First look at Flying Mount?

ArchivedUser

I couldn't help but notice that the "Dawnbreaker Epic mount" appears to have wings. I know that it was said flying mounts would be rare. Is this the first one to be announced/available?

http://imgur.com/a/yQQ6Q

ArchivedUser

heres a section from #intrepid_answers regarding flying mounts


Q Steven you said that dragons will be the only mounts that can truly fly, but is there a possibility for bird Type mounts? That can fly for say a minus or so? Cause one specific mount in the silhouettes really peaks my interest but it appears to be a giant Bat Thing

A True flight is restricted to dragons for mayors and kings. Other mounts will have wings and hover close to the ground

A Winged mounts will fly of course. But will only fly slightly above the ground

Q Do those mounts that fly just above ground have increased speed?

Varying degrees of mounts will have different speeds.

ArchivedUser

i really hope not. I was never a big fan of flying mounts at all. It kind of takes away the fun of exploring when you can just fly to that location and dont need to work for it.

ArchivedUser

[quote quote=13361]heres a section from #intrepid_answers regarding flying mounts

Q Steven you said that dragons will be the only mounts that can truly fly, but is there a possibility for bird Type mounts? That can fly for say a minus or so? Cause one specific mount in the silhouettes really peaks my interest but it appears to be a giant Bat Thing

A True flight is restricted to dragons for mayors and kings. Other mounts will have wings and hover close to the ground

A Winged mounts will fly of course. But will only fly slightly above the ground

Q Do those mounts that fly just above ground have increased speed?

Varying degrees of mounts will have different speeds.

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Cool. Great info.

ArchivedUser

[quote quote=13363]i really hope not. I was never a big fan of flying mounts at all. It kind of takes away the fun of exploring when you can just fly to that location and dont need to work for it.

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Agreed. When EQ2 (which already had a way-too-easy travel system with the mariner bells and such) implemented flying mounts it just kind of changed everything. You never had to be in danger of anything anymore. Just fly to where you're going and land.

ArchivedUser

I personally was a fan of ffxiv flying mount system when heavensward came out you had to find air currents in each zone before you could fly in it. meaning you had to explore it on foot and do certain quests before being able to fly.

That said in a game that has caravans and pvp etc. would make attacking people far to easy to have everyone having flying mounts.

ArchivedUser

Found this information on the AoC kickstarter page under the FAQ tab:

Does the Dawnbreaker fly?

Flying mounts in Ashes of Creation will be earned by those players who become kings or queens of castles and leaders of Metropolises. Only the most noble of creatures can truly take to the air in sustained flight, however the Dawnbreaker is known to glide gracefully for long periods of time.

ArchivedUser

Flying mounts really killed the community in wow. Removed the danger from the world. You wouldn't see people therefore random pvp encounters stopped happening. The world lost any sense of danger. Although I don't like the fact there are flying mounts at all rather it be completely without. I really hope they do keep them to only Majors and Kings, so there is no way for a player to guarantee a permanent flying mount

ArchivedUser

I was hoping for no flying mounts at all. It really can ruin a game world, basically what Rupe here said /\, but if it is as rare as only sub 1% of the playerbase can have it, it's all cool.

ArchivedUser

I'm really excited for this mount, and how it changes colors with your characters mood.
Really looking forward to that haha. ^~^

ArchivedUser

Dawnbreaker glides momentarily.

ArchivedUser

I prefer gliding to flying anyways. But it would be nice if you could raise mounts that glide.

ArchivedUser

[quote quote=13596]Found this information on the AoC kickstarter page under the FAQ tab:

Does the Dawnbreaker fly?

Flying mounts in Ashes of Creation will be earned by those players who become kings or queens of castles and leaders of Metropolises. Only the most noble of creatures can truly take to the air in sustained flight, however the Dawnbreaker is known to glide gracefully for long periods of time.

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So mounts are planned to have racials too? That might devalue certain Kickstarter mounts, but it could be a cool feature if things are balanced out right. If the Dawnbreaker can glide then the horses are probably the balanced mounts.

ArchivedUser

Glad that flying mounts arent going to be a thing really. at least with "floating" mounts it is basically the same as a land mount. :)

flying mounts just encourage people to not explore the land or see anything and its a smart decision to get rid of them.

DAoC used to have riding systems that you could jump off at any point as well during the trip from city to city. would love that to be back in game so if you see something that you want to do you can just jump off instead of having to go back from wherever the horse ends its route.