Mount Specific Racial Riding Bonuses Concept

Gidorick · May 2016

dtm_samuraib16_ESO wrote: »

How about a completely crazy idea: Khajiit cannot ride a mount.
They go on four "legs" and run as fast.
:P

Basically: think cheetah.

as cool as that sounds @dtm_samuraib16_ESO ... I think that's more of a lycanthrope thing in the TES world. Khajiit are very "people-like"... well... the ones that are people-like.

idk · May 2016

Just realized the is a pipe dream that will NEVER happen in ESO.

Besides the fact this idea resembles Neverwinter's low grade ideas, mounts are mostly sold in the crown shop. The idea behind this thread is specific benefits from mounts beyond what we can get with the cheap in game mounts.

If these mounts were sold in my he crown shop it would be P2W. At that, the devs are not going to waste their time creating non content that will not benefit a DLC or the crown shop.

It would be a great waste of time and $$$.

Gidorick · May 2016

Giles.floydub17_ESO wrote: »

Just realized the is a pipe dream that will NEVER happen in ESO.

Besides the fact this idea resembles Neverwinter's low grade ideas, mounts are mostly sold in the crown shop. The idea behind this thread is specific benefits from mounts beyond what we can get with the cheap in game mounts.

If these mounts were sold in my he crown shop it would be P2W. At that, the devs are not going to waste their time creating non content that will not benefit a DLC or the crown shop.

It would be a great waste of time and $$$.

This idea is from Feb 2015. I wrote it prior to the Buy2Play announcement so my perspective was from a sub model where all of these would be purchasable with gold. If I remember correctly, I hadn't posted it yet when the B2P announcement was made and I said "screw it, I've made the pics, might as well post it."

I do agree that if ZOS only allowed players to buy race mounts in the crown store, this would be pay to win... not unless they gave each class an in-game mount with the bonus... which I would be all for. The 42K gold mounts from in game, add a few so there is one for each race and give them racial bonuses then give each of these kinds of mounts racial bonuses as well. Simple fix and it would mean we get a few more mounts in game. That or they could have races share mounts.

It could be like...

Common Horse - Bretons, Nords, Redguard
Draft Horse - Orcs
Gaited Horse - Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer
Imperial Horse - Imperial
Light Horse - Khajiit, Argonian

Players could get and use these horse if they want the bonuses for their race... or they could buy the mounts from the crown store. We would be in the same even situation we are in now, and look at how many non-horse mounts we have now!

Oh, and It's not exactly news that pretty much NONE of the ideas I post will EVER see the light of day in ESO. I do this for fun. I enjoy sharing the "what if's" with my fellow dreamers.

Gidorick · May 2016

ChrispyRambo wrote: »

After paying for all the mounts in the crown store you would be able to buy a new pc/console!

lol. That is kind of the point @ChrispyRambo , to give players incentive to buy multiple mounts! Well, that and add a bit of RPG flair to ESO's samenessness when it comes to mount capabilities.

dodgehopper_ESO · May 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

The way I envisioned the sprint animation would be @dodgehopper_ESO & @TheWhiteDarkness9is like a dirt wave like in Tremors.

Except it would be HUGE...pretty much the size of a mount. Imagine tearing through Cyrodill with a dozen other Rootworms...

If you attack the dirt wave and the player is "kicked off" of the Rootworm they are just spat out of the dirt wave. Running and walking would be a sort of undulating motion across the ground.

Anyway, that's just how I envisioned it.

Tremors was a fun movie.

ChrispyRambo · May 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

ChrispyRambo wrote: »

After paying for all the mounts in the crown store you would be able to buy a new pc/console!

lol. That is kind of the point @ChrispyRambo , to give players incentive to buy multiple mounts! Well, that and add a bit of RPG flair to ESO's samenessness when it comes to mount capabilities.

Your ideas great & I like it a lot, but if they are willing to charge 4000 crowns for a flashy mount imagine how much money they'll try and get for a mount that actually has abilities/bonuses hahaha.

Gidorick · May 2016

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

Tremors was a fun movie.

I've always loved the idea of giant burrowing worms @dodgehopper_ESO. Bettlejuice, Dune, Tremors. I'm sure Dr. Freud would have a field day with that information but I just think they are so cool!

dodgehopper_ESO · May 2016

Gidorick wrote: »

dodgehopper_ESO wrote: »

Tremors was a fun movie.

I've always loved the idea of giant burrowing worms @dodgehopper_ESO. Bettlejuice, Dune, Tremors. I'm sure Dr. Freud would have a field day with that information but I just think they are so cool!

I like the fact that it fits the totally alien aspect of the Argonians/Hist. Guar are nice and of course available to them as well, but the worm is certainly curious and strange and feels like it could fit, especially among an amphibious race with villages that are often half (or more) underwater.

KingYogi415 · May 2016

Awefull idea this is pay to win.

Each races mount should be low chance an epic drop from a trail.

Taleof2Cities · May 2016

My Redguard Stamblade is too proud to ride a camel.

However, if there was a unique Aswala-trained horse or duneripper mount ... that might be more appropriate ...

RAGUNAnoOne · May 2016

first EEW that worm!!!

second with mount types being locked in the crown store it would be pay to win unless they add 1 gold purchased generic of each which they will not do...

3rd Dunmer ride guar and silt striders are HUGE like bigger than a house in Balmora

Abeille · May 2016

I have two suggestions to sort out the "P2W issue" with mounts being locked behind the Crown Store:

1 - Do not apply the racial mount bonus to Cyrodiil.

OR

2 - Make so that horses give the bonus to anyone, since they are the generic, common-place mount.

The problem with suggestion number 2 is that Imperials would need a different racial mount then. Could be a different-built horse instead of a completely different animal for them.