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gangguard · Mar 24, 2005, 05:54 AM // 05:54

I think mounts would be fun so makes travelling fast and fun although you can teleport. But maybe you can add some mount keys, e.g go wild basically running around without you directing it so u can cue up your spells, or Trample so u attack with the mount attack. Although it might be too good for sword fighters or ranger but it's always nice to see a Mount.

WNxTyphoon · Mar 24, 2005, 05:57 AM // 05:57

They should put them in but only let you ride them in town and in *most* explorable areas

Nascent · Mar 24, 2005, 06:02 AM // 06:02

There's really no need to have mounts....

gangguard · Mar 24, 2005, 06:03 AM // 06:03

great suggestions

Pharalon · Mar 24, 2005, 06:13 AM // 06:13

It's times like these I wish I had a ban stick....

Scaper-X · Mar 24, 2005, 07:41 AM // 07:41

Suggested all too many times.

No.
-- Scaper-X

Allah_Mode · Mar 24, 2005, 07:44 AM // 07:44

lol, i posted about this like 3 minutes ago in the snowy regions and animals thread...

Rushing Wind · Mar 24, 2005, 10:06 AM // 10:06

Something about waste of space comes to mind! The only mounts that are needed are the monsters that ride them. Its fun watching those massive pieces of meat fall to the ground!

No mounts in-game! Thats what instancing is for. Great idea for battle purposes but still not worth it.

Skizzle the Curado · Mar 24, 2005, 12:27 PM // 12:27

I think mounts should be added to increase travel speed. Or maybe something like EQs SoW. Think about how awsome it would be to be in battle with another guild and having two rangers or warriors on mounts going at each other.

Dhomohappy · Mar 24, 2005, 12:29 PM // 12:29

Right something like EQ SoW would be nice, also seeing you being able to ride a mount and shooting your bow would be an awsome thing.

Oracle · Mar 24, 2005, 12:30 PM // 12:30

No.

In a game like WoW, mounts are so important because of the huge amount of travelling involved to get from quest to quest or to crafters, trainers, sellers, etc. This is not the case in GW which has 'instant teleport'. I would imagine it would take a LOT of 'dev time' to introduce mounts and I'd rather they spent that on other things (new maps, another concept class, etc).

BoTosh · Mar 24, 2005, 12:38 PM // 12:38

i think mounts would be pointless in the fact that u can teleport and such..

Davion · Mar 24, 2005, 12:48 PM // 12:48

not only pointless because you can teleport over the map.....but having mounts would makes this game more and more like any other mmorpg.....and I just can't see making that sacrifice to its uniqueness. I judt don't think it should even come up for discussion anymore.

the map travel was instituted to not allow party members to travel to places they haven't already been themselves...whole different matter.

Dhomohappy · Mar 24, 2005, 12:51 PM // 12:51

But having mounts for traveling in a group, with the travel function you have to leave the party

Mumblyfish · Mar 24, 2005, 01:13 PM // 13:13

No. For gameplay reasons, there's no reason to implement mounts. If they increase transport speed then they'll remove any and all challenge from explorable areas, no amount of drawbacks could fix that. Can you remember those Warriors that'd charge directly ahead and get you all killed, in missions? Well, with mounts, they could charge way ahead of you and get the party wiped even quicker. Cool beans! For aesthetic reasons, it simply wouldn't fit to have mounts. Guild Wars seems to be trying to stray away from the fantasy MMO stereotypes. We don't have a load of races, we don't have any sodding Elves, raids, or mounts. You add mounts, and what next? Ooh, let's toss some Elves in there, with a +2 modifier to Intelligence! Ooh, how's about some Dwarves, or catpeople? Let's all go do ballet, oooooh, I'm learning to dance. Bloody girlyboys.

What would we ride, anyway? Those giant birds? SquareEnix are on the phone, they want to sue you for every penny we've got. What's left? Wolves, warthogs? Now that'd just look bloody ridiculous. Guild Wars is campy, but straddling warthogs is... no. No. And if we do get horses, everyone and their bloody grandma would ride one. All the time. I wouldn't mind key NPCs appearing on a mount, they're important enough to warrent that. But scum of the earth, "Oh look, another adventurer," types like us certainly don't deserve 'em.

Lord Kinetic · Mar 24, 2005, 02:44 PM // 14:44

No.

As many have said you wouldn't need it to travel between towns because of teleporters, you wouldnt need it in towns because the District system allows towns to be small. And having it on explorable areas and on missions would be unfair. Not only would people go ahead and get killed but also it would make exploring easy, you could go past enemys without even fighting them!

Kha · Mar 24, 2005, 02:48 PM // 14:48

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Originally Posted by Skizzle the Curado

Or maybe something like EQs SoW.

Windborne Speed (10,1,5) - For 5-8 seconds, target ally moves 33% faster.
Linked Attribute: Air Magic.

This is the closest (besides self only like SoC in EQ). You can't make it as effective for traveling because the game isn't designed to run from point A to point B in a flash. You need to overcome obstacles. And if it did last longer then it may be overpowered in PvP.

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No. For gameplay reasons, there's no reason to implement mounts. If they increase transport speed then they'll remove any and all challenge from explorable areas, no amount of drawbacks could fix that.

Exactly. Enough has been said. There is no need for mounts. You don't have to run from Point A to Point B and then back to Point A in this game. You can instant travel. And mounts would make it far too easy to get from Point A to Point B (say a new area) with little resistance from the enemies. Accept the fact that the game developers want you to earn your travel experience.

Lord Kinetic · Mar 24, 2005, 03:08 PM // 15:08

I feel the need for this Thread to be closed, we have expressed all views and have reached a firm decision that no Mounts should not be added, nice idea though Gangguard

Agent Dark Bootie · Mar 24, 2005, 04:32 PM // 16:32

IMO
i think horses should cost money
LOTS of money
and you will have to have completed some missions with horses so that you know how to ride one
and horses would be a GREAT addition
you could add up oh say 10 dyes and make your hose a different color
you could even buy different mounts
andput bags on your horse so you can have extra stuff and only able to get it while near your horrse
but horses could be a big responsibility in ascalon and such
if you leave your horse behind, it could walk around and get lost.
there would be an option to hold the......rope thingy while walking so your horsse may follow you but you will walk while he does.
there would be a stable to put your horses and such
and when you go into the fray you could speed past enemies andgive them a slice or two dealing extra damage
or arrow them from afar
but while horses may be able to take you from on place to annother,
you will have to care for it
maybe feed it and such?
there could be an emote to "groom" your horse
you could even pick the size of the horses hair and the design of it
with more dye you could add tattoos to ur horse and such
you could save up cloth and dye to put a ragdoll moving mask on ur horse
THAT WOULD BE GREAT
THIS GAME WULD PWN EVERQUEST 2!

Uthar · Mar 24, 2005, 04:54 PM // 16:54

Or maybe we could just get one of those handheld little pet game thingummies that were all the rage a few years ago in much younger kids...

Or we could make them game really incredibly unneccessarily complex, and completely abandon the idea of 'Skill, not time played' that has been a large part of the driving force of the game. (Though it's been compromised before and likely will again.)

No. I think not. Pets are unneccessary, only add complexity to the game in an area that does not need more complexity, and might make for balance issues. Can you take your pet to PvP and GvG? Can you ride someone down with it? Those would be seriously unbalancing issues to deal with.