While I agree on the pets part, I disagree on the MC part. Why would an MC not be part of small scale fighting? Do you want anyone using a mount being forced to only attend 10+ fights?
You should be careful what you call a gimmick in sandbox MMO. This game is about including different kinds of playstyles - not providing a footfighting arena because you consider that the most skillful class. You can organise such an arena though and I´m sure people would come.
It´s silly to assume that this time around SV will listen to guys like you. Their vision has not changed and it does not include the focus you want. There will be guards, there will be pets, there will be mounts and there will be grind. I´d advice you to make suggestions to actually improve on all these things rather than making the same salty comments about what kind of game you think they should develop.
We already know that guards should follow the same "logic" as player characters. So it´s not far fetched that pets will be have similar restrictions as well.
MC can be part of small scale fighting. I was just saying it makes me sad thats the first thing that comes to his mind when thinking about small scale PvP. MC is what it is...but lets not try to pretend it was skillful or balanced in ANY single way. It was literally sitting on top of OP mounts holding left click and clicking your potion if you took damage. Doesn't matter though and that wasn't even my intention with what I said.
Why would you think I would want people using a mount to be forced to attend 10+ fights? How did your brain even come up with that?
I don't want this game to be a footfight arena. I played all the "classes" myself. If it was a footfighting arena it would be a bit stale I agree.
It´s silly to assume that this time around SV will listen to guys like you. Their vision has not changed and it does not include the focus you want.
And why should they listen to guys like you? Sounds like you're trying to gatekeep feedback on the game imo. Its also a stupid thing to say, because I myself have suggested countless things that have been added to MO1 and hopefully MO2 for the better.
I´d advice you to make suggestions to actually improve on all these things rather than making the same salty comments about what kind of game you think they should develop.
I literally have made suggestions to improve all these things a thousand times over. I'm surprised I'm even having to defend myself here. I think you must have taken a turn for the worst over the few years. You're twisting words and making bitchy posts and its just not even enjoyable to discuss things with you. So yeah. Good luck on getting your opinion out there for people to take seriously...
and also good job at getting yet another thread cleaned here pretty soon.