I've got to admit, I was kind of ticked when I saw this, for several reasons already mentioned. You had to have one class at level 30 to get the mount, and it was introduced after subscriptions went into effect. So, my husband and I both subscribed to what we felt was a broken game and put time into leveling (which was a purely unenjoyable grind) just to get our goobbues that we hoped we'd want to use in 2.0. It turned out to be a good decision since we love ARR. I have to admit, it does feel like what was implied to be a unique reward is now devalued.

The new goobbues should be more than just a reskin with a different headpiece and bracers. It should be noticeably smaller than the 1.0 goobbue. Something that makes it instantly recognizable as different.