Guild Wars 2

would be happy with removing waypoints and giving us mounts even if it was JUST a +33% speed boost( like Swiftness)

no pls not this again.

/15/15/15/15/15

Waypoints>mounts always and forever.

I have the perfect compromise idea. A gem store costume that makes you look like you are riding a mount. It will still be your legs running and your own profession’s speed boost. But the costume will look like you are riding a mount.

mounts only for asurans, called charrs. specifically other characters charrs. and there’s no request either, an asuran can always jump on other charrs backs.

Zardul.3952:

would be happy with removing waypoints and giving us mounts even if it was JUST a +33% speed boost( like Swiftness)

I’d be happy with a 33% increase in waypoint costs just if someone with a red name comes in and says ’No mounts, not ever, not even after the heat death of the universe, times infinity."

There will never be Mounts in Guild Wars, that’s why we have waypoints.

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-1 to mounts. It isn’t about not wanting others to have mounts. It is the fact that mounts would be completely pointless and stupid in this game.

Mebbe the little tonic/gemstore consumable that makes it look like you have a mount, as per the pics above, would work though, and could potentially be amusing.

Karuna.1357:

-1 to mounts. It isn’t about not wanting others to have mounts. It is the fact that mounts would be completely pointless and stupid in this game.

Jokes aside, why would mounts be “pointless and stupid”? Fact is GW1 never had them but considering how much GW2 departed from the original concept why would adding mounts to the game like horses or moas be stupid?

my original joke post aside, as a person that probably wouldn’t use a mount, I’m completely ok with them. I’d be against removing the wp system (at least completely) but aside from that, it’s not necessarily p2w and it could contribute to character diversity.

ts;dc +0.5

Mounts, oh my can you image the gold sink potential? Stabling costs, gear, food and the training. I’ll keep WP’s thanks anyway.

-1 please. Where do I click for that?

-10,000,000. OMG, this AGAIN? NO to mounts. This is a WP system.

Maybe instead of mounts we could have tonics with permanent swiftness and maybe some boost skills.

Mounts? OK, but only if they look like this!

You mean more mounts, right?

Cause the gem store already has the Sonic Tunneling Tool and the Riding Broom mounts

IndigoSundown.5419:

Mounts? OK, but only if they look like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nXfffeAIU

Good. But does it beat this?

Behellagh.1468:

IndigoSundown.5419:

Mounts? OK, but only if they look like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nXfffeAIU

Good. But does it beat this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjyEmxECHLI

Wow that really is a great mount. Definitely want that mount.

No.

yes.

mounts are awesome

No.
-3.1415151515

No.

I like mounts, they are a classic on the now days MMOs, but do not get me wrong I love the way point system which is pretty original and fits in the story, however.. makes little sense that any of this races has no actually domesticate any animal as mounts . I love the game as it is but I would totally vote +1 for mounts.

Zackie.8923:

yes to mounts.

so many selfish people who don’t want others to have mounts but don’t want their waypoints to get taken away

And…

Zackie.8923:

yes.

mounts are awesome

Don’t think it helps if you say it more times… Trying to be a crowd by yourself?

Waypoints works as they are and if they where to be taken away storywise maby mounts would be needed but it would be a very bad decision from Anet since they control the story so they can make the story so they waypoints won’t all die. So if you think that “we” who don’t want mounts are selfish, what are those who wan’t the perfectly working Waypoints to be taken away and replaced by mounts?

Why I don’t want mounts?
They are not needed, we got waypoints.
They are not needed, we got sprint skills.
They will affect gameplay, becouse the mounts most people who wants mounts should have much higher speed and if they are supposed to replace waypoints they realy needs to have higher speed. Wich would in the end require you to have a mount and then how would WvW look like, there would have to be alot of new programming to do … Those who have 100% exploration on foot (Like me) have worked hard while with mounts it will be a rush and you will miss half of the scenery. People will rush more and miss alot of stuff. Instead of stopping and help people will just ride on by and don’t bother to help a fallen or falling player (I have seen it so many times in Lotro).
In fact I loathe pocket horses, where in the world do they pull out their horse from?

I have stated before what kind of mounts I would like for GW2 and that is like siegedevourers, golems, Bikes and other stuff that you can take from enemies and these things will have special skills made for that specific vehicle. If you leave map with them you will loose it, if it is destroyed you will loose it, If you waypoint with it you will loose it and so on.

you mean i can’t reply to different people with the same opinion?

many games have way points and still have mounts
it wont cheepen gw2 to have them
there does not have to be mounted combat i personally hate it
but the collector factor is huge and the cash anet could make even bigger
i havent spent 1 dollar since paying for the game but if they added mounts tomorro in the gem store i would be buying them with gems paid for in cold hard cashhhhhhhhhh

+1000 for mounts all types plzzzzzz

Shrug. The sheer entertainment value of watching a Dorito lead a zerg of cavalry off a cliff negates a lot of no votes, for me.

There is really no valid argument for “no mounts” but for some reason the topic is a knee jerk hot button here.

Amazing Tyria. Tanks, Airships, helicopters, matter transference, holograms and more. And not a single soul who looked at a pack dolyak and thought “I wonder if I could sit on that pack saddle”.

no and always no i hate mounts in games always have always will.

IndigoSundown.5419:

Mounts? OK, but only if they look like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nXfffeAIU

+100.000 to this kind of mounts

Mordremoth poking the WPs, might be just a small update planned by ANet, which is done once Taimi makes her solution and applies.

Thus we still have waypoints, but something was changed…

Zackie.8923:

you mean i can’t reply to different people with the same opinion?

