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Flying mounts
Spontancous6
Member, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
Am I the only one who would love to see flying mounts being more accessible, but not too over the top?
Example; instead of lets say 10-20 people per server having flying mounts at a specific time, maybe like 500-1000 ??
I would love to hear what other people think.
Example; instead of lets say 10-20 people per server having flying mounts at a specific time, maybe like 500-1000 ??
I would love to hear what other people think.
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Hell, i would like even more systems like this
Oh wow, I didn't even know this. Great to hear.
So this will work like this:
During Boss fights, players can get a rare loot drop of a dragon's egg (or something similar depending on the boss my guess)
A player with animal husbandry profession can then hatch the egg and depending on their skill level, the mount will get different stats INCLUDING LIFESPAN. Those mounts will be time limited, i think Steven said in a stream it would be something like 15-30 days.
So they are temporary. But all flying mounts are temporary. You might mayor of a node and have a flying mount, but if you don't win the next election (elections happen once per month), you lose it. Same with guilds, you lose the castle, you lose the mount.
Yes, 10-20 people sounds incredibly small, but, it will keep rotating around
My ideal scenario would be to remove flying mounts and just let us see them as a GM uses it. That probably won't be the case though.
This is my personal feedback, shared to help the game thrive in its niche.
If wow went back to single servers the majority of the world would be dead because of a lot of things but flying mounts are one of the big ones.
Im all about that kind of exclusivity, not because im gonna have any of that stuff, but it adds another layer of seriousness to the game.
That is a good way to describe it really
Makes it matter more, and breaks the game less
Might get lucky in a world boss fight
Though I appreciate the optimism, my luck in terms of MMO drops, spawns, special events, Pokemon shinies etc is par to non-existant
See I have really good luck with rolls (why i play Warhammer) so I always have hope
No more rambling, I promise. I think flying mounts are a cool and necessary driver to earn higher spots.
Rise from the Ashes
Just had this discussion over discord actually. What i understood from interviews is that NAMED legendary will be one/server. So you can get Omu's Dragonsbane greatsword and you are the only one with it.
But. from the same boss that dropped that weapon you can get dragon scales as materials. And a skilled weapon smith can create a dragonsbane greatsword, but not Omu's dragonsbane greatsword.
Thats my understanding of it anyway
They completely remove any sense of danger or difficulty during travel and grant the player too much agency over other players.
I'd much rather have zero flying mounts.
Gliding mounts are a fine alternative, because it's restricted flight.
These mounts will have abilities to aid you in combat if I remember correctly. They definitely have value. Also, you can mount mid combat. When I get my mount my combat as a tank will be simple. Dive into the enemy team, CC as much as I can, mount up and retreat for heals if needed. Enter combat again from my mount while using the abilities. Obviously they can balance this by creating a longer delay to mount a flying mount but in current form, it will be busted.
Watching a certain streamer yesterday i was just thinking how cool it would be with flying combat
You avoid PvP since you can fly at a higher elevation.
I think it should be locked forever for powerful leaders and the one two three or so that find a legendary egg..
I never cared for flying in mmos. Ye it's nice to explore. Do that for half an hour and it gets boring.
They have said that there will be 0 aerial combat/content so there is no reason for people to fly around.
I also dont care at all about gliding. But it will be in the game.
I am very glad to hear that there will be gliding for some, since I don't feel as if that affects the same things.