I asked why Ryzom only has one type of mount and packer pets. I was told that mainly because Ryzom doesn’t have the budget to add new animations for new pets. Creating new mounts and packers requires adding and testing new animation and right now the game doesn’t have the budget or the manpower to do it.
A simple and less costly request would be to change the textures for mounts and packers instead. We already have white mektoubs in game, why not make some of the current mounts white, make them more costly and give them a little more HP or have them withstand longer periods without food, or run a little faster. Change the look of the saddlebags; give them different armor (if possible). The main point is to give the player more options without introducing new and costly animated pets by simply changing the textures of what is already working in game.
A simple and less costly request would be to change the textures for mounts and packers instead. We already have white mektoubs in game, why not make some of the current mounts white, make them more costly and give them a little more HP or have them withstand longer periods without food, or run a little faster. Change the look of the saddlebags; give them different armor (if possible). The main point is to give the player more options without introducing new and costly animated pets by simply changing the textures of what is already working in game.