Originally Posted by
Onidemon
Totally agree with you. IMO some people confuse Final Fantasy Lore and Final Fantasy XI lore and if a FFXIV tries to do something that is different from FFXI then pple jump on it and say it's not FF style... Each FF is different, just as FFVII and FFVI couldn't be more different. FF characters in the series have been shown to ride other animals then Chocobos, just like the video on Kuja riding a dragon in FF IX.
That being said, SE has already CONFIRMED that mounts will not be limited to Chocobos and dragons have been present in the FF series very often so they make very much sense as mounts, especially for dragoons.