Be honest, was ANYONE here buying the whole reindeer thing? It’s clearly a HORSE! Also, do you feel like there has been a fairly big increase in re-skins recently? I definitely have some mixed feelings because I don’t think ALL re-skins are bad, but it just feels like there’s been A LOT of them in the past few years and it’s not like we get a discount for buying them or anything…
I think without a doubt, trying to turn the horse into a reindeer isn't working. Personally, I got the mount and still love it, I think it looks great, I like the colors and using it and don't regret buying it at all, but it most definitely isn't a reindeer. Additionally, something I more dislike about this year's bundle is the inclusion of gear. If they had an additional bundle that included it, that would be just fine, but it being forced upon anyone who wants the mount feels a little unnecessary when most of the people buying the bundle aren't gonna even use the gear. This may also be nitpicking and a little harsh, but for this increase in price, they didn't raise the amount they're willing to donate, as it is still only the same net proceeds as last year, despite it being more expensive, which makes me wonder how many of these sell and if its Kingsisle trying to make an extra quick buck because they know charity mounts sell well due to being limited, though I'm not sure how consistently we hit that net proceeds cap in the past, so I can't speak with certainty here.
Certainly if they're not increasing the amount they donate in correlation to the bundle's price it looks like they're just trying to make a quick buck.@@synnoh4147
@@synnoh4147 you make a very good point about the bundle costing more but them not raising the amount donated to reflect that. Definitely just confirms to me that the whole lazy re-skin combined with the price increase may unfortunately be a sort of cash grab, since they get to keep any net proceeds beyond the initial $50,000. Yikes.
Wow ty for speaking truth to power. I've not heard a single youtuber of your size say this. It's easy to see you are the only(or few) not paid by KI creator. So thank you! Merry Christmas
5:58 Your editing style is truly hilarious Zaepha. Great video, I had no interest in buying this bundle (sorry charity) but seeing that it's just a lazy reskin makes my decision feel much more justifiable. Plus I'm waiting for the mystery discount so I can empty my wallet on bundles :)
Yeah! If they had just named it the Christmas Stallion or the Noel Stallion it would be easier to swallow! Nothing about it resembles a deer except the fake antlers!
Not against the idea of reskins (heck I think some reskins are amazing and a lot of other games reskin mounts, The Elder Scrolls Online Loot crates rare mounts have been the same 5 animals with different aesthetics) but I think I’ll always prefer newer stuff, like imagine a actual stormzilla mount instead of a reskin if the T-Rex mount, would’ve been cool.
At least the Witches Familiar mount was worth the wait. Any way, seems like there may be a lot going on behind the scenes at KI like gear and jewel audits that might be taking up time. And the new spells have some insanely good animation.
I see so many comments about KI being lazy or greedy for almost everything they do. Honestly, I wonder if it's just a ongoing pipeline and deadlining issue within the company. From all I've seen, I believe that the developers truly care about this game so I'm hesitant to blame them for the amount of reskins we've been getting (among the other things that people complain about whenever KI so much as breathes). Ultimately, it doesn't matter who's at fault. I just hope that the company (Gamigo, KI upper management, development team, whoever is making these decisions) redirects soon. Please don't become another Game Freak, KI; give your teams the time they need to make their games to the quality they want, not just pushing a deadline 🙏
It's not even "reindeer" antlers either. Those are MOOSE antlers. While still a deer, moose are MOOSE, and have veryyy different antlers than littler deers, let alone REINDEERS who have kingly antlers so tall.
I wish they just let you buy more things directly like this instead of stuffing them in lootboxes. Thank goodness they only updated a pack with reskins, cause now I have zero reason to spend hundreds of dollars in a new pack. Just sayin... Also to note... It takes more effort to make things dyable I guess, because I've noticed more recent bundles dont really have dyeable options for clothings and mounts. Yes I'm still annoyed you cant dye the recent magic witch bundle clothing. Speaking of that, when did they just... Stop letting you dye your mounts? They let you dye like 1-2 mounts, and then that's it. Lame... Instead they'd rather re-sell you recolors and put them in packs, I hate it. You want the green nightmare horse? Too bad, here's a blue one. But hey, just buy more packs... You MIGHT get the green one~ Why cant I just dye this blue one whatever color I want instead? Nah, takes more effort to make one dyeable, plus it makes them more money... Blegh.
