FFX14’s Hippo Pet is now 900% more expensive thanks to Moo Deng

The internet is crazy about Moo Deng, a pygmy hippopotamus who lives in a zoo in Thailand. The little hippo has really gone viral online and is so popular SNL is even involved. And all that popularity has led to high prices for virtual baby hippos Final fantasy 14.

I won’t waste too much time explaining Moo Deng here in this post, because you probably already know who the popular pygmy hippo is, because you A.) use the internet and B.

) clicked on this article. But the quick explanation is that earlier this month, a zoo in Si Racha, Thailand, posted some images of Moo Deng on Facebook and she quickly became a viral sensation. The zoo has had to impose time limits on viewing and install cameras to keep an eye out for fans harassing the little hippo. And now it seems that many people want to have their own digital Moo Deng FF14.

As first reported by GameRadarin-game prizes for FF14‘s Hippo Calf minion has increased dramatically since Moo Deng became an internet star. On September 24 someone posted Moo Deng’s prices on one server FF14. Before Moo Deng went viral, you could get your hands on a hippo calf for around 30,000 Gil. Not too expensive. Now you have to pay almost 300,000 Gil for a calf.

One thing that likely contributed to the calf’s rising prices was a tweet from the official Final fantasy 14 Twitter account. On September 21the official game account tweeted an image of the calf with the caption: “Unhindered. Hydrated. Cheerful. In My Lane. Focused. Blooming.” The tweet also included a short clip of the hippo calf opening its mouth and being splashed with water, which is classic Moo Deng behavior. So it was clearly a nod to the famous hippo and probably led to even more players FF14 to buy the minion.

If you check your server prices, you obviously won’t see such high price tags as they can vary from server to server. Still, like PC gamer reportsIn general, the price of the hippo is in FF14 is higher than other minions.

If you don’t want to buy a Hippo Calf pet, you can grind level 84 End runner expansion dungeon Vanaspati. However, keep in mind that it is a random drop, so you may need to perform it a few times. Success. And if you do find one, you might be better off selling it for a few hundred thousand Gil while the internet is still obsessed with Moo Deng.

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