Oh please, saying that mounted combat is present, and comparing that to a game based on mounted combat is like comparing apples to oranges. The focus of a game completely drives the experience.

This seems like an incredibly ignorant reply and it’s shameful that it’s at the top and first read. You say that the game “does nothing to distinguish itself”. Are you serious? Please go ahead and name another big budget MMO that is entirely based around collecting mounts and mounted combat.