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[Tint]

The cost is because its account bound/2 seater...unlike the cheaper mounts which are on a per character basis.

yeah, because it is way more expensive for SE to make a mount account wide...

[Arrius]

yeah, because it is way more expensive for SE to make a mount account wide...

Technically, it is more expensive. They need extra data and traffic to check on your account and send over the mount to each existing character, and future ones to come.

It is the same with retainers - You 'rent' each month traffic and data from them in order for more storage space and retainer services.
They aren't Blizzard or Riot which can whip up their own server infrastructure. Extra traffic costs money, and it took them long enough to finally get the EU data center actually into europe.

[Colorful]

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It takes them a fraction of a cent to process an account wide order, the only reason it costs more is the perceived value of a two seater mount that can fly along with people willing to spend that much money on it. I don't know why you're comparing it to retainers as those are actively taking data (but again, a fraction of what they actually cost to rent). They're doing exactly what Blizzard did in this regard, most mounts over there are a set price of 27.50 AUD, but they released the Warforged Nightmare for 33 AUD as the owner could put down a post which would allow others to ride it for 20 minutes.