Will flying mounts ever be added

KhajiitLion

Hello everyone, ever since this game has been out I Noticed where ZOS has only added horses,lions,bear and that's it,I haven't seen one mention of it, so does anyone believe ZOS has any plans of releasing any flying mounts any time soon or in the future?

Kode

Everquest 2 had a similar game world to ESO and they introduced flying mounts, but honestly they didn't do anything for the game. If anything they were a detriment because it made the world easier to traverse and distanced players from the content.

As for ESO, we already have fast travel so adding flying mounts wouldn't impact much. Still, I'd rather see some creative spin on land mounts. I always thought it would be great if each mount had speed distinct to its type, and a skill for its type... horses sprint without stamina, senche can leap small distances, guar can make quick charges, ect.

Variation is the key to keeping a game interesting. Too many games are worried about making everything completely equal with different skins.

RomansXXI

No cause mechanics and logic. If they did fly it'd be like a foot off the ground and look very very stupid

Ch4mpTW

I doubt it strongly, although 1 could never know to be sure. ZOS has been known to surprise us from time to time.

Sigtric

They've said if it did happen it would only be a visual effect low to the ground. Character pathing in this game isn't built for movement off the ground.

paulsimonps

I doubt it and I also seriously Hope they NEVER EVER EVER ADD THEM.

MasterSpatula

No. And if you want a ludicrous, over-the-top mount, you have many, many choices.

Phinix1

It would be really cool, but probably would take too much investment for the current business model.

WhitePawPrints

Not many lore friendly flying creatures capable of carrying the full weight of a being that is 5'0" - 6'5". Maybe Vampires could turn into a bat, but other than that, I don't see what creatures would make any sense.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

Um, no.

Domander

Probably when underwater is added.

Tommy_The_Gun

"Will flying mounts ever be added"

Well... just imagine Cyrodiil PvP capturing enemy keeps/castles/forts...

TheStealthDude

paulsimonps wrote: »

I doubt it and I also seriously Hope they NEVER EVER EVER ADD THEM.

I could not agree with this comment more.

Phinix1

Tommy_The_Gun wrote: »

Well... just imagine Cyrodiil PvP capturing enemy keeps/castles/forts...

Well, disable in PVP obviously.

Pwnyridah

When wow allowed flying in vanilla zons it required recoding the entire zone to allow for 3d pathing above ground.

AlienatedGoat

Why would you add flying to something that is supposed to be purely cosmetic?

Kiralyn2000

Pwnyridah wrote: »

When wow allowed flying in vanilla zons it required recoding the entire zone to allow for 3d pathing above ground.

And additionally, they didn't have each map area as it's own instance. You could walk each entire continent without a loading screen - so being able to fly over the mountains between regions wasn't that big a deal. The ESO world isn't built the same way.

(we also have all those wayshrines, so there's plenty of "fast travel" options)

KhajiitLion

@Domander I'm still waiting for underwater up till this day:)

a1i3nz

I'd be okay with a "hovering" mount (because pathing) but it would have to be worth the 5k crowns

akl77

What about boat that can be sailed around the world, like witcher 3.

KhajiitLion

@Tommy_The_Gun hmm... I didn't think about it, interesting point

Tasear

It will part of expansion (chapter) that happens ten years from now.

KhajiitLion

@akl77 I'm still waiting for that but I have a feeling if they did add that it would be 50k crowns

akl77

And have a sail race on the lake.

Kram8ion

Err no

ZiRM

Just think how much ZOS could charge for flying Dragons!!!

Rox83

I don't see a point in adding it. There are wayshrines, you can jump to guild/friends/group mates, zones are their own instance so you'd be flying into loading screens a lot.

Shgon_Dunstan

As far as game mechanics not allowing it. I thought so as well until I heard that GM's can apparently fly, so... Might need work to look smooth, what do I know, but it would seemly be possible at least.

JKorr

Using a console command like "no clip" isn't the same as flying, although it could look the same.

What gms are allowed to do shouldn't be what the normal players are allowed to do.

kyle.wilson

No flying mounts!
https://youtu.be/31g0YE61PLQ

Katahdin

No thanks

Kreatyve

I don't like the idea. Flying in WoW trivialized a lot of stuff. Don't want to fight that group of mobs? That's fine, just fly over them. It made the world seem a lot smaller too.