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RE: Mount Up! - Ildur - 02-18-2014
Keeping only chocobos is a terrible idea. Variety is important, specially on aesthetic choices.
My rule of thumb is that if it's in the game and can be obtained, it should be available for RP. However, that doesn't mean you do not have to come with a reason for why your character has that and not a common mount. Ideally, the game itself will cover that with the lore. But we all know how Squee is.
With that said, none of my characters owns a mount in-character. They use rental chocobos or just pop out of existence thanks to the aetherytes. Though Ildur might or might not have a magitek armour hidden in his basement. And he may or may not have a basement. I cannot deny or afirm any such rumors.
The mounts I'd like to see are: normal horses, because right now we have those nightmares and unicorns that are weirdly thin and have the most hilarious hairdo. And then I'd like to see a paper whatever, only because one of my characters is into making paper golems.
RE: Mount Up! - TheLastCandle - 02-18-2014
(02-18-2014, 07:53 PM)Almil Wrote: Looks like I'm only one that thinks all other mounts should be removed from the game and just keep the chocobo?
Won't happen, and even if it were put to a vote I would still say keep 'em and let people have their fun. For myself, though, I'm with you - I ride a chocobo, or I ride nothin' at all. Mostly because I'm a long-time FF fan, but also because Goliath, Yvelont's bird, is actually a fairly important part of his character.
RE: Mount Up! - FreelanceWizard - 02-18-2014
Like the OP, I consider mounts part of my character, so the ones I use ICly have specific reasons and stories. For instance, L'yhta's magitek armor is something she stole and has been working to reliably convert to Aetheric (as opposed to ceruleum) drive. She prefers it to her chocobo (Shera, a gift from her former master) because it's a big middle finger to the Garleans, because it doesn't care about extreme weather conditions, and because she doesn't have to worry about it getting hurt. She'll ride Shera from time to time, though, particularly around La Noscea when the weather's nice.
On the flip side, while I have the coeurl and ahriman mounts, I don't RP her as having either one. A coeurl doesn't make a lot of sense for her, and as she despises voidsent and seeks to eliminate them from reality, an ahriman mount would be totally out of character for her. She once saw someone riding around on one IC and it sent her into quite a tizzy in the Mysterium LS.
RE: Mount Up! - Qhora Bajihri - 02-19-2014
I love having the amalj'aa drake mount IC. Great sort of mount for a risk taker who's been working with the Immortal Flames on occasion in efforts to become a nicer guy. Until I got that thing, I was all about the chocobo.
But OOC, dat goobbue. I'm still working on coming up with a reason for him to ride such a thing IC. Hilarity may be all I really need. Having a sense of humor IC is a blessing.
And yeah, while I have the ahriman, magitek, and unicorn mounts, Darien himself does not. That's just not gonna happen.
RE: Mount Up! - SunKittyEm - 02-19-2014
Emelie doesn't actually -own- a mount. Though IC she's going to be stealing a bunch from the Flames soon enough to outfit her group... Until then, she rents. OOC, Luxanna is my bestie. Me summon her long time. But, that's OOC.
I want the behemoth mount, but would not be like to give it to my character IC. See, I RP her as being pretty strong - a prodigy of the pugilistic and monkish fighting arts, largely self-taught. But I also RP her as being... uninvolved. She -can- fight against the Garleans... She -can- serve well in a GC... but generally? No, she doesn't care. I see some people IC talking about plunging Coil or some other thing like CT and I say "E... E wouldn't do that. That's other peoples' business and she doesn't care, even if she could probably hold her own there"
So if she ever used a mount... it would be for necessity. She prefers to walk on her own two feet, if at all possible. So it'd be a Chocobo, stolen or rented.
RE: Mount Up! - ArmachiA - 02-19-2014
Neither of my characters have permanent mounts. I'm not even sure where they would keep them? They have no place to take care of them! If they did it would mostly be Chocobos, since I'm of the mind set that unique mounts need a unique backstory to come with them.
RE: Mount Up! - Celeste - 02-19-2014
Celeste would say she doesn't own a mount... but that a big Gobbue keeps following her. And she would caution ANY of you not to feed Gobbues.
Because they eat a lot and you'll never get rid of them. :c
RE: Mount Up! - Raven Gorehand - 02-19-2014
OOC Raven almost only rides the Coeurl mount but I think ICly she would use her Chocobo, for the same reasons previously stated. I suppose I could come up with a reason she has the Coeurl...hmmm...
RE: Mount Up! - Kage - 02-19-2014
At this moment Kage doesn't have a mount IC. I haven't given it much thought but Kage either walks or runs on his own two small legs that tend to make it a chore... So he's probably going to have the Chocobo 'Shiron' after participating in some "fun" things.
OOC, I only ride on the Ahriman when I'm bored and want to be amused by how Lalafell cling to it as they fly around. I don't really use the Magitek (even though oh god do I love it) but I may also be riding the Behemoth mount... The behemoth mount won't be IC either.
If I ever actually finish the Amalj'aa dailies and get the gil for it I plan to rock the drake forever. I'll find some way for Kage to be able to get it. Some. Way.
RE: Mount Up! - cuideag - 02-19-2014
Both of my characters ICly only have access to chocobos. Jajara only recently came to properly own hers, having only recently actually stepped up to get a little more involved with the Immortal Flames and thus earn the right to purchase one proper. Someday she might earn a drake but, having no means to properly house or care for one, it probably won't be an IC thing. She still pays a sum of money each moon to have her precious Dinner cared for.
I loooove, love love LOVE the magitech mount and I thought about letting my Garlean sympathizer use it IC... buuuut I've shied away from it. I don't think I can justify it to my satisfaction. She's not a Garlean proper, generally technologically inept, and operating much less owning such a thing might just draw unwanted attention to her. So she makes do with her big ol' chocobo just like 'normal' people do. I still bring it out OOC because there is something just lovely about stomping around in it. ;)
RE: Mount Up! - Olofantur - 02-21-2014
(02-18-2014, 07:44 PM)Theodric Ironheart Wrote: I was lucky enough to acquire a very sought after mount back when I played WoW actively. I wouldn't dream of riding it around IC, though. Mostly because not everything I achieve OOC needs to affect my role-play in the first place.
I managed to get the Barons steed pretty quick, but if you got that damned ravenlord I WILL FIND YOU!!!!!
But yes I would have never dreamed of bringing out my mimron head during RP or the bloodbathed frost brood. ect.
I use my Legacy chocobo as my only IC mount, bit of a story behind it and I don't RP him with the armor or tattoo, just the "singed" feathers, a bit older, and squawky.