World of Warcraft's $90 dinosaur mount is back again for a limited time ahead of Midnight's launch, and WoW Tokens have already sold out: "Costs more than the expansion. Company is trash."

Brutosaur in World of Warcraft
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What better way to kill time before World of Warcraft: Midnight launches than buying an expensive mount? With the expansion going into beta, Blizzard has decided to bring back the $90 dinosaur players became enamored with last year.

The Trader's Gilded Brutosaur, a delightfully cute mini-brachiosaurus with a gold saddle and helmet, is back on the in-game store. There's a non-zero chance you've noticed the side effects of this already, as subscribers in Britain and Europe have noticed WoW Tokens being sold out for a time.

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That said, Blizzard’s naked capitalism has its detractors. “Costs more than the expansion. Company is trash,” says one reply on Twitter. "Literally why gamers can't have nice things. Everyone of you should be ashamed of yourselves for encouraging this nonsense," reads another.

"Not even slightly tempted. It's $132CAD. That's over twice the price of the base expansion for Midnight. Is it convenient? Yes. Do I need it? No," says a commenter on Reddit. There’s something to be said for the comparison, since the Midnight base game is going for $49.99, just over half of what a Brutosaur costs. If you'd like one, you have until January 5, 2026, then it goes back into the vault.

Blizzard says removal of popular World of Warcraft combat mods "needs to happen" in Midnight to "level the playing field" for the long-running MMO.

Anthony McGlynn
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Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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