Yo I actually did do a ride and such. Ran parcels. It's awful! I can really put the idea into words better now, I think.
I am not advocating for any changes to armor, except maybe more advantages to light armor.
The problem is you have 3rd speed which is NOT THAT FAST and 2nd speed which is SLOW and regens SLOW. Then you have 4th speed.
My thoughts would be this: leave second the trot that it is, but let it regain stam a lot faster, make 3rd into a near infinite travel speed, and have 4th be for people who are really trying to make moves and maybe INCREASE the cost of stam for that, So, add some level of skill play into it as well. But definitely the drain v speed in 3rd on most horses, even deserts... deserts w/o armor are barely ok lol vs how long you have to trot to regen even 70-100 is unbelievable. It's like 3 minutes lol.
Edit: Or make stam regen less quickly at breakpoints like 80-70-50-30 etc.
I am not advocating for any changes to armor, except maybe more advantages to light armor.
The problem is you have 3rd speed which is NOT THAT FAST and 2nd speed which is SLOW and regens SLOW. Then you have 4th speed.
My thoughts would be this: leave second the trot that it is, but let it regain stam a lot faster, make 3rd into a near infinite travel speed, and have 4th be for people who are really trying to make moves and maybe INCREASE the cost of stam for that, So, add some level of skill play into it as well. But definitely the drain v speed in 3rd on most horses, even deserts... deserts w/o armor are barely ok lol vs how long you have to trot to regen even 70-100 is unbelievable. It's like 3 minutes lol.
Edit: Or make stam regen less quickly at breakpoints like 80-70-50-30 etc.