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World of Warcraftjust revealed a new bundle celebrating the franchise’s 30th anniversary featuring mounts inspired by the four factions ofWarcraft 3. Fittingly priced at $30, theWarcraft30th Anniversary Bundle includes four mounts with versions for bothClassicand modernWorld of Warcraft.
November 15 marks the 30th anniversary of theWarcraftfranchise, with November 23 being the 20th anniversary ofWorld of Warcraftitself. Blizzard is celebrating the multiple major milestones in a bunch of ways, including a massive event inWorld of Warcraft, and the first-everWarcraftDirect presentation on November 13.
Now,World of Warcrafthas unveiled yet another way players can celebrate the anniversaries. A new optional purchase has appeared on the Battle.net store called theWarcraft 30thAnniversary Mount Bundle. This pack includes brand-new Gryphon, Hippogryph, Dreadwing, and Wind Rider mounts in both their Chaos-Forged modernWoWand Chaos-BornClassicvariants. These flying mounts are only available for purchase together in the bundle, which costs $30.
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ThesenewWorld of Warcraftmountsare direct references to the four playable factions ofWarcraft 3: the Human Alliance, the Orcish Horde, the Undead Scourge, and the Night Elf Sentinels. That said, the mounts in this bundle are not locked to any World of Warcraft race or faction – an Orc can ride the Gryphon as easily as the Wind Rider, and an Undead can ride the Hippogryph or the Dreadwing.
These new mounts could be another part of a biggerWarcraft 3puzzle. The reward for completing the Adventurer’s Log at the Trading Post in November is a set ofWarcraft 3-themed back transmogs, and key art from theWarcraftDirect announcement features majorWoWcharacters like Thrall, Tyrande, and Jaina sporting theirWC3designs. This, combined with the fact thatWarcraft 3: Reforgedwas briefly updated to 2.0on the internal Public Test Realm a short while ago, has led some players to suspect something big is on the horizon for the RTS. If so, Blizzard may announce something at the upcomingWarcraftDirect.
Interestingly enough, these weren’t the only new mounts added to theWorld of Warcraftshop recently. The Mighty Caravan Brutosaur – an infamous gold sink mount sporting a mobile Auction House NPC on it – has received a gilded upgrade inWorld of Warcraftwith the Trader’s Gilded Brutosaur, swapping out the repair vendor for a mailbox. However, this single mount costs a whopping $90 – three times the price of the wholeWarcraft30th Anniversary Mount Bundle.
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World of Warcraft is an incredibly successful MMORPG that has been going strong for almost two decades. It’s one of the highest-grossing franchises in history and is widely considered the most popular MMORPG ever made.
