Exclusive or Micro Transaction Mounts are not new to gaming. I don't understand why so many people have their panties in a knot over this.

1) They look cool!
2) It's origional. It's something OTHER than a Chocobo that you can CHOOSE to ride around!
3) It's fun. It's silly, and it's free!
4) It's a thank you to players who are enduring things until 2.0
5) It's a FREEGEN GOOBBUE MO'FO's!