$90 World Of Warcraft Mount is So Popular it's Crashing the Economy

$90 World Of Warcraft Mount is So Popular it's Crashing the Economy

From Hardcore Gamer (Written by Jonathan Klotz) on | OpenCritic

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In honor of the World of Warcraft 20th Anniversary, Blizzard decided to celebrate by releasing a specialty mount for a limited-time ending on January 6, 2025, the Trader's Gilded Brutosaur. That's not too surprising, but what has gained the attention of the gaming industry, is that the Brutosaur is selling for $90. Instead of balking at the price or creating memes about it, World of Warcraft players have been embracing the mount and creating caravans out of the major cities with entire guilds all mounted up on the Brutosaur. It's such a hit, that WoW Tokens, a way to convert in-game gold to real-life money usable at the Blizzard Shop, are drying up as players buy them as fast as they are listed on the auction house.

In order to earn $90 in WoW Tokens to purchase the Bruotsaur, players have to buy 6 Tokens, which hold a value of $15 each when converted into USD. When a different version of the Brutosaur was available during the release of the World of Warcraft expansion, Battle for Azeorth, it cost over 5 million gold. With current prices, the World of Warcraft 20th Anniversary Brutosaur is available for...