Possible Solution To Terrestrial Mount Flying?

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Originally Posted by Violyre

You guys got the goobbue thing totally wrong. It's already modeled to be flown with gas power.

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Sneezing power. You have to fly backwards though to ride one.

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Originally Posted by Bourne_Endeavor

They will tie balloons to the bear's back and it will be majestic!

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Yes please !
I'de tank with a WAR just to get that xD

Dark Knight mount is a war panther, not a a drake.

They dont necessarily -need- to make the terrestial mounts be able to fly, they just need to give us a reason to actually use them.

The simplest thing I can think of for this: Speed up ground movement on terrestrial mounts.
Right now, Terrestrial mounts move at a slightly sped up pace when on the ground. Flying mounts move at that same speed when walking, but move much faster when flying. So if they're the same thing when on the ground, honestly there's no point in ever using a Terrestrial mount again since you're basically getting choosing a mount that cant do as much as flying mounts.

They should have it where Terrestrial mounts (mounts that cannot fly at all) move at the flying speed when on the ground. Mounts that can fly will move at the current mount walking speed when walking on the ground, but retain their increased speed when flying.

That way theres a reason for both. Going a short distance and dont want to bother flying? use a Terrestrial mount. Going from one side of the zone to the other? jump on your flying mount. That way they each have a strength, instead of flying mounts being immediately superior.

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Originally Posted by Magic-Mal

Because you have to drop off the mount and cast another one and then take off.

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That's... still pointless. Why are you switching from a flying mount to a ground mount anyways?

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Originally Posted by ErryK

That's... still pointless. Why are you switching from a flying mount to a ground mount anyways?

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Some of us really like the ground mounts we have even if they can't fly and would prefer running around on them.

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Originally Posted by Magic-Mal

Well if they created a system like this we could have any mount ever and not have to worry about how to make it fly/swim.

What's broken is the ability to make more ground mounts and it be fair.

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Well i like ground mounts becuase... you know they are ground mounts?

i mean with that sugestions, why not make the Player Character fly?

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Originally Posted by Kaitoo

Well i like ground mounts becuase... you know they are ground mounts?

i mean with that sugestions, why not make the Player Character fly?

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Precisely my point. I like my drake mount because it's a ground mount. I wouldnt like it anymore if it had some outrageous new form of flight.

But I'd be happy if I could keep it in my hotbar and switch to say.. my sanuwa instantly then poof back to drake when on the ground.

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Originally Posted by Khalithar

Some of us really like the ground mounts we have even if they can't fly and would prefer running around on them.

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Except, they haven't taken the ability to use those mounts away, now, have they?

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Originally Posted by ErryK

Except, they haven't taken the ability to use those mounts away, now, have they?

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The point of the person you were quoting was that she wanted the ability to instantly transition from a flying mount to a favorite ground mount so we don't feel penalized by having to stop, hop off, and summon a new one. An idea I fully support.