Quote Originally Posted by HappyHaunt View Post
Thank you both for the information. One more question however; when soloing things like trials that can drop mounts, is it possible to obtain the mount or can it only be obtained while in a group?
You can get mounts solo/unsynced. Unless it's been changed, I believe the only item drops that depend on doing it while level synced in a party are the music pieces, which have a higher drop rate when done under "intended" conditions.