Guild Wars 2

I think rpg’ers would like the world to make some sense.

Players don’t have to have mounts, fine, but i think at least the npcs should be riding on things, from patrolling a city to other things..etc. so the world makes some sense, unless someone can explain why…

From what I gathered from the faq, it only implies that ‘useful’ mounts will not be in game due to waypoints..etc. This does Not imply ‘mounts/vehicles are not part of the lore/world’. so cosmetic mounts to me, is a good suggestion. if anything, at least , create some quest line at the beginning , why the races cannot find suitable creatures to mount on for their soldiers..etc to travel short distances, or why the asurans cannot create vehicles to ride on….etc,

If no mounts for the players, then make the world believable and explain to the player, through a quest line.. I’d think not a single vehicle/creature being ridden on by anyone/npcs is significant enough to have some story behind it. If it can be explained, then the world can stay immersive.

Cosmetics is the keyword here. I would love cosmetic mounts. You would still have to use waypoints since it is purely cosmetic. The game does show one civilization riding inside a robot…so the concept of ‘riding on things’ isn’t that far fetched to the residents of this world, thankfully. No one could possibly be against just pure cosmetics that can add to the immersiveness of the world…its not just a pvp game anymore.

Alright…going to have to support mounts again…

first off, to say the game doesn’t need mount cause of waypoints. by that logic, the game doesn’t need voice acting, it has Texts, there is no need for voice acting…

I have not yet read a single good reason to be anti mount…

I see a fantasy world…full of swords and guns and magic…full of creatures and machines….mounts are as integral to such a world as much as the invention of the wheel is. why are you guys so against it? some pve and roleplayers probably would love to immerse themselves in a world that has some basic common sense to it. out of common sense, in a world such as gw2, one might expect at the Very Least, npcs riding on mounts. it isn’t unreasonable to request mounts in such a world.

a compromise, make it purely cosmetic, you have items where you can run around as a little blob or a pig….so what is the big deal if it is a character riding on a creature/machine instead. Everyone is happy, mounts only adds to the realism of the universe. It adds to the immersiveness.

I am all for mounts! I don’t think many players realize that the concept of a mount is not merely just about functionality, it is also about immersion purposes. I would like to see some npc on a horse strolling along the city.

Even if there are way points, maybe some players might enjoy taking a ride on a mount throughout the game world; I say more options in the way the player can experience the world, well in this case, would be an awesome thing.

I repeat, mounts do not have to be just about usefulness. They can make mounts available just for cosmetic purposes, as it was probably mentioned somewhere in this thread already. They already have items that you can use to transform yourself into a slime thing would it be any different then just transforming the player model riding on a mount instead?

I still like this game, but it would make it soooo much better imo.