Yeah I have to agree with the OP; although this is a major balls-up and some poor devs in Cryptic are looking at a severe slap on the wrist, the net effect a couple of weeks down the line is going to be pretty minimal. There's a pretty massive flush of AD atm which is going to push the exchange ratio up again, but it was…
Trouble is not everyone is as enlightened as this. When you're the only GWF (or whatever) in your party and you see your first epic 2h weapon drop, will you feel so ambivalent about this when the wizard ninja-needs it to sell on the AH?
And regardless, you shouldn't be able to need for an item for your pet *period*; FOR THIS IS AS OUR FATHERS TAUGHT US, AND SO SHALL WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN UNTO ETERNITY ie. them's the rules and always have been :)
I'll be totally honest I didn't read the full list of what the Guardian pack included, I saw the mount and 3 day early access and thought "yep good enough". All of you forum trolls who're saying "herp it never said VIP access derp", when was the last time you read all the fine print when you signed up to an MMO? Hmm what's…
Huge thanks to the Neverwinter team, really appreciate the regular updates, makes the waiting so much easier to bear :) Those of you who're just starting today, stick with it this is an amazing game and worth the wait ^^