I agree, they’ve definitely reduced the amount of gear and mounts in general that you can dye recently. I’d also love to dye the witch crafter bundle gear and a lot of other stuff! Major bummer.
Don't think that dyable is so much harder, devs are lazy is the truth. Look at the latest Polaris bundle they are blooming lazy there's no fishing in a gosh darn crowns bundle house. Sloppy, lazy choose you own word.
The comedic humor for this with the SpongeBob clips is hilarious lol. Yeah, KI is just a bunch of lazy greedy clowns lmao. Hardly any effort with reskins yet can’t at least change the name of the mount to “horse” since that’s NOT a reindeer smh.
I bought it for the charity too honestly, but then the whole reindeer vs. horse thing bothered me enough that I felt a need to address it. We’ve had some really cool original designs for previous year’s charity mounts, so it’s too bad we didn’t get one this year. The one positive is that at LEAST the money is going to a good cause though.
@@Zaepha I absolutely agree, the redesign was a bit lazy... Like if you want redesigns of skins in a game, go play Apex Legends or Overwatch. I was also pretty bummed out that it wasn't really new... I have noticed they changed Krampus a bit: not only does he drop Yuletide spellements (and a LOT of them) but I think it's also guaranteed that drops at least one piece of no rank gear, which is awesome if you're starting a new character
You are right but wrong on Krampus. For however many years he dropped the level 0 and lvl 10 gear. I was disappointed when switched to a gold key the level gear didn't change to 100 or whatever the max level is for said gear pieces. KI have added a brand new wand and banner which is nice BUT they are reskins again. Devs are so lazy lately@@journeyman_otb3983
I thought so too at one point. I think reindeer are “technically” caribou but yes, they actually are real and are native to the Arctic! And they’re adorable! 😊
Are you sure you spelled it correctly? I only ask because I almost mistyped it myself the first time. It’s TREATYOURELF like “Treat Your ELF” but it looks like it’s “Treat Your SELF” at first glance.
I think they linked to the wrong page on their website 😂 the code you saw is probably from last year. They’ve had several issues with showing the correct info for this year.
See I wondered that, but there’s no obvious joke reference or pun they’re making. Like if they took the Feliz Navidog mount from last year and put antlers on that and called it a reindeer, we’d know they’re referencing the Grinch and the dog, Max, for real. I don’t see this year’s mount as a joke mount which leads me to the belief that it really is just a lazy re-skin. I may be wrong but knowing KI, I don’t think I am.
It's Christmas, you know full well, it is not happy holidays, Yuletide or whatever. I'd love to see your face if your mum gave you nothing on Christmas day and said happy holidays.
@@sylverserf2174Look it up yourself too since your original comment has no indicators of tone or inflection to indicate sarcasm nor obvious exaggerations nor emojis to convey sarcasm. When read literally, it’s just words on a screen. So your point about sarcasm is invalid.
@@brazil-y2y Some of us actually do celebrate Yule irl! Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Makes more sense for the spiral too tbh because it is typically celebrated by pagans now. Everyone usually has a different way of celebrating it, but a lot do give and receive gifts to name one thing. Most Christmas stuff stems from that as well, because the winter solstice is the "original christmas"
Be honest, was ANYONE here buying the whole reindeer thing? It’s clearly a HORSE! Also, do you feel like there has been a fairly big increase in re-skins recently? I definitely have some mixed feelings because I don’t think ALL re-skins are bad, but it just feels like there’s been A LOT of them in the past few years and it’s not like we get a discount for buying them or anything…
I think without a doubt, trying to turn the horse into a reindeer isn't working. Personally, I got the mount and still love it, I think it looks great, I like the colors and using it and don't regret buying it at all, but it most definitely isn't a reindeer. Additionally, something I more dislike about this year's bundle is the inclusion of gear. If they had an additional bundle that included it, that would be just fine, but it being forced upon anyone who wants the mount feels a little unnecessary when most of the people buying the bundle aren't gonna even use the gear.
This may also be nitpicking and a little harsh, but for this increase in price, they didn't raise the amount they're willing to donate, as it is still only the same net proceeds as last year, despite it being more expensive, which makes me wonder how many of these sell and if its Kingsisle trying to make an extra quick buck because they know charity mounts sell well due to being limited, though I'm not sure how consistently we hit that net proceeds cap in the past, so I can't speak with certainty here.
