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Final Fantasy 14has dozens of mounts, ranging from familiarFinal Fantasychocobos and monsters to some incredible elemental horses, birds and robots. Then there’s the even wilder rides available, from space whales, sentient vegetables and flying beds to witches’ brooms, ghosts and a literal disembodied head. Even so, its latest mount might somehow be one of its best yet.Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTubeThe Garlond GL-I was recently added to the paid store for Final Fantasy 14’s cosmetics and mounts. Garlond GL-I is a bit of a rubbish name, and fails to get across what makes this mount so darn exciting: a cute lil chocobo.In short, the Garlond GL-I is a motorcycle with a sidecar. It’s a mount for two players, but the second player doesn’t go in the sidecar. Oh no: it’s already taken.New Fan Festival 2023-2024 in-game items are available on the#FFXIVOnline Store!https://t.co/s5277tLI9pMount: Garlond GL-IS (Account-wide)️ Emote: Advent of Light…and more!Furthermore, a limited-time sale featuring these and Moonfire Faire items kicks off now!pic.twitter.com/CWfTgLNo3X— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN)July 24, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsFilling the sidebar is Alpha, the adorable chocobo who’ll be a familiar face to veteran FF14 players from his appearance in theMMO’s Stormblood and Endwalker expansions. Alpha takes pride of place riding shotgun in the mount, leaving the second player to hang off the back of the sidecar instead. It’s only right.The Garlond GL-I is officially a release for this year’s Fan Festival events, which kick off later this week in Las Vegas, before heading over to the UK in October and Tokyo next January. If you don’t already have tickets to the US or UK festivals, good luck getting any: after a random lottery for entry, general tickets sold out within seconds.FINAL FANTASY XIV - Mount Showcase: Garlond GL-ISWatch on YouTubeStill, if you missed out on tickets, you can still pick up the events’ mountover on the FFXIV Store. It’ll set you back $33.30/£22.50 - although that’s currently a sale from its usual price of $37/£25. Bargain.Theother new additions to the FF14 storeare less exciting, but also a darn sight cheaper than the mount. The Advent of Light emote lets you do a kind of jump into a superhero landing pose, while three different cheering emotes let you waggle glowsticks in the air (there’s a bundle for all three). Elsewhere, there’s a couple of new orchestrion rolls, a set of new summer sunset clothes and an “authentic” summer bonfire. The summer sale will run until August 16th.
Final Fantasy 14has dozens of mounts, ranging from familiarFinal Fantasychocobos and monsters to some incredible elemental horses, birds and robots. Then there’s the even wilder rides available, from space whales, sentient vegetables and flying beds to witches’ brooms, ghosts and a literal disembodied head. Even so, its latest mount might somehow be one of its best yet.Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTubeThe Garlond GL-I was recently added to the paid store for Final Fantasy 14’s cosmetics and mounts. Garlond GL-I is a bit of a rubbish name, and fails to get across what makes this mount so darn exciting: a cute lil chocobo.In short, the Garlond GL-I is a motorcycle with a sidecar. It’s a mount for two players, but the second player doesn’t go in the sidecar. Oh no: it’s already taken.New Fan Festival 2023-2024 in-game items are available on the#FFXIVOnline Store!https://t.co/s5277tLI9pMount: Garlond GL-IS (Account-wide)️ Emote: Advent of Light…and more!Furthermore, a limited-time sale featuring these and Moonfire Faire items kicks off now!pic.twitter.com/CWfTgLNo3X— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN)July 24, 2023To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsFilling the sidebar is Alpha, the adorable chocobo who’ll be a familiar face to veteran FF14 players from his appearance in theMMO’s Stormblood and Endwalker expansions. Alpha takes pride of place riding shotgun in the mount, leaving the second player to hang off the back of the sidecar instead. It’s only right.The Garlond GL-I is officially a release for this year’s Fan Festival events, which kick off later this week in Las Vegas, before heading over to the UK in October and Tokyo next January. If you don’t already have tickets to the US or UK festivals, good luck getting any: after a random lottery for entry, general tickets sold out within seconds.FINAL FANTASY XIV - Mount Showcase: Garlond GL-ISWatch on YouTubeStill, if you missed out on tickets, you can still pick up the events’ mountover on the FFXIV Store. It’ll set you back $33.30/£22.50 - although that’s currently a sale from its usual price of $37/£25. Bargain.Theother new additions to the FF14 storeare less exciting, but also a darn sight cheaper than the mount. The Advent of Light emote lets you do a kind of jump into a superhero landing pose, while three different cheering emotes let you waggle glowsticks in the air (there’s a bundle for all three). Elsewhere, there’s a couple of new orchestrion rolls, a set of new summer sunset clothes and an “authentic” summer bonfire. The summer sale will run until August 16th.
Final Fantasy 14has dozens of mounts, ranging from familiarFinal Fantasychocobos and monsters to some incredible elemental horses, birds and robots. Then there’s the even wilder rides available, from space whales, sentient vegetables and flying beds to witches’ brooms, ghosts and a literal disembodied head. Even so, its latest mount might somehow be one of its best yet.
Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube
Top 12 Best Multiplayer Games to Play on PC

The Garlond GL-I was recently added to the paid store for Final Fantasy 14’s cosmetics and mounts. Garlond GL-I is a bit of a rubbish name, and fails to get across what makes this mount so darn exciting: a cute lil chocobo.
In short, the Garlond GL-I is a motorcycle with a sidecar. It’s a mount for two players, but the second player doesn’t go in the sidecar. Oh no: it’s already taken.
New Fan Festival 2023-2024 in-game items are available on the#FFXIVOnline Store!https://t.co/s5277tLI9pMount: Garlond GL-IS (Account-wide)️ Emote: Advent of Light…and more!Furthermore, a limited-time sale featuring these and Moonfire Faire items kicks off now!pic.twitter.com/CWfTgLNo3X— FINAL FANTASY XIV (@FF_XIV_EN)July 24, 2023
New Fan Festival 2023-2024 in-game items are available on the#FFXIVOnline Store!https://t.co/s5277tLI9pMount: Garlond GL-IS (Account-wide)️ Emote: Advent of Light…and more!Furthermore, a limited-time sale featuring these and Moonfire Faire items kicks off now!pic.twitter.com/CWfTgLNo3X
Filling the sidebar is Alpha, the adorable chocobo who’ll be a familiar face to veteran FF14 players from his appearance in theMMO’s Stormblood and Endwalker expansions. Alpha takes pride of place riding shotgun in the mount, leaving the second player to hang off the back of the sidecar instead. It’s only right.
The Garlond GL-I is officially a release for this year’s Fan Festival events, which kick off later this week in Las Vegas, before heading over to the UK in October and Tokyo next January. If you don’t already have tickets to the US or UK festivals, good luck getting any: after a random lottery for entry, general tickets sold out within seconds.
FINAL FANTASY XIV - Mount Showcase: Garlond GL-ISWatch on YouTube
FINAL FANTASY XIV - Mount Showcase: Garlond GL-IS

Still, if you missed out on tickets, you can still pick up the events’ mountover on the FFXIV Store. It’ll set you back $33.30/£22.50 - although that’s currently a sale from its usual price of $37/£25. Bargain.
Theother new additions to the FF14 storeare less exciting, but also a darn sight cheaper than the mount. The Advent of Light emote lets you do a kind of jump into a superhero landing pose, while three different cheering emotes let you waggle glowsticks in the air (there’s a bundle for all three). Elsewhere, there’s a couple of new orchestrion rolls, a set of new summer sunset clothes and an “authentic” summer bonfire. The summer sale will run until August 16th.