Guild Wars 2

I’m sure we’ve all seen the mount threads, and the arguments for and against them. One of the common arguments against them is that we have Waypoints, we don’t need mounts. And this is true, in my opinion.

However, the recent addition of customization for mail carriers got me to thinking about it again. Mounts do bring an extra level of character customization to the table, so what if we added that to the way you appear/disappear for waypoints instead?

Instead of just disappearing when you waypoint away, imagine if a large griffon swooped down and grabbed your character, then flew off. And appearing at the waypoint could be the same, the griffon could drop you off on the ground. Maybe you appear and disappear in a burst of flame, or shadows reach up from the ground to pull you in and push you back up.

I know it would play loose with the lore a little bit to do it like this, but how waypoints work is a bit vague anyway. (Seriously, how do you teleport to one from the middle of nowhere?) I think the main problem is that, outside of the customization screen, you’d never see yourself creating the effects. Still, I think the idea might be worth considering.

Thoughts?

You wouldn’t see it anyway, so you are suggesting players pay for something that they will never see themselves use.

Doesn’t seem like that good of an idea unless you really like the idea of mass griffon abductions.

Drarnor Kunoram.5180:

You wouldn’t see it anyway, so you are suggesting players pay for something that they will never see themselves use.

Doesn’t seem like that good of an idea unless you really like the idea of mass griffon abductions.

Actually, I kind of do like that idea.

And yes, not being able to see it used on yourself is the downside of the idea, but I’m wondering if people would buy it (for a reasonable price) anyway just for the style of it.

would be great if not for the long loading screens that instantly pop up as soon as you wp, really wouldnt be able to see anything. I would rather they work on reducing load times when waypointing, cool idea though.

Well lore wise waypoints are something you actually teleport to, not some griffon carrying you there across Tyria… Even though it would be fun to see someone getting eaten by wurm right in front of you to be spit out somewhere else. Much like that gemstore stomp. Is it too immersion breaking though?

dirtynwah.3851:

Even though it would be fun to see someone getting eaten by wurm right in front of you to be spit out somewhere else.

Haha .. that would be a nice implementation of “wormholes”

X T D.6458:

would be great if not for the long loading screens that instantly pop up as soon as you wp, really wouldnt be able to see anything. I would rather they work on reducing load times when waypointing, cool idea though.

I doubt ANet will be buying players SSDs and go around upgrading networks any time soon.

I can’t see this being a big seller unless they add a sort of cinematic effect when you waypoint, so you can see yourself go. That might get irritating, however, if you have to watch it every time.

This idea is creative, but potentially problematic. Some waypoints get very busy, particularly around world bosses or farming events, so a couple people with griffons quickly turns into a whole flock, which turns into an ghastly, overlapping blob of griffon wings, wurms, and Asuran particle effects.

This sounds similar to something Runescape have when you teleport somewhere, and it was quite cool, though the teleport had a cast time so you could actually see it yourself.

As an example.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone, but I’ve come to the conclusion that the idea would cause more problems than it’s worth. Let’s toss this one on the reject pile.