What about a climbing mechanic that would allow the player character to scale mountains? If it was generally slower than any mounts and had the cost of mana (like with dashing) then I think it could be a pretty nice feature.
How I'd think it could work is that you'd have a button that when...
When I first saw this event I was excited that I'd get to play soccer in a game like this, but the six-player requirement ruined that for me as I don't have friends in-game and there wasn't anyone else queuing up to play whenever I came by.
Asking for 5 other random people to come to mirage...