It's so Awesome to See All the Cool Stuff Are Now in Cashshop.

[AvalonBright]

I know this may be a little too hard for you to comprehend, but not everyone who isn't OK with the current state of the cash shop is "financially challenged". People like myself can afford to buy the cosmetics, we just don't want to because we don't want to support what seems to be incredibly anti-consumer behaviour on the part of SE. It's no secret that in-game rewards for events have been meh at best for a long time. All the cool stuff gets added to the cash shop. Not to mention the price tags, which are absolutely ridiculous. I'm sorry, but selling a single mount for nearly the same amount of money as an entire EXPANSION is not OK. When cosmetic items cost more money than an entire new game, something is very wrong. They're just fishing for whales and leaving everyone else in the dust.

This. Not to mention it's just a boring mount. I still don't regret the Lunar Whale purchase. It's unique, it stands out, and the 8-man size is amusing. Would have been better if EW ACTUALLY HAD EXPLORATORY ZONES STILL, but I digress. The bike is just...another bike. It doesn't stand out at all, nothing's special about it, and even the 2-seater animation is stupid. But almost $40 USD for a 2-seater mount alone? They're out of their minds.

[PercibelTheren]

This. Not to mention it's just a boring mount. I still don't regret the Lunar Whale purchase. It's unique, it stands out, and the 8-man size is amusing. Would have been better if EW ACTUALLY HAD EXPLORATORY ZONES STILL, but I digress. The bike is just...another bike. It doesn't stand out at all, nothing's special about it, and even the 2-seater animation is stupid. But almost $40 USD for a 2-seater mount alone? They're out of their minds.

I don't own the Lunar Whale personally but I understand the appeal of it. It fills a very specific niche of a 8-person mount. We have a player who owns it in our FC and it makes our weekly map runs very convenient. One person can be driving us around while the rest of the party jokes around in VC and posts memes in Discord or something. I have been tempted to get it myself because I'm the person responsible for organizing map runs, but I always stop short of buying it because I think the whale is kinda ugly. Still, I think it's a fine item. You are paying for the additional convenience. A 2-seater bike for that price, though? Not a chance.