Guild Wars 2

With the introduction of the Flying Broomstick, it’s occurred to me that ANet aren’t against the idea for mounts in the game, merely mounts that provide permanent speed bonuses.

With that said, my suggestion is this.

More mounts (Like the flying broomstick) in the Gem store, these mounts will provide no benefits, no speed boosts, no hidden stat bonuses, nothing. They’re purely cosmetic, they can function both in your Armor & Town clothes, and any speed boosts you gain from utility skills, weapon skills, passive traits, will still be in effect.

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

More mounts (Like the flying broomstick) in the Gem store, these mounts will provide no benefits, no speed boosts, no hidden stat bonuses, nothing. They’re purely cosmetic, they can function both in your Armor & Town clothes, and any speed boosts you gain from utility skills, weapon skills, passive traits, will still be in effect.

I’ve always thought that Arena Net shot themselves in the foot when they chose not to have mounts in a game that’s all about cosmetics. Mounts are a great way to customize your character as they’re often much bigger than the character sitting on it, allowing for more details and allowing some real bragging since they’re hard to miss. (Maybe where not on the same track at all as the broomstick is no all that big). I really, really hope that they make mounts to work in the game and goes for it.

Your suggestion of how mounts could fit in the game is a fully valid solution, in my opinion. I agree that, (if implemented in the scale that I’d prefer), mounts should be available in the Gem Store, but I’d personally like most mounts to be acquired in the same way as any other item – Through Gold, Dungeon tokens or Karma etc.

Not this again…

uknortherner.2670:

Not this again…

What’s wrong with it? It’s a great way to continue ANets philosophy of the Guildwars 2 “End Game”

i fail to see the difference between a mount that does 33% movement speed and a speed buff, except that mounts are kittening awesome.

it would also help balance the classes with virtually no swiftness and those that can keep them up 24/7.

If they do add more cosmetic mounts, keep then small. I don’t like seeing 3 to 5 players on huge mounts blocking the road.

But for people to want the collect them. There needs to be anther use for them like costume brawl, anther mini-game for them (jousting), mount emotes, fun skills.

uknortherner.2670:

Not this again…

All the other thread suggesting mounts, wanted them for movement speed, not for vanity. My idea is the complete opposite, no movement speed bonus but purely vanity, it’s also something that Anet must be considering, seeing how they released a mount in the form of the Flying Broomstick.

A-net shot themselves in the foot by not allowing mounts with speed buffs. Think about how they are trying to filter people back into the world with more events. Now think about how many people way points take out of the world. Surely then mounts are a way to filter people back into the world? I would rather ride my mount across a few zones if it had a speed buff rather than using a way point. I don’t get why people are opposed to them.

Maybe for wubwub a 3 minute cooldown after each time you enter combat so that is it only used when you have been out of the fight for so long or when you die so you can get back to the fight faster.

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

uknortherner.2670:

Not this again…

All the other thread suggesting mounts, wanted them for movement speed, not for vanity. My idea is the complete opposite, no movement speed bonus but purely vanity, it’s also something that Anet must be considering, seeing how they released a mount in the form of the Flying Broomstick.

Actually I guess I am the hipster here cause I suggested this before it was cool.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Toy-Mounts/first#post638078

Gummy.4278:

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

uknortherner.2670:

Not this again…

All the other thread suggesting mounts, wanted them for movement speed, not for vanity. My idea is the complete opposite, no movement speed bonus but purely vanity, it’s also something that Anet must be considering, seeing how they released a mount in the form of the Flying Broomstick.

Actually I guess I am the hipster here cause I suggested this before it was cool.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Toy-Mounts/first#post638078

I must be one too.

Anther Mount Post, Cosmetic
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Anther-Mount-Post-Cosmetic/first#post1276216

Onshidesigns.1069:

Gummy.4278:

JoshuaRAWR.4653:

uknortherner.2670:

Not this again…

All the other thread suggesting mounts, wanted them for movement speed, not for vanity. My idea is the complete opposite, no movement speed bonus but purely vanity, it’s also something that Anet must be considering, seeing how they released a mount in the form of the Flying Broomstick.

