Ok the way I understand it is that you must round robin to get mounts for everyone. In the following everyone will get mounts but number 5, as account number 5 did not invite anyone.

1 links to 2 and 2 links to 3 and 3 links to 4 and 4 links to 5.

In this case 1 DOES NOT link with 3 or 4 or 5, ONLY with 2. For 1 to get free levels 2 has to be higher then 1 (or an alt on 1). 1 can only get free levels from 2. 2 can only get free levels from 3 etc.

All 5 are new accounts so you level 1-5 together (ALL will get 3X exp up to level 60). Lets say after 90 days all are level 60. Because all are the same level none can get any free levels. So you make alts on accounts 1,2,3,4 and they all go to level 30 insantly. (remember account 5 did not recruit anyone and thus none can give him levels or a mount). I don't see the edge there unless you move the alts to other account.

So I guess for me the free levels is worthless, because I plan to level all together (unless I want more then 26 for god knows what reason). I guess it cannot hurt to have buffing classes or something as level 30 alts on all accounts. And I only have to buy a 27th copy for some dummy account so that the last account can get his mount also heh.

On the other hand ALL 26 will be getting 3X exp ALL the time for 90 days (omg) up to level 60, assuming I make the groups out of linked accounts, which I will. Thats just insane.... Blizzard is just so out marketing SOE that is not even close. So now they get a flood of new accounts, people who get to level 60 fast, and people who are going to buy a full price WoTLK as soon as its released in November, which amazingly happens to be about 90 days away ... lol

Well I should have all 26 copies by Aug 12th or so ...