Wolf Mounts?

Iove · January 2016

The markarth bear-dog is so awesome, can we get it as a mount?

Who would to have one of those?

Merkabeh · January 2016

Yes please!

ShadowDisciple · January 2016

i want real wolf pet

Ourorboros · January 2016

Wolf-dog is great. As a Husky lover, I had to get that as a pet. Awesome job on the pet. But I would never ride a Husky. A mount needs to be more wolf, less dog. Really, make that ALL wolf, and NO dog. Think Ghost from GOT. That I would buy.

Reedx · January 2016

ShadowDisciple wrote: »

i want real wolf pet

I have a Greenland dog, pretty close to a wolf pet : P

But yeah would love the idea of a Wolf mount ! : D

Iove · January 2016

Ourorboros wrote: »

Wolf-dog is great. As a Husky lover, I had to get that as a pet. Awesome job on the pet. But I would never ride a Husky. A mount needs to be more wolf, less dog. Really, make that ALL wolf, and NO dog. Think Ghost from GOT. That I would buy.

That was exactly my thinking!

Tyrion87 · January 2016

No, just no. If so, the wolf would have to be overgrown and it would look simply bad. Unrealistic.

darkdivideb16_ESO · January 2016

For the love of god no, not wolf mounts, no wolf is big enough to be used as a mount, next it will be squirrel mounts like another mmo i could mention.....

Pets yes, mounts no :P

ianock · January 2016

Please no. overgrown dog/wolf with a person on it sounds like something for somewhere (I can name a few) but not something for or from here.

Lokryn · January 2016

No thanks on Wolf mount, this isn't WoW. However, I would like a wolf pet.

MrDerrikk · January 2016

Wow, this suggestion never seems to die, just like flying mounts and dragons...

Ourorboros · January 2016

Tyrion87 wrote: »

No, just no. If so, the wolf would have to be overgrown and it would look simply bad. Unrealistic.

darkdivideb16_ESO wrote: »

For the love of god no, not wolf mounts, no wolf is big enough to be used as a mount, next it will be squirrel mounts like another mmo i could mention.....

Pets yes, mounts no :P

ianock wrote: »

Please no. overgrown dog/wolf with a person on it sounds like something for somewhere (I can name a few) but not something for or from here.

I guess none of you has ever watched Game of Thrones. The Dire Wolfs are at least to the same scale as current Senche mounts. Do you have objections to all the tiger, leopard, jaguar, panther and lion mounts? Not WoW? Never played it, but we have Frostmares, Nightmares, and Zombiemares. A little late to worry about comparisons to other games.

Iove · January 2016

Oh look, the trolls have arrived.

Just because you don't like someone's idea, doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

Maybe you're just unimaginative.

Iove · January 2016

The argument that wolves are too small fails when we are already riding overgrown cats! Lol

Or did you think leopards are really the size of a horse?

I rest my case.

Gedalya · January 2016

Yeah I like the idea of a Warg/Wolf mount.

kirk_lewis_ESO · January 2016

Sabretooth tigers and dire wolves are all big. They could introduce them as Dire wolf mounts and it would make sense. People need to stop comparing every suggestion with what's inWOW as if that's the only MMO single player people know. It's like people that only know one guy on a soccer team because that's the person that's in the media the most.

Tyrion87 · January 2016

Ourorboros wrote: »

Tyrion87 wrote: »

No, just no. If so, the wolf would have to be overgrown and it would look simply bad. Unrealistic.

darkdivideb16_ESO wrote: »

For the love of god no, not wolf mounts, no wolf is big enough to be used as a mount, next it will be squirrel mounts like another mmo i could mention.....

Pets yes, mounts no :P

ianock wrote: »

Please no. overgrown dog/wolf with a person on it sounds like something for somewhere (I can name a few) but not something for or from here.

I guess none of you has ever watched Game of Thrones. The Dire Wolfs are at least to the same scale as current Senche mounts. Do you have objections to all the tiger, leopard, jaguar, panther and lion mounts? Not WoW? Never played it, but we have Frostmares, Nightmares, and Zombiemares. A little late to worry about comparisons to other games.

Do you think I chose my nickname without a reason? Of course I've watched GoT and for me direwolf looks much smaller than all those senches. Moreover, in the TV series (as you refer to it) no one is riding on it which would look rather weird and oddly imo... Imagine the nord warrior in heavy armor with an axe on his back riding on this poor thing... LOL

AfkNinja · January 2016

A Dire Wolf or Warg carrying a person is just as reasonable as a Senche Lioness if not moreso. I am in favor of Wolf mounts, in fact it's the only one I really want.

P.S. Ghost is supposed to be bigger than John Snow, the show got it wrong.

FailSaucePro · January 2016

Only after they have exhausted the color spectrum on bear and leopard reskins.

Korah_Eaglecry · January 2016

Tyrion87 wrote: »

No, just no. If so, the wolf would have to be overgrown and it would look simply bad. Unrealistic.

You should look up Direwolves. Take a wild guess what they looked like and how big they were. Direwolves were around during the time when megafauna was the gold standard so they too had to be bigger to compete against other large predators and have the power to bring down far larger prey.

Direwolves have been mentioned in-universe although the information is lacking. You can find them on the list of fauna for Elder Scrolls on the uesp.net.

Theres no telling if they would be utilized as mounts but theres also nothing stating that they havent. Theres also not enough information to say whether theyre big enough or not for a humaniod to use them as a mount. Surely Bosmer and even Goblins are small enough to mount Direwolves.

