[Sar'grath]

From the other mount poll.

After reviewing the matter again after a month, I have decided that it would be best for mounts to be used for cavalry, officers, and transportation.

For Cavalry: Cavalry will be a swift, powerful, and extremely damaging weapon within a Darkfall strategist's arsenal. Able to shatter front lines to pieces, rip through flanks, and sneak up from behind, a single cavalry division of elite players could be an essential and devastating tool to a clan's success.

For Officers: Darkfall has very unique siege mechanics. The clan leader, and the clan leader only, must activate a special item called a Challenge Shard. When the Challenge Shard has been activated, all of that clan's assets become vulnerable, but so does the opponent's city. After the Challenge Shard has been activated, the leader appears as a blip on the maps of both the clan and the opponent. From here on out, the clan leader must stay alive, summon siege weapons, and organize tactics to bring down the opponent's clan stone while remaining alive. Officers being on mounts will not only give them the extra speed to evade stray attackers, but also allow his comrades to recognize him and protect him.

For transportation: As I have stated before, the Darkfall Devs have stated that it takes 4 hours to cross Agon on foot. Broken up proportionally, this means that it will take almost an hour or two to get from the Orkish region of Morak to the neighboring Dwarf and Human regions. Mounts could cut this time significantly, and will also give them the ability to get safely out of ambushes and other problems.