but rynetory2 adviced me this is a very good and promising investment. each pony rewards you 15 gems per week. that means you will get a payback of what you spend to have one of them in 2 years 7 months or so. well, 1 year 4 months with 50% discount. rynetory2 has been longing for the off price, and me too! lol..
@rynetory2: wasn't the Chinese Dragon Pony a prize during the (I guess) Chinese New Year event earlier this year, rather than a seasonal pet? I might be mistaken, though.
I don't know...the promise of 15 crystals per week might be a good bargain in the long run once a show pony is purchased, but one must first earn (or buy) enough crystals to afford a show pony in the first place. Even at 50% off, that's still a huge amount.
Yes the price of the show pony is steep and does not seem worth it. That were my exact thoughts when I was deciding if I should purchase it. Ok, what could I spend my gems on? I could buy some decorations or a few gem pets or 1 show pony. Decorations wise, I didn't think it was worth spending gems on something that mostly likely would end up in my cellar due to space constrain. Gem pets wise, they yield the same as coin pets so it was more cost effective to buy coin pets. I look at the ROI (return on investment) and the show pony was the best option. A few neighbours thought I was nuts to spend so many gems on it. So true. However I saved up the gems from my first pony and bought a second with it. Well that was my case. The decision if to buy varies person to person, very individual indeed. There is no correct or wrong decision. Just spend on whatever makes you happy.