Serisan wrote:
1. Mounted Combat is a requirement for Spirited Charge and Ride-by Attack. It's not a wasted feat.
2. Not all enemies will target a mount, nor will all targets automatically target the rider. Goblins, for instance, will generally attack the horse due to racial hatred as they may view it as a bigger threat than the rider.
The first point I don't agree with. While it is a road to other feats, it does not mean it should not have any meaning. It's still a feat and just because you need it to progress in a feat chain does not mean it should have no impact at all.
You might aswell switch it out and say it requires skill focus(craft: Crap Statue) and when the player takes it say that you can't craft statues out of crap, but you can take the next feat that will give you something nice.
However, the second point is valid and I think it sums up the essence of handling this matter in a way that shouldn't break anyones fun. Especially, if you use goblins. Killing goblins is always fun. It's like killing little green idiot babies.