Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Prism — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:52 GMT

Sounds good to me. I love raiding but also the beauty of the environment, especially while questing. I'm sure Blizzard will think of a quest or whatever once your reach 80.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Simmo — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:51 GMT

I think this is a good idea, whats the point in having all these amazing landscapes if people are just gonna fly over and ignore it.

I say S.A.G (Surface to air Gnomes) should be fired at any under 80 who flies in northrend!

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

triion — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:50 GMT

If they do Icecrown (or whatever the instance will be) like they did the instances in BC (multi-staged), flying mounts could be quested in as means to alternate entrances I.E first stage rewards you flying rights, so the S.A.Gs LOL dont shoot you down.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

xukimonde — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:49 GMT

They could also implement a quest chain that - by logic - allows your flying mounts to survive (i.e., fly) in the harsh arctic climate of Northrend - something they would otherwise be incapable of doing.

Implement it at any point; I wouldn't mind having to wait until 80 to fly around Northrend, but I've been looking forward to this landscape being playable in WoW ever since they first hinted at it being a possibility.

-- Dear Blizzard: Please, *please* make Azjol-Nerub a worthwhile location to spend time in. Or at all.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

SinR — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:48 GMT

i know people are gonna QQ about "i spent 6000g plus i spent 2 months grinding for my Netherdrake and i dont think its fair that i cant use them immediately"

personally i agree, i dont mind waiting until 80 to be able to use my mount, so I can enjoy the landscapes that Blizz has put before us.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

xukimonde — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:47 GMT

I would hope nobody would whine about grinding for L300 flying skill and Netherwing rep. by the time this expansion is released.

I'm sure Wrath of the Lich King will add enough new features that people will forgo complaining about flying mount usage (depending on how Blizzard decides to handle it.) at least temporarily.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

WNxZiggurat — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:46 GMT

I don't feel the need to have a flying mount in Northrend. I'd be perfectly happy with ground-mounting it the whole way, especially if you give me a bunch of interesting things to do on the ground. Even now I really don't use my flying mount unless I'm in a hurry. I like my ground mounts and worked to collect them, so why not get some use out of them? Hey, you could even expand on ground mounts and give us something more ride across the tundras and glaciers of Northrend!

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

PainfulDoom — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:45 GMT

i,d be fine wating till lvl80 itll be fun to explore northrend on foot instead of carelessly fliying over it right away

i hope people wont overuse deathknights and then thered be no healers and stuff

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

creepy_inc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:44 GMT

"i hope people wont overuse deathknights and then thered be no healers and stuff"

people don't lose their character when they make a death knight so they would still have their main healer/dps or what ever. Also to get in raiding that death knight would still have to gear up before it's possible for X to raid with it.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

manic-half — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:43 GMT

i hope they dont let us fly until 80! i dont wanna miss any of the cool locations i know they will put in, just like they did with BC. you dont -need- to fly anyway.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Taldren — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:42 GMT

"i hope people wont overuse deathknights and then thered be no healers and stuff"

Only healer you are at risk of losing completely is the priest population. They are about fed up with lack-luster talents, uber gear dependent survivability, and getting nerfed as collateral damage when blizzard takes aim at warlocks.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Bloodfury — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:41 GMT

flying mounts will kill world pvp again

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Prism — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:40 GMT

@xukimonde: a quest that gives you a blanket and woolen gloves/hat for it's paws ;-)

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

KyanMehwulfe — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:39 GMT

My biggest concern as well. They'll need to be very careful with how they interact in that region. The word that they want to let Engineers build flying machines for a war purpse a la Warcraft 2/3 may suggest they're going to play a vital role, though, so we'll see how it goes in beta.

Flying Mounts in Northrend - a bit of information

Annisa — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:38 GMT

I hope fly mounts are delayed until 80 also.

And I still think BC riding skill was poorly designed. I know some can amass 5k gold, but 99% of us never will. On the other hand, my "slow" flying mount does the job pretty well anyway.

One thing I've always liked is opening my map in any region and seeing all the pathways, villages, caves, etc. revealed. That way I don't feel like I've missed something! :)