Certainly if they're not increasing the amount they donate in correlation to the bundle's price it looks like they're just trying to make a quick buck.@@synnoh4147
@@synnoh4147 you make a very good point about the bundle costing more but them not raising the amount donated to reflect that. Definitely just confirms to me that the whole lazy re-skin combined with the price increase may unfortunately be a sort of cash grab, since they get to keep any net proceeds beyond the initial $50,000. Yikes.
“Its not supposed to be a realistic reindeer🙄 it’s a wizard game. It’s a ✨magic reindeer✨” - KI
I can see the PR statement now 💀
Silly Zaepha, you can't expect them to put effort into modeling their 3D video game
I’m clearly asking for too much, sorry everyone 😭
Wow ty for speaking truth to power. I've not heard a single youtuber of your size say this. It's easy to see you are the only(or few) not paid by KI creator. So thank you! Merry Christmas
5:58 Your editing style is truly hilarious Zaepha. Great video, I had no interest in buying this bundle (sorry charity) but seeing that it's just a lazy reskin makes my decision feel much more justifiable. Plus I'm waiting for the mystery discount so I can empty my wallet on bundles :)
LMAO I NEVER REALIZED IT WAS JUST A HORSE WITH A COSTUME XD
VAL, NO! 😂😭
Yeah! If they had just named it the Christmas Stallion or the Noel Stallion it would be easier to swallow! Nothing about it resembles a deer except the fake antlers!
It really would have been that easy! I love both those name suggestions!
Love the editing. 🤣
Not against the idea of reskins (heck I think some reskins are amazing and a lot of other games reskin mounts, The Elder Scrolls Online Loot crates rare mounts have been the same 5 animals with different aesthetics) but I think I’ll always prefer newer stuff, like imagine a actual stormzilla mount instead of a reskin if the T-Rex mount, would’ve been cool.
At least the Witches Familiar mount was worth the wait. Any way, seems like there may be a lot going on behind the scenes at KI like gear and jewel audits that might be taking up time. And the new spells have some insanely good animation.
What's the name of the purple plated armor you usually wear?
It’s the battlemage armor from the battlemage keep bundle! 😄
3:17 🤣🤣 gurl I’m dead 🤣🤣
I see so many comments about KI being lazy or greedy for almost everything they do. Honestly, I wonder if it's just a ongoing pipeline and deadlining issue within the company. From all I've seen, I believe that the developers truly care about this game so I'm hesitant to blame them for the amount of reskins we've been getting (among the other things that people complain about whenever KI so much as breathes). Ultimately, it doesn't matter who's at fault. I just hope that the company (Gamigo, KI upper management, development team, whoever is making these decisions) redirects soon. Please don't become another Game Freak, KI; give your teams the time they need to make their games to the quality they want, not just pushing a deadline 🙏
It's not even "reindeer" antlers either. Those are MOOSE antlers. While still a deer, moose are MOOSE, and have veryyy different antlers than littler deers, let alone REINDEERS who have kingly antlers so tall.
You’re so right 😂
The spongebob clip killed me💀😭
Exactly 💯👍
Hey could you an updated gold farm guide for all levels pretty please
I wish they just let you buy more things directly like this instead of stuffing them in lootboxes. Thank goodness they only updated a pack with reskins, cause now I have zero reason to spend hundreds of dollars in a new pack. Just sayin...
Also to note... It takes more effort to make things dyable I guess, because I've noticed more recent bundles dont really have dyeable options for clothings and mounts.
Yes I'm still annoyed you cant dye the recent magic witch bundle clothing.
Speaking of that, when did they just... Stop letting you dye your mounts? They let you dye like 1-2 mounts, and then that's it. Lame... Instead they'd rather re-sell you recolors and put them in packs, I hate it.
You want the green nightmare horse? Too bad, here's a blue one. But hey, just buy more packs... You MIGHT get the green one~
Why cant I just dye this blue one whatever color I want instead? Nah, takes more effort to make one dyeable, plus it makes them more money... Blegh.
I agree, they’ve definitely reduced the amount of gear and mounts in general that you can dye recently. I’d also love to dye the witch crafter bundle gear and a lot of other stuff! Major bummer.
