Dear Anet, thanks for expac, over all i have a good experience. But minor things like meta and strikes leave a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak. I wasted 4-6 hours (or, not enjoyed playing) on meta on first days, but thanks to nerfs, i finally was able to do it. And after this - strike. As a very casual player (i have personal disabilities IRL, and not great PC, so even on lowest settings all fights is a bit messy) i am having a bad time completing strike. I did try it today for 2 hours, best result - we came to sniper/mech phase. If in a meta scenario I can rely on 50+ people and my contribution is not worth that much: another in a stike i am failing direct 9 players, making they game unpleasant. And i dont appreciate it. I am not having fun myself, I am not having fun wasting other people time, etc. Why force people to play the content, wich they dont enjoy?
Will I be able to use turtle in strikes? No. Why tie the mount to it, then? Please make the other way to obtain collection item, like you did with meta.
I feel bad when your advertising say "get a new cool mount" (and I love it), but in reality, after purchasing expansion... i cant.