I absolutely love my Griffon - the model, the skin, the movements, all are really top notch - but compared to the pure-utility minivan that is the skyscale I frankly almost never use it.
For me, anyway, all it would take to make Griffons even somewhat interesting for general use would be to let them use updrafts (like gliding players). Then suddenly you have a very fast mount that can cover serious map distances instead of (what it is now) a sexy, highly maneuverable glider.
To be honest I felt the same way and always wondered why they couldn't learn to do this. It legit flies like a bird. Now would even be a good time to teach them simply because the skimmer can go underwater now. It would be something fun like that. They could even add a wind tunnel mechanic. You could dive into it, the griffin auto flies in it (because it would be fast and think of it kinda like an elevator or when we sit in the updrafts) and you can choose to leave it early for momentum. OR you wait until it shoots you out from where ever and use the speed to gain more lift. Regardless though they are basically birds in their flight style so using updrafts should be able to be taught to them at some point.
Make Griffons Great Again
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