So, you missed out on one of our benefactor's most delightful acts of treachery and deceit. Ah, this is a tale for the gods themselves, but I will give you the Cliff's Notes:
1. Clever Hunter finds a way to tame Ghost Wolf. An expensive and elaborate way, but possible.
2. Hunters the world over worries their hair out trying to get this done before Blizzard removes the option.
3. Blizzard goes "Oh don't you worry, my Pokemon-playing little furry friends, don't have an aneurism. Spend as much time as you want getting this done, since we won't remove it. Ever..."
4. Most of the Hunters relaxes and makes the preparations at a leisurable pace. Still at great expense.
5. Suddenly and without warning, Blizzard strikes. GW can't be tamed anymore. No patch note, no warning, no explanation.
6. A metric fuckton of Hunters now sit with hundreds of gold worth of necessary taming items and nowhere to use them.
7. Small comfort: Those who did get them can still use them. Not that they are good pets, but still...
I mostly side with Blizzard when changes are done. I trust them enough to let them do their jobs and then I judge after the deed is done. I have little patience with the constant whining and bickering on the O-boards, and I mostly just enjoy watching spittle fly and retarded abbreviations scatter across the various forums as soon as a "nerf" is announced. This act though... This one I am not going to forget. We've never received an apology nor explanation. No blue post is trustworthy anymore and Blizzard is going to have to work a little bit harder to get me on their side after this...
Edited, Aug 16th 2008 7:51pm by NorthAI