As a company, SE needs to have something special to lure new people to their game. For 1.x players, we had the Legacy Campaign, for the 2.x we had the Veteran Rewards, for both the 1.x & 2.0 game we had the Collector’s Edition items, we had the Pre-order items (like the Cait Sith minion) and now we have the Recruit a Friend Campaign with the the feather, teleport boon and the double seated mount.

But, that doesn’t mean that we are not gonna get a double seated mount as an option within the game. We all know that the “Marriage System” is on the way and they showed a Double Seated Mount for that.

For example:


And last but not least, there was also a double seated mount without the barding shown in the Live Letter.

For example:




(Thanks go to Abriael Rosen for making the screencaps of the “Letter of the Producer Live - Patch 2.3 : Defenders of Eorzea”)

So, for one, i don’t think that SE is treating us unfairly since there are plenty of opportunities to introduce a Double Seated mount for everyone. But, let’s not jump to conclusions here… The mount could still be introduced at a later stage through the Veteran Rewards, the Marriage System and who knows… Even chocobo Breeding.

People just want to have that mount, right here, right now. They even go to great lengths to get as much of these bonuses, that they go out, buy another copy of the game, create a new account and use that account for the Recruit a Friend bonuses. If you want the mount that badly, that totally fine, but it’s all your choice. SE didn’t force you to do it. You as a player made that choice by yourself.

By all means keep requesting for the double seated mount for everyone, but just keep in mind that SE has to think of ways to attract people with special (limited) items as well. The “Lightning Event” is a great example of that.