Flying Bears and Fenrirs (Photos)

I read the title as "Fenris" and was confused at the lack of surly lyrium-enhanced elves in the thread.

I hope after this they just leave everything alone. Nothing else needs to fly, some things should just be left as a ground mount. If you appreciate it enough, then go appreciate the long, scenic route at ground level or in 2.0 areas now and then. I love Sleipnir and he suits my Au Ra perfectly as opposed to any silly chocobo, as much as I love them, but that does not mean I want some ridiculous excuse to use it as an air mount too. Just use two different mounts. It's simple ~-~ *peeeeve*

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Originally Posted by Knahli

I hope after this they just leave everything alone. Nothing else needs to fly, some things should just be left as a ground mount. If you appreciate it enough, then go appreciate the long, scenic route at ground level or in 2.0 areas now and then. I love Sleipnir and he suits my Au Ra perfectly as opposed to any silly chocobo, as much as I love them, but that does not mean I want some ridiculous excuse to use it as an air mount too. Just use two different mounts. It's simple ~-~ *peeeeve*

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As much as I shouted this from the beginning, we'll just be ignored. Glamour and "why not" wins out.

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Originally Posted by Knahli

I hope after this they just leave everything alone. Nothing else needs to fly, some things should just be left as a ground mount. If you appreciate it enough, then go appreciate the long, scenic route at ground level or in 2.0 areas now and then. I love Sleipnir and he suits my Au Ra perfectly as opposed to any silly chocobo, as much as I love them, but that does not mean I want some ridiculous excuse to use it as an air mount too. Just use two different mounts. It's simple ~-~ *peeeeve*

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Not to mention how flight locks out Aldgoats and Chimeras (than again the latter has wings...)

Maybe when they introduced Swimming mounts this will die down...or people will instead ask that anything that takes a modicum of effort to get must Swim AND Fly >.>...

This is the most silliest thing ever. Why the hell would u make a bear and a wolf fly. This just seems stupid. People need to stop acting special when it comes I these request. Why should an animal that is not meant to fly be flying. Turning everything in to a flying mount is starting to get silly.

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Originally Posted by Blackcanary

This is the most silliest thing ever. Why the hell would u make a bear and a wolf fly. This just seems stupid. People need to stop acting special when it comes I these request. Why should an animal that is not meant to fly be flying. Turning everything in to a flying mount is starting to get silly.

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Because apparently it its isn't flying then it isn't worth the effort (or price in Sleipnir's case). Why they don't just add a new million MGP mount is beyond me

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Originally Posted by Blackcanary

This is the most silliest thing ever. Why the hell would u make a bear and a wolf fly. This just seems stupid. People need to stop acting special when it comes I these request. Why should an animal that is not meant to fly be flying. Turning everything in to a flying mount is starting to get silly.

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Because "why not"?

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Originally Posted by Morningstar1337

Because apparently it its isn't flying then it isn't worth the effort (or price in Sleipnir's case).

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Well, naturally. A flying mount can do everything a ground mount can and more, making it automatically worth more. This is especially true because the ability to fly provides substantial advantages over going on ground while traversing a zone due to the increased speed, the ability to ignore terrain and the ability to ignore monsters. Keeping up with a flying FATE party via ground mount is a lesson in futility. To add, newer zones are all designed around flying both in size and terrain, which just makes that impact all that much bigger.

So in practice, you'll never use a pure ground mount while flight is available. Just like you don't run through zones when mounts are available and don't walk through zones when running is available. It's just the objectively inferior choice for traversing zones.

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Originally Posted by Morningstar1337

Because apparently it its isn't flying then it isn't worth the effort (or price in Sleipnir's case).

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In Sleipnir's case, we now have like 12-13 other horse mounts, including one we get for free after doing a level 30 CNJ quest (Unicorn), and one that can fly and can get in game via grinding Diadem (Pegasus).

If there is any chance of the bear being able to fly then might as well have all mounts take flight and sing Kumbaya together