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

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

I would agree for a mount if aethernet isn’t a thing… for the most part anyways.

On the other hand, having people go “whoa where do you get those XYZ?” is also part of the fun in older MMO that I recall playing. Today we mostly get this sentiment via glamours. Using “Hoofing It” to prevent trolling could be a workaround. For example, the one area in S9 where all the tomestone NPC & summoning bell gather? Block off mounts from that space. The pathways around them? Sure mount up. You’ll just forced to dismount once you enter the square.

If they worry about people blocking the aethernet crystals instead, then maybe they should add a hitbox collision around the aethernets to prevent players from AFKing on top of them.

[Mawlzy]

I would agree for a mount if aethernet isn’t a thing… for the most part anyways.

On the other hand, having people go “whoa where do you get those XYZ?” is also part of the fun in older MMO that I recall playing. Today we mostly get this sentiment via glamours. Using “Hoofing It” to prevent trolling could be a workaround. For example, the one area in S9 where all the tomestone NPC & summoning bell gather? Block off mounts from that space. The pathways around them? Sure mount up. You’ll just forced to dismount once you enter the square.

If they worry about people blocking the aethernet crystals instead, then maybe they should add a hitbox collision around the aethernets to prevent players from AFKing on top of them.

Could add that to summoning bells to prevent people crafting on top of them.

[VeyaAkemi]

Could add that to summoning bells to prevent people crafting on top of them.

Amusingly, the retainer bell in Solution Nine does have collision, likely because it is a new model made for DT rather than the ancient one used most elsewhere, but that does make it possible to literally stand on top of them, though unfortunately, it's not possible to use the bell while standing on it, I tried.

[Supersnow845]

There is really no reason to not just put hoofin it in a 10 yalm radius around all important things that people could get in the way of

Alternatively since everything important in S9 is in the mall just put hoofin it in the mall

[Nero-Voidstails]

in gridania Limsa and uldah I will understand why even ishgard and kugane but crystarium we should in both city in DT we should they even feel like that have been made with that in mind to being kinda well crap

[Mawlzy]

Amusingly, the retainer bell in Solution Nine does have collision, likely because it is a new model made for DT rather than the ancient one used most elsewhere, but that does make it possible to literally stand on top of them, though unfortunately, it's not possible to use the bell while standing on it, I tried.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who experiments with what I can jump on. Finding cliffs from which I can leap into bodies of water is also a hobby

[Nero-Voidstails]

I forgot to say too you also see the cyberpunk bike park everywhere x)

[Mawlzy]

Here is something else that neither SE or the players would approve, but which would be completely awesome.

In Frontline, the only permitted mounts should be horses (either biological or mechanical).

Can you imagine the wondrous sight of 24 thundering steeds powering towards mid!? And how much better that is than a whale, two Regalias, a couple of vegetable things, a spaceship, multiple items of furniture, an oversized triple triad card, and a host of whatever the latest enormous mech to drop from CE is?

[Asari5]

other players phase out if they stand inside a quest marker... do the same foe merchants, aetherytes and bells.


there are several possible solutions for this. they dont even have to be creativ for that xD

[Khryseis_Astra]

There is really no reason to not just put hoofin it in a 10 yalm radius around all important things that people could get in the way of

Alternatively since everything important in S9 is in the mall just put hoofin it in the mall

Yeah places like Nexus Arcade and the interiors of buildings could just force a dismount with Hoofing It. Then you wouldn’t have mounts annoyingly crowding important spaces.

Not sure of the overall area, but S9 feels larger than Rhalgr’s or Idyllshire, and those have the ability to ride mounts. S9 has more aetherytes, but I definitely notice the increased distance from an aetheryte to the quest locations, even after they added Jog. It feels like it takes forever to get to Mosaic, for example.