why is this forced on us and not an option?

[Wildsprite]

-->The pet hotbar will automatically be assigned to hotbar 1 when interacting with objects or mounts that make use of the pet hotbar.
Use the arrows to the left of the hotbar or press Shift+↑ and Shift+↓ to cycle through hotbars.

this is an aggrivation and I really do not understand why it isn't an option as opposed to just being there. my pet hotbar pops up whenever I get on a mount that has actions so I assume that the same goes for objects that I interact with. I should be able to disable this.

I don't understand this thinking. if the pet hotbar is enabled and does infact pop up for these things which is does it makes no sense that the pet hotbar takes the place of hotbar 1 with no ability to opt out.

[DoctorPepper]

A lot of people have the pet hotbar disabled because it's unchangeable and you can put pet skills in macros and on your hotbar anyways. Why does this change bother you exactly? Doesn't your hotbar go back to normal when you dismount? You can't use skills while mounted anyways. Maybe I'm misunderstanding how this works but it doesn't seem like a big deal to me.

[Neuflune]

When you are mounted or using similar objects (such as cannons), you cannot use skills anyway aside from what your mount allows. When you press ESC/stop the interaction or dismount, the hotbar returns to normal.

What exactly is your problem with it? Is it bugged? Does it prohibit you from doing something? Or just the fact that you can't opt out?

Edit:

I suggest disabling the Pet Hotbar if the redundancy bothers you. Under Character Configuration > Hotbar Settings. But if you use a class that has a pet (arcanist/summoner/scholar), it may seem redundant but it's not really a problem IMO. If anything, it makes things easier because Hotbar 1 is usually assigned to Keybinds. Just click the shortcut key on Hotbar 1 instead of the one on the Pet Hotbar.

[Wildsprite]

I dont use hotbar 1 for skills or didn't, my skills are set on hotbars 9 and 10 next to the party list, I was using it for things that can be done while mounted.
I was using it to call my mounts and call and dismis my choco compainion till this stupid non option. I prefer being able to dismount that way.
what I'm doing with the hotbars is besides the point, IF you have the pet hotbar enabled this feature should not be. <--this is my gripe

Edit:

I suggest disabling the Pet Hotbar if the redundancy bothers you. Under Character Configuration > Hotbar Settings. But if you use a class that has a pet (arcanist/summoner/scholar), it may seem redundant but it's not really a problem IMO. If anything, it makes things easier because Hotbar 1 is usually assigned to Keybinds. Just click the shortcut key on Hotbar 1 instead of the one on the Pet Hotbar.

Edit: this suggestion wont work for me as I prefer the keyboard/mouse pet hotbar regardless of if it is locked or not.

[Neuflune]

I dont use hotbar 1 for skills or didn't, my skills are set on hotbars 9 and 10 next to the party list, I was using it for things that can be done while mounted.
I was using it to call my mounts and call and dismis my choco compainion till this stupid non option. I prefer being able to dismount that way.
what I'm doing with the hotbars is besides the point, IF you have the pet hotbar enabled this feature should not be. <--this is my gripe

Oh, I understand now. Maybe they should put it as an option under the Hotbar Settings.

[Wildsprite]

Oh, I understand now. Maybe they should put it as an option under the Hotbar Settings.

yes, this is what I mean, thank you

[HaelseMikiro]

The new change bothers me because hotbar 1 is where I had my keyboard command for my mounts, which made dismounting significantly more troublesome. My first action was to move my mount key to hotbar 2, but this felt weird to me and required changing the skills I had placed on that hotbar for multiple jobs. My final/permanent fix to this was to stop using mounts with abilities altogether, and move my mount key back to hotbar 1.

[Wildsprite]

The new change bothers me because hotbar 1 is where I had my keyboard command for my mounts, which made dismounting significantly more troublesome. My first action was to move my mount key to hotbar 2, but this felt weird to me and required changing the skills I had placed on that hotbar for multiple jobs. My final/permanent fix to this was to stop using mounts with abilities altogether, and move my mount key back to hotbar 1.

this is a bandaid fix for something that should have been optional from the start. good idea though

Maybe implement an option like:

Assign Mount/Object Actions to: {insert dropdown list of Hotbar 1 (default) ~ Hotbar 10 and "None"}

I like this idea

[Neuflune]

Maybe implement an option like:

Assign Mount/Object Actions to: {insert dropdown list of Hotbar 1 (default) ~ Hotbar 10 and "None"}

[Wildsprite]

Bumping because I want this to get noticed