This. This. This.
I don't have much to add, but I came here just to voice my opinion just as I have been all over Reddit and Twitter. I am no stranger to the mogstation, assorted cosmetic costumes that have nothing to do with the game, or costumes from other FF games I'm okay with because they are just that: optional cosmetics. But when you take something like Cruise Chaser and make it a mount, it's a slap to the face to all of your loyal playerbase. This really hurts the integrity of the game. It didn't even have to be a hardcore mount like Cerberus or Demi-Ozma, I don't understand where this false dichotomy of "it's better than Feast," it could have literally come from a low effort Moogle Tomestone event and it would've been better than this.
As cool as this mount is, and as much as I love CC and his theme, I cannot in good conscious support this direction for my favorite game. Besides, now all I can think of when I hear "Forward and Back" is the direction someone swipes their credit card. For shame SE, not even Blizzard would overstep this hard and put one of their most beloved bosses on the cash shop. For shame.
