Remove cast time from Mounting, like you are from Summoning

Because why not? It serves no purpose. If you can make summon insta-cast, I'm sure you can do it for mounts, too!

i don’t really spend enough time on a mount to really care about it’s cast time.

Probably something to do with ease of running away from enemies and PVP fights..

Though it would make PVP pursuits interesting.

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Originally Posted by Krotoan

Probably something to do with ease of running away from enemies and PVP fights..

Though it would make PVP pursuits interesting.

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You can't mount in combat, at least not in the open world. I'm sure they'd keep that in place. PvP? I don't really care as I hardly ever do it anyway. LOL

Agreed.
But to prevent players from mount cast spamming, how about to change it from a cast timer to a recast timer (3 secs or something).

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Originally Posted by SayoTharonel

Agreed.
But to prevent players from mount cast spamming, how about to change it from a cast timer to a recast timer (3 secs or something).

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Yeah for sure!

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Originally Posted by Macleod

You can't mount in combat, at least not in the open world. I'm sure they'd keep that in place. PvP? I don't really care as I hardly ever do it anyway. LOL

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Ah, yes, you don't care about PvP so it doesn't matter.

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Originally Posted by SayoTharonel

Agreed.
But to prevent players from mount cast spamming, how about to change it from a cast timer to a recast timer (3 secs or something).

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Seems like a reasonable thing to me, though after a moments thought, I think they dont want you to be able to mount and book it in hostile places so easily. If youre gonna try and mount, you need to be in a safe place so you dont get interrupted. But not sure how big an issue that is.

I think you can still call a mount after getting aggro. I’ve always been under the impression that the cast timer exists so you can’t be like “Oh whoops, the treant aggro’d me, time to scoot.”.

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Originally Posted by MikkoAkure

I think you can still call a mount after getting aggro. I’ve always been under the impression that the cast timer exists so you can’t be like “Oh whoops, the treant aggro’d me, time to scoot.”.

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If you have aggro you can't mount until you manage to leash or kill it.

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Originally Posted by Melichoir

Seems like a reasonable thing to me, though after a moments thought, I think they dont want you to be able to mount and book it in hostile places so easily.

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It's a little late for that considering you can practically slow-walk away from them and still escape.

Yes please! I get annoyed that my character has to stand around for a minute scratching her bum before her chocobo arrives.

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Originally Posted by Hash_Browns

Ah, yes, you don't care about PvP so it doesn't matter.

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Yes, exactly. :D

Skills are different in PVP anyway, just look at Protect. They could still keep the casting time in PVP while removing it in PVE.

The cast time is like, 1-2 seconds. Not really seeing the problem here. In PvP, sure,those may be precious seconds which could mean the difference between escape and being swarmed. But...that's just PvP for ya. Most of the time you just have to know when something is a lost cause and retreating before it escalates any further. Sometimes you simply can't. Such is PvP. In PvE...this is a non issue entirely.

YES PLS!!! No more castbar for mounts pleeeease!!

Wow, we're really reaching the bottom of the complaint barrel these days if this is what we've got left.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Wow, we're really reaching the bottom of the complaint barrel these days if this is what we've got left.

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It will only get worse, I can assure you.

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Originally Posted by Krotoan

Probably something to do with ease of running away from enemies and PVP fights..

Though it would make PVP pursuits interesting.

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They could probably make mounting in PvP still have a cast time even if they removed it in PvE content.

Isn't it just so incase you change your mind and want to cancel calling your mount by interrupting the cast? Granted I know you could just just unmount straight after if that's the case, but that's the theory I had same with Teleport and Return actions.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Wow, we're really reaching the bottom of the complaint barrel these days if this is what we've got left.

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Where exactly is the complaint?

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Wow, we're really reaching the bottom of the complaint barrel these days if this is what we've got left.

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It's 2019 and we still don't have butt-sliders for our Chocobos.

#FreeTheChocoButt!

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Originally Posted by Hash_Browns

Ah, yes, you don't care about PvP so it doesn't matter.

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ah yes you trolling him when he was making a point for himself not others...ah the toxic players attacking others to seem self righteous.

on the other note i would like cast time for mounts to be removed at least for open world

Do you magically happen to appear in a bike, a car, a bus, or in the subway irl? Nope, you take the bike and sit on it, you open the car and sit on it, you get on the bus and same for the subway. Those are your 1-3 seconds. It's a fantasy game, sure, but what you're asking is like, beyond useless and stupid.

Sign, purely for the ability to mount while moving. Yes, it's like a second of standing still, but those seconds add up.

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Probably something to do with ease of running away from enemies and PVP fights..

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Running away from enemies is already piss easy with how short their leashes are, and in pvp they will just heavy you anyway.

There's no (good) reason for the delay to still be there.

