>>718293565
just use defender and rush village to get the promotions quests to skip LR. After that HR is smooth sailing since lobbies are always full of helpers

>>713047367
>Seikret will still be in the game, gathering and exploring will still be completely nonexistant
That's not the mount's fault. They're not to blame for Wilds have nothing worth looking at. Dogs didn't take away from exploring in Rise, but hell at least players had the option of the dog not being around at all if they so chose.