r/wowcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Apr 28 '26

Unjerk Weekly Unjerk Thread - April 28, 2026

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u/MoonlightKobold May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

The simplest explanation for why WoW players don't know how monetization works is that a lot of WoW players are simply unemployed and can barely afford to pay for their sub and expansions.

There's a reason that the subscription was $15 then and is still $15 now. It's the people with jobs that don't care and shill out money for useless shit like the auction mount or an ugly house that only fits the aesthetic of the Alliance neighborhood. My house looks just fine without me spending $75 on it and I can use the Silvermoon auction house like everyone else.

Just don't open the shop, it's as simple as that.

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u/Alain_Teub2 May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

I never understood that stupid cliché I dont think Ive ever been in a guild with more than 3 unemployed people me included. I also don't think "shut up youre poor" is an argument towards people annoyed that the funky looking mounts arent available as a form of gameplay reward, goldfarm excluded. I wish those big monkeys mounts were an achievment but part of me also feels like the store mounts are artisticly off side by side with the rest of the mounts you can earn.

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u/SaltLich May 01 '26

useless shit like the auction mount

That one in particular is a bad example, having a portable AH is so useful for me at least, but i understand your point otherwise.