Northrend Flying Mount Level Hinted At

ryanscool — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:53:24 GMT

WHAT??!! flying at lvl 78? i just got to lvl 70 and thats no unfair cuz i just got my flying mount..... i think it should really be 74 or 73 because so amny people worked so hard on geting to a high lvl and earning money. i all so think that you should drop the price on trainign for a fast flying mount... 5,000g thats CRAZY maybe 3,000 but 5,000 i dont think so thats a little to much

Inyerpokit — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:16:36 GMT

SO WHAT if people skip? They pay their money, let them play the way they want to. If somebody wants to jump on his flying mount and fly to the far side of the playable area, what makes that wrong? This is amazing.

Inyerpokit — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:14:18 GMT

hey, we all worked (played?) hard for our flying mounts; this is INCREDIBLY WRONG that we are not going to be able to use them untill just before we reach level cap. BOGUS and WRONG. I could see 71 or 72; I wouldnt like it, but I could see it. Looking at teh big picture, Blizzard does not care what we think; as long as we cough up our $15.00 a month and do not cause too much grief in game, they could not care less what we think.

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fatsock — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:58 GMT

Wtf thats lame! I wanna use it from the start, I earned it.

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Rizlar — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:57 GMT

Dude, you will use it in the end, you earned it... I am just glad there isn't another skill to pay 5000g on once you ding level cap. =D

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FortmanFortys — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:56 GMT

The longer it takes for everyone to get to end game content the better. I'd hate to spend a hole week playing the New Xpac. Only to reach the end and go. Oh theres so much more i could do if only I raided everynight or Joined a guild who can do things.

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darkthunder84 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:55 GMT

It's not like your losing the ability to use the flying mounts forever... I see the reasoning Blizzard has behind their decision.

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Vekkul — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:54 GMT

Level 78 makes sense. Makes sense, and it's an agreeable place to be able to fly from. Kudos, Blizzard. :)

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Cyrthulus — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:53 GMT

maybe ur tawny windriders and swift purple griffons and stuff will still be outland only, but a new flying mount that you can get cheap (maybe a frost chimera or something) and dont have to pay for training

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Simmo — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:52 GMT

/applaud blzzard, this is a good idea, whats the point in making all these awesome landscapes if people are just goin to fly over it and not appreciate it

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Heydan — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:51 GMT

yup gj imo. i just hope those `beautiful landscapes` you mentioned will actually be so beautiful:) i don`t see any notes on improving the engine or some new decent shaders at least except the Ice/Snow shader...

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Spotz — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:50 GMT

You'd think that they could be a little more intelligent with their design and make it so that people either wouldn't want to "skip over" content...or that content would be very tedious to "skip over"...think something like zone factions with anti-air flak cannons or similar. Much like the Dragons in Blades Edge can knock you out of the air...why not have similar air-aggressive mobs only...There HAS to be a better solution than the Azeroth excuse.

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Flawless101 — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:49 GMT

People will skip if they can. Maybe you're the type who wouldn't, but I do know many who would.

As for the other ideas, its easier to just put a restriction on what level you can use a flying mount in those levels, it's the best idea.

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IceHunter — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:48 GMT

This is really a declaration of failure on the part of Blizzard. They are not able to design proper zones, despite they fact they have known for more than a year that most players would have a flying mount when they enter the expansion.

Its just an excuse on their part. People who like to explore will do that, and people who don't like to explore won't. Flying mounts have nothing to do that.

And the excuse that it makes leveling faster is equally wrong. People say that "oh you'd just fly in and kill your target and fly out" they totally overlook that 99% of the quests ARE NOT LIKE THAT. You have to get drops from mobs, you have to kill many different types, you have to run around picking up items on the ground - haven't people played the game? Not to mention I can routinely run past mobs on my Elite ground mount, if they get dragged along for a bit, no big deal - I can outrun them, I don't need a flying mount for that BUT I spent a lot of time getting one - it was one of the big selling points of the expansion - The reason why I personally would feel this to be a slap in the face is because this was never advertised as just an end-game toy... and if that was the intent, it wasn't obvious enough. Again, epic ground mounts are only available at level 60. That would suggest that they are an "end game toy" but they aren't, they're a game feature for which players spend time and effort to attain.

There is no gameplay need for this, gameplay can be designed so that flying mounts give no other advantage than good views and easier farming, if designers only wanted to recode some things. They are taking easy way out and some of you actually think it's intelligent solution?! :/

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Swordchucks4life — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:47 GMT

Okay, first off, they aren't using the "Azeroth Excuse" for their level requirement, that would be if they had said that there was no mount at all.

They're using the "There's no feasible way to deter you from using a flying mount to skip all the incredible content they've been working on without making you hate the game, such as flak cannons or dragons, which would still bother you when you're 80" excuse.

And as far as the "Azeroth Excuse" is concerned, I can't say I am really that happy that they don't allow mounts there. At all really, but still, I would MUCH rather have incredible new content with all Blizzard's effort being poured into it then to fly around in Azeroth, when I'm really not doing anything there anyways.