Not sure why people are so negative against OPs post... Yes it was a lettered update but come on... did we really need a new mount?

I completely agree with this:

Quote Originally Posted by Chinook View Post
The point from OP is: Goobbue mount or Goobbue NM ? Same development time (prolly even less).

Made challenging and rewarding enough, a Goobbue NM would have been a much better use of ressources.

It just keeps adding up.
And what comes to giving us a gift... How about an item we could wear that had some use? Like people might remember the Tidal Talisman's in FFXI that teleported you to places or a warp staff that could return you to your homepoint for no anima used... etc. etc.