Dev Diary Feedback: Mounts 2.0

The most interesting thing for me about this diary was that different functionality was permitted in PvMP zones than in PvE zones. Would that carry over to other things? It seems to me that many game mechanics have trouble with balancing for both PvE and PvMP.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ransroth

It will be the same as in the current system - you can right-click dismount, or single-click (or keyboard shortcut) dismount. You can also dismount by opening up the new Mounts panel (which you can assign a keyboard shortcut to) and right or double-clicking the currently active mount.

---

That is welcome news, thank you.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ransroth

It will be the same as in the current system - you can right-click dismount, or single-click (or keyboard shortcut) dismount. You can also dismount by opening up the new Mounts panel (which you can assign a keyboard shortcut to) and right or double-clicking the currently active mount.

---

Thank you for all the info, Ransroth!

Here's another question for you: will these horse-related changes will happen to everyone, or will I need to have SoM to treat my mounts as skills?

-R

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Russano

Thank you for all the info, Ransroth!

Here's another question for you: will these horse-related changes will happen to everyone, or will I need to have SoM to treat my mounts as skills?

-R

---

The changes will happen for everyone.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ransroth

The changes will happen for everyone.

---

Yippee!

-R

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Yogol

Thanks for your clear answers.

If all DEVs would take the time to answer the player's questions like you do, things would be alot clearer !!!

---

This guy is the best dev ever. Why can't HE be the champ dev?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by swattz101

I'm going to have to try this later, but I'm sure I've used the scholar skills while riding. Just haven't been able to harvest, of course.



Hmm, new lvl 20 horse will be 220s, many people have complained about the current high price of horses, of course it will be somewhere in-between. I just hope it isn't around 225s. ;) That would be to cheap. What I can guarantee is that no matter what price you set it at, some people will complain it isn't low enough and other will complain that they paid the original price, and you lowed it to much or even lowering the price at all is an affront to them because it devalues their horses.

---

I believe the proper term for the whine to which you refer is "slap in the face". :D

I've just thought of a really important question.

Will we be able to sing to trees without dismounting?

:)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mjk47

I've just thought of a really important question.

Will we be able to sing to trees without dismounting?

:)

---

Unfortunately, you can't sing to trees while mounted for now :(.

Sorry!

--edit--
1. The above was supposed to only refer to Mounts 2.0
2. It turns out I was wrong in Mounts 2.0 also, see downthread.
Sorry!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ransroth

Unfortunately, you can't sing to trees while mounted for now :(.

Sorry!

---

Umm we can on live...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ararax2

Umm we can on live...

---

Ditto. I do it everyday on my trustee stead, err..goat.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ararax2

Umm we can on live...

---

I just tested this in my local build and sure enough you can still sing to the trees while mounted.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Avon

I just tested this in my local build and sure enough you can still sing to the trees while mounted.

---

I stand corrected (and happy to be so :) ).

What?!?

You can sing to the trees while mounted?!?

Why that's... that's just cheating. >(

Bet you can't get the seeds while mounted though... :p

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Toranoga

Bet you can't get the seeds while mounted though... :p

---

Have you tried /slapping them to death? :p

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ararax2

Have you tried /slapping them to death? :p

---

in the face?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Ransroth

Unfortunately, you can't sing to trees while mounted for now :(.

Sorry!

---

Ummmm... I sing to trees while mounted now... should I bug this? :confused:

edit... sorry... should have read the rest of the thread first... lol!

I also do run by singings for that tree with the aggressive bird guarding it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Caerylwyn

Ummmm... I sing to trees while mounted now... should I bug this? :confused:

edit... sorry... should have read the rest of the thread first... lol!

I also do run by singings for that tree with the aggressive bird guarding it.

---

Gosh. I never thought to try. /facepalm

I will go and do so at once!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Avon

I just tested this in my local build and sure enough you can still sing to the trees while mounted.

---

I'm sure you can switch legacies on your LIs at will too.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ararax2

Have you tried /slapping them to death? :p

---

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink". You can't make a horse pick seeds by slapping it on a cheek!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Veeman

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink". You can't make a horse pick seeds by slapping it on a cheek!

---

Unless you're Mongo. But then you have to wait until it wakes up.

There are a few Creep specific skills that can be used to interrupt 'Channeled' skills (among others).

BA's No You Don't skill is an interrupt as well as Reaver's Gut Punch.

Because they are interrupts, they immediately unhorse a freep (interrupting the channeling bar)

With the new system, will these interrupt skills still unhorse a Freep?

I also suspect, but would like to confirm that mezzes and stuns (Warg Pounce, Weaver Paralytic Poison) will immediately unhorse a freep with the new system just like it works now.

Or, is damage the only way to dismount a freep with the new system?

I currently have a summer festival horse. Now I want to acquire a harvest festival horse. Is there any chance to get this horse and have both the summer and the harvest horse when SoM comes around?

Thanks in advance

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Adalas

I currently have a summer festival horse. Now I want to acquire a harvest festival horse. Is there any chance to get this horse and have both the summer and the harvest horse when SoM comes around?

Thanks in advance

---

They've already said you can have multiple mounts with the new system, and that they'll all be listed. There are to many of us who collect mounts that would be screaming if they didn't allow us to.

Like my 60 hunter who has 2 festival horses, a nimble goat, a rep horse and will now get this festival's horse as well. :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Adalas

I currently have a summer festival horse. Now I want to acquire a harvest festival horse. Is there any chance to get this horse and have both the summer and the harvest horse when SoM comes around?

---

Of course. You just need to buy another standard horse to trade-in for the Harvestmath Horse.

Remember, the festival horses are cosmetic changes to a standard horse, so you need one of those first.

The number of different horses is now well into double figures, so I suspect that what we really need is a stable that can be erected next to a hose!