SE - Can we get a cute Bunny Mount, please?

[Atoli]

There is a difference between taking something already existing in this world and finding an explanation why it allows you to ride it, and inserting a mount that belongs to a race that is nowhere to be seen in Eorzea, not even in it's normal form, much less as a giant monster bunny from hell.

[BunnyHop]

There is a difference between taking something already existing in this world and finding an explanation why it allows you to ride it, and inserting a mount that belongs to a race that is nowhere to be seen in Eorzea, not even in it's normal form, much less as a giant monster bunny from hell.

I beg to differ. Untill Heavensward there were no creatures such as the "Griffin" and "Midgardsormr"for example. They made these two fit in as well.

I don't see the problem to be honest. You may not like it, I can understand that. But as I said earlier, I don't think that SE would have any issues with coming up with something.

[Colorful]

I beg to differ. Untill Heavensward there were no creatures such as the "Griffin" and "Midgardsormr"for example. They made these two fit in as well.

What? Midgardsormr has been in the game since before 1.0 even launched...

[BunnyHop]

What? Midgardsormr has been in the game since before 1.0 even launched...

Ok... And the Griffin then?

It was just an example to show that SE can work things out to make it fit into the game...

[Colorful]

Ok... And the Griffin then?

It was just an example to show that SE can work things out to make it fit into the game...

Considering dragons are a staple of the fantasy genre at this point, and Midgardsormr being part of it at the beginning, it was a rather bad example. Not sure about the Griffin, I don't really believe it fits in all too well.

[Ryel]

Ok... And the Griffin then?

It was just an example to show that SE can work things out to make it fit into the game...

Considering dragons are a staple of the fantasy genre at this point, and Midgardsormr being part of it at the beginning, it was a rather bad example. Not sure about the Griffin, I don't really believe it fits in all too well.

Sup

Talking about one of these guys?



They've been around since Final Fantasy III

[Dree-Elle]

Ok... And the Griffin then?

Check the banners hanging outside Little Ala Mhigo. Just because they're not native to the three (four) city-states doesn't mean that they're nowhere to be found in Aldenard (and by extension, all of Hydalen). There is still much of the world left to be "discovered".

Just be careful what you wish for, though. You might yet get your mount-sized lagomorph, but in a way that you never envisioned - or wanted.

[BunnyHop]

This talk about 'mounts that don't belong' reminds me of all the arguing about the unicorn mount that popped up in 2.1(?). XIV has thus far proven to be the not-quite-fanservice Final Fantasy with it's content so declaring 'not in my XIV' is pretty much too late now. If it's been in a Final Fantasy chances are high it's going to be included, or alluded to, at some point. All that said, I don't remember giant rabbits being in any of the games so far so the likelihood isn't very high for a rabbit mount. I could be wrong, but it just doesn't seem likely.

Quick googling told me that there were cute bunnies in XII called "Vorpal Bunny" (Picture below)
I wouldn't mind to have these as a mount, I love the way they look, very cute hehehe.

Check the banners hanging outside Little Ala Mhigo. Just because they're not native to the three (four) city-states doesn't mean that they're nowhere to be found in Aldenard (and by extension, all of Hydalen). There is still much of the world left to be "discovered".

Just be careful what you wish for, though. You might yet get your mount-sized lagomorph, but in a way that you never envisioned - or wanted.

True, but as I said earlier, they weren't roaming around in Eorzea before the expansion. And once again, it was just an example.
I agree with Gilraen, SE won't have any problems making something up to make a cute bunny mount "fit" into the game if they want to.

[Dree-Elle]

They weren't roaming around in Eorzea before the expansion.

Why would they have to be, in order to exist? You don't see elephants roaming around in America, but they still exist, just somewhere else in the world, in their native range and habitat. I don't imagine that Gryphons were even common in Ala Mhigo, outside of a subset of the military. I also doubt that most refugees in Ul'dah and Quarrymill would even have had access to one.

Would you have rather SE had waited until the game eventually expanded into Ala Mhigo to introduce them? Or would that still be considered "shoehorning"?