Goobbue Mount

[Aegis]

The slippery-slope argument has never been a good reason to oppose something. It is one of the most obvious fallacies out there.

It's not a slippery slope argument, a slippery slope argument would be that SE would need to give in on the Goobbue before the complainers would request the rest. Unfortunately, there've already been requests in the beta forums for all of the above *cough*except for the Dalamud Horn. No-one gives a fig about that*cough*

I can't see any reason why you would be opposed to giving people any of the other things if you are for giving them the Goobbue. All of them are content that was earned exclusively through version 1. Why not argue for new, awesome mounts rather than rehashing old content. Is it just because someone else has a toy that you want?

"What harm or negativity does it bring to the game, or the community by allowing people to have it?"

The Answer - Players were promised something would be exclusive and limited time only. This item may even have driven someone to subscribe for that month. By then making the item not exclusive anymore that player may feel like they were cheated into subscribing or that the item they obtained has lost value. It's like offering promotional items for collectors editions, then making those items available for purchase later. Something a lot of players have an issue with across many genres

Additionally, by telling players that items would be exclusive and limited time only and then going back on that, it erodes trust between the community and the developers.

Don't pose a question then immediately answer it yourself without giving people with an opposing viewpoint a chance to answer it. That's called a strawman, you are misrepresenting the viewpoints of those you are arguing with to make your argument easier.