Celestial Steed Available on 'World of Warcraft' Pet Store for $25
Celestial Steed is the first-ever mount to be available at 'World of Warcraft' Pet Store,which is an exclusive mount made of blue and space and stuff.
Blizzard announced yesterday that two new items have been added to World of Warcraft's in-game store: Lil'XT and the Celestial Steed mount.
Lil'XT is a cosmetic companion that will follow around your character in World of Warcraft, just like every other pet item found in the game. The Celestial Steed is described in the game's Pet Store as being "born from the Twisting Nether," and capable of 310% speed if the player has at least one other 310% speed mount. The Steed is a break from the traditional WoW system of creating items that can be attained only by achieving some objective in the game or else buying it in one of the game's stores with in-game money.
The Celestial Steed and mini-Deconstructor Lil' XT are both available now for $25.00 and $10.00, respectively, in Blizzard's Pet Store. Unlike the Gryphon Hatchling and Wind Rider Cub, they do not come with stuffed counterparts for you to sleep with, but that may be for the better.
According to blizzard, the queue for the Celestial Steed has already reached over 80,000 people as of this writing, which calculates to something like $50 billion in profit for Blizzard in less than one day.
Though forking over $25 may seem like a whole lot of cash for a digital item (particularly considering that two months of World of Warcraft subscription time is $29.99), according to WoW.com, that hasn't deterred over 70,000 gamers from getting in line to buy one. I don't know if you've seen the luxury-sized stuffed animals that FAO Schwarz stocks, but somehow I feel like there would be buyers out there if Celestial Steed cost $200.00 and came with a scale replica that shipped via zoo crate to wealthy owners.
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