Guild Wars 2

Lots of people wants to have them ingame. And i have an idea how to implement it without hurting the game. They should be an x second cast item that, when mounted, gives perma swiftness and maybe some dash on “dodge”. So mounts wouldnt give some extra super speed but gives you some easy acess for swiftness. Beside ofc looking good.

I know that one of the reasons why I was so hooked on world of warcraft was because of the mounts. this is the case not because of travel efficiency, but the sheer awesomeness of riding mammoths, flying carpets, mechanical chickens, or even just horses. To me, Mounts really add to the development of the player and characters relationship(as corny and weird as that sounds) so I think that they would make this game so much more cooler. please, share opinions on this subject!

Dead horse, meet stick.

These discussions always end in about 50% of the players wanting mounts, and the other 50% not wanting them.

just think… you could be travelling tyria on a savage land dragon! would that be kick kitten

I’m pretty sure I’ve read that the developers will not create mounts within Tyria, save for those used for mini-games (Moa racing and Jousting….please come to the game soon!).

The reason is not what you think. See, the developers are being paid by the Rata Sum council to suppress riding mounts. This is to basically force Tyrian travels to make use of the Asura Gates and Asura Waypoints. The gates are free travel between cities and major locations within Tyria, sort of a “good will” gesture to the people of Tyria. But, the Waypoints cost and that’s where they make their money. It costs a lot of coin to rebuild exploding golems that are experimented on.

I see… it all makes sense now.

I haven’t missed mounts at all on this game, and I doubt I ever will. In other MMORPGs, they serve a purpose (faster travel) that is completely unnecessary in GW2, and as a result will probably never be added to the game. You should probably come to grips with this.

I’d love to see mounts at some point and the mechanic is already there in the form of swiftness. Just have that apply as long as you’re on the mount and voila. Really though, I more want mounts for looks than actual functionality.

Its not the necessity, in fact, there are countless unnecessary aspects to this game. My point is that mounts help develop characters, they could even be earned through personal story lines.

Another mount discussion?
So please give me the coconuts and the sound effects and emoticons to go with it ;P

exos.6831:

Its not the necessity, in fact, there are countless unnecessary aspects to this game. My point is that mounts help develop characters, they could even be earned through personal story lines.

Even ignoring how unnecessary they are, there would be a ton of issues with them and I completely understand why the developers do not wish for us to have them (I also agree with those reasons). So, as they say, if wishes were horses..then I guess you would have all the mounts you need…

I think it would be great to have an asura mount for my norn, or maybe a chicken

ProphetSword.5427:

exos.6831:

Its not the necessity, in fact, there are countless unnecessary aspects to this game. My point is that mounts help develop characters, they could even be earned through personal story lines.

Even ignoring how unnecessary they are, there would be a ton of issues with them and I completely understand why the developers do not wish for us to have them (I also agree with those reasons). So, as they say, if wishes were horses..then I guess you would have all the mounts you need…

I think if enough people ask for it, they might deliver. Would be a great way to attract more players.

exos.6831:

I think if enough people ask for it, they might deliver. Would be a great way to attract more players.

Been asked before, even in GW1, and the answer is always rightly no.
Instead of making a new thread on a subject that has been talked about to death and back, post a suggestion in the suggestion forum where it can be buried and put to rest quickly.

i didnt find any other threads about this…. excluding a few which hardly mentioned the topic.

On the top of the page, in the box labeled “Search the forums” type the word mount.
There was just a thread just yesterday, and pretty much every other day for the past 6 months.

well… heres your daily mount thread. nothing relevant came up when i searched.

Mounts is a subject they’ve neither confirmed or denied. It’s one of those things they’ve left open as a future possibility, but anything really is a future possibility. Since they could profit a lot from gem store mounts and customizations, which would be purely cosmetic, there probably will be mounts one day. However, they might be against the idea since mounts are a main target for the anti-WoW crowd.

