The Amaro mount...

[Haxaan]

I'm pretty strict about keeping my main and alts limited to certain classes for storytelling, so no amaro for me. :I

Saw some people in this thread who don't want folks to get mounts like this as basic MSQ rewards in-general because of the idea of it being a handout.

Going to raise a counterpoint--there are certain kinds of mounts where that is the case. Savage and extreme mount drops, gold saucer mounts, even beast tribe mounts players all have to work for. There are only a few mounts that come as standard MSQ rewards.

This is a pretty extreme wall to lock a mount behind for a lot of people. The idea of a mount being behind a wall like this isn't a problem, but I think people are more frustrated that it's a standard Amaro that's locked that way. In principle, it should not be harder to get a standard Amaro than a primal mount when everyone and their mother has an Amaro on the First. If it was even a funny colored Amaro it would be more understandable for it to have this level of obstacle to acquiring. As things are it just comes across as bizarre and frustrating.

100% this. It's like saying "You can have a Chocobo, a regular old Yellow Chocobo, but you have to have every job to 80 to get it. Or you can have a Shiny Dragon for clearing Titania Ex. How does this make any sense at all? I am all for gating special items, but the reward needs to be worth the price paid for it. If it was a 2-seater mount that let you teleport for free then maybe. If it was a special color variant or was max run speed in all areas like the Fenrir Bike then I could understand that. But a Plain Jane Regular Amaro... this makes 0 sense. I'm personally still confused why it isn't a reward for clearing the msq like Midgardsormr was (who btw was a much more important character in the game than an Amaro.)

[Noitems]

While I appreciate something more being given then just titles I do think just putting an Amaro as the reward is a hard sell for some.

HW and SB both gave us mounts I'd put at the same level through MSQ, heck HW actually gave us two mounts between the Manacutter and Midgarsomr.

I'm going to level up all my jobs anyway because I can, but it does seem like not the best choice especially considering how many Amaro we see and work with during the MSQ.

[Barraind]

As someone who leveled all jobs (including crafters and gatherers the manual way—not through levekits) from 1 to 60 in HW when I first started (and at a fairly casual pace), it did not take me a year to do this; it certainly did not take 2. I just did roulettes, little bit of PotD spamming for the jobs that I was not that good at in a traditional setting, and beast tribes. It’s entirely feasible to level them all from start to finish in less than a year even if you play at a super casual pace.

People just have to be smart with how they allocate xp. Dont rush to do it all at once, maximize XP sources.

Stormblood beast tribes are still 2m/day, roulettes are another 10-12 at low 70's. We'll get more beast tribes to fill out the XP corridor, and you'll be able to do the 2 SB for lower levels and the new ones for higher levels. You can manipulate rested XP onto classes you like leveling the least and trust them through a dungeon to use it, with a squad dungeon book if you dont have grade 3 battle buffs. And at lower levels, you can stack to 400-450% xp boosts now (my road to 60 alt was hitting 925% when I leveled his stuff).

[DevonEllwood]

ARR - Magitek Armor
HW - Black Chocobo, Manacutter
SB - Yol
ShB - Nothing

I'm going to level all the jobs regardless but it's cheap that we don't get any mounts through the regular story.

Added a bit more to the list-
ARR - Magitek Armor, company chocobo (if you want to count it)
HW - Black Chocobo, Manacutter, dragon
SB - Yol
ShB -



I am also a bit irritated by the lack Amaro. I agree that there should be mounts you need to work for, but a mount being locked behind the class achievement is not what people are disappointed by. It's this particular one, that was generally shown to be common transportation and used heavily through the MSQ, that disappoints people. They could have had the large one through the achievement and a regular one for the MSQ.

[Mavrias]

For someone who doesn't play melee classes, yeah, it's very hard to get.

if you don't want to put in the work to get the mount, then don't. it's not mandatory.

[Alleo]

While I appreciate something more being given then just titles I do think just putting an Amaro as the reward is a hard sell for some.

HW and SB both gave us mounts I'd put at the same level through MSQ, heck HW actually gave us two mounts between the Manacutter and Midgarsomr.

I'm going to level up all my jobs anyway because I can, but it does seem like not the best choice especially considering how many Amaro we see and work with during the MSQ.

In HW we actually get three mounts! Manacuter, Middy and the black chocobo from Haurchefant. So its really sad that we got none, especially since they showed them in the benchmark. Also one NPC in Crystarium mentions how we are really good with these birds and that they seemingly trust us really fast..but somehow none of the NPCs thought it would be great to give us one as a thank you for saving them?

[CookiesNCreams]

I personally think it’s a good thing that the devs are adding something that is very grindy, so the players who are hardcore at the game will go for it immediately. Everything can’t be too easy all the time, ya know?

Still though, for a simple mount, and it’s not even a two seater, is lame and discourages people from attempting it.

[Maneesha]

i get that people are used to get a free mount skin with every expansion and that now there is none, but is that really such a big deal like some make it out to be? you'll use it for a week or 2 and then maybe add it to the mount rotation and when the new skin comes out you'll probably replace it and never use it again...

[zylo1010]

I was so looking forward to getting that, but it'll take me awhile the way I work. I was really hoping it'd be from msq like the yol last xpac. But oh well.

[Videra]

If I wanted to work for a mount I'd use a real life job to buy a damn horse. There's work and then there's a chore. I don't mind putting a bit of work into something to earn it, but it should be enjoyable. I don't want to level jobs I've never even leveled past 10 just to get a mount and never play that job again. That's just tedious.

Plus, there's plenty of content already in the game that requires a considerable amount of work already. I think you're forgetting about those things.

You act as if getting classes to level cap in this game is anything more than utterly simple. Work on it over the next two years.