Quote Originally Posted by Matutd View Post
They could make buying the pet grant an egg, rather than the pet itself. That way they can be bought with plat and gold. Everyone will have a chance at getting one then.
That wouldn't work, the market would be flooded with Ripmaws until the price fell below the plat cost. If a Ripmaw sold for 1 million gold, but cost 250 plat, everyone with a credit card would jump on the bandwagon until the market was so flooded with the eggs that the price would plummet just so sellers could recover something.

I bet it the egg will be made a world drop with the expansion. That would ensure its gold value stayed high, plat players could get it, and people who don't pay to play have a chance.