Dwarves rode mounts in GW1, so the subject isn’t exactly unheard of in the world of tyria and charr already have bikes and tanks.

Yea! Another mount thread.

Mounts are prestige items, like legendary weapons. They’re the sexy sports car of a fantasy game world.

The only useful thing they do is speed travel. We have frelling Asura Waypoints that can port us across the game world for loose change.

The only use for mounts in this game is to brag how yours is bigger or prettier or cooler than someone else. Do we really need virtual ostentatious?

Behellagh.1468:

Yea! Another mount thread.

Mounts are prestige items, like legendary weapons. They’re the sexy sports car of a fantasy game world.

The only useful thing they do is speed travel. We have frelling Asura Waypoints that can port us across the game world for loose change.

The only use for mounts in this game is to brag how yours is bigger or prettier or cooler than someone else. Do we really need virtual ostentatious?

have you even… read this thread?

I give to you your daily mount thread…

Answer is still a resounding “no”, btw.

yeah… i guess it could only happen in some alternate fantasy universe with dragons and wizards.

exos.6831:

have you even… read this thread?

Yes, even you said …

exos.6831:

just think… you could be travelling tyria on a savage land dragon! would that be kick kitten

and …

exos.6831:

… this is the case not because of travel efficiency, but the sheer awesomeness of riding mammoths, flying carpets, mechanical chickens, or even just horses. To me, Mounts really add to the development of the player and characters relationship(as corny and weird as that sounds) so I think that they would make this game so much more cooler.

The only useful purpose for a mount is the speed travel. Beyond that it’s simply for show. So you are looking for a significant change to the game (unless we all auto dismount as soon as we attack or are attacked) just to be showy.

As I said, sexy sports car of the fantasy MMO genre.

As i said before… this game has a lot to do with being showy. People buy gear just for looks, you can dye your gear what ever color you want, there are unnecessarily high graphic capabilities, there is town gear, there are companions, there are useless abilities that, for example, turn you into a ravenman. I do agree that mounts would serve little use, but it is ironic that a flashy game refuses to include flashy content.

I feel like the people who barg in saying things like ‘Ugh not this again!’ and ’Daily mount thread" should be infracted because they are not contributing to the discussion AT ALL.

Anyways, I think I remember anet saying mounts wouldn’t happen AT LAUNCH. They have never said a definite NO. Fingers crossed!

I’d settle for gem mounts but I’d love a speedy one. I just want a pony anet PLEASE!

I’d love it if mounts could be customizable. Think Sims 3 pets. the horse builder is just too cool!

I would prefer context sensitive mounts such as Junundu in the Crystal Desert, or Devourers in the Blood Legion Homelands.

Snow White.9680:

I feel like the people who barg in saying things like ‘Ugh not this again!’ and ’Daily mount thread" should be infracted because they are not contributing to the discussion AT ALL.

Anyways, I think I remember anet saying mounts wouldn’t happen AT LAUNCH. They have never said a definite NO. Fingers crossed!

I’d settle for gem mounts but I’d love a speedy one. I just want a pony anet PLEASE!

I’d love it if mounts could be customizable. Think Sims 3 pets. the horse builder is just too cool!

I feel like people who create threads for subjects that have been discussed over and over again should be infracted (or better yet BANNED) for cluttering up the forums. This is the reason the mods have to keep merging threads.

I’m responding to this mount thread purely out of laziness – I don’t want to look up the others. And this is my first post on mounts soooo….. Mounts imply a large distance to travel. The current world of Tyria is actually claustrophobic, compared to other games with mounts, WoW, LOTRO, etc. But … you could make a case that the Crystal Desert, when opened would be a wide open area without waypoints (the sand just wrecks havoc with the gates or, hey, Asurans HATE that much sun so no one to build and maintain them). So, you could make a case to include them. But my understanding is the mechanics would be considerable to incorporate so it’s a question of whether they want to spend that time instead of doing something else … more unique.

