Guild Wars 2 isn't the same as other NCSoft games, as NCSoft is a Korean company but ArenaNet is American. so there's extra layers of economic (and legal and political) matters involved. I agree. That's why there are some requirements/rules for financial reporting.
Welcome to Guild Wars 2. There are total of 3 gliders available through achievements and crafting. There is 1 Warclaw mount skin available through 200g in WvW. Everything else is in the gemstore. Most of the time "limited time sale". You can convert gold to gems. You can pay real money. Default mount skins are actually quite good (compared to Most importantly, Guild Wars 2 does not require a subscription fee to play. There is a tremendous amount of content in the base game to keep players busy, and there are two expansions as well