Don't think that dyable is so much harder, devs are lazy is the truth. Look at the latest Polaris bundle they are blooming lazy there's no fishing in a gosh darn crowns bundle house. Sloppy, lazy choose you own word.
The comedic humor for this with the SpongeBob clips is hilarious lol. Yeah, KI is just a bunch of lazy greedy clowns lmao. Hardly any effort with reskins yet can’t at least change the name of the mount to “horse” since that’s NOT a reindeer smh.
Honestly... I actually bought the bundle as you were releasing this video. I only bought the bundle because the money's going to charity.
I bought it for the charity too honestly, but then the whole reindeer vs. horse thing bothered me enough that I felt a need to address it. We’ve had some really cool original designs for previous year’s charity mounts, so it’s too bad we didn’t get one this year. The one positive is that at LEAST the money is going to a good cause though.
@@Zaepha I absolutely agree, the redesign was a bit lazy... Like if you want redesigns of skins in a game, go play Apex Legends or Overwatch. I was also pretty bummed out that it wasn't really new... I have noticed they changed Krampus a bit: not only does he drop Yuletide spellements (and a LOT of them) but I think it's also guaranteed that drops at least one piece of no rank gear, which is awesome if you're starting a new character
You are right but wrong on Krampus. For however many years he dropped the level 0 and lvl 10 gear. I was disappointed when switched to a gold key the level gear didn't change to 100 or whatever the max level is for said gear pieces. KI have added a brand new wand and banner which is nice BUT they are reskins again. Devs are so lazy lately@@journeyman_otb3983
Holy crap KI are so deluded, most people are struggling to pay bills but they make the charity mount into a $25 bundle
The reskins have definitely gotten out of hand.
am i the only one who just assumed reindeers didn't actually exist? like i thought they were a mythical Christmas animal not a real thing
I thought so too at one point. I think reindeer are “technically” caribou but yes, they actually are real and are native to the Arctic! And they’re adorable! 😊
Maybe it's an American thing but here in Europe they are sorta common or at least we see them filmed often.
Reindeer and caribou are the same thing!
Honestly was waiting for this video when i saw it to see if its worth my 25 or not
Yep I was shocked it's $25. KI are so out of touch. People are struggling to buy food and/or heat their homes.
That search history of yours must be uhm…. INtEreStInG
I’m scarred for life 😭
just only play christmas every four years like i do haha.
anyone else unable to redeem the free elf pack? code invald it tells me :(
Are you sure you spelled it correctly? I only ask because I almost mistyped it myself the first time. It’s TREATYOURELF like “Treat Your ELF” but it looks like it’s “Treat Your SELF” at first glance.
The one I was using was MERRYMORNINGS so I must be on the wrong page entirely - cheers
I think they linked to the wrong page on their website 😂 the code you saw is probably from last year. They’ve had several issues with showing the correct info for this year.
I think the armor is only intended to be used as a reindeer disguise.
I dont think it was supposed to actually be a reindeer lol
See I wondered that, but there’s no obvious joke reference or pun they’re making. Like if they took the Feliz Navidog mount from last year and put antlers on that and called it a reindeer, we’d know they’re referencing the Grinch and the dog, Max, for real. I don’t see this year’s mount as a joke mount which leads me to the belief that it really is just a lazy re-skin. I may be wrong but knowing KI, I don’t think I am.
You said a dirty word. It's 'Yuletide,' not 'Christmas.'
My deepest apologies 🫠
It's Christmas, you know full well, it is not happy holidays, Yuletide or whatever. I'd love to see your face if your mum gave you nothing on Christmas day and said happy holidays.
@@brazil-y2y Look up the definition of sarcasm.
@@sylverserf2174Look it up yourself too since your original comment has no indicators of tone or inflection to indicate sarcasm nor obvious exaggerations nor emojis to convey sarcasm. When read literally, it’s just words on a screen. So your point about sarcasm is invalid.
@@brazil-y2y Some of us actually do celebrate Yule irl! Not everyone celebrates Christmas. Makes more sense for the spiral too tbh because it is typically celebrated by pagans now. Everyone usually has a different way of celebrating it, but a lot do give and receive gifts to name one thing. Most Christmas stuff stems from that as well, because the winter solstice is the "original christmas"