All of this "if you don't have PoF, you're at a disadvantage" talk is b.s. First, the expansions and gem store is how anet keeps this game afloat. If your not willing to support anet, then you earned your disadvantages. The expansions are stupid cheap for gw2 compared to most mmos so it's not like you have to dish out $50+ for each expansion. Maybe $50 if you want both of them. Secondly, you can WvW without the mount, i did it without too much issue. You just build around high mobility. Adding swiftness, 25% movement runes, teleport abilities, into your build and you can do a decent job of keeping up with the zerg. Also, if you talk with your commander/tag, they often times will be accommodating. I had a tag get off his mount to allow me to keep up, and the zerg in turn did the same. I even got to the point of the collection where I needed a keep and tower capture, and asked a tag if we could do them and he made sure we got it done that evening. Aka, this is a community based game. Asking for assistance is ok... EDIT: All of that being said, I would be more than happy if the warclaw disappeared altogether. I hate mounts in pvp modes/games.