Riding Pets, Mounts, Saddles System idea

[Legallyblonde]

Hi! I was inspiried by this thread http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...iding-on-pets-) and came up with this idea for a mount system and how it would work.

Mounting & Effects
What's the point of mounting you ask? When riding a pet the player recieves a 150% movement speed bonus.

Riding pets has no effects on its happiness meter. Players can also ride pets for as long as they like, you can even stand idle in town while mounted on a pet.

Players are unable to mount a pet if its happiness meter is depleted. Players are also unmounted if they-
*Use a skill or basic attack.
*Using your pet's Arcane Ability.
*Receiving damage.
*Dying

Note: You can travel & fast travel in-between maps while mounted I.E. Kraag -> Kraag Guild Castle.

How to ride your pet
Once you have summoned an appropriate pet and have the right saddle equipped. An icon of a saddle will appear beside(or instead of) the elixer button at the bottom of the screen. Tapping it will put you in a 2 second channelling state. Upon completion you will be riding your pet!



Saddles
Saddles are items available in the Store that allow you to mount & ride pets. There are 4 types of saddles available in the store.
Bound Riding Saddle: 50 Plat
Riding Saddle(Tradeable): 100 Plat
Bound Special Saddle: 150 Plat
Special Saddle(Tradeable): 300 Plat

What are special saddles?
Special Saddles are saddles imbued with animacy magic. They allow the player to ride pets that logically couldn't be otherwise. Pets that require a special saddle have unique animations when riding them.

Vanity Trail Saddles
Vanity Trail Saddles are Special Saddles that function the same as a Special Saddle except create a visible trail while riding on your pet. This can range from leaving a trail of flames, rainbows, gold, and much more. Seasonal Saddles are sold in bound version for a high platinum price in the store. They are otherwise looted from seasonal Massive Locked Crates.

Where to equip a saddle?
In the Other section.


*Note: Saddles are just items. There isn't a physical saddle when riding pets.

Normal Mount Pets
All Deers
All Reindeers
All Boars
All Unicorns
All Bears
All Dodos
All Wolves
All Demon Dogs
All Dragon Whelps
Stampy/Golden Stampy

Special Mounts
Brothers: They both carry you on your back over their heads.
The Brothers Whim
Shady'N'Surge
Lemon and Lime

Genies: Transforms into a magic carpet, letting you surf on them.
Maridos

Ghosts: Instead of riding them, the player runs frantically as they are chased by their ghost making a spooky face/waving their scythe.
Slobber/Golden Slobber
Grimm
Gloom

Sharks: The shark lifts their head and back from out of the ground, letting you surf on them.
Ripmaw
Hammerjaw

Golem: The player bounces repeatedly in pain off of their golem's back.
Glacian
Slag
Breezaga
Toor/Golden Toor

Alterra Fairies: They carry you by the back of your collar.
Ellie
Hawken
Gobi

Werewolves: You sit on their back as they run on all fours.
Fenris
Accalia

*If you have any ideas for special mounts let me know!

*If a certain pet/species isn't on the list it's because they would be unmountable.