NEW mount system

[goodzumber]

new mount system: www. MMO - champion .com/index.php?topic=63292.0 (remove spaces)


In the next major content patch, we intend to adjust mount requirements to further improve the leveling experience in World of Warcraft. In addition, cast times for summoning all mounts will be reduced to 1.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds. The following is a breakdown of the upcoming cost and level requirement changes we are making for each riding skill.

Apprentice Riding (Skill 75)

60% land mount speed
Requires level 20
Cost: 4 gold
Mount cost: 1 gold
Mail will be sent to players at level 20 guiding them to the riding trainer

Journeyman Riding (Skill 150)

100% land mount speed
Requires level 40
Cost: 50 gold
Mount cost: 10 gold
Mail will be sent to players at level 40 guiding them back to the riding trainer

Expert Riding (Skill 225)

150% flying mount speed; 60% land mount speed
Requires level 60
Cost: 600 gold (faction discounts now apply)
Mount Cost: 50 gold
Can now be learned in Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde)

Artisan Riding (Skill 300)

280% flying mount speed; 100% land mount speed
Requires level 70
Cost: 5,000 gold (faction discounts now apply)
Mount Cost: 100 gold

The game has gotten quite a bit longer, and allowing players to get from A to B faster only very minimally decreases difficulty; more so, it decreases time spent traveling. We don't want to discourage players from trying out the game if they have not yet, and we especially don't want to discourage existing players from trying out new characters because the leveling process from 1-80 seems too daunting after flying around Northrend grabbing purples for a while.

Whether you leveled your first character from 1-60 within a month of the game's release when the leveling curve was less forgiving, and mounts seemed like a distant dream, or you leveled a character from 1-80 in the last month with mounts a little sooner, and experience gains a little accelerated from 1-70, no one's game play experience and fun -- the reason most people would play video games in their spare time in the first place -- is at all cheapened

[Fadelol]

Why not link to the original source? World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Upcoming Mount Changes

Also, in before it gets asked again:

Cold Weather Flying remains unchanged.

World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Upcoming Mount Changes

[Glorianglorre]

OMG this is freaking awesome!

[OrangeKingdom]

only the lower levels are effected higher levels still cost bank.

[supermagma]

holy ****!

alt fest!
shit dude...this really sucks...ive just got to 70, saving for epic flyer...if i had it at 60 then id be happy...spent all money

but levelling is going to be insanley fast, thanks for this!

[Mitron]

nice nice now my alts can get mount easier o.o

[StefanSon]

OMG, alt mount spam :P
This is insane cheap! <3

[Nundkai]

it never was that hard after last update, and now it's just plain easy. why not give the spectral tiger away with some ice cold milk in 4.0?

[Tikarra]

Just in time for the Hunter and Rogue I made.

[[the Sills]]

**** shit :S

[Kaga]

thanks for another punch in the face blizz

[miLl3niUm]

Movement Speed Training By Class
Druid

* Travel Form: Requires level 16
* Flight Form: Requires level 60 (150% flight speed)
* Swift Flight Form: Requires level 70


Hunter

* Aspect of the Cheetah: Requires level 16


Shaman

* Ghost Wolf: Requires level 16


Paladin

* Warhorse: Requires level 20
* Charger: Requires level 40


Warlock

* Felsteed: Requires level 20
* Dreadsteed: Requires level 40

Source: World of Warcraft - English (NA) Forums -> Upcoming Mount Changes - Updated 6/11

[supermagma]

as i said earlier, this patch could bring 29 twink bracket to life?

i still dont like the idea, i had the hard craft of levelling...just after i hit 40 the mounts were moved to 30...now as soon as i hit 70 theyre reduced to 60 xD blizz hates me!

[Obsideon]

Nice... I wonder how the DK flyer price will change?

[OrangeKingdom]

they are making the game garbage IMO

they are going ocmmercial