And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Babydoll]

Throughout Final Fantasy history there have been so many different mounts. http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/trans.shtml

Dunno why FFXIV has to be limited to just the Chocobo. o.O

[Jynx]

Throughout Final Fantasy history there have been so many different mounts. http://www.ffcompendium.com/h/trans.shtml

Dunno why FFXIV has to be limited to just the Chocobo. o.O

Not that I care...but your list doesn't really help your cause, there is next to nothing on that list that is a "Mount" style transportation. Chocobos have "For the most part" been the classic means of overworld transportation in Final Fantasy titles the rest generally being a sort of airship of some sorts.

Much like your list being 99% ariships.

I don't care about it being "Final Fantasy" I just think riding around these mobs is just downright strange I have no idea why anyone would even find it asthetically appealing to ride a Goobue, Drake, Arihman(WTF), or any other MONSTER in the game. Taming them as pets for battle is one things, mounting it's skull is another IMHO.

Obviously not everyone shares my opinion though so chances are I'll just abstain from the practice outside gaining the inevitable achievments that will come with the system and I'll just pray I don't see Goobues bounding through the air as I end my day. A large part of why I like this game is because it's grounded in a firm sense of "Realism" while it's a fantasy world most things still make sense in the terms of the universe and don't look what I deem "Silly"

Yes before you ask, I do find a Goobue moving any faster than the speed of a mild run silly, I find mounting the monsters that litteraly crush your face in silly, I find riding a evil beast that is inteligent rediculous (Ahriman)

If it gets too out of control I'll be replacing all mount .dats with good old chocobos and just pretending I lived in a world where people had a sense of style instead of wanting to ride Goobues with racing stripes.

[Isaveron]

I don't care about it being "Final Fantasy" I just think riding around these mobs is just downright strange I have no idea why anyone would even find it asthetically appealing to ride a Goobue, Drake, Arihman(WTF), or any other MONSTER in the game.

And chocobos are monsters too, and are even found as attackable enemies in other Final Fantasy games.

[Allistar]

Because...sir...those are different forms of airships...and the cars and spaceship are from the titles that had a high technology/futuristic setting...I'm all for change...but change consistant with the product at hand...gobbue's as mounts just doesn't fit in...maybe some other type of domesticated mob that can be used as opposed to one we kill/camp/hunt...but thats just my opinion.

[SnickleWhiskers]

Because...sir...those are different forms of airships...and the cars and spaceship are from the titles that had a high technology/futuristic setting...I'm all for change...but change consistant with the product at hand...gobbue's as mounts just doesn't fit in...maybe some other type of domesticated mob that can be used as opposed to one we kill/camp/hunt...but thats just my opinion.

You do realize chocobos already fill that slot right?