Morrigan.2809:

Another mount discussion?
So please give me the coconuts and the sound effects and emoticons to go with it ;P

I wholeheartedly endorse this.

I know that Mounts will come and I’ll tell you how I a noob who haven’t even played this game yet because I am still in the middle of installation know. Halloween Broom Mount.

It was the first sign of them giving into the demand. It won’t be their last. Mounts are coming.

Yes another mount post a lot of people do want mounts no one can disagree with that, and a lot of people don’t. So we will see more mount posts. I don’t see a need for speed mounts and flying mounts are out of the question for Anet. Mounts just for show are ok I would get a few my self if i liked them.

Judging by how hard they have been trying to bend over backwards to get money from the ex-WoW crowd, I would assume mounts will be one of the main features of an upcoming expansion pack.

exos.6831:

just think… you could be travelling tyria on a savage land dragon! would that be kick kitten

I disagree because while you’re having fun on your land dragon, my vision is completely obstructed! Especially if you’re lounging around the cities/towns and interacting with the NPCs while mounted up.

if it’s going to be like a wow mount or something, NO! I hate fake pull-out-of-your-pocket mounts. Better off making a mount system with depth. Mounts that breed, born, stabled, fed, trained, get sick, grow old, die. Also breeding variations allowing for rare lines. Am I thinking too sandboxy??
But, it’ll never happen here, so be happy with your broom

A topic about mounts …

…Déjà vu

The only time there should be “mounts” is for specific instances or good reasons, like how we had to ride wurms to travel throught he deadly sulphur in the Sulphurous Wastes in Elona – though even then it would be hectic if there were dozens of players riding giant wurms at once in a given area. Other than that, please keep mounts out of this game. As others have said, there is no reason to have them except to appease the “other MMO players” who can’t go a minute without riding a stupid horse in their game.

I only tolerate the broomsticks because it’s a novelty thing that most people won’t bother with and it doesn’t provide any advantage to walking.

First of all, I did not mean instant apparition pocket mounts, i simply meant mounts. As I said before, maybe implementing a mount into the personal story of every character, it would add a lot to the character development of the game. This wouldnt mean a “mount hunt” system, it would be more like having a second character, which itself would be fairly unique to its master.

Twaddlefish.6537:

Morrigan.2809:

Another mount discussion?
So please give me the coconuts and the sound effects and emoticons to go with it ;P

I wholeheartedly endorse this.

Mounts, no. This, however, I would gladly pay for.

when I entered the word ‘mounts’ into search, I got 4,444 results….odd

OT: I do not have a desire for mounts. If enough people indicate they do not want them, it will probably equal out those that asked for them.
If they should ever be introduced to the game, I hope they are required to stay 100 yards from any NPCs.

I think its extremely odd that people have a disagreement with mounts? Have you ever played WoW or Rift? Mounts are awesome!

Justin.7163:

I only tolerate the broomsticks because it’s a novelty thing that most people won’t bother with and it doesn’t provide any advantage to walking.

Oh, you tolerate something you have no control over in the first place, thanks how kind of you

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

when I entered the word ‘mounts’ into search, I got 4,444 results….odd

OT: I do not have a desire for mounts. If enough people indicate they do not want them, it will probably equal out those that asked for them.
If they should ever be introduced to the game, I hope they are required to stay 100 yards from any NPCs.

on this thought let’s make Norn and Charr stay 100 yards away as well, they do fit into why you would say that.

well, I guess you are right…as long as the mounts are, say, a chicken strapped to each foot, it should be ok. =)

I was thinking little Quaggens

I will be everything I own that mounts are coming to Tyria. Take it to the bank

it’s not even the NPCs that would be the problem as you can click on talk if you can’t click on them. It would be people using mounts to troll JPs, like they do already with Norn and Charr.

yes…quaggans are much better than chickens!

The Riding Broom from the witch outfit is a good way to introduce ‘mounts’ to the game… Town clothes could have a skill that makes the character ride something but remain the same speed. That way it’ll only be used for ‘fun’.