
I'm pro-mounts. I don't really think they shrank the world; if anything FFXI's got tediously large after the hundredth time you had to go through the Meriphataud Mountains. I would rather have the choice to explore rather than be forced to explore. I think giving people the option is the best rout. In WoW I loved exploring and finding new corners and places that were like, WOW. But I know not all people do.