Predictions of the economic shift with Crimsonwood?

Yeah, but that's the point.

Those things are SUPPOSED to hit your wallet hard. They're the biggest single instance meso sinks in all the economy.

i don't think it's very fair to make you dish out 20 million mesos for a mount. I have never had more than 50 mil to spare at one time, and as soon as I had that much I used it to buy a decent bow. When Leafre (and thus mounts) came out, I had about 26 mil. I think it's safe to say that If I had been spending money on Unagi and Pure Water for the last 6 months instead of Barbarians and Sorcerers then I would not have had enough money to get a mount. Mounts are pretty much a basic part of the game now, and they're even more important to archers (who at least in my experience probably make the least mesos per hour of any job at any level).

I'm really hoping the mount Nexon's working on will help us out in this department, even if it's not as good as the level 70 pig.