Is there any good reason we can't mount in S9?

[Clawheld]

Not trying to troll or complain for the sake of complaining. I like Solution Nine more than most of my friends do, I like the sinister indoor mall vibe, I like the gang of lalafell mugging other npcs. There's a lot of good RP potential for those who RP on main (or are SUPER devoted to leveling alts). And the patch msq going on there seems like it's taking a really neat direction.

But the more time I spend there the more I'm like "Seriously? No mounts? There are lanes! Sidewalks! We have the 'Hoofing it' status effect nowadays if buildings are a concern! The tome turn-in area is a car dealership! What the hell is going on?"

At the same time, I know I sound like an armchair game dev talking like it would be so simple for them to update it to work like Idyllshire/Rhalgr's Reach. Is it? Is it not?

I guess I'm also complaining because it might be good for player morale to be able to goof off on our cool lategame mounts. A little thing that would spark a lot of joy. IDK. u_u Sick of feeling like booboo the fool for mostly being a S9 defender while knowing that yeah, a lot of the critiques are valid as hell.

[CVXIV]

I had mentioned it before, but the developers could really use 'Hoofing It' a lot more than they do
This goes beyond being able to mount in cities, but being unable to mount in certain areas in the overworld

and to be honest, I wouldn't consider raising the question to be trolling or complaining unnecessarily
It'd be nice to have mounts in cities, but I do also understand the potential for trolling/harassment by using those big mounts everywhere
I'm also not a game developer, and know nothing about it, but I can't imagine it's really all that difficult to implement something like that when they've already done it before

[Mawlzy]

I had mentioned it before, but the developers could really use 'Hoofing It' a lot more than they do
This goes beyond being able to mount in cities, but being unable to mount in certain areas in the overworld

and to be honest, I wouldn't consider raising the question to be trolling or complaining unnecessarily
It'd be nice to have mounts in cities, but I do also understand the potential for trolling/harassment by using those big mounts everywhere
I'm also not a game developer, and know nothing about it, but I can't imagine it's really all that difficult to implement something like that when they've already done it before

Agreed, in addition to expanding the area where we can use mounts, it could also be used so we don't get followed into a bar, church, or infirmary by a big, smelly chocobo.

That said, there is a problem with areas like S9 IMO. Some of the mounts are just too big. It's one thing whizzing down the mall on a hoverboard, quite another to do so on an enormous dragon, mech or Rising Phoenix.

Which would suggests we need type S and L mounts, pushing this into a development space where SQEX will cite legacy code.

[CVXIV]

Agreed, in addition to expanding the area where we can use mounts, it could also be used so we don't get followed into a bar, church, or infirmary by a big, smelly chocobo.

That said, there is a problem with areas like S9 IMO. Some of the mounts are just too big. It's one thing whizzing down the mall on a hoverboard, quite another to do so on an enormous dragon, mech or Rising Phoenix.

Which would suggests we need type S and L mounts, pushing this into a development space where SQEX will cite legacy code.

Making distinctions for the different sized mounts would be nice and open up ways for them to experiment more. I actually really like that idea.

The main mount that came to mind is the Behemoth
That one in particular was used to grief the old housing system of clicking placards

Of course, it wouldn't help with this, unless they make it where only S mounts are allowed in residential districts and cities

[Nana_Bear]

I think maybe part of the problem might be that in cities (incl. S9), some people already troll all they can by trying to engulf things you need to click on---like summon bells for example---with their own bodies. Would make it even worse if someone could park, say, their Behemoth mount on top of it and have it totally swallowed in their body. (Yes, I do know there's workarounds, like if you use keyboard, using the zero on your numpad to select the closest selectable interactable thing, but not everyone knows those workarounds.)

In short, sometimes it really IS a case of "This is why we can't have nice things," when it's "because the thing(s) would make it too easy for trolls to troll people by exploiting the thing." Sigh.

[CidHeiral]

I love that this game doesn't allow mounts in cities. I'd rather not see ten thousand lunar whales being obnoxious every time I stop in town. The aetheryte network and the sprint change is more than sufficient to get around IMO.

[Jeeqbit]

I love that this game doesn't allow mounts in cities. I'd rather not see ten thousand lunar whales being obnoxious every time I stop in town. The aetheryte network and the sprint change is more than sufficient to get around IMO.

It was never that bad at Idyllshire or Rhalgr's Reach when those were the main tomestone cities. You still see people at Idyllshire as well. They also have the capability to dismount you when you reach a certain section of the city such as the merchant area, because they do it in Labyrinthos when you enter the top secret area. It was really just nice to be able to mount for social reasons - everyone lining up different color extreme mounts for example.

[Volgia]

What if you accidentally crash against a flying car?

[Reimmi]

I love that this game doesn't allow mounts in cities. I'd rather not see ten thousand lunar whales being obnoxious every time I stop in town. The aetheryte network and the sprint change is more than sufficient to get around IMO.

Meanwhile it annoys me because mounts are one of the main collectables in the game yet you can't ever show anything off where everyone gathers (cities)

[Voidmage]

I love that this game doesn't allow mounts in cities. I'd rather not see ten thousand lunar whales being obnoxious every time I stop in town. The aetheryte network and the sprint change is more than sufficient to get around IMO.

I agree.
For me it’s not just because it would become obnoxious seeing all those oversized and glowing things but also because it would break immersion for me.
The old cities like Ul’dah have clear chocobo stables and you don’t see any standing in town.
I don’t want a stupidly oversized phoenix blocking my view every few meters.
Limsa is already lagging like crazy at times.
Solution 9 is different but even here you have clear streets and areas where mounts shouldn’t be.


I would propose a middle ground:
Either environment appropriate mounts like motorcycles or skateboards in solution 9 together with areas were you can’t enter with them like the arcade nexus.

Or things like the transport boards in cosmic exploration that connect clearly defined points and are made with the city theme in mind.

Other than that I only see it as a request to be able to afk on an obnoxious mount because we already have the aetherite network and what area is so big that you can’t just reach everything with that?
If the vast space is a problem then request more teleportation points or smaller zones like the early cities.


In short:
I am against it.
Keep the stupid mounts out of the main cities.