Looks Like the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur might Be Unobtainable In 9.0.1

[Denona-khazgoroth (Denona)]

but the AH vendor will be removed from the existing mount and replaced with a personal barber NPC.

Do you have an actual source from blizzard that you can either quote (with reference) or link?

Because otherwise this is textbook trolling.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

They expanded on this recently. Not only is the mount not available post 9.0 launch but the AH vendor will be removed from the existing mount and replaced with a personal barber NPC.

Firat of all, no source to a non-existant statement. Trying to upset people is trolling my dude.

Second, a barber npc wouldnt work because every “barber npc” is a chair you click on that is positioned in just the right place as not to obscure yourself. Not to mention when you sit in a barber chair you phase out of the area and people can not see you until you leave the chair and you can not see them either.

So mechanically that creates multiple problems because of how the barber is set.

Its not the same as switching a reforging NPC with a Transmog NPC which all your interactions are done in a window. Barber is much more involved and they wouldnt re-write how the barber works for just a single mount.

So please, stop trolling.

I’m leaning toward thinking Kurhtor was being sarcastic because I can’t imagine anyone would be dumb enough to believe this would ever happen.

I just wanted a brutosaur mount, but I’m betting the majority of players who bought this mount already, did it for the AH. As disgusted as I am about the mount being removed from the vendor, I can’t imagine the backlash if they took the AH off it.

[Terranox-stonemaul (Terranox)]

Really you just need an engineer bank alt/seller for it. It is ridiculous how much time you have to waste to go to org. Especially with all the flying and space in zuldazar.

[Fairyland-khazgoroth (Fairyland)]

@Terranox-stonemaul

It is ridiculous how much time you have to waste to go to org.

Well, ya know. Absolutely Working As Intended™

@Bornakk

does the world feel a bit bigger to you? Do you like that?

[Mysfyre-norgannon (Mysfyre)]

@Brahmina-khadgar

I’m leaning toward thinking Kurhtor was being sarcastic because I can’t imagine anyone would be dumb enough to believe this would ever happen.

Then again, this is blizzard we’re talking about…

[Byucknah-agamaggan (Byucknah)]

@Brahmina-khadgar

I’m leaning toward thinking Kurhtor was being sarcastic because I can’t imagine anyone would be dumb enough to believe this would ever happen.

Well, I just came across this thread…

Shadowlands 9.0 Mighty Caravan Brutosaur AH vendors gone + no longer obtainable via a vendor

So it has been confirmed that when shadowlands hit the Mighty Caravan Brutosaur no longer has AH vendor on it and also the npc that sells the mount will no longer sell it, u can only buy it in the BMAH now.

Which, again, trying to figure out where these people keep getting this idea that the AH vendor is being removed from the mount because that has been said nowhere and yet people are acting like this is common knowledge.

I am checking every WoW news site thinking there was something I missed and coming up with nothing.

[Eremel-caelestrasz (Eremel)]

Since it’s the new week, it would be great if we could get some more official feedback. Especially with the rumor that’s cropped up about removing the special NPC.

[Squishycow-bloodhoof]

I wish it was different. I wish I trusted that Blizzard still understood their playerbase and wanted as a primary goal to make them happy. I know many of the development crew must still feel that way, but the corporate attitude obviously shifted years ago. And artificially limiting the sale of a desirable, difficult to acquire cosmetic item like the Long Boi is just one more proof of it.

Activision-Blizzard recently joined the ranks of the top most hated gaming companies next to pillars like EA and Take Two/2K/Rockstar. Hmmm I wonder why.

WHY is there still no official announcement

They’re still trying to figure out the least offensive way to say “Cash grab.”

Something like this probably:

The decision to silently remove it without notice was a tough moment. We moved too quickly in our decision-making, and then, to make matters worse, we were too slow to talk with all of you. We didn’t live up to the high standards we set for ourselves. We are sorry and we accept accountability. We’ll do better going forward.

