Isnt Classic free if you have retail?
Of course they would announce this money grab along with the Classic launch... gotta admit their marketing strategies are good. A lot of people will compensate their classic hype by buying this smokescreen.
Let's be honest here, this is all about the statue and a "celebration" of WoW Classic's launch. None of the other CEs have come with a 10 inch statue like that. If you're buying this, it's for Ragnaros. A 10 inch statue of that scale would often retail for much more than $100. It's not a bad deal.
The real funny thing is that you won't be able to use those mounts in Classic.
If you seriously waited 15 years for that, there may be something wrong with you O.o.
But yeah the mounts could of been a bit more special. They tried to channel something very classic, which I understand. I wouldn't be surprised if the main point of it is the statue and everything else is just stuff they decided to throw in there really quickly.
If you can’t wait until October to get your hands on the new Alabaster Stormtalon or Alabastor Thunderwing, don’t worry. We’ll be introducing these mounts to the Blizzard Shop and in-game shop as a standalone bundle in August. Players who purchase these mounts this way and also attach a 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition to their World of Warcraft account by March 31, 2020 will receive a $25 credit to their Blizzard Balance.
In August, there will be threads with people saying how Blizzard lied to them and tricked them into buying the Collectors Edition and how they aren't exclusive... just like they did with the boat.
Its 15th anniversary not classic.
This looks like an experiment to see how much people will pay for an untextured mount
Thirty days game time seems a bit stingy. I am seriously loving that statue, though.
I would consider getting it if this upgraded you to having "Vanilla Collector's Edition" on your account, giving you the pets from that as well.
Last i checked ragnaros was a fire lord, not a gold lord