I know this thread's practically closed right now, but it's worth revisiting now. Especially now with Sleipnir mounts available. Right now I have no intentions of buying this mount knowing full well that I can't ride it. I almost always have my chocobo summoned and out to help me, causing me to not be able to use any of the other mounts that I currently own. A lot of people have their own preferences to what mount to be using for what job they're on, but right now limiting yourself to only chocobos when you have a chocobo out seems to be the only option for a lot of us that are begging for some flexibility and quality of life. If the excuse is lore, then a lot of fairies, carbuncles, and minions (some quite alive due to lore) are now getting shafted from that bond that was mentioned before.