Mount up for the situation!

[Nakiamiie]

I don't want to be rquired to have a certain mount by a party or the general gameplay just to do something.

Who said you'd necessarily be required to by a party? Exploration is handled solo most of the time. Also, it can serve to access shortcuts and special places with lore on Eorzea or side-stories.

You are already required by parties to be X class, have Y gear and put your points in Z stats to be at the top for endgame content and Primal fights.
If you don't feel bound by that, why would you for exploration?

It's not a stupid idea, it's a great idea and that's for sure. People handle the features stupidly, there is a difference.

[DeadRiser]

Who said you'd necessarily be required to by a party? Exploration is handled solo most of the time. Also, it can serve to access shortcuts and special places with lore on Eorzea or side-stories.

You are already required by parties to be X class, have Y gear and put your points in Z stats to be at the top for endgame content and Primal fights.
If you don't feel bound by that, why would you for exploration?

It's not a stupid idea, it's a great idea and that's for sure. People handle the features stupidly, there is a difference.

But to only use said mount for a specific region? I want to ride the mount I like the best for all over the place, not where it's required.

And I highly doubt this would work since they've already but a lot of time and effort into the new maps they are making.. but to add specific mounts to go beyond certain points or to make it easier? I thought that was the point of a mount to begin with.

Also, you have to remember that if they would make (like how a lot of people want) for gobbues to resist more damage taken than chocobos, you would be "OP" in the future when others don't have that mount. They added this mount to reward players for staying as a cosmetic feature, not for you to be better or have better mounts than others.