Personally I think Senche Tigers/Leopards are much more fitting for Bosmer as the creatures are in high numbers through out Valenwood and the close vicinity to Elswyr means there'd be room for some sort of blending of cultures and utilization of tools and beasts of burden/mounts. But I also have no issue with Direwolves being introduced as a more traditional Bosmer mount.

wskill · January 2016

If i might somewhat add to this topic, i would really like to see beetle mounts (yes i know ultima.. but did you see those giant beetles in the desert of stros mkai? right.

Also please for the grace of all that is holy give us emu mounts, yes the bird.
And if you think thats silly, people actually ride them, type it into google.

Xellos77 · January 2016

MrDerrikk wrote: »

Wow, this suggestion never seems to die, just like flying mounts and dragons...

Let's just cut to the chase then. Flying dragon-wolf mount, with a freakin' laser on it's head.

Hey, it's lore friendly. Flying is in ES. So are wolves. Dragons are (arguably) not around during this time period, but it's a dragon-wolf. See? It's totally different. Dwemer could have left lasers laying around somewhere.

Be at ease, though. Camels are just as cool as wolves. At least to one person out there.

TheShadowScout · January 2016

As an old Elfquest fan, I would be giddy at having a black-furred direwolf mount for my main! A guranteed sell here. Gimme! Please?

They have senche and bear mounts so far, so there is no reason not to have wolf mounts as well someday. A basic grey one, and then they could do limited edition white and black... like mentioned, I couldn't resist a big black wolf to ride.

As for the lore... yeah, no normal wolf is big enogh to ride. Historical direwolves... were much bigger, but I guess would still be iffy for most races. Direwolves in a fantasy world where giants exits on the other hand... giant dire wolves... like, say, LotR-style "wargs"... could be as big as any senche, and we get to ride those, so...

Oh, and more wolfy and woofy pets would be cool as well. Once they fix that break in the poor markarth doggies tail...

Xellos77 · January 2016

Double post.

Callous2208 · January 2016

I really don't agree with wolf mounts or the current senche ones for that matter. More from a bone structure standpoint. Carnivores don't have the spine for carrying that sort of weight on their backs. We could go on and on about some other reasons why it just doesn't work but I realize in the end its all just fantasy so these factors really don't matter. I do not believe a dire wolf mount fits with the lore very well either but alas, neither do frosty, flaming, zombie horses.

phreatophile · January 2016

Direwolf mount?!?!

Take my money now!!

demendred · January 2016

Less work on a bugged game, more mounts!!!!¡!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Iove · January 2016

Callous2208 wrote: »

I really don't agree with wolf mounts or the current senche ones for that matter. More from a bone structure standpoint. Carnivores don't have the spine for carrying that sort of weight on their backs. We could go on and on about some other reasons why it just doesn't work but I realize in the end its all just fantasy so these factors really don't matter. I do not believe a dire wolf mount fits with the lore very well either but alas, neither do frosty, flaming, zombie horses.

Lore wise, the senche-raht breed of khajiit was huge, used for mounts and carrying extremely heavy loads. I guess the senche are nothing like the big cats in our world.

Callous2208 · January 2016

nicab16_ESO wrote: »

Callous2208 wrote: »

I really don't agree with wolf mounts or the current senche ones for that matter. More from a bone structure standpoint. Carnivores don't have the spine for carrying that sort of weight on their backs. We could go on and on about some other reasons why it just doesn't work but I realize in the end its all just fantasy so these factors really don't matter. I do not believe a dire wolf mount fits with the lore very well either but alas, neither do frosty, flaming, zombie horses.

Lore wise, the senche-raht breed of khajiit was huge, used for mounts and carrying extremely heavy loads. I guess the senche are nothing like the big cats in our world.

This is true. Idk, I guess I don't mind bending the rules as long as lore supports it. I just dislike seeing lore completely ignored for the sake of, "oooo that looks cool. " Even if dire wolves exist in the eso universe, I doubt there's anything supporting they can be tamed or ridden as mounts. Also, I doubt there numbers are so great as to support the idea that they are readily available for that purpose.

Glaiceana · January 2016

Personally I'd love for there to be a wolf mount. I'd buy it straight away. IF its done well that is. Has to have a decent howl animation, tail movement, run and walk movement, fur must look realistic. If its an up-scaled wolf from in game, it would be terrible.

Iove · January 2016

Callous2208 wrote: »

nicab16_ESO wrote: »

Callous2208 wrote: »

I really don't agree with wolf mounts or the current senche ones for that matter. More from a bone structure standpoint. Carnivores don't have the spine for carrying that sort of weight on their backs. We could go on and on about some other reasons why it just doesn't work but I realize in the end its all just fantasy so these factors really don't matter. I do not believe a dire wolf mount fits with the lore very well either but alas, neither do frosty, flaming, zombie horses.

Lore wise, the senche-raht breed of khajiit was huge, used for mounts and carrying extremely heavy loads. I guess the senche are nothing like the big cats in our world.

This is true. Idk, I guess I don't mind bending the rules as long as lore supports it. I just dislike seeing lore completely ignored for the sake of, "oooo that looks cool. " Even if dire wolves exist in the eso universe, I doubt there's anything supporting they can be tamed or ridden as mounts. Also, I doubt there numbers are so great as to support the idea that they are readily available for that purpose.

Yeah but we already have an army of ice, fire and undead ponies