Breakfast Topic: Design your fantasy vanity loot
by Melisa Todd 
Apr 3rd 2011 at 8:00AM
We have all seen a Spectral Tiger mount in game, and I am sure most of you have heard of it going on eBay for upwards of $500 -- not exactly affordable. Now while I suspect almost everyone would love a tiger mount, we probably won't get it. But what if you could get a piece of loot, some cool, neat, awesome item from a loot card ... What would it be?
Now, I am not talking about existing loot, but if you could design something neat -- either as a mount or as a charged item -- what would you design? What do you think would have people asking you, "Hey, how did you do that?"
Personally, I want a loot card with 50 charges that forcibly lifts other players up about 10 feet, above the NCP I need to talk to. The ability to move people out of my way when turning in a quest, especially those on mounts, would be so worth it. Loot: "Irresistible Force."
If I can't have that, I want my genie bottle. What is that, you say? Well, I loved I Dream of Jeannie as a kid and always thought that would be cool. So I want a bottle that will turn me into smoke, suck me into the bottle, then burble me back out at the city of my choosing. I am okay with only getting two bottles, one I place anywhere in Azeroth or Outlands and one I keep on me. Then when I activate my bottle, I will be sucked in and burbled out where my other bottle is, and I can move it when I am done with that area. I just think that would be so cool! Loot: "RBT: Rapid Bottle Transport."
What vanity item would you design?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
jesuslavex Apr 3rd 2011 8:15AM
Decisive Action
50 Charges
Sets a 3 hour ban on another players account for general douchebaggery
Rai Apr 3rd 2011 8:16AM
Some form of engineering devised device that works in the same way as a druid's flight form, please.
lady.silverdragon Apr 3rd 2011 9:14AM
This. I think it would be awesome to have mechanical wings- I'm thinking a dragonwing design out of brass (or anything brass colored, probably truegold) and leather with a complicated gear arrangement on the user's back. It should look obviously mechanical, and be bind on use, so everyone can have one- though I am an engineer, I would hate to have it be an engineer only thing. I would gladly pay real money for such an item, or even real money for the recipe for an item like that.
Up until a few months ago I would have said my ideal item was a potion that let me turn into a dragon- thanks Blizzard!
Mitawa Apr 3rd 2011 10:06AM
Eh, I don't think I'd like it to be BoE.
I know engineering isn't profitable, but I figure that's what we take to have such a fun profession. And the wing thing is much cooler than the helicopters, I'd want to keep that as a "Look at me! I'm an awesome engineer having much more fun than you!" deal. >.>
Besides, wings sound much more difficult to operate than a motorcycle. Those puny non-engineer brains out there couldn't possibly contemplate the the way you need to periodically vent the steam from the avian linkages to avoid over boiling the arglefratser thermocouple.
blotfa Apr 3rd 2011 11:05AM
I say goblin jet-packs as the new flying mount =)
Minos Apr 3rd 2011 1:39PM
There's nothing quite like jumping off a cliff and then flying off into the sunset.
Aruhgulah Apr 3rd 2011 2:11PM
HANG GLIDER!!!!!!
Kolumbus Apr 3rd 2011 2:12PM
@Blotfa: Only if there's a 1% chance that they'll explode in mid-air and send a toon plummeting to their deaths.
Saz Apr 3rd 2011 8:19AM
Mage-in-a-Box
Need a quick port to Shattrath? How about a quick way to get to Dalaran? Stranded in one of those towns and need to get to the Exodar in a hurry? Summon your Mage-in-a-Box! 6 hour cooldown, binds when picked up. Can create a portal for anyone to use so long as they are in the user's group. My spontaneously turn into strudel. Available in Gnome variety only. Extremely rare.
Mage-in-a-Box! For those of us who are lazy and aren't Mages.
Ice Apr 3rd 2011 8:25AM
Vanity items hmm?
I think I would go with something simple to start with.
Flying with wings (see mmo champion april fools joke). Something other games are doing and I would totally go for if it were rep reward, profession mount or even.. yeah dare I say it.. "store mount"
Actually what I really want is jackets as vanity items.
For bank alts or for RP. Just plain jackets! (cloth ofc so everyone can wear it). Its just something this game has been missing for while now. Some NPC's at gilneas sort of have them. But I really really wish there was some long straight jacket. Thats all I really need for now. Oh and monocle+top hat.
That is all.
Chokaa Apr 3rd 2011 1:17PM
Do you mean straight jacket like what crazy people wear to keep them from thrashing about? Or more like a trench coat circa ww1(or2)?
Actually, either of thos sound badass to have in game lol.
Ice Apr 3rd 2011 5:21PM
@chokaa
....uuh. Yeaah. Not those jackets that insane people use.
The other ones tho yeah =P
StClair Apr 4th 2011 1:27PM
Insane in the Membrane should absolutely come with a straitjacket.
Or possibly a Crazy Bucket.
Quasi Apr 3rd 2011 8:30AM
Ghostbuster proton pack, lets me zap away sparkle ponies, spectral tigers, and haunted momento's.
Drakkenfyre Apr 3rd 2011 11:23AM
http://www.wowhead.com/item=13289
It exists, but it doesn't do what you want.
Quasi Apr 3rd 2011 12:33PM
This is why I wanted it, the technology is there, it just needs repurposing. They gave us train breakers right, so when trains get outta hand you smash em. I dont mind sparkle ponies and spectral tigers, I just hate when their owners afk in obvious locations showing them off (like parking your car in the middle of the street), so, Zap em and Trap em.
Un-vanity.
Szass Apr 3rd 2011 8:43AM
I wouldn't mind having a small fishing rowboat.
Chetti Apr 3rd 2011 12:00PM
This. Totally this. A water mount, but not like the one you get when questing through thousand needles, I don't really like becoming the boat. A boat mount that is useable where ever there is water, and allows the user to cast their fishing pole from it. Makes those pain in the rear fishing pools in northrend a bit easier to move between without having to either carry water walk potions, or hope you can hop up on the closest iceberg and still reach the pool.
Baba Apr 3rd 2011 2:44PM
Why a rowing boat when you can have a SMOKE DRAGON OF DEATH!! >:D
http://www.carloshuanteart.com/album_main/images/Eragon_Durza_Cloud2.jpg
(and yes it's the mount from Eragon, I've been campaigning to get something like this introduced for the warlock's flying mount for aaaggeessssss)
Dragoniel Apr 4th 2011 5:00AM
Wut?!
When did Sapphira became a flying octopi-like wraith?!
Owait, you must be referring to that horrid mockery of a movie. Disregard this post. Ignore me. That movie makes me want to break things.