Oh I am sorry, my mistake. But…

Maby you should start to quote more so we can se who you reply to? The fist yes was just as yes as the second yes so to me it just looked wierd without any quote since it just looked like where saying yes again out in the air.

Teofa Tsavo.9863:

There is really no valid argument for “no mounts” but for some reason the topic is a knee jerk hot button here.

A few reasons:

“This isn’t WoW.”
“Waypoints are good enough.”
“This is the n+15th thread on mounts, make it stop.”
“Mounts aren’t lore-appropriate.”
“Mounts would unbalance the game, especially WvW.”
“Frameratezerg omg mounts everywhere all the time annoying.”
“Mounts will be Gem Store and Pay-to-Win.” (It’s not pay to win. If you’re going to use that term, use it properly. -_-)

And so on. All of which are countered in one way or another. (Except the 3rd one. Really, can it please stop? :|) The terrain isn’t even well suited for mounts. Anyone who plays a Charr knows what I’m talking about. =P

I don’t mind the idea of mounts, but they aren’t necessary.

Would they be a fantastic gold sink? If done properly, yes.
Would they be useful in areas with frequently locked waypoints? Yes.
Would (some) people enjoy them? Sure!

Is it worth production cost to include them? ….eeeeh, maybe not.
Considering they can’t even get traits or Legendary crafting or Ascended crafting right, could we even trust them to get a mount system right?
No.
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Astral Projections.7320:

I have the perfect compromise idea. A gem store costume that makes you look like you are riding a mount. It will still be your legs running and your own profession’s speed boost. But the costume will look like you are riding a mount.

I sometimes wonder about the intelligence of the modern man.

And then I see kittening amazing suggestions like this and feel better. Haha

WOW – this topic again? This has been discussed ad nauseum. No to mounts.

This is how this topic is….

Also, for those of you who are just dying for a mount…they do have the riding broom for gems. So it’s been implemented, just won’t get you anywhere faster. Now can we shut up about it already?

Rauderi.8706:

“This isn’t WoW.”

WoW is by far not the only MMO using mounts so this argument is pretty ill informed.

holodoc.5748:

Rauderi.8706:

“This isn’t WoW.”

WoW is by far not the only MMO using mounts so this argument is pretty ill informed.

So, if other MMO’s jump off a cliff, you want GW2 to do it also? I don’t care what other games have, I want what makes sense in this game. In the LS2 areas, mounts would be totally useless and I think that is why they were designed that way.

No to mounts. Can we have a mod close this thread as we have discussed to topic TOO MUCH already.

holodoc.5748:

Rauderi.8706:

“This isn’t WoW.”

WoW is by far not the only MMO using mounts so this argument is pretty ill informed.

But for some reasons it seems a lot of those “make this MMO exacly like the MMO i played before” thread are from ex WoW players.
Was the same in RIFT with “giff Damage-Meter” and “give Addons” and all that stuff.

And those players often also think that WoW was the first MMO ever and has invented everything .. heck even Tolkien has stolen the Orks from WoW.

Else we should normally not talk about WoW clones but about EQ clones, since WoW has stolen nearly everything from EQ .. even their devs for raids.

Yes, but only bicycles:

No please.
One of the reasons I bought this game was cuz there’s no mount.
Don’t want to use mount.
Also don’t want to see others use mount. It blocked my screen and annoy my eyes.

Mounts would start to segregate players into haves and have-nots. The only way this can be avoided is stuff like the flying broom.

In other words, no to mounts

Tasty Pudding.3764:

Yes, but only bicycles:

NO…..POGO STICKS OR DIE!!!!!

(too soon?)

Azhure.1857:

No.

I have an urge to buy one and ride it around yelling in /m ; anet put in mounts!!!!111!

Oculus.5703:

I have an urge to buy one and ride it around yelling in /m ; anet put in mounts!!!!111!

Go ahead – other players can just put you on the ignore list and your protest is useless.

Even if I kinda like mount it’s not gonna take place in gw2 for whatever reason the “community” have, but I’m 100% for a reduction of the number of WP(at least 1/3 of them) or an increase on WP cost.
If seeing someone on a mount ruins your immersion the effect of such a high amount of WP(zerging, training… ) does not leave place for it.

Teckos.1305:

Even if I kinda like mount it’s not gonna take place in gw2 for whatever reason the “community” have, but I’m 100% for a reduction of the number of WP(at least 1/3 of them) or an increase on WP cost.
If seeing someone on a mount ruins your immersion the effect of such a high amount of WP(zerging, training… ) does not leave place for it.

If i were a dev i would reduce the useable WPs and the cost of WPs especially for your account, just to make you happy.
Of course only for you and not for others because you didn’t posted that suggestion just to worsen the gameplay for others because they don’t want mounts .. right ?

Beldin.5498:

…
But for some reasons it seems a lot of those “make this MMO exacly like the MMO i played before” thread are from ex WoW players.
Was the same in RIFT with “giff Damage-Meter” and “give Addons” and all that stuff.

And those players often also think that WoW was the first MMO ever and has invented everything .. heck even Tolkien has stolen the Orks from WoW.

Else we should normally not talk about WoW clones but about EQ clones, since WoW has stolen nearly everything from EQ .. even their devs for raids.

Three responses to my previous, and this is the only one that gets it. =P
Highlighting common arguments does not endorse them, just sayin’.

And psh, WoW didn’t steal orcs from Tolkein. They stole them from Warhammer when Warhammer said “no thanks” to the developers. Bet they’re kicking themselves now, especially after Warhammer Online failed. Did that one have mounts? I don’t know, because it was so boring I never got past “Chapter 2.”

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Anyway, it’s been in a dozen threads before as to the why and why not. GW2 doesn’t need them. No need for anti-othergame vitriol, the primary point is there.