[Pandæmonium-argent-dawn (Pandæmonium)]

I rememeber when Blizzard said they were going to stop doing removals for mounts, etc (After the Naxxramas backlash) and yet, here they are. This punishes new arrivals to the game, and people who are just returning … UNLESS THEY BUY TOKENS to sell. No one else at that stage of the game will have the gold in time.

This is just another shifty Blizzard/Activision cash grab.

[Krexen-korialstrasz (Krexen)]

I’d love to have that mount, but I’m not shelling out $500+ in tokens to get it in time.

What a stupid idea.

[Arshia-alexstrasza]

I can confirm that when Shadowlands goes live, the shady vendors Talutu and Tricky Nick will cease selling it.

or they could keep on selling it and you could stop being poster children for vile avarice.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

Well, I just came across this thread…

Oookaaay. Well then. I guess some folks just like to start fires.

Maybe Blizz will give them a forum vacation if they keep it up.

[Wellmet-moon-guard]

The fact that they haven’t responded to any of the backlash proves to us they know that we know exactly what they are doing and it’s extremely scummy and shameless.

If we were wrong about them removing the mount from the vendor just to get some extra token sales they would’ve responded days ago with the real reason as to why they’ve made this decision.

[Yesuna-wyrmrest-accord]

I rememeber when Blizzard said they were going to stop doing removals for mounts, etc

They aren’t removing it from the game.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

They aren’t removing it from the game.

Yup, the ol’ lawyerly technicality rears its ugly head. The mount is only being removed from the vendors and put on the BMAH. And the rumor that the AH vendor is being taken off the mount is bogus as well.

That still doesn’t make this decision a good one, nor does it set a good precedent. If players feel the time to achieve a goal will suddenly be shortened, they’re more likely to not even try. If they’re told ahead of time exactly how long something will be available, they’ll plan accordingly. Suddenly moving the goal posts mid-game is never a good thing.

[Dreta-stormrage]

There is NO REASON to remove this mount from the vendor.

Wait! I’ve figured it out! A compromise for all…

Remove the vendor from the mount! Let the old brutosaurs keep them, but new ones have a transmogrifier instead!

Tada! Make it so, Blizz. Stop annoying your customers.

[Yesuna-wyrmrest-accord]

The mount is only being removed from the vendors and put on the BMAH. And the rumor that the AH vendor is being taken off the mount is bogus as well.

I didn’t bring this up right now. I’m not really sure what this has anything to do with anything.

That still doesn’t make this decision a good one, nor does it set a good precedent.

This wasn’t in my comment either, I was simply stating that they aren’t removing it.

Suddenly moving the goal posts mid-game is never a good thing.

I’m not sure what’s going on here, all I said was that they are not removing the mount from the game because they aren’t.

[Rankin-shandris (Rankin)]

I’m not sure what’s going on here, all I said was that they are not removing the mount from the game because they aren’t.

It’s only having it’s availability being reduced by 99.999%, totally not the same as being removed.

[Brahmina-khadgar (Brahmina)]

Remove the vendor from the mount! Let the old brutosaurs keep them, but new ones have a transmogrifier instead!

I would be plenty happy with a plain brutosaur model with no vendors. Of course, as you said, the original model can still keep its vendors (and be available on the BMAH). I just want some way to reliably purchase a brutosaur mount for a set amount of gold once I’ve amassed said gold.

I don’t want to be tied to the BMAH, hoping for the mount to appear–and then hoping I can get it for the gold I have and not gold-cap. Or hoping I can get it at all because people keep sniping it.

[Yesuna-wyrmrest-accord]

It’s only having it’s availability being reduced by 99.999%, totally not the same as being removed.

It doesn’t matter how many more 9’s you add to that the fact still stands that they are not removing the mount from the game. You’ll still be able to obtain it. Start saving gold and buy it before it’s added to the BMAH, if you can’t save it before that they buy it when it’s on the BMAH for probably much less than 5 million gold.