Curse you all for dragging me into this topic when I should be studying! Ok I need to show some self control and not blame others :-)

If you want something similar, then advocate for an "original Dragoon of Final Fantasy" with Drakes and Wyverns being exclusive mounts for the class. That way, Yoshi-P won't have to worry about altering the job to suit the desires of the few.
I'm not opposed to the idea of a mount rather than a pet as long as it has some depth to it. I loved the quest in XI to attain the DRG job. It added some real lore to the class that sucked me in. If they could pull that off with a mount and have
that badass looking drg armor.
I would be somewhat content.

That being said I still lean toward having the wyvern.