Yes it is, after you complete 1-80 you get the achievement, just go and pick up the minion from the usual achievement guy next to the waterfall in Gridania.
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Wait, they don't sell the CE digital upgrade anymore? No point in adding to mogstore if this option still exists...
EDIT: Looks like they do. [source]
Collector's Edition Digital Upgrade* (Requires Base Game)
Product Name Price
A Realm Reborn & Heavensward Collector's Edition Upgrade $29.99
A Realm Reborn Collector's Edition Upgrade $19.99
Heavensward Collector's Edition Upgrade $19.99
* Collector's Edition Digital Upgrade
・Customers who purchased the standard edition of A Realm Reborn and Heavensward can receive the in-game items included with the collector's edition via a digital upgrade.
Cait Sith (assuming that's the one you're talking about as that was the one OP mentioned) was for pre-ordering ARR in 2013 (both standard and collectors versions).
Not necessarily. We just had Little Ladies Day (where Edvya came from) and she wasn't in the cash shop.
Nevermind, there she is :)
OP: I have a crippling minion addiction please enable me regardless of the cost.
Mmm it's possible to have it be considered an addiction, depending on how anyone like the OP might be reacting to that way of playing outside of this game lol. That insult is honestly about on-par with labeling it an obsession though, which is probably more accurate with the basis of that desire. Mind you, being obsessed with something doesn't mean you're this...
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140613180058
You could be the average Joe Schmo, like this...
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...88/smeagol.jpg
Since I've already opened the can of worms in another thread... No! People already have to pay a decent amount of money to obtain these items in the first place. SE shouldn't devalue their own merchandise strategy just because a few players can't go without a couple of minions or costumes.