Overall i don’t share the feeling of being forced into a mount, i use it if i want to herb and i don’t when i don’t care about herbs. It’s still m’y choice and i have other ways to make gold should i ever need it.
But you do have a point as many people don’t want to be inefficient and may never change mount.
It really takes a while to craft a Sky golem, but unless the enchant is even harder to get it could destroy this niche market. Is that a bad thing overall ? Idk, crafted mounts do sell and the golem still have an unique skin. It might still well afterward, maybe at a lower price.
Your suggestion takes away something unique and share it to all mounts.
It’s most likely a good compromise although i wouldn’t want it to be too widespread. I believe we shouldn’t take away what makes a mount unique everytime it offers something else than looks.
The golem ability made me want to farm to buy it, while most if not all other BOE mounts didn’t manage to do so. That’s something WoW should keep imo.