Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-31507215-20170811015537

Put simply, I am suggesting that there be a way to toggle the effects of a saddle on LotR mounts.

Here is why:  When a Mirkwood Spider or Warg (of any tameable sort) is not saddled, it will wander aimlessly or charge at, and attack, any nearby enemies. When they are saddled and being ridden, however, they only go where their rider tells them to, and (as far as I can tell) lose the ability to attack on their own. Also, this is not the case with mounted NPCs, and can be something of a disadvantage for players.

So, I am suggesting that, when a certain key (toggleable, but perhaps [F] by default) is pressed while riding a mount, the saddle is "disabled" until the key is hit again. When the saddle is disabled, it is still on the steed, but the effects of it (being able to control it, and it only responding to your commands) are not applied. This would allow players to control their steed (let's say a Warg) into battle, and then hit the key, and let it wreak havoc while the player attacks separately.

As this may cause some confusion, an icon of some sort should appear on the screen while the saddle is disabled, such as a warning triangle, or a grayed out saddle icon, etc.

Thanks for reading! Constructive Criticism, Comments, and Kudos welcome!

 