No mount flying?

[Dualgunner]

And a Flying Adamantoise doesn't? Yet exists?

Don't forget flying fat Chocobo.

[RiceisNice]

Same reason flying mounts don't fly in non flying zones: aether currents.

But why can't we fly and fight in places that allow flying, if we're able to fly without any assistance? There's some things I'm willing to suspend my beliefs on, but not being able to fly and combat when we're capable of flying without a mount is really pushing it, as if the tortoise wasn't enough (which is also just as obnoxious with the sound effects and smoke fumes)

And a Flying Adamantoise doesn't? Yet exists?

Don't even get started on that. If they added that because of player demand, then there's no reason they can't add other features (typically ones that are in much higher demand, like QoL fixes) because of player demands.

[Dualgunner]

But why can't we fly and fight in places that allow flying, if we're able to fly without any assistance? There's some things I'm willing to suspend my beliefs on, but not being able to fly and combat when we're capable of flying without a mount is really pushing it, as if the tortoise wasn't enough (which is also just as obnoxious with the sound effects and smoke fumes)

Why isn't mounted combat a thing? Why *can't* we have aerial combat?

[MagiusNecros]

Why isn't mounted combat a thing? Why *can't* we have aerial combat?

Because Xenoblade X will laugh in their face. Best fucking mount ever.

[MihaelB]

But why can't we fly and fight in places that allow flying, if we're able to fly without any assistance? There's some things I'm willing to suspend my beliefs on, but not being able to fly and combat when we're capable of flying without a mount is really pushing it, as if the tortoise wasn't enough (which is also just as obnoxious with the sound effects and smoke fumes)

Attuning to aether currents could be one or you could just implemented a slow glide adjusted to the speed of a regular mount.

Lore could be very easy to create such as we created a crystal bracelet which allows infinite aether to utilise to float and attune to aether currents to fly
We can't fight during the process because we would be spending all our concentration on channeling the aether/energy to float/fly.



Putting the turtle aside,

[RiceisNice]

Why isn't mounted combat a thing? Why *can't* we have aerial combat?

Because the game isn't designed around it, nor can some jobs even execute actions properly while mounted.

[MagiusNecros]

Putting the turtle aside,

Goatee horse grew energy wings. *shrug*

Next Fenrir will ride the Northern Wind right?

[Dualgunner]

Because the game isn't designed around it, nor can some jobs even execute actions properly while mounted.

The questions were mainly rhetorical because of his being picky about suspension of disbelief

[MihaelB]

Goatee horse grew energy wings. *shrug*

Next Fenrir will ride the Northern Wind right?

Oops was meant to delete that but yeah, there's many other mounts I just go huh at haha

[Lukha]

Those blue butterfly wings your shadow sprouts in Amdapor town HM would be a wonderful way to make this happen.