I personally think it's expensive for just a vanity element. However, I have no objections to it being there. I wonder whether at some point they'll throw in temporary discounts and such on items, xmas sales and whatever not. Maybe then I can be convinced to buy a few of the minions. The mount would require quite a hefty discount for me to purchase it. Otherwise I trend to prefer prioritizing my spendings elsewhere . Still too many items on my wish list having priority over ingame vanity right now, hehe.