Possible Solution To Terrestrial Mount Flying?

[Magic-Mal]

Right now in FFXIV we have an issue with worrying about which mount will fly and how.

How will a bear fly?
How will a lion fly?
How will a drake fly?

Then I thought of something. What if we went through a questline of some kind.. and as a reward it gave us some sort of magic spell or glamour (imp-style) that instantly changed the terrestrial mount we are using to a flying one? Think like Lust, Rage, and Resolution pomanders in Palace of the Dead.

Give all terrestrial mounts a mount hotbar and an action for every flying mount so players may select what they please.

Granted you'll have to press one button to fly but it's not a big deal. And press the button again when you want the original mount.

With this idea in mind, we could have water mounts and not worry about how the Bomb Palanquin or Ifrit Horse will fly. Or 3.0 bird mounts <.<


So many mounts I wish we could have but can't because thinking of a way to fly would be too hard.

I want a tiger mount. I want a crocodile mount. That lion from PotD(not that white thing I want THAT). Heck gimme a Dhalmel mount too. Give me the whole Safari ecosystem as a mount.

EDIT: I'm not talking attaching wings or jetback. I'm talking about a button that would change your bear to a Kirin or something whatever you choose. Like the Pomander of Lust in PotD.

[Inori-Yuzuriha]

Magic!

[Magic-Mal]

Magic!

I'm all about the magic!

[Bourne_Endeavor]

They will tie balloons to the bear's back and it will be majestic!

[Kaitoo]

Dont fix what aint broken

[Violyre]

Dont fix what aint broken

Not a fix, it's an improvement. I don't use any of my ground-only mounts, and that's kind of depressing. I understand you from a logical standpoint, but I miss my goobbue!

[Magic-Mal]

Dont fix what aint broken

Well if they created a system like this we could have any mount ever and not have to worry about how to make it fly/swim.

What's broken is the ability to make more ground mounts and it be fair.

[Khanscott]

I'll see the aforementioned balloons and raise you jet thrusters strapped/taped to that which nature did not design to fly.

[Rhyku]

Suddenly I have an image of propellers on the goobue's head when it flies....... or waving its arms frantically...
:/

[tymora]

Suddenly I have an image of propellers on the goobue's head when it flies....... or waving its arms frantically...
:/

If the tortoise can fly spinning with jet thrusters, this ain't that far-fetched...really...