I would like the cast time for mounts, searching around in MSQ, picking up items, using them, attuning to aetherytes and teleporting to be removed. Since I'm speed running and that's wasting my precious seconds. And don't forget skippable cutscenes, don't give me a loading time for that!

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Originally Posted by Reinfeld

It's 2019 and we still don't have butt-sliders for our Chocobos.

#FreeTheChocoButt!

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I'd rather have auto-unmount when using any action than have instant cast mounts. Way more annoying.

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Originally Posted by Nyarlha

I'd rather have auto-unmount when using any action than have instant cast mounts. Way more annoying.

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If you are on PC you can press Z ( unless you changed it ) to get off mount.

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Originally Posted by Kurando

Isn't it just so incase you change your mind and want to cancel calling your mount by interrupting the cast? Granted I know you could just just unmount straight after if that's the case, but that's the theory I had same with Teleport and Return actions.

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Teleport and Return are slightly different though in that they use up resources (Gil for Teleports, and Return has a, what was it, 30 minute cooldown? That's a significant time investment). Mounting a mount costs exactly zero, so being able to cancel it isn't as essential. That said, I personally don't mind the cast time.

It really bothers some for a few second cast timer?
It doesn't for me. Remember you call your mount with a whistle or horn so yeah, animation.
Don't remove it i like it.

Mounts are effectively magic anyway, unless you assume that we all have some chocobos, a few horses, some lizards, some mecha, a car, an airship, a bird or two, and the king of dragons just kinda lurking off-screen waiting for us to whistle. Maybe that cast time is for all of them to figure out which one you're trying to call.

Just be glad it's not like early WoW where you had to keep the whistle in your bag to use it.

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Originally Posted by guardin

ah yes you trolling him when he was making a point for himself not others...ah the toxic players attacking others to seem self righteous.

on the other note i would like cast time for mounts to be removed at least for open world

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Saying you don't care about something therefore it doesn't matter is stupid.

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Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Mounts are effectively magic anyway, unless you assume that we all have some chocobos, a few horses, some lizards, some mecha, a car, an airship, a bird or two, and the king of dragons just kinda lurking off-screen waiting for us to whistle. Maybe that cast time is for all of them to figure out which one you're trying to call.

Just be glad it's not like early WoW where you had to keep the whistle in your bag to use it.

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I remember that having to keep actual mounts in your bag, with WoW classic everyone will be able to re experience that

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Originally Posted by Rosentretter

Do you magically happen to appear in a bike, a car, a bus, or in the subway irl? Nope, you take the bike and sit on it, you open the car and sit on it, you get on the bus and same for the subway. press the button to summon the uber, then three minutes later you float into the air in a seated position and the car forms around you, then you can go on your way. Those are your 1-3 seconds. It's a fantasy game, sure, but what you're asking is like, beyond useless and stupid.

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Fixed that for you. If you're going to try to use real life analogues at least be honest about what's happening.

Instant mounting would be fine. If we're going to make unnecessary comparisons to IRL, let's talk about how in IRL you could summon a mount, have it come up beside you, and you hop on without it stopping. This is a real thing that people can do in real life on horses, into convertible cars, and other modes of transportation. Though it doesn't happen often; it's more common in movies than in real life, but still no less possible.

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Originally Posted by Hash_Browns

Ah, yes, you don't care about PvP so it doesn't matter.

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I've seena few of your posts throughout different threads today and you don't half love to attack other players don't you, Anyway in regards to the OP PvE PvP instant cast would be fine as other have mentioned before you can't cast a mount in combat anyway it'd be abit more of a QoL improvement.

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Originally Posted by Macleod

You can't mount in combat, at least not in the open world. I'm sure they'd keep that in place. PvP? I don't really care as I hardly ever do it anyway. LOL

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You don't have to be in combat to notice an enemy player approaching you.

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Originally Posted by guardin

ah yes you trolling him when he was making a point for himself not others...ah the toxic players attacking others to seem self righteous.

on the other note i would like cast time for mounts to be removed at least for open world

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So much irony in one point. Got to love it.

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Originally Posted by White_Wolf_X

If you are on PC you can press Z ( unless you changed it ) to get off mount.

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The point is to not have a specific keybind for it and reduce the number of keys you have to press.

Approaching a mob you want to attack and you're mounted? Just press whatever ability you want to start with and poof it unmounts you and cast it.

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Originally Posted by Nyarlha

The point is to not have a specific keybind for it and reduce the number of keys you have to press.

Approaching a mob you want to attack and you're mounted? Just press whatever ability you want to start with and poof it unmounts you and cast it.

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It has a specific keybind as a matter of safety. You can't re-mount once you're in combat. The dismount key protects you from activating an instant action against a mob unintentionally, forcing you to the ground, and preventing you from mounting again.