Hello all.
I’ll start by saying that I think all TCG mounts should be available in-game.
They serve no purpose being related to an out-of-print card game, the only way to get them by buying them with real cash. They aren’t a “feature” of the game, in the typical sense.
I feel the same about RAF mounts. I didn’t mind everything getting the Zhevra, I only had it myself as I recruited a friend more than a decade ago. I was just given to me outside the game itself and it not “game content” as I see it.
The Riding Turtle, a TCG mount, has been added to the game though since WOD.
If you look into Garrison Fishing, you can start grinding and work for this mount in-game right now.
The mount is slow and would never take a slot as a primary ground mount, it’s pretty much a cosmetic conversation piece and serves as another in-game way for fishing fans to show off their dedication to collecting all the fishing related items (rods, gear, mounts).
I grinded it too and have it, yay.
Now, this is mount is being given away on the Trading Post. It’s not functional as a mount really and now won’t even be interesting to see around city hubs.
Unless I’m mistaken, is this a new precedent and the first time an item earned in game (a rare item, too) is suddenly available on the Trading Post?
Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter. It’s just one mount in a sea of a thousand, and it means lots of players get a new mount for free. Throw it in the pile.
But still, of all the mounts to give away, its an odd one.
PS. The Pond Nettle and the Sea Turtle never dropped for me. Let’s have them next. Maybe the mount from BRF too, no skip makes it a pain to grind and the furnace boss is tedious.
