WoW drops the level requirements for mounts. I think this is just more recognition that the end game, is the game. I'm not sure how much I ultimately like that design model--it'd be nice if leveling meant something. Or if it meant something sooner than at level 80. But I can't complain. I've got a twinked-out lock making her way through Ghostlands.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.