Would You Buy A Flying Mount If They Were To Come To ESO

BBSooner · May 2015

granty2008cyb16_ESO wrote: »

Flying Mounts = Crowns Spent = ZOS Make More Money

I would argue that the money ZOS would make from the crowns spent would be overshadowed by the money invested in:

- Re structuring every zone
- Re structuring player navigation to allow for Z-axis movement (even wow had this prior their flying mounts since they had underwater navigation)

UrQuan · May 2015

No

granty2008cyb16_ESO wrote: »

Flying Mounts = Crowns Spent = ZOS Make More Money

and the original question was would you buy if zoz added it not would you unsubscribe / uninstall / wouldn't let this happen / this breaks lore.

If a person feels strongly enough about this that they would unsubscribe or uninstall if this happened, then obviously they wouldn't buy it. If a person is posting here saying that it breaks lore, then odds are they wouldn't buy it for that same reason (I fall into this category).

All the people saying "No" and then adding comments about what a bad idea adding flying mounts would be are answering the poll question that you asked (no, they wouldn't buy it) and then explaining why they feel that way.

Iluvrien · May 2015

No

UrQuan wrote: »

If a person feels strongly enough about this that they would unsubscribe or uninstall if this happened, then obviously they wouldn't buy it. If a person is posting here saying that it breaks lore, then odds are they wouldn't buy it for that same reason (I fall into this category).

^ This. If flying mounts came in then I would be unsubbed and uninstalled within the day. So "no", I would not buy one if it was brought into the game.

Arunei · May 2015

No

UrQuan wrote: »

newtinmpls wrote: »

I would buy a flying pet. Especially one with a 'perch on shoulder' option

Well now, that's another story... Just think of all the jokes that could be made about whether that parrot on your shoulder is dead, or just pining for the fjords...

"THIS. IS AN EX. PARROT."

Glorious.

On-topic, nty. I don't think the people who are saying they'd get a flying mount are taking into consideration all the bugs this would introduce. Just imagine flying along, minding your own business, and somehow you abruptly spawn under the map. Or you get dismounted and plummet to your death. Or you get stuck in a tree or building. Or you get stuck in an invisible wall. Or you ascend/descend for no reason at all and therefore have to deal with erratic flight that might get you killed if you descend too fast and end up rendezvousing with the ground.

And of course there'd be non-flying bugs introduced as well. Perhaps your riding skill would bug out and you'd lose percentage off skills, or couldn't feed your mounts daily. Maybe you couldn't mind at all.

Just...pls no. There are enough glitches and bugs without trying to introduce something as potentially game-breaking (PvP-wise) as legit flying mounts. Things that can hover like netches or wraiths? That's cool, but nothing that goes more than a foot or two off the ground. Basically make it an aesthetic instead of a feature, ensures all mounts remain equal.

pecheckler · May 2015

No

I would immediately uninstall and begin composing a nasty e-mail to the persons responsible.

theroyalestpythonnub18_ESO · May 2015

No

unless it's a cliff racer

The_Sadist · May 2015

No

Nope.

I would, however, use levitating spells!

But seriously, no flying.

mtwiggz · May 2015

Yes

OF COURSE! For the low, one time, price of 25,000 Crowns and my first born.

I'm sure it wouldn't make the lag even worse or anything...

snackrat · May 2015

Yes

I'd use it if they were released, sure. If they're anything like WoW's, they'll be much, MUCH faster, AND enable me to skip a whole lot of fights or go over obnoxious hills. I usually fly close to the ground so I don't miss scenery.

...but its probably still a better idea not to introduce them. They'd either ban them in Cyrodil/new areas to force ground exploration (making you miss their speed/convenience), or world PvP (just wanderin' around) would cease to exist.

Mirra_Halfelven · May 2015

No

NewBlacksmurf wrote: »

no

OMG me and @NewBlacksmurf agree on something! .... hell has frozen over

NewSentiment · May 2015

Yes

Of course I would! Lore aside (not that I really care about it) I'd pay good money for a badass flying mount.

BeardLumber · May 2015

No

hahaha

c.p.garrett1993_ESO · May 2015

Yes

What if it only floated a short distance off the ground and worked like every other mount?

kewl · May 2015

Yes

Did you uninstall Skyrim after riding Odahviing to Skuldafn? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Odahviing

Did you refuse to buy Dragonborn after learning it added Bend Will? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Riding

Gidorick · May 2015

No

kewl wrote: »

Did you uninstall Skyrim after riding Odahviing to Skuldafn? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Odahviing

Did you refuse to buy Dragonborn after learning it added Bend Will? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Riding

We're not Dragonborn in ESO, so your questions make no sense.

leeux · May 2015

No

But I'd love a Cliffracer pet that goes 'Scree scree' on my ear

Iluvrien · May 2015

No

Gidorick wrote: »

kewl wrote: »

Did you uninstall Skyrim after riding Odahviing to Skuldafn? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Odahviing

Did you refuse to buy Dragonborn after learning it added Bend Will? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Riding

We're not Dragonborn in ESO, so your questions make no sense.

