And in 1.20b we'll have...

[Leonesaurus]

Well, here's what idea just popped into my head after looking at the pics and then reading about 10-15 pages of mixed opinions.

Chocobos and Goobuues are mounts. Chocobos everyone loves and they are fast. Goobuues are somewhat slow but VERY powerful. Since we can essentially be knocked off our chocobos by high levels mobs, it's probably safe to say that it would be somewhat harder to be knocked off a stronger mount.

I think one of the obvious purposes for the Goobuue mount is to walk past higher leveled mobs with more defense and lesser chance of being knocked off your mount so you can reach hard to get to aetheryte crystals. They can also be used for a variety of other reasons as well.

But all in all, I think chocobos will still be the primary use of transportation by Eorzeans. Goobuues second. Unless your a freakin' BOSS or something?

I could be just over thinking this thing, but from a game designers standpoint (a good game designer, mind you), this not only makes some sense but also makes both mounts serve a special purpose for the player. Not just simply moving faster. Same could be said for the Drake and Ahirman mounts coming in the future. Who knows?