True, perhaps, but that mount skin isn't required to play the game. Actually, almost everything in the gem store isn't required to play the game. From what I understand, games with sub fees tend to lock content behind the subscription. Oh yes ofc. I wont ever argue about the price of cosmetics even though I am a sucker for em personally. They have to walk a tightrope there because if its to expensive it wont sell. Locking content behind a subscription aint as black and white as that probably sounds I think. One has to think about how big a patch is. How much content comes with said subscription. It all boils down to the game one uses as a reference. As a WoW player (very casual now) I find their model to be pretty good when an expansion is a success. Legion for example was awesome for content vs sub costs. BFA, awful :D