Labored Breathing

Today marks WoW's 6th anniversary. Huzzah!

While that's not blog-worth enough to really talk about, what is occurring today is. Blizzard sent in-game mail stating 'look forward to Cataclysm!' and on their website announced 'Two new pets! Only $10 each!'.

This, of course, led to an amazing amount of crying.

Now we have something to talk about! Not so much that Blizzard is wrong to charge for their entertainment property, or that people crying about not getting a new vanity pet for free. Rather, this interesting relationship between purveyor and client.

If you've ever read any self-help books, you've most likely heard of a book called 'Who Moved my Cheese?'. While not the most interesting literary translation of 'man up', it does attempt to give people lacking motivation to see their situation for what it is, rather than how they want to see it. Essentially, mice get used to cheese being in the same place, and thus when it is moved die of starvation. Mice with intelligence on the contrary decide to go explore to find the new location of the cheese. This ability to overcome obstacles and not wallow in self-pity is the important feature of today's post.

Ever sold something on the AH and made a lot of money on it? "Yay, I'm rich! I'm going to sell lots of these and duplicate this profit!". Then when your market shrinks, you are out-produced by a competitor, or market changes make your product less valuable, what mindset are you going to adopt?

"Oh no, I can't make money anymore. I guess I should go do daily quests."

or

"Looks like I need to find a new market to make profit on. Time to start doing research again."

That's really up to you. And the choice you make completely determines how successful you can be. I imagine everyone has the ability to overcome difficulty, if they can accept it for what it is, rather than choose to let it stop them in their tracks.

(back to laughing at people in /trade crying about not getting something for free)