Colored Chocobo? Instead of monster mounts?

[Inaaca]

Yeah.. drakes are all over the place in the zones we have now. We can go out an kill them at any time. Definitely not "almighty dragons." Just big lizards.

[nibelunc]

I don't want to see monster mounts. Coloured Chocobos sounds very nice and is enough. Plus we will get the Magitec Armor. THAT'S ENOUGH!

[Alerion]

"Hey guys, let's make it so that we only have one choice for a mount. It's cool because they're different colors." Is there any reason we can't have both? Just sayin'

[Choyi]

The only of the showcased mounts I think fits as rideable is actualy the drake, its still very silly but I can see it working alot better into the overall world and lore then riding a evil void beast (arhiman) or a huge angry goobue.

If we have to get "special" (almost half the servers will have em anyways) mounts they've should be from more easily domesticated animals, like some kind of fantasy horse, ox , stag or similar.

I mean outside of the Uldah storyline first battle, ever seen a Goobue that a single player could tackle?
The lowest level ones I've seen are around 70 and thoose are very much aggresive, and as stated besfore Arhimans/Evil eyes are just mean wicked terrible beings no matter what.

They all just feel very out of place, whats next? Rideable Batraal? Ogre, Basilisks or Giant Buffalo mounts?

[BoltNixter]

They all just feel very out of place, whats next? Rideable Batraal? Ogre, Basilisks or Giant Buffalo mounts?

Exactly this!

I love the fact that people will get special rewards for paying pre-2.0. But i believe it could have been something else. EX: Special armor for chocobo. Vanity item/gear. Grp teleport item. etc...

[Inaaca]

The only of the showcased mounts I think fits as rideable is actualy the drake, its still very silly but I can see it working alot better into the overall world and lore then riding a evil void beast (arhiman) or a huge angry goobue.

If we have to get "special" (almost half the servers will have em anyways) mounts they've should be from more easily domesticated animals, like some kind of fantasy horse, ox , stag or similar.

I mean outside of the Uldah storyline first battle, ever seen a Goobue that a single player could tackle?
The lowest level ones I've seen are around 70 and thoose are very much aggresive, and as stated besfore Arhimans/Evil eyes are just mean wicked terrible beings no matter what.

They all just feel very out of place, whats next? Rideable Batraal? Ogre, Basilisks or Giant Buffalo mounts?

These are special limited edition one-time-only mounts that will only get rarer and less common the older they get. These ARE the cream of the crop, and the rarest of the rare. If anything, SE should go nuts on these in particular, don't you think?

Later down the road, they can "tone down" a little on any more common mounts they plan to make in the future.

[Choyi]

These are special limited edition one-time-only mounts that will only get rarer and less common the older they get. These ARE the cream of the crop, and the rarest of the rare. If anything, SE should go nuts on these in particular, don't you think?

Later down the road, they can "tone down" a little on any more common mounts they plan to make in the future.

Rarity or not, if they feel out of place to be rideable it doesnt matter if 1 or 1000 players have them on each server.
So if you ran around outside Uldah and suddenly someone rides past on top of an Ogre you would be okay with it as long as it was "rare" enough?

This has alot to do with immersion and staying inside the built up lore the game offers, straying to far from how we know the world works can break that for people who do care about the game world and take away from their enjoyment.

I'd be fine with special awards for thoose of us who choose to stay with the game until 2.0, however I wouldn't like them to be either all powerful game breaking items nor over the top silly things that just dont fit in very well(or more damn hats, we've got enough of thoose).

[Estellios]

It doesn't feel believable to you.

No one is asking for an Ogre. A drake and goobue are believably brainless.

[Inaaca]

Rarity or not, if they feel out of place to be rideable it doesnt matter if 1 or 1000 players have them on each server.
So if you ran around outside Uldah and suddenly someone rides past on top of an Ogre you would be okay with it as long as it was "rare" enough?

This has alot to do with immersion and staying inside the built up lore the game offers, straying to far from how we know the world works can break that for people who do care about the game world and take away from their enjoyment.

I'd be fine with special awards for thoose of us who choose to stay with the game until 2.0, however I wouldn't like them to be either all powerful game breaking items nor over the top silly things that just dont fit in very well(or more damn hats, we've got enough of thoose).

You're just arguing personal preference, then. Personally, I'm a huge lore buff, and I think it would be awesome to have a tamed Goobbue hanging around.

Also, not sure if you're aware of this, but the 3 mounts shown aren't confirmed or anything. They're just experimenting with possible player rewards for playing during these one time events.

[Choyi]

It doesn't feel believable to you.

No one is asking for an Ogre. A drake and goobue are believably brainless.

To me an Ogre and a Goobue feels equaly misplaced to be rideable, its my personal belief yes, just as you liking them is yours

You're just arguing personal preference, then. Personally, I'm a huge lore buff, and I think it would be awesome to have a tamed Goobbue hanging around.

Also, not sure if you're aware of this, but the 3 mounts shown aren't confirmed or anything. They're just experimenting with possible player rewards for playing during these one time events.

Yes I was sure this was a discussion of personal preference, so I added my opinion in the matter, and being confirmed or not, they've still been showcased thus making them up for discussion right?

Or shall we patiently wait to suggest or voice our opinions of future game changes/ideas until after they're already implemented in game? :>

As for the discussion I'm fine with the Drakes, they fit as mounts/companions as someone pointed out earlier the Amalja utilise them as pets, other similar beasts like wolfs (the Ixali keep thoose around) would look alot better then evil eyes for mounts.