Hi all! I’m PixelPumpkin. You may remember me as the person who doesn’t like the idea of mounts in GW2 very much. I always said that I don’t want/need a mount, but more importantly, that I don’t want YOU to have a mount. Why, you say?
- Unnecessary clutter
- All the players on mounts making GW2 look a bit ridiculous
- More clutter
- Trying to find an NPC wedged between 14 Dolyaks’ butts
- GW2’s landscapes, with their caves and rooms and all, are not designed for anything bigger than a Charr. Just imagine trying to swim your shark through that hole on your way to Griffonrook run.
I just imagine that as not very practical, or awesome for me to look at in great quantity.
However. I just thought of a way that would “fix” that for me.
If we had mounts in game
- that were slower than our characters’ running speed (speed of Dolyak escort mission / walking speed)
- that couldn’t jump or swim, similar to our own transformed selves
- that couldn’t enter combat
With these restrictions in place,
- you would be able to have your silly mount – you just wouldn’t want to ride it all the time
- the areas where we play the game (combat and jumping and all) would be almost 100% free of the additional clutter
- but during those times when you’re just standing around goofing off, you’d summon your Dolyak* and take it for a sweet walk
- it could actually make for some sweet roleplaying scenarios
( * I am using Dolyaks as an example because I love those hairy buggers the most and would probably get one for myself after all.)
TL;DR: So, yes, add mounts, but make them impractical to use that people only use them rarely / consciously. (Same as transformation potions)