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I may want to apologize for my ill-placed pun at the end of this post, but for now, let’s roll with it.
For those of you who are fans of World of Warcraft (WoW), you may have already heard about this story. Nonetheless, allow me to illuminate the tale of this lovely lady of the night.
In WoW, characters eventually earn the right to purchase a mount to increase their movement speed. For example, a Blood Elf rides a Hawkstrider, which is similar to a Chocobo from Final Fantasy lore. Yes, I am a gamer!
With the release of The Burning Crusade (TBC), the expansion for WoW, players will be able to purchase new flying mounts to cruise around Outland. One can only imagine the dimension that this adds to the game for the average WoW fan.
Here begins the crux of our conversation. There are mounts and there are epic mounts. Of course, the difference is more than simple semantics. Regular mounts increase movement speed by 60% while epic mounts increase speed by 100%. So in essence, epic mounts are uber; which is to say, super cool. Imagine if you will, flying around the entire end-game zones on an epic flying mount. You are a god among men. There is one setback, the epic flying mounts are cost prohibitive (5,000 gold), forcing many to spend countless hours collecting gold or spending a grip of real world cash to buy online gold. So, what is a hapless and desperate adventurer to do?
A recent story has surfaced about a WoW Prostitute who ‘allegedly’ sold her wares in exchange for enough gold to buy her epic flying mount. Can we really fault this lady for being direct about her gaming needs. Keep in mind, she probably blew the mind of said gamer who may have embarked on his first quest into the Lair of the White Worm. Frankly, I think we should encourage the way that this lady is spreading love throughout the world of Azeroth.
And so you see, the title of my post comes around full circle. There will be no apology.
Greg Stuetze
