So I heard you wanted a Hellhound Mount....well..

[Azper]

That's nice and all... but there's nothing that's going to make me want to PvP seriously in this game.

[Chocolys]

I don't PvP either, but I'm fine with different type of game activity having various unique rewards.

About the look of the mount, it's not bad but I assume it cannot fly, so it's not as good

[Eul]

I only like Frontline, so... Maybe I'll just stay with my ADS mount

[Cidel]

Salt levels are going to skyrocket next Season in the Feast now that a unique mount is at stake.

[ZhaneX]

SON OF A BITCH.

Welp. Time to git gud at PvP and hop on those ques.

[Radacci]

But unlike pvp, savage does require actual skilled players to progress, so it's not for everyone, while any old joe can pvp.

did you actually do any pvp?
anyone can do savage as well, but not everyone can clear it, it's same with pvp.
comparing bronze tier pvp with diamond, is like comparing FATEs to raids.
you need to be even more skilled as a PVPer, than raider, because you're actually fighting other ppl....who are smarter and not scripted like raids. you don't need to be skilled to do savage, you just need to memorize a pattern, and move accordingly.

[Lambdafish]

I think this is a really good thing, you guys create such a catch 22. "PVP prizes suck, it's not worth my time", "omg, I want the pvp prize, its not fair." Suck it up and enjoy the content if you want the mount, I know I will be, and you doing the same will help my queue times.

As a side note towards SE: Don't make this a one time thing, rotate rewards like this between seasons, that way it is less an exclusive and more a persistent prize.

[Venoshock]

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But unlike pvp, savage does require actual skilled players to progress, so it's not for everyone, while any old joe can pvp.

Haha nice joke. All raiding is, is learning a pattern of the boss attacks and play accordingly. Depending on your memory it'll take a few wipes to learn this then boom. you got it down, nothing changes. So much for skill huh? At least pvp is unpredictable because you're up against real players.

I'd like to see any 'old joe' go up against kiri gaia, nex cross or some chyea and see if they can win, because I guarantee you they won't.

[SpookyGhost]

The problem with PvP in XIV, imo, is if I wanted to play something vs other people I could just go play Overwatch, Guilty Gear Xrd, any number of MOBAs, etc. Those games are specifically designed around PvP, whereas XIV is a PvE-centric game that got PvP shoved into it. I'm sure the PvP is fine, I played a bit of it a long time ago and I had some fun, but it's just not good enough for me to be willing to play it over an actual PVP based game. The mount is probably their carrot on a stick to get people to do PvP, but considering you need to be in the top 100 on your data center then it's really a completely unreachable carrot for most. You'd think they'd be more concerned with getting people into PvP with obtainable rewards, but I don't really know enough about what their plans are for PvP in XIV to really comment on that.

[RobbieH]

I couldn't care less about this mount, i've stopped Feast at 100 Wins, so i didn't get the 200 Wins mount, which to me looks much better than this new Mount which is supposed to be a Hellhound.

This is just another mount that almost no one will use once 4.0 mounts are made available, or even the special bird in 3.5

If the Feast didn't fail like Diadem maybe i'd care about it.