Hm.
Abecean Ratter Cat (or Alik’r Dune-Hound) is a reward for reaching level 24 with a char.
Now its shown that "Abecean Ratter Cat" comes to Crown Store in March.
The name is the same. So maybe the cat has a small difference than the free one? I don't know.
If not, playing a(nother) char to level 24 and choosing the cat would be perhaps preferable to buying it with real money in crown store.
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