Quote Originally Posted by ItMe View Post
There is little to no "status" to having anything in FF14, especially mounts since they are all functionally identical.
Okay, that is DEFINITELY not true. In MMO's, there are TONS of items with "status". The "Legacy" items are a huge status symbol -- well, when you can actually see or notice them (the Legacy Chocobo is admittedly a little weak, I have to look at its beak to even notice). But the new Landerwaffe mount? Sure, it helps that the mount is ALSO super sick, but that I would consider to be a status symbol. Or the weapon glams you get from the Ultimate-mode raids.

Even if my idea sucks -- and it's pretty clear nobody here likes it (which is totally cool) -- I think MMO's DO and SHOULD have "status" rewards. It's just kind of a moving goal-post, since things that are difficult to get now, might not be later (or available in cash-shop, as most holiday items are).