A new premium mount has landed in the shop of World of Warcraft. But many of you may have received it “just like that”.
The in-game shop of World of Warcraft is regularly updated with new content. For mount collectors, there is now a new cool mount as part of a 6-month subscription. However, many of you may receive the mount “just like that” without needing to take out a new subscription.
What kind of mount is this? The “wonderful wave schnauzer” is quite a large fish that will carry you through the game world of Azeroth. The fish with long feelers resembles the aesthetics of the Ankoan from Naz’jatar, and that is by design. The Ankoan are responsible for breeding these fish.
How do you get the mount? If you already have an active subscription that runs for 6 or 12 months, you will receive the mount for free within the next few days. It will appear as a “gift” in your Battle.net app.
Note that it may take a few days for the mount to appear as a gift. Blizzard states that it could take until July 24th for all active subscribers to receive the mount.
Those without a subscription who do not wish to take one out for the mount can also purchase the wonderful wave schnauzer separately in the shop. However, it will cost a hefty €25.
Anyone planning to play WoW in the next six months would be much better off with a subscription.
What’s next in WoW will be revealed in the new trailer:
Some suspect a hint at a new addon: New mounts in the shop are often a reason for speculation. In the past, mounts were occasionally a hidden, first hint at where World of Warcraft might be heading in the next expansion.
A fish as a mount is therefore a hint for some that the next addon will be about water and the sea – for example, a “South Sea” expansion with pirates or a water area where you might encounter Queen Azshara again.
However, there is still no solid evidence for this.
How does the community react to the shop mount? The major criticism that shop mounts received a few years ago seems to be diminishing somewhat. Even though some fans still believe that all mounts should be obtainable through gameplay, the criticism has decreased. This is likely due to WoW consistently delivering new content in recent months.
Back then, around the time of “Shadowlands”, it was different. Many felt that shop mounts were the only new content being released.
New WoW content will be available tomorrow, as Patch 10.1.5: Rifts in Time launches.
