Dear reader, I have a lot of positive words to say about World of Warcraft recently. The way Blizzard and its developers have clawed their way back from the pits of hell in Shadowlands is downright commendable, and the game is in one of the best states it's been in in years.
Not perfect, mind you. Rewards systems are still a little wobbly, and there are your usual barrel of glitches, but it's all a damn sight better.
But that $90 dinosaur mount, temporarily added to the store, which had a huge quality of life feature slapped onto the side?
It's the most brazenly, transparently-engineered microtransactional nonsense move I've seen out of the company in quite some time.
It's utter and complete rot, selling a mobile auction house at a premium for a small window—so that those who bought in have a permanent advantage?