Ion Hazzikostas (Game Director)WatcherDev[[S](https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/9fv4tk/im_world_of_warcraft_game_director_ion/)`] 273 points 1 year ago
When we make a new expansion, we look at the broader ecologies of the new zones and identify which creatures would make cool mounts. However, at the start of recent expansions before flying can be earned, we also avoid giving out mount models that really work best when flying. As it turned out, the Horde bestiary had a lot more ground-based models which led to the first wave of rep mounts being skewed. But we plan on rectifying that as the expansion unfolds. Speaking of which, that Bee is pretty wonderful, isn’t it?