Guild Wars 2

Former WvW player here, who hasn’t played the game in ages, but is coming back for PoF.

Here’s my question, speculation, imagining, vision, whatever you want to call it.

With mounts in the game, does that make big DAoC-size WvW maps a possibility down the line?

No mounts in WvW, EVER.

WvW map size is limited by technical things, apparently. Thus, they aren’t going to be getting any bigger.

Also, I doubt mounts will be a thing in WvW.

When hot came out people asked the same thing on gliding in wvw. Anet responded that wvw was not built for gliding because it would allow people to just glide into other peoples towers and keeps. I am sure they are not going to allow mounts because of the same reason. On top to the mounts possibly letting you into areas you dont own there is also the huge issue with lag. We are already laggy as it is we dont need more things loading in. That is what mounts will be causing lags and crashing. I hope they do not add them to wvw its bad enough its going to cause lag in crowded areas of pve.

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When hot came out people asked the same thing on gliding in wvw. Anet responded that wvw was not built for gliding because it would allow people to just glide into other peoples towers and keeps. I am sure they are not going to allow mounts because of the same reason. On top to the mounts possibly letting you into areas you dont own there is also the huge issue with lag. We are already laggy as it is we dont need more things loading in. That is what mounts will be causing lags and crashing. I hope they do not add them to wvw its bad enough its going to cause lag in crowded areas of pve.

And yet, here comes gliding.

Mounts are just disguised jump mechanics hidden behind a mastery wall. Give it a couple years, ‘mounts’ will be useable in wvw.

WvW isn’t totally like a openworld pvp map.