Sparkles...Have You Lost Your Minds?!?

Ostacia · February 2018

I am so happy to see a mount that isn't dead, gross, undead, a skeleton, aflame, or otherwise testosterone-addled that I just don't know what to say! It suits several of my characters. I think it's pretty.

MuchShock · February 2018

I really want this horse but all my toons are dark, depressing vampires, I need a cheery white clad healer to make use of it.

LadyAstrum · February 2018

Chaos2088 · February 2018

I like the sparkles......tis pretty

AcadianPaladin · February 2018

It suits my blonde, blue-eyed, long-earred, bling-loving, whimsical Bosmer to a tee!

Palidon · February 2018

3500 crowns for that horse. I don't think so.

Korah_Eaglecry · February 2018

LadyAstrum wrote: »

Can't there be one damn mount with sparkles for those that want/like it? You're not going to like every single thing in the crown store. I'm not interested in frost mounts or fire mounts, I like the sparkles.

I made a comment on something I WAS interested in. Its called feedback. Dont like it? Too bad.

BlueViolet · February 2018

It looks very detailed, apart from the hooves looking a bit.. off? Something doesn't look right.
But the tinkling and the sparkles... eurgh, no thank you. I was annoyed by that immediately just looking at it in the preview

Banana · February 2018

Pass. Cant wait to see a big fat orc riding it.

AefionBloodclaw · February 2018

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

It suits my blonde, blue-eyed, long-earred, bling-loving, whimsical Bosmer to a tee!

Wasn't sure if the sparkles were really in the game or whether that was just shopped onto the picture to make it look better lol. Since seeing this topic I'm more inclined to buy the mount. I will have to get this mount, the sparkles make it look more magical and in line with Faeries (not Fairies.) And it suits my look for a glorious, male Elven Prince, who is not all muscled up and beefy and masculine, I'm sick of all that cliche straight white male look its pathetic.

Dareena · February 2018

Sparkling?.. A sound of chimes?.. 146% lore friendly, well done!!!
Now I wait for a Nyan Cat mount (with Nyan Cat sound please!).

SisterGoat · February 2018

I don't care if others hate it, I LOVE it and I'm going to buy both the horse and pony.

And yes, I do like MLP. Fight me.

DieAlteHexe · February 2018

SisterGoat wrote: »

I don't care if others hate it, I LOVE it and I'm going to buy both the horse and pony.

And yes, I do like MLP. Fight me.

Not a MLP fan (don't hate just not a fan) but I am so pleased to see something that isn't on fire, skeletal, grim, metal etc.

Appleblade · February 2018

I bought both. Eat my sparkles as I trot on by.

Appleblade · February 2018

Dareena wrote: »

Sparkling?.. A sound of chimes?.. 146% lore friendly, well done!!!
Now I wait for a Nyan Cat mount (with Nyan Cat sound please!).

Oh, cmon. I head canon it as a simple glamor my characters arch mage father created for his daughter’s birthday pony. Now she and the horse are all grown up, and, lo and behold, the sparkle spell passed on to the horse’s offspring, stunning everyone at the Mage’s Guild, and launching a whole new area of reasearch into hereditary effects of alteration and illusion magic.

Morgul667 · February 2018

3500 crowns ? ZOS is trolling us or did I miss something ?

DieAlteHexe · February 2018

Morgul667 wrote: »

3500 crowns ? ZOS is trolling us or did I miss something ?

Not even the most expensive mount. All of these vanity mounts are pricey and easily ignored if they don't suit.

Aliyavana · February 2018

If the eyes glowed gold I would like it on my Templar, at its sparkle level it feels too lil girlish

Aliyavana · February 2018

DiNanna63 wrote: »

Skua wrote: »

Also I would love to see the horse with mount upgrades if anyone that has purchased the horse has them.

I have all the settings off to hide the mount upgrades.On this character, I have capacity to 20 I think.

awww lil female bosmer on sparkle ponys

LadyAstrum · February 2018

Korah_Eaglecry wrote: »

LadyAstrum wrote: »

Can't there be one damn mount with sparkles for those that want/like it? You're not going to like every single thing in the crown store. I'm not interested in frost mounts or fire mounts, I like the sparkles.

I made a comment on something I WAS interested in. Its called feedback. Dont like it? Too bad.

My response is called feedback too...or is feedback only allowed when it pertains to you? Not everything is about you.

PocketNova · February 2018

I'd love to get the horse but I'm a senche person. The horse is lovely and the sparkles are awesome.

I got the pony though, it's adorably cute.

Banana · February 2018

I prefer a lion between my legs.

Chaos2088 · February 2018

Banana wrote: »

I prefer a lion between my legs.

Not gunna lie, I am at work reading this, and i just spat coffee all over my computer screen and inhaled part of it...

......sounds very furry...

Feanor · February 2018

Can somebody tell me why the front legs look like the were sawed off at the shin and glued together with the rope? Also those braids are hilarious.