Actually I guess I am the hipster here cause I suggested this before it was cool.

https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Toy-Mounts/first#post638078

I must be one too.

Anther Mount Post, Cosmetic
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Anther-Mount-Post-Cosmetic/first#post1276216

Hipster or not, its a element which alot of people want ^^ the high amount of post is proof of that. in the black citadel there are charr tanks just sitting there. ive always though. how amazing would it be to ride in of of those.

and to take a few waypoints out wouldnt hurt. heck, it would make the guild missions alot harder to do. and you can do them in style!
yes its vanity, but in my opinion, id much rather mount my way from A-B in a map, than waypoint. and it also can be a nice introduction to a new racing minigame to get from one side of the map to another.

I know you don’t understand it… but mounts just have no place in this game. They don’t fit. I can see the facination… sure, but they do not fit in.

I do not consider the broomstick a mount. But lets say it is, it is very small and can only be used as townsclothes/costume. Another “Mounthish” item such as the broomstick, which goes into the exact same category as the broomstick (small and only as costume) well… cannot mind that so much.

But as for actual mounts… no, does not fit.

Zeefa.3915:

I know you don’t understand it… but mounts just have no place in this game. They don’t fit. I can see the facination… sure, but they do not fit in.

I do not consider the broomstick a mount. But lets say it is, it is very small and can only be used as townsclothes/costume. Another “Mounthish” item such as the broomstick, which goes into the exact same category as the broomstick (small and only as costume) well… cannot mind that so much.

But as for actual mounts… no, does not fit.

Well, in other games mount also server as a movement-speed increase. Since we’ve WPs mounts will be tricky to fit in the game, with our without the speed increase.

But surely there is a great place for mounts in the game. The PvE end game is pretty much built around the idea of character progression, such as awesome, cosmetic items. As a WoW veteran I know that mounts are a really great way to make your character stick out of a crowd (which is the very essence of the End game philosophy), without having the mounts to be any bigger than a horse (if size was an issue)

Problem is a horse for a norn or a charr would be huuuge. So still no.
For some reason no one have considered to ride any of the animals in Tyria.
Norn likely because there simply is no animal big enough, without also being slower than they are on their own.
Charr does not do mounts… they are kittening big cats. Also same reason as norn.
Human and sylvari could possibly ride a moa or deer, if these were rather big moas or deer. But clearly it have never been considered worth the effort to try to do it. Why suddenly change that when they clearly have no reason to?
Asura could sort of ride almost anything, but why ride some unpredictable creature or… thing. It is just not logical. They do have their golems though. But seems they don’t do much in riding them. They do ocasionally wear golemish suits.

People that want mounts all have following reasons (not always all of them): Speed, shiny, want.
Speed clearly is not needed as we have waypoints.
We already got other shinies to strive for and if they should add more shinies it should be more/better armorsets and weapons.
Want, just a bad reason for Anet to add something that some unknown amount of players wants it, while seemingly as many are against it.

Zeefa.3915:

Problem is a horse for a norn or a charr would be huuuge. So still no.
For some reason no one have considered to ride any of the animals in Tyria.
Norn likely because there simply is no animal big enough, without also being slower than they are on their own.
Charr does not do mounts… they are kittening big cats. Also same reason as norn.
Human and sylvari could possibly ride a moa or deer, if these were rather big moas or deer. But clearly it have never been considered worth the effort to try to do it. Why suddenly change that when they clearly have no reason to?
Asura could sort of ride almost anything, but why ride some unpredictable creature or… thing. It is just not logical. They do have their golems though. But seems they don’t do much in riding them. They do ocasionally wear golemish suits.

People that want mounts all have following reasons (not always all of them): Speed, shiny, want.
Speed clearly is not needed as we have waypoints.
We already got other shinies to strive for and if they should add more shinies it should be more/better armorsets and weapons.
Want, just a bad reason for Anet to add something that some unknown amount of players wants it, while seemingly as many are against it.

The only valid argument that I personally find in your post is the size of the mounts.

fine, as long as its town clothes only.

and, can we stop calling them “mounts”