Horses can swim.

VadimAleks · March 26

Anyone! Tell the developers that horses can swim and a foot-deep puddle is no reason for a horse to hide in my pocket, leaving me knee-deep in water.

SilverBride · March 26

This is a true fact!

El_Borracho · March 27

So can cats, bears, and deer (which I guess an Indrik is related). Would assume wolves too, as my dog can swim. But yes, nothing is more annoying than trotting across a stream, like the ones in Craglorn, only to see you dismount.

SilverBride · March 27

I don't like to compare ESO to other games but this is exactly how it used to be in WoW. Any time a mount would step in water, even a puddle, it would dismount the rider. They changed it so now the mount swims across with the rider still on its back. This is more realistic and what should happen here.

Gray_howling_parrot · March 27

Yes this is beyond silly this is not a thing.

Have they ever stated specifically WHY they have not implemented this? Lack of desire? Engine limitations (unlikely in my mind)?

AcadianPaladin · March 27

Coming from Oblivion and Skyrim (where mounts swim just fine) I remain surprised they cannot not in ESO.

VadimAleks · March 27

Let it be slow, but no mount/dismount in every puddle. Especially considering the famous “endless combat” bug in Cyrodiil, when I died a long time ago, respawned on the other end of the map, stood in front of the banker for 10 minutes and was constantly "in combat".

SilverBride · March 27

The mount could swim at the same speed that the character does now so this wouldn't be giving any advantage.

VaxtinTheWolf · March 27

SilverBride wrote: »

The mount could swim at the same speed that the character does now so this wouldn't be giving any advantage.

Argonians on horseback racing to first place.

Kallykat · March 28

It would definitely make questing in Blackmarsh zones like Murkmire way less annoying if automatic unmounting in water wasn't a thing. I would support a QoL change in this direction.

Pelanora · March 28

https://www.zenimaxonline.com/careers

They want a new lead animation guy, maybe theyll get a horsey person for their next game.

Galeriano2 · March 28

Pelanora wrote: »

https://www.zenimaxonline.com/careers

They want a new lead animation guy, maybe theyll get a horsey person for their next game.

If I remember correctly there was a position for something like vehicle designer for their new game

WhiteCoatSyndrome · March 28

If they won’t let the mounts swim, what about a perk that grants them horseshoes of Water Walk?

Zama666 · March 28

WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »

If they won’t let the mounts swim, what about a perk that grants them horseshoes of Water Walk?

I would not mind more of a developed skill line for mounts.
Has to be earned and there are pros and cons.

Running across water would be great but go to far, you get slaughterfished

I would love to see mount charges on opponents, do to awesome damage, but you can get dismounted or blocked and you get to take heavy damage.

Help pull siege engines, help rebuild walls as they can move resources

Would love to see potions for mounts - more speed, health, breath fire, but they have to stop and poop at inconvenient times (ie. during a charge)

I also think mounts could be companions - chat with them, dance with them, dress them up

Perhaps I need a dog IRL?

SandandStars · March 29

it’s the kind of thing that really defines eso

stuck in combat, cc break, pvp lag

soelslaev · March 29

You folks complaining about swimming horses when no one can walk over an ankle high step as it if was a chest high wall?

SandandStars · March 30

^^ add it to the list

Horny_Poney · April 1

El_Borracho wrote: »

But yes, nothing is more annoying than trotting across a stream, like the ones in Craglorn, only to see you dismount.

Challenge accepted:
I’ll just jump over this str… Oh a torchbug!

ToRelax · April 15

If horses get to swim, my Nix-Ox should be able to walk on water like a water strider.

danno8 · April 15

I made a thread with nearly the same name about 7 or 8 years ago.

I wouldn't hold my breath on this changing...

Haenk · April 15

Funny thing - there are not a lot of animals that *can't* swim. Except dragons, maybe.

El_Borracho · April 15

Horny_Poney wrote: »

El_Borracho wrote: »

But yes, nothing is more annoying than trotting across a stream, like the ones in Craglorn, only to see you dismount.

Challenge accepted:
I’ll just jump over this str… Oh a torchbug!

LOL. The cousin of "let me rez you, but first, I'll check my menu"