add extra purchases:

Disney has a paid-for fast pass system. Disney also has seasonal, limited-edition items you can buy.
Cruise ships have additional fees for excursions, etc.
If we're going purely digital- my local hospital charges for wi-fi and/or using cable TV on a per-day basis.
Amazon Prime has many movies/shows locked behind additional fees.

We don't have to like these things, and I would agree there should be more outrage for some of this stuff (like wtf Disney, $100 per person just to enter, plus $5-15 for a one-time-use line skip???)..

BUT, again, it isn't fair to compare this to drug addiction.

[SilversLyu]

It's all mogstation? Astronaut meme: "Always was"

[Dionysius]

Maybe I am missing why this is a big deal?

Quality is a big deal for me, name one mount that is better than this mogstation one. Because I can't since Al-iklil from Bozja 2-3 years ago.

Since then we have Cruise Chaser, Giant Shiba, Paissa, etc. If people enjoying getting thrown stupid reskin onions, magicked children's bed after paying for sub and box game price, congrats you are stupid and love being bullied by a giant corporate.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

Quality is a big deal for me, name one mount that is better than this mogstation one. Because I can't since Al-iklil from Bozja 2-3 years ago.

Since then we have Cruise Chaser, Giant Shiba, Paissa, etc. If people enjoying getting thrown stupid reskin onions, magicked children's bed after paying for sub and box game price, congrats you are stupid and love being bullied by a giant corporate.

Aerodynamics system, fenrir, anden 3, battle lion/bear/panther/tiger, black pegasus, all dogs, ponies, black jack, cloud mallow, demi ozma, garland gl-II, gobwalker, island madragoras, Ixion, logisticks node and system, Megaloambystoma, Miw Miisv just to name a few

One of my favourites is actually falcon with it switching into 3 different modes.

[Shinkuno]

Aerodynamics system, fenrir, anden 3, battle lion/bear/panther/tiger, black pegasus, all dogs, ponies, black jack, cloud mallow, demi ozma, garland gl-II, gobwalker, island madragoras, Ixion, logisticks node and system, Megaloambystoma, Miw Miisv just to name a few

One of my favourites is actually falcon with it switching into 3 different modes.

Most of your list are very low quality. Fenrir is an atrocious mount model and texture wise. Its an insult for the amount of MGP that one costs.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

Most of your list are very low quality. Fenrir is an atrocious mount model and texture wise. Its an insult for the amount of MGP that one costs.

oh so basically you're one of those kids "I want the new toy cause my new toy now looks shite" got it.

[Shinkuno]

oh so basically you're one of those kids "I want the new toy cause my new toy now looks shite" got it.

Dion: name a mount with better quality
You: names a list full of of low quality mounts
Me: calls them low quality
You: So you want the new one cause old one is low quality?

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[Masekase_Hurricane]

Dion: name a mount with better quality
You: names a list full of of low quality mounts
Me: calls them low quality
You: So you want the new one cause old one is low quality?

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but that's the thing they're not low quality youre just talking out of your arse.

p.s amazing how the mounts only became low quality after one you liked was put on mogstation.

[Iscah]

Most of your list are very low quality. Fenrir is an atrocious mount model and texture wise. Its an insult for the amount of MGP that one costs.

Fenrir is also a model from ARR so it's inevitable that it will be lower quality than one produced for late Shadowbringers.

I don't think exact quality is as important as liking the look of the mount. The Shadow Wolf might be high quality but it's also ugly to me so the quality is irrelevant.

[TheMightyMollusk]

The problem with basing an argument off of "quality" is that it's largely down to personal preference. I think the Shadowkeeper mount is ugly as sin, personally. And not, like, in a good way, like the Cavalry Drake.