And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Zantetsuken]

I'll use it on occasion just because the thought of rampaging through a crowd of Lalafel's bemuses me. I sincerely hope that they add a maniacal laughter emote just for it.

As for not being thematic; were shoopuf's not themeatic in X? What about the truck in VII? Not thematic? It's asinine to claim that alternate mounts are non thematic in a game's setting when the game setting allows it. Furthermore, it's stupid to require all games in the FF franchise to remain strictly alike thematically. If SE had done so, we wouldn't have had half the games we've gotten.

I can get not preferring the alternate mounts, but the frothy rants are a bit sad.

We have no indication whatsoever that Goobbue mounts were deliberately designed into either the original Tanaka vision for this game or Yoshi's 2.0 plans.

The fact that obtaining them is restricted to playing during the transitional 7th Umbral era is proof enough that they aren't.

Rather, this is apparently is just cheap red meat to be thrown at the most self-entitled and immature portion of the player base to shut them up while they wait for 2.0 or to give them an e-peen boost when it 2.0 does launch.

There is no comparison to Shoopuf's, Trucks in VIII, or Shiva Motorcycles in FFXIII (as lame as some of those ideas were). Because each of those elements was specifically designed for those games -- not shoe-horned in at the last minute.

It's really a shame because these animations for riding monsters should be used for a future Beastmaster Job, not squandered as an obnoxious trinket for the game's attention-whore population to spam.

That said, if Yoshi-P finds a way to do this where it actually makes sense in the game, and also limits their use, I'll eat my words.

[Biggs]

Well hell then, since SE seems to be giving out every stupid little thing people ask for, I want to be able to summon Ifrit and have him change into a car that I can ride in. Because that was the coolest thing SE has ever done. Ever.

[Estellios]

I really don't think anyone asked for it till they were revealed to be working on them in that one live letter. It's pretty much intended to be a gift to current players.

[Picoman]

I really don't think anyone asked for it till they were revealed to be working on them in that one live letter. It's pretty much intended to be a gift to current players.

This is true, most peoples first reaction was shock! Everything will be fine, remember the "too fat and glowy" ifrit bow rage?

[Estellios]

This is true, most peoples first reaction was shock! Everything will be fine, remember the "too fat and glowy" ifrit bow rage?

Oh yeah, I hated that fat ass bow when it was released but in-game it looks awesome and now it's one of my favorites hahaha

I really want the goobbue mount, it was a cool surprise.

[Isaveron]

Well hell then, since SE seems to be giving out every stupid little thing people ask for

Just like how you people whined about how the classes didn't feel "Final Fantasy enough", so you begged for jobs? Oh, and androgynous catmen.

[Biggs]

I really don't think anyone asked for it till they were revealed to be working on them in that one live letter. It's pretty much intended to be a gift to current players.

Well for me personally then, this is the equivelant of getting tube socks or a Bill Cosby Sweater for a gift.

[Sojiro]

Just like how you people whined about how the classes didn't feel "Final Fantasy enough", so you begged for jobs? Oh, and androgynous catmen.

I personally don't like androgynous catmen and have no intention of creating one, so NO ONE should be able to use it.

[Elexia]

Just like how you people whined about how the classes didn't feel "Final Fantasy enough", so you begged for jobs? Oh, and androgynous catmen.

Didn't feel "Final Fantasy enough" is a legitimate complaint, since this game is Final Fantasy XIV yet it felt like a generic MMO with absolutely no FF feel to it whatsoever, if you call that whining for stupid little things in response to what Biggs said, it makes sense why you seem to talk crap about people who like Final Fantasy games.

[Estellios]

Well for me personally then, this is the equivelant of getting tube socks or a Bill Cosby Sweater for a gift.

Someone hates their grandma =P