Mount System Suggestion

[PArcher]

Maybe if the mounts gave extra traits for certain areas, like drakes going faster over sand rather than the drake being the ONLY mount that can cross the desert, then we'd have something going. But as of the current idea now, it's pretty silly how a giant dragon or a round floating metal ball can suddenly be afraid of some hot sand.

This is what I was thinking going along with the OP's idea. Give mounts a little bonus in certain areas. Something nice to have, but isn't necessary.

Maybe certain ones have a lesser/no chance to be Heavy'd in certain areas (like, the Elbst in Sahagan-controlled areas, or Drake in Amalj'aa territory..sorry, have to deal with it in the Sylphlands > ), lesser chance to aggro mobs in places (maybe ADS and Twintania in Azys Lla would do this, or Middy and the Wyvern to dragon-type enemies...or any mount to similar mobs)...stuff like that. Nothing game-breaking (though, maybe make the GC Horses only have a chance to Heavy when struck in Frontlines rather than 100% chance.but ONLY when you are on the correct GC. You earned the horse after all...)

EDIT: Would say no to any movement speed increases in certain areas, just because people would definitely feel like they *must* use that mount there. Blanket increases to mounts' speed, fine, but not just in certain areas.