presumably you're talking about the pokelevelthingy; he even explains why its priced that high. It's not meant to be used by "the average botter joe"
Which is why I say its under development. Pokelevel seems poorly thought through, and is a great example of the immaturity of the store, which is why I brought it up.
The principle is sound, the practicality is profoundly stupid. Rarity of digital goods is a horrible idea. Especially when it's not that rare IMHO.
This should be common sense, which is why I'm just going to go through and cover what's wrong with the plan to capitalize profiles in the store this way, and how to solve it.
Pokelevel has the potential to set up a precedent that cannot or will not be defined as bad, for the same reasons as the Diablo 3 store being around for over a year. Money is being made, and it's too late or too hard to police someone selling a legendary for $65. Or $350 for a 2h sword.
Pricing, or in this case, overpriced items is something that the store managers will have to deal with. If they don't want to address a precedent early on, it's their issue.
When this comes back into the spotlight, either for the 100€ Diablo 3 profile, or the 5€ fishing profile that ends up being the cause of a banwave, it will be another precedent they will have to weather and excuse.
And yes, there is probably some liability waiver that is inherent in the packaging or sign up process, so nobody can really complain if or when it happens.
Chinajade has mentioned "don't buy it" as a casual response, the problem with this commentary and reasoning is sort of obvious. Price indicates relative value. It also infers customer service. A 750€ coffee table or a 220€ sandwich are not in a useful bracket in this comparison, but from this PoV, a 45€ sandwich looks reasonable. It should be said, I have spent more on a steak (...)
Still, the precedent is the cost for what is an incomplete offering, and a deficient response to possible outcomes if the area is crowded.
what if you're a buyer in a month, and you're on the same CRZ as another buyer. And, when a 5th person shows up at the same spot, is that going to be handled too? There's also no obligation to change or improve the quality of the product as stated, or deal with conflicts or user problems. It is simply what it is, and no more.
And it is purely theoretical wank, because there's no precedent yet. Just a lot of unanswerable questions.
if someone pulls out a Garrison profile for $50 that only covers skinning and leatherwork, we'll revisit the idea of setting up a horrible precedent, I'm sure.
Still, at the current price, every buyer could be given their own starting profile delivered to them. Or a subscription /feed to custom locations updated on a regular basis.
If it's a question of mobs, each zone has a few strong farming spots. I have made my own profiles that essentially loop between gathering nodes and pet hotspot areas, there are at least 6 of these possible locations in 5 continents. More if you browse through other pet sites or use the creature ID spawn maps on wowhead. Doesn't even really need anything more than the questing bot.
One area I know of, it's not in pandaria that the current bot would work with power leveling lvl 10-16 mobs, because I've used it before. Because It's also ridiculously well known.
Regardless, any or all of these issues will be solved over time, or through sufficient complaints and competition from better services.
