The Amaro mount...

[Nora_of_Mira]

So I'm just the littlest bit salty that what is essentially the First's version of a chocobo is locked behind getting all DoW and DoM classes to level 80. Shouldn't it be a little easier for us to get? I assumed it would be a mount we got through the MSQ, since it seemed to be one of the two mounts that were shown off the most (the other being the pre-order mount). Am I justified in being a little upset at this? I have other responsibilities outside of this game (as I'm sure many others do too), and I don't really have the time to grind all the classes to level 80. Do you think there will be another way to get this mount?

think of it as a Veteran reward where you get rewarded for investing a lot of time in the game. Idk why people are really upset about this.

[Alleo]

think of it as a Veteran reward where you get rewarded for investing a lot of time in the game. Idk why people are really upset about this.

Its not that there is a mount behind getting all battle jobs to 80 that is the problem. (And I really wished that you would get mounts for doing the same with crafters and gatherers) The problem is that we do not get a single mount for free by playing through the MSQ like we did in the last expansions. (Some expansions even had more than one free mount) and at the same time the Amaro is just the most common animal you can get on the first.

[Nora_of_Mira]

Its not that there is a mount behind getting all battle jobs to 80 that is the problem. (And I really wished that you would get mounts for doing the same with crafters and gatherers) The problem is that we do not get a single mount for free by playing through the MSQ like we did in the last expansions. (Some expansions even had more than one free mount) and at the same time the Amaro is just the most common animal you can get on the first.

im not really suffering from a shortage of mounts, so not getting a free one from the MSQ is fine with me. We'll still likely get 2 mounts from beast tribes, theres a craftable one atm as well. I didn't see people really excited about the Yol mount until ShB didn't give a free mount.

[Alleo]

im not really suffering from a shortage of mounts, so not getting a free one from the MSQ is fine with me. We'll still likely get 2 mounts from beast tribes, theres a craftable one atm as well. I didn't see people really excited about the Yol mount until ShB didn't give a free mount.

I have a huge amount of mounts too but that does not change the fact that we (for the first time) did not get a single free mount from the story and that the one mount that made the most sense is now stuck behind a achievement, when we could have gotten that mount for free in the story (make it even part of it) and have a much better one for the achivement. Win Win for everyone.

people are forgetting this is a game that never ends technically. you have forever to get everything to 80 and get an amaro. it's all a matter of perspective. do you want it now or later?

And it still does not change the fact that we got not a single mount for free this expansion. This is not about having a mount behind that achivement at all. Its about getting no mount reward at all in the MSQ while that animal is so common that it should have been a given that we would get one as a thank you. The reward for the achivement could have been something special.

For me at least it was always awesome to get some story mounts. They always felt like they belonged to the story, to the lore unlike those primal drops or savage mounts. These mounts hold a connection to us. The magitec one saved our lifes, the chocobo was a companion from nearly the very start and thus has been with us for quite some time while fighting on our side. The black chocobo was a well meant present from a good friend and raised by him too. The Yol was a symbol for us winning the rights to take part in the tribe fights. Middy, an old powerful dragon, likes us enough that we earn the ability to ride on his back.

The Amaro could have been another one of those. Maybe one that we save from death in the story, maybe one who disliked humans but found new trust in them through us. Yet the Amaro we get there will have nothing like that. He will just be there in our pocket. No background story, no connection at all. Somehow after getting all of the jobs to 80, he comes to us.

[Odstarva]

If this had been a thing three years ago, I'd have the sort of response that goes something like "No problem, I can have it done in a month or two at the most."

Ahah... That's when I was unemployed and had no other responsibilities in life. As it stands right now, this is a mount I'll never have. It's simply impossible for me. I've always loved unlocking things in video-games, but I've gotten used to the idea that I'll never be able to get everything. Still, it feels like a low-blow to have a simple Amaro locked behind such a grind.


It almost is enough to make me go cynical and assume they did this with the intent of selling more level skip potions...

[Nora_of_Mira]

If this had been a thing three years ago, I'd have the sort of response that goes something like "No problem, I can have it done in a month or two at the most."

Ahah... That's when I was unemployed and had no other responsibilities in life. As it stands right now, this is a mount I'll never have. It's simply impossible for me. I've always loved unlocking things in video-games, but I've gotten used to the idea that I'll never be able to get everything. Still, it feels like a low-blow to have a simple Amaro locked behind such a grind.


It almost is enough to make me go cynical and assume they did this with the intent of selling more level skip potions...

curious, do you feel the same about the extreme mounts, savage mounts, and the mounts for collecting all the extreme mounts?

[Odstarva]

curious, do you feel the same about the extreme mounts, savage mounts, and the mounts for collecting all the extreme mounts?

No, those are easy in comparison.

It might just be a psychological thing, but investing time into learning and completing tough fights (and getting gear for them) is far more rewarding for someone like me than simply leveling everything.


It's enough of a grind for me having to level two crafters and a gatherer, on top of the typical one healer/dps/tank.
I know I'm whining, but hey, that's my feedback. I'm as entitled to it as people who are happy with this sort of lock.

[Nora_of_Mira]

No, those are easy in comparison.

It might just be a psychological thing, but investing time into learning and completing tough fights (and getting gear for them) is far more rewarding for someone like me than simply leveling everything.


It's enough of a grind for me having to level two crafters and a gatherer, on top of the typical one healer/dps/tank.
I know I'm whining, but hey, that's my feedback. I'm as entitled to it as people who are happy with this sort of lock.

i dont see it as whining, i actually agree to a lot of that. leveling is certainly boring, but i knowing that just means I'm going to casually get it done overtime so I dont melt my brain doing mindless content. Even getting 3 weapons in eureka done and completing BA, I had to take breaks. I also dont level crafting/gathering so I have some more free time. Its definitely a huge stretch goal to get this mount, but its 1000x better than the mentor roulette mount, imo.

[Joven]

curious, do you feel the same about the extreme mounts, savage mounts, and the mounts for collecting all the extreme mounts?

With a group of friends I got all the ARR EX mounts (minus Nightmare) in about two hours running them unsynced. I would agree that having to level all classes to 80 for a single mount that is, in essence, a basic chocobo is a bit much.

[Nora_of_Mira]

With a group of friends I got all the ARR EX mounts (minus Nightmare) in about two hours running them unsynced. I would agree that having to level all classes to 80 for a single mount that is, in essence, a basic chocobo is a bit much.

I dont remember Chocobos getting their own NPCs, side quests, and an Aetheryte. Personally, I dont see them as "basic" at all, considering their status on the First and the previous things I mentioned. That's just my opinion though, I really like the Amaros and really want this mount as well.