The whale mount is up on Mogstation

[Daeriion_Aeradiir]

I don't know what you mean about "the need of many", who exactly needs microtransactions?

Unpopular opinion: microtransactions are infinitely better than the ludicrous requirements they've put on some of the in-game mounts (Seasonal Feast exclusive mounts, Centurio Tiger, Astraphope(?), Gold feather mounts, 3000 commendation mount) and I'd prefer mogstation over those in-game requirements. I wouldn't be surprised if many thought similarly to me too. I'd be of the side that if they're gonna put stuff in-game that has ridiculous unlock requirements, just stick it in mogstation instead or have a mogstation option alongside it.

Beyond that, playing devil's advocate using a good friend of mine as an example, people who only have a few hours a day or even a week to play but still heavily enjoy the game they're playing can be fans of microtransactions. If it wasn't for the jump + story skip, I would have never been able to convince a friend to start playing. She also enjoys games where she can spend the cost of a single day's lunch to make significant progress during the times she does get to play, rather than feeling like she made no progress at all.

While they don't <need> it, there are people who love them because they make enough money that their time is more worth than their cash is.