I totally agree, i have previously invited friends to join the game who have subbed for more the ninety days and still sub to the game to this day, i want to be able to ride with my friends, and think the limitation of the invite a friend campaign is horrible.
Let us all have a double rider mount we all deserve to enjoy the same features for subbing monthly, if they want to add these <in my opinion> cash shop like features then make the game free to play and i will buy the mounts, but while we all pay our monthly subs we all deserve access to these features, i am aware that ffxi had an invite a friend campaign but there is a difference between giving away an exp bonus hat and a mount that has a feature many people will be unable to now use.
Please sqaure enix i love the game and i want to enjoy all its features as a paying customer!
Don't let us fans down!