Agreed. This has to be one of the daftest comparisons I have seen in a long time. This isn't even apples and oranges, this is tennis balls and tyrannosaurs.

Ley · May 2015

No

If they came out, I'd of course buy one. Since they'll never come out, I don't see the point in deluding myself. The game just wasn't created to accommodate flying mounts. I had to vote no on sheer principle.

JoseDelgadoCub17_ESO · May 2015

Yes

If it were added, I am pretty much forced to buy it to stay competitive... I do not want it added ever though.

maryriv · May 2015

Yes

So 27% of us would buy it, that's a NICE chunk of money ZoS

Think about it...

Gidorick · May 2015

No

maryriv wrote: »

So 27% of us would buy it, that's a NICE chunk of money ZoS Think about it...

I honestly still believe ZOS cares about the integrity of ESO. Sure, they're toeing the line with things like fire horses and XP pots... but it IS a game that needs to make money.

The fact that they haven't budged about things like the Auction House makes me believe they do have lines they won't cross and I just hope flying mounts is behind that line. The fact that their zones would have to pretty much be redesigned helps with that, of course.

kewl · May 2015

Yes

Gidorick wrote: »

kewl wrote: »

Did you uninstall Skyrim after riding Odahviing to Skuldafn? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Odahviing

Did you refuse to buy Dragonborn after learning it added Bend Will? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Riding

We're not Dragonborn in ESO, so your questions make no sense.

UrQuan wrote: »

Exactly. It'd be super lore-unfriendly

Heromofo wrote: »

I love flying mounts especially in wow. Buut. Flying mounts will break the lore even futher

Heromofo wrote: »

5. It would break all sides of the lore people like my self couldn't stand for it

FireCowCommando wrote: »

It doesnt fit with the lore

Lenikus wrote: »

It doesn't fit. The lore of WoW IS NOT THE SAME as the lore of the Elder Scrolls series

Lore preservation is just a silly argument against flying mounts, because it's already part of established lore (see examples above.)

ZOS would sell flying mounts if they could, regardless of how we feel. This group is about making money not advancing lore. If things: like class imbalance, year long bugs, server lag and dishonesty haven't caused you to quit...I don't understand how flying mounts could be the last straw?

Drazhar14 · May 2015

No

If they can make a fluid underwater swimming system first, then maybe. But if they can't even pull off swimming, flying will be a disaster.

Gidorick · May 2015

No

kewl wrote: »

Lore preservation is just a silly argument against flying mounts, because it's already part of established lore (see examples above.)

ZOS would sell flying mounts if they could, regardless of how we feel. This group is about making money not advancing lore. If things: like class imbalance, year long bugs, server lag and dishonesty haven't caused you to quit...I don't understand how flying mounts could be the last straw?

Well, some straw has to be the last, right? A camel can only take so much.

hamgatan · May 2015

Yes

granty2008cyb16_ESO wrote: »

Big Harpy

ive wanted to mount a harpy for ages... mmm

UrQuan · May 2015

No

Iluvrien wrote: »

Gidorick wrote: »

kewl wrote: »

Did you uninstall Skyrim after riding Odahviing to Skuldafn? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Odahviing

Did you refuse to buy Dragonborn after learning it added Bend Will? elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Riding

We're not Dragonborn in ESO, so your questions make no sense.

Agreed. This has to be one of the daftest comparisons I have seen in a long time. This isn't even apples and oranges, this is tennis balls and tyrannosaurs.

Which sounds like the name of the coolest drinking game ever. Move over Beer Pong, at the next Beerlympics we'll be playing Tennis Balls and Tyrannosaurs!

bosmern_ESO · May 2015

No

If there would be flying mounts it would just make everything ZoS promoted pointless.

They built the game so there are tons of little things in the world, you could be questing then get side tracked because you see something cool to the side, which could lead to another questing area. It's also fun to run to each point of interest/cave in each zone, if there are flying mounts you could just skip everything ZoS worked on.

not only that, in pvp you could fly over keep walls? no thanks.

NadiusMaximus · May 2015

No

Uninstall yes.

They couldn't have flying mounts anyway. They won't rewrite the Code to fix lag, why redo the entire game for a flying mount?

Alphashado · May 2015

Yes

I don't think flying mounts belong in ESO. But would I buy one if they were around? Yup.

MercyKilling · May 2015

No

Not only no, but HELLNO.