Game is pay to win. Period. You can take real world money and convert it into money to buy off the auction house. people that dont will not be able to afford items off the AH because prices will be inflated. Same reason noone likes gold sellers in wow. Winning in an mmo is about accomishments achieved through time and…
The mount was just one example. From reading the forums i also gathered you could pay to increase crafting as well as companions which i gather are used in combat? If it gives you an ingame benefit, other than cosmetic, and circumvents the time it normally takes to get that benefit... Well isnt that paying to win?