(2011-06-16 18:43:02)Evaluate Wrote:  Another little update for me to not really care about. Jagex is a business, they're supposed to do things to make money, and Gamestop is giving it to them. There's really nothing more to it than that. Not that I approve of them offering a special item to accomplish this...but it is just a little Katana. It's not really getting an advantage, unless having the stat equivalent of a black sword is an advantage to you.

(2011-06-17 00:57:07)Agent Shay Wrote:  

(2011-06-16 18:43:02)Evaluate Wrote:  Another little update for me to not really care about. Jagex is a business, they're supposed to do things to make money, and Gamestop is giving it to them. There's really nothing more to it than that. Not that I approve of them offering a special item to accomplish this...but it is just a little Katana. It's not really getting an advantage, unless having the stat equivalent of a black sword is an advantage to you.

Some people like to have the item just for vanity reasons, though. For instance, I've always wanted to have a katana in the game as it's my favorite type of sword. Even if it has 0 stats, I'd still want it, just because it looks cool. Making it exclusive to GameStop only is just plain stupid. As others have mentioned, not every country has GameStop, so they're SOL from getting the item unless they want to pay someone half way around the world to buy the card for them and get the code to punch into their account.

Also, I'm pretty angry that they just now announced it was GameStop exclusive. The knowledge base article on it did NOT have that mentioned in it before today, and I know people who have already went out and bought cards from other retailers just to get the item. Ugh. >_<

At least with a few other MMOs I've played, you can get the items regardless of how you pay (debit/credit) or where you buy time cards. If you're a loyal paying customer, it shouldn't matter how you pay; the items should be available for every customer. It's not like they'd lose profit from making the offer available everywhere, you know? If anything, they'd gain more profit, because more people could participate.

Just doesn't really seem logical to me. *shrug*

Mod Nexus Wrote:Mod Nexus: The Katana is going to be used for a promotional period with game cards to begin with; and will be used for other offers in the future (including other payment methods).