Guild Wars 2

Mounts.

Not ones that can fly, but ground mounts, ex. horses.

A thing that I dislike about this game is the amount of walking it takes to explore.
People might say “There are waypoints for a reason” but I’d rather ride a mount and take in the beautiful scenery of Tyria while exploring, rather than teleporting.

What’s the reason that’s holding ArenaNet back from adding mounts to the game?

because they don’t want to?
Also have you noticed anyone riding mounts in the world? \
no- that is because they walk.

stop trying to make mounts happen, it’s not going to happen

Another post about wanting mounts? There is no reason to have mounts other then cosmetic. on most classes, you get a passive speed increase, or a utility buff. Use way points, or if you don’t the WP, then just run over there, its not that far.

I could go for cosmetic mounts with no speed increase beyond your natural speed. Not the huge flying dragon things, but something non-intrusive that adds to the game.

Only if my Asura will be able to ride a Charr

Also have you noticed anyone riding mounts in the world? \
no- that is because they walk.

There’s mounts in the lore!

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Stone_Summit_Arcanist
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Stone_Summit_Herder
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Dolyak_Rider

Of course, there’s still reasons to not include mounts like balance and art work, but they’re lore friendly!

Bah! We don’t need mounts. Although, technically the Riding Broom and Tunneling Tool are mounts. Additional Cosmetic mounts would be fine with me. I may even buy one or two.

‘I want horsies and boats and dragons and spaceships and magic carpets and submarines and and and…’

The world of GW2 just isn’t expansive enough to warrant the inclusion of mounts – they’d only serve to make an already small world even smaller.
What’s wrong with speed buffs, waypoints or the good ol’ shoelace express anyhoo?

There are only 2 ways I can see mounts working.

The first is add mounts to all areas except cities, have no movement speed bonus, have the cost of one start at 50 gold and if you get hit or put into combat you get knocked off and knocked down for x seconds.

The other would be new maps designed for mounts. All other maps wouldnt allow them as they arent made to handle them but these new maps could even have your flying mounts as people seem to want those too.

Hawk.3574:

have no movement speed bonus, have the cost of one start at 50 gold

50 gold for a mount that moves no quicker than you would on foot?
Nope, still not seeing it.