Sleipnir Useless in Heavensward?

[Mugiawara]

I am sure it'll be able to fly, but if not...Big deal?
Not every single mount needs to be able to fly on here.
So glad I didn't dish out $30 on a horsie eek lol.
You literally have like a dozen flying mounts so far anyways.
As someone else said:

You can run with it on the ground in the new zones

100% sure running mounts will not be obsolete too.

[Gunspec]

Those horses are going to look silly with wings.

Honestly, I think it would just be weird to see Odin flying around. Even weirder if they decided to attach wings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp7xlm1_9f0

Sleipnir has flown before in Final Fantasy. Santa's flying reindeer are also based on Odin's horses in mythology.

[Marveth]

Sleipnir flying sure is an odd thought.

I mean after all everyone knows that Odin always took the elevator down from Valhalla.

[Kit-Kat]

I personally hope that flying is a) a permanent, irreversible change, and b) limited to 3.x areas (going into the eventual 4.0). This may ensure that any mount not thusly altered all willy-nilly will still have use going forward.

a) What do you mean by a permanent irreversible change? I don't think it would be a quest to change it, they simply change the data. You start off on the ground, press a key and wings spread/close whenever you want.
b) Yoshi already said you can only fly in 3.0 maps, and you have to unlock area by area first.

[VraeliaValkyria]

Not every mount needs to have some sort of hover mechanics or have wings attached to them to be able to fly. I would love to see some sort of road-like path of dark energies allowing Sleipnir to have flight powers, like gusts of Winds, lifting Xanthos up into the air making it fly.

I agree wings on Sleipnir would be utterly silly. Along with other Primals. However, if the White Mage Unicorn gets to fly, then turn it into a Pegasus, letting it having wings on it. THAT isn't so silly. But these air-type road paths for Primals/Sleipnir isn't a bad idea whatsoever. It would be awesome to see a trial of the Primal's element trailing behind them as they 'flew' about.

[Goodberry]

"we payed" woah woah man, don't throw everyone under the bus.

Not everyone paid cash for a mount. This thread reminds me of another MMOs player base...

Do you mean the one where flight was removed?

[Mikedizzy]

I will end this right now....who is going to use anything else but the Dragon mount once we finish the main story.....???? Anyone???? I will be using my Dragon and hopefully it has an action bar and we can swoop down and breath fire and scare the shi% out of players on the ground....LOL

[Chiramu]

I hope Sleiphir won't fly, that is one heavy-assed pony. You'll need more than cake to entice him off the ground.

[Goodberry]

Now really, if there is a horse who SHOULD fly that's Sleipnir!

[DukeBurden]

Honestly, I think it would just be weird to see Odin flying around. Even weirder if they decided to attach wings.

They should just introduce the Odin Mount from Final Fantasy XIII. When Lightning summons Odin and it turns into "vehicle mode" it comes galloping down from the sky. Seems legit.