Blizzard is selling a newly released mount in World of Warcraft that costs £60 (or $90), to a mixed response from players. The main draw of the Trader's Gilded Brutosaur is it allows players to access both the auction house and their mail while on the go, features not usually found on mounts. It's available for a limited time, until 6th January 2025.
Of course, despite the high price, it's already "selling like hot cakes" according to fans on reddit . Some even say it's a bit of a bargain. That's because a near-identical mount was released back in 2018 with the Battle for Azeroth expansion, which cost five million gold.
As one reddit user pointed out , at the time of the expansion 150,000 in-game gold could be exchanged for $15 of Battle.net tokens, meaning the mount essentially cost $500-worth of game time. Alternatively, if players bought WoW Tokens for in-game gold (at $20 for 150,000) it would cost $666.
67 of actual money. What's more, once the mount was removed, it was only available via the in-game Black Market Auction House for extortionate prices. With that, sixty quid does look like a better deal.
And, as the below screenshot shows, the price is not stopping people from purchasing. Still, some fans aren't happy with Blizzard's priorities. "Between requiring your player base to have to purchase the 'ultimate edition' of the new expansion for it's early access, subscription fees and constant 'upgrade to a 6 month-12 month sub bundle' messaging, and then releasing this.
