Now, I don't like to be negative and I've seen some nice changes in the new patch already, but there seems to be problem with speed buffs, now, not being applied properly to your character anymore when they're mounted.
I've written down the following speed values which I got from the RavSpeed Add-on prior to the patch 1.2.3 and after it was released (the first number is without Retreating Maneuver buff, the second number is with Retreating Maneuver Rank IV). All numbers are in % values (not ups). Walking, Sprinting and Boost are without mount (by foot). Boost means the speed in the 2 seconds after performing a dodge roll with a bow equipped and Hasty Retreat lv 2.
Prior to the patch 1.2.3., on a character with Athletics lv 2 with 7 Medium Armor pieces equipped but without Steed Mundus Stone:
Walking: _____ 90 / 121
Sprinting: __ 136 / 165
Boost: ______ 178 / 207
Mounted: ____ 175 / 232
Horse Sprint: 206 / 272
Prior to the patch 1.2.3., on the same character but with Steed Mundus Stone:
Walking: _____ 95 / 126
Sprinting: __ 142 / 177
Boost: ______ 183 / 216
Mounted: ____ 180 / 240
Horse Sprint: 211 / 280
With patch 1.2.3., on the same character with Steed Mundus Stone:
Walking: _____ 95 / 126
Sprinting: __ 142 / 174
Boost: ______ 183 / 216
Mounted: ____ 175 / 175
Horse Sprint: 206 / 206
You can see that the speed values for "Mounted" and "Horse Sprint" with patch 1.2.3. are the same they were before on a character without the Steed Mundus Stone and without Rapid Maneuver. This is even the case now when the Rapid Maneuver buff on the character should be active!
This leads me to conclude (^^) that neither the Rapid Maneuver buff nor the Steed Mundus Stone bonus are applied when mounted anymore.
I hope this is a bug and will eventually be fixed and not an intentional change
This would make riding a lot slower which would be very painful to almost everyone in Cyrodiil.
(And I tried switching horses, that doesn't help ^^)
Edited by GaldorP on June 25, 2014 4:29PM