Guild Wars 2

Note: Talking about horses, land mounts and the like. Not flying mounts.

I hear that people in this community isn’t so fond of mounts, since it would be no point because of waypoints. But what if it’s a game mechanic where we can use in combat? Mounts can add so much more strategy in WvW and PvE because how it can be used. We can master how to use our mounts effectively and use our weapons while riding a mount using the mastery system. It can also be something prestige by completing really difficult content and obtaining a special mount.

Riding a mount shouldn’t have a static movement speed, it should gain momentum as you ride longer. Hitting walls really fast would boot you off your mount, or at the least slow you down. In Heart of Thorns, where in a dense and heavy jungle it wouldn’t be convenient. However in a desert cough crystaldesert cough cough cough (bad throat), it would be a great use.

Jumping should also vary how fast you go, so riding really fast would have you jump a nice delicious distance, in the other hand jumping while moving a short distance would be a very awkward jump. This is so that jumping puzzles can have an extra mechanic with mounts, while most current jumping puzzles can’t benefit from mounts. It can also set up really amazing WvW battles and save a lot of time for travel.

Mount combat should be similar and inspired by the sport Jousting, where heavy CC such as knockbacks would boot you off your mount or likewise. Mount combat would be amazing for initial charges, having an army using steeds to charge Stonemist Castle.. Additionally, you should craft horses together to get a better horse in the Mystic Forge, or go do a collection to get a special mount (or some other super hard content!).

I believe that’s all, feel free to add more discussion.

Requesting merge with https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Mounts-merged

My summary of the previous 100500 “mount” threads if you’re interested:

Lishtenbird.2814:

[~] Threads for reference:

• Mounts Megathread – main “mounts” topic, merged by Gaile Grey from 7 threads
• Suggestion: Mounts?
• Mounts {12}
• Mounts {2}, Mounts {8}, Mounts {10}, Mounts {11}, Mounts {13}
• Incoming Mounts??
• What Would Mounts do for this Game?
• No Mounts?

[+] Arguments in favour:

• That other game has it; we’ve seen it done there and enjoyed it.
• Aesthetics: mounts are cool. Riding a mount is another pleasant experience which a videogame can give to a player who lives in real life. You can use existing animals and even create new ones – that’s a base for new content.
• Speed: you can travel faster. You can use waypoints if you like, or mounts if you like the experience.
• Progression: buying and upgrading mounts gives you stuff to do, and more stuff to do is what this game needs.
• Flying mounts are even more fun then terrestrial mounts. Flying mounts will make exploring Tyria easier and more enjoyable. Flying mounts will let you look at Tyria from a new angle.
• Since underwater combat exists in GW2 (same z-axis gameplay) and Tengu are still to make their move, a map with flying mounts makes sense.
• Mounts could be constrained to a single map, similar to Dry Top, or exist as a PvP-style activity.

[-] Arguments against:

• GW2 is not that other game and was not designed with mounts in mind. That’s why we feel mounts do not belong here, and adding them will feel forced (“added because others have it”, not “added because we needed them”).
• Aesthetics: mounts will look silly with GW2 races and animals (giant norn on a pink moa). Mounts will make GW2 even less serious and more visually annoying than Moot, Quip and pink unicorn bows. Mounts will contribute to visual clutter.
• We already have cosmetic mounts: broom, carpet, sonic device. We already have a minor speed “mount”: the Dry Top kites.
• Speed: waypoints are superior in terms of traveling. Maps are small enough to even travel by foot. We already have mobility skills and speed boosters for that.
• Progression: the game was advertised as having (next to no) gear grind, and people love it for that reason. Introducing mounts as an obligatory item (“grind for it or you lose”) will cause the same uproar as ascended armour.
• Like jumping would ruin a game designed with no jumping in mind, flying mounts will ruin GW2 maps (for example, think about jumping puzzles, or vistas on mountains, or easily traversing areas which are supposed to be filled with foes). Furthermore, maps were designed to look cool from the ground, not from above; you can see how many problems flying mounts will bring into map design by googling off-map videos and looking at the map attentively.
• Things like mounts will require a lot of development resources to adapt to all races and body types; clipping will be a very serious issue, too. These resources could be spent elsewhere.

[=] Current state of affairs:

• Most “mount” threads are met with negativity (and a gif of a jokey beating a dead horse), because this topic has been discussed countless times. Still, new “mount” threads appear every now and then, showing that there are players who are actively wanting to discuss the addition of mounts.
• New “mount” threads are known to be closed with the reasoning of numerous threads on the subject already existing:

Moderator.1462:

This suggestion has already been made. Please refer to the threads in the suggestions subforum on this topic for the discussion. Thanks for yout understanding. This thread is closed

CC Eva.6742:

This topic has been widely discussed here already and there are still threads popping out in the Suggestion subforum from time to time so we would kindly request you to search for them and contribute with your thoughts there in order to avoid duplicates of the same topic.

CC Danicia.1394:

As numerous threads regarding this topic have already been linked, we’ll close this thread and request that you point your discussions over to them.

Moderator.8539:

Hey there, as others pointed out, there are quite a number of threads on mounts already. Please use one of these existing ones to add to the discussion.

Moderator.8539:

Since there is a number of threads on the subject already, this one is now closed.