MOUNTS

[ChaosJudicator]

Please let us have mounts
I would really like to use my Lucid Ring that gives me wings
Not just for that item, but there are actually a lot of items/skills that are mount related.

Eg,
Demon Wings
Accessories etc etc

So far the only one that is "allowed" is Xenon's flying but that's because it's a skill in the beginner tab, which is quite sad for other classes and accessories that allow the Mount Skill.

Please consider making this a thing!

 

[Poro]

Just a note: Xenon's skill is not a mount. It is an actual skill that is not restricted in locations where mounts are blocked (you can cast buffs while flying whereas you cannot on a mount).

There are also other various mounts that are available from events and the Tower of Oz.

 

[Jion]

Seconded.

INB4 some jerkass goes, "hermagerd it's a waste of the mod's time and resources blah blah blah"

I'd also like to see more pets too, but that's unrelated to your suggestion.

 

[Hene]

Seconded.

INB4 some jerkass goes, "hermagerd it's a waste of the mod's time and resources blah blah blah"

I'd also like to see more pets too, but that's unrelated to your suggestion.

Except that jerkass has a valid point. Sure cosmetics are great and all but i'd much rather have bug fixes and working bosses be prioritized (which they currently are as easy will just came out and bug fixes to certain classes just recently).

Btw I'm in no way shape or form against mounts, pets or other such cosmetics, i love them in fact, just they should be secondary to to those i mentioned previously.

 

[Jion]

Except that jerkass has a valid point. Sure cosmetics are great and all but i'd much rather have bug fixes and working bosses be prioritized (which they currently are as easy will just came out and bug fixes to certain classes just recently).

Btw I'm in no way shape or form against mounts, pets or other such cosmetics, i love them in fact, just they should be secondary to to those i mentioned previously.

I wholeheartedly agree that bugs should be prioritized. However there's often an echo chamber between a few users in the suggestions that drowns out suggestions like these. I feel like "waste of dev time" isn't a reason that's pertinent, the devs can ascertain what's need to be prioritized (bugs). I'd personally be happy if these type of aesthetic changes were added to their to-do list, even if it's at the very bottom of the list.

 

[Poro]

I wholeheartedly agree that bugs should be prioritized. However there's often an echo chamber between a few users in the suggestions that drowns out suggestions like these. I feel like "waste of dev time" isn't a reason that's pertinent, the devs can ascertain what's need to be prioritized (bugs). I'd personally be happy if these type of aesthetic changes were added to their to-do list, even if it's at the very bottom of the list.

Its not so much of "waste of dev time" as X has already fixed almost all the mounts, the real issue becomes the way in which players can acquire the pets/mounts/whatever without it being basically given to the player for "free" or low effort. Currently, the workaround for that is to have them be in events but if you have some suggestions for other methods, please list them.

 

[Jion]

Its not so much of "waste of dev time" as X has already fixed almost all the mounts, the real issue becomes the way in which players can acquire the pets/mounts/whatever without it being basically given to the player for "free" or low effort. Currently, the workaround for that is to have them be in events but if you have some suggestions for other methods, please list them.

I was going to suggest the same, actually. I think it'd be cool for them to be added to our occasional custom events. What better way to show off your status as a veteran Aries player than by flying around on a dragon, or touting your unique pet? There's also the option to add them into Tower of Oz as untradeable items (for instance, putting the pool of items as a rare drop at the end of a stage, with higher stages offering rarer items). Another option could be putting them in the event reward shop for an obscene amount of coins. Most of the items in there are aesthetic (damage skins, chairs), so the people who do the automated events would likely also be shoppers for these types of items.

Regardless, I think the items should be behind a time-sink/limited by availability and untradeable to maintain rarity and effort to attain them.

Edit: Another idea could be to introduce a custom event that offers RNG loot boxes as mob drops. Boxes are mostly filled with junk, but also offer mounts/pets/etc as rare drops at a low % chance. The boxes themselves should also be untradeable, so hackers can't profit off of them. You could also stick consumable buff items (that stack, although not sure if any do) from past Maplestory events as an incentive for the more hardcore players to use while bossing.

 

[David]

Where chicken mount at please.

 

[Spyro]

I was going to suggest the same, actually. I think it'd be cool for them to be added to our occasional custom events. What better way to show off your status as a veteran Aries player than by flying around on a dragon, or touting your unique pet? There's also the option to add them into Tower of Oz as untradeable items (for instance, putting the pool of items as a rare drop at the end of a stage, with higher stages offering rarer items). Another option could be putting them in the event reward shop for an obscene amount of coins. Most of the items in there are aesthetic (damage skins, chairs), so the people who do the automated events would likely also be shoppers for these types of items.

Regardless, I think the items should be behind a time-sink/limited by availability and untradeable to maintain rarity and effort to attain them.

Edit: Another idea could be to introduce a custom event that offers RNG loot boxes as mob drops. Boxes are mostly filled with junk, but also offer mounts/pets/etc as rare drops at a low % chance. The boxes themselves should also be untradeable, so hackers can't profit off of them. You could also stick consumable buff items (that stack, although not sure if any do) from past Maplestory events as an incentive for the more hardcore players to use while bossing.

Mounts and pets that are unavailable by general means have already been added with our seasonal events prior to your suggestion.