To kick off the Holiday Loot Giveaway, I've got a stack of Paint Bombs up for grabs.
Here's the code…
9135214220947113015209213
Good Luck!
Swift Shorestrider Mount Gallery
Now that the highly anticipated and long awaited Patch 4.3 has finally arrived, images of the Swift Shorestrider are starting to pop up. The other day I posted a preview video of this new WoW TCG mount, but I also wanted to share some of the recent screenshots showing how the various races look atop this new mount. I haven't seen any pics of a Tauren riding on the Swift Shorestrider, but this is a pretty big bird. I doubt it it will look all that odd. 😉
Night Elf on the Swift Shorestrider Mount
Blood Elf Female on a Swift Shorestrider
...and another Blood Elf chick on a Swift Shorestrider
Goblin Female on a Swift Shorestrider
Troll on a Swift Shorestrider
Female Orc on a Swift Shorestrider
Gnome on a Swift Shorestrider
Anyway, I wanted to get these posted because everyone has been starving for photos of this new mount for a few months now. Not sure who's to blame here, but the Throne of the Tides loot did not coincide well with the release of the patch. I've never seen a case of having the loot announced, yet undeveloped, so far ahead of time. They've gotten their act together however, because loot for the next two WoW TCG expansions is already listed in Landro's inventory, and we already know what the pets and mounts are going to look like. 😀
Swift Shorestrider Mount Video
Screenshots of this new mount have been scarce, but even better…I came across a really nice video of this new mount in action.
It's nothing fancy, but you get to watch a forsaken character traipse around the River's Heart in Sholazar Basin, riding atop his sparkly new Swift Shorestrider.
The mount is really pretty cool looking. I think a fancy saddle of some sort would have been a nice touch, but oh well…a turquoise tallstrider still makes for a pretty flashy and premium mount.
Swift Shorestrider Video
//youtu.be/GafXG7I6M2U
The Wasteland Tallstrider loot cards are still selling for under $100, but as I'd mentioned in yesterday's Swift Shorestrider image preview post, I'm willing to bet they'll be closer to $150 by mid-December.
Visit the Wasteland Tallstrider loot card page to see some current listings on ebay.
Swift Shorestrider Mount Revealed
MMO-Champion just announced that Patch 4.3 will be going live this coming Tuesday, and along with this bit of news…images of the new 4.3 mounts were posted as well. Among the various Patch 4.3 mounts…the Swift Shorestrider! It look as if my second guess was correct — the Swift Shorestrider is the turquoise skin, rather than the ivory model I'd thought it was going to be.
Swift Shorestrider
The Swift Shorestrider WoW TCG Mount
I'd thought that the Swift Springstrider (supposed Noblegarden mount) was going to use the turquoise model, but alas…I was wrong. That said, I'm pleased to see that Blizz is using this skin for the TCG mount. The ivory tallstrider would have been a little blah for a WoW TCG Loot mount.
With Patch 4.3 hitting live servers this Tuesday, the Patch 4.3 TCG loot will finally be redeemable. Those of you that have been waiting to redeem your Wasteland Tallstrider loot cards…Tuesday you'll be able to cash in on this amazing new Swift Shorestrider mount. Grats!
Wasteland Tallstrider loot card prices are really low right now. I expect prices will rise now that we know the mount is going to be using the unusual turquoise skin, as opposed to the much less exciting white model. Right now on eBay you can pick up the Wasteland Tallstrider loot card for under $100, but I suspect that prices will be closer to $150 by the end of next week. Better get it now if you want it! 😉
Visit the Wasteland Talstrider Loot Card page for current listings.
Nightsaber Cub Giveaway
Want a cute and cuddly Nightsaber Cub to add to your companion pet menagerie? Well here's your chance to pick one up for free.
Just leave a comment on this post for your chance to win. I'll pick a winner this Tuesday, November 22nd, at 10am PST.
The Details
Your comment must have a valid email attached to it.- The winner must respond to my email notification with 24 hours, otherwise the pet loot goes into a second chance drawing.
- The contest is for the Nightsaber Cub loot code. I will not be mailing out the loot card, but rather sending the loot code via email.
Your comment must have a valid email attached to it.Good luck everyone!
This contest is now over. Thanks everyone, for entering! 🙂
Purple Puffer Giveaway
I haven't seen much news in the past week or so about the upcoming Pet Battle System, so to liven things up around here I figure why not give away another Purple Puffer pet..? Sounds like a good idea, right..? 🙂
The rules for entering will be more or less identical to the last contest, but this time I want to make the entries a little more interesting. Instead of just saying, “pick, pick me..!”, tell everyone which companion pet you'd most like to add to your WoW pet collection. I'm just curious to know which pets players covet the most.
I'll pick a winner next Friday, November 25th, at 10am PST. The winner will be chosen at random, and notified immediately. After that, the winner has 24 hours to respond, otherwise the Purple Puffer goes into a second chance drawing. Once the winner has confirmed receipt of my email, I'll send them their Bloat the Bubble Fish loot card code.
The Purple Puffer loot code is not redeemable until Patch 4.3 hits, which will likely be either next week or the week after.
If you want to know what the Purple Puffer is going to be like in-game, have a look at the Sea Pony preview below. The Purple Puffer will probably be animated exactly like the Sea Pony, only they'll be a puffer fish inside the bubble instead of a seahorse.
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8wc2AOSWE
Alright… well good luck to all who enter!
This contest is now over. Thanks to all those who entered, and grats to the winner! 🙂
Images of the Swift Shorestrider
…are coming soon. WoWTCG.com has been mostly offline for the past several hours, for whatever reason, and I just noticed that they've added pages for the Throwing Starfish and Wasteland Tallstrider loot items.
I'll have pics posted as soon as possible. 🙂