For clarification take a look at @DiNanna63 picture:

DieAlteHexe · February 2018

Feanor wrote: »

Can somebody tell me why the front legs look like the were sawed off at the shin and glued together with the rope? Also those braids are hilarious.

For clarification take a look at @DiNanna63 picture:

There's a setting that fixes that, I'll see if I can find it and then edit.

ETA: In game; Settings>Gameplay>Foot Inverse Kinematics

Hope that helps.

Elsonso · February 2018

Appleblade wrote: »

Dareena wrote: »

Sparkling?.. A sound of chimes?.. 146% lore friendly, well done!!!
Now I wait for a Nyan Cat mount (with Nyan Cat sound please!).

Oh, cmon. I head canon it as a simple glamor my characters arch mage father created for his daughter’s birthday pony. Now she and the horse are all grown up, and, lo and behold, the sparkle spell passed on to the horse’s offspring, stunning everyone at the Mage’s Guild, and launching a whole new area of reasearch into hereditary effects of alteration and illusion magic.

Head canon? I guess my feeling is that if I have to put myself into a special mindset to spend $35 on a mount, maybe I am trying too hard to buy it.

For the Sparkle Horse mount, I just think the effects are over the top. It is bling where no bling was needed. That has stopped me from buying it before I even get to the "head canon" about why it is sparkling, and tinkling, in the first place.

On that last subject, I guess that now that I think about it, what is the sparkling and tinkling supposed to represent? What other things in the game sparkle and tinkle like this? I am drawing a blank. Anyone help?

With no other insight... If I had to guess, I would think Marketing is targeting a specific player demographic (of which I am not part of) for no other reason than to target that demographic. So, I guess that if someone sees the horse and thinks, "oooooh! sparkles!" and runs to buy it, target acquired, mission accomplished. I don't mind them targeting demographics, but if that is all they are doing, and we have to "head canon" around it, I'd prefer they do something else.

DieAlteHexe · February 2018

lordrichter wrote: »

Appleblade wrote: »

Dareena wrote: »

Sparkling?.. A sound of chimes?.. 146% lore friendly, well done!!!
Now I wait for a Nyan Cat mount (with Nyan Cat sound please!).

Oh, cmon. I head canon it as a simple glamor my characters arch mage father created for his daughter’s birthday pony. Now she and the horse are all grown up, and, lo and behold, the sparkle spell passed on to the horse’s offspring, stunning everyone at the Mage’s Guild, and launching a whole new area of reasearch into hereditary effects of alteration and illusion magic.

Head canon? I guess my feeling is that if I have to put myself into a special mindset to spend $35 on a mount, maybe I am trying too hard to buy it.

For the Sparkle Horse mount, I just think the effects are over the top. It is bling where no bling was needed. That has stopped me from buying it before I even get to the "head canon" about why it is sparkling, and tinkling, in the first place.

On that last subject, I guess that now that I think about it, what is the sparkling and tinkling supposed to represent? What other things in the game sparkle and tinkle like this? I am drawing a blank. Anyone help?

With no other insight... If I had to guess, I would think Marketing is targeting a specific player demographic (of which I am not part of) for no other reason than to target that demographic. So, I guess that if someone sees the horse and thinks, "oooooh! sparkles!" and runs to buy it, target acquired, mission accomplished. I don't mind them targeting demographics, but if that is all they are doing, and we have to "head canon" around it, I'd prefer they do something else.

The description for the courser (from their website):

Created after years of extensive breeding, the White-Gold Imperial Courser is said to be the most beautiful horse in all of Tamriel. With its almost ethereal beauty, these horses have been owned by only the wealthiest riders—until now!

I think you're absolutely right about the demographic. See, they missed me as I really don't care for explode-y, fiery, boney, glowy, dead mounts. They just don't do it for me. But they sure do for many and that's great. I'm just happy to see something that isn't on fire or metal or dead.

That said, I dislike the tack but hey, can't win 'em all.

coplannb16_ESO · February 2018

Bothers me that they turn a mature/serious medieval/fantasy setting into hello Kitty online... the Game quickly moves away from beeing an elder Scroll Game. You can argue whether this ever was one. When ES6 Comes, ZoS will get what they deserve...

Elsonso · February 2018

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

The description for the courser (from their website):

Created after years of extensive breeding, the White-Gold Imperial Courser is said to be the most beautiful horse in all of Tamriel. With its almost ethereal beauty, these horses have been owned by only the wealthiest riders—until now!

Yup. That is what I mean when I use the term "head canon". A thought exercise to create a place in "reality" for something that has no place. That blurb puts less effort into it than @Appleblade did, so I would be more inclined to use Appleblade's.

DieAlteHexe · February 2018

lordrichter wrote: »

DieAlteHexe wrote: »

The description for the courser (from their website):

Created after years of extensive breeding, the White-Gold Imperial Courser is said to be the most beautiful horse in all of Tamriel. With its almost ethereal beauty, these horses have been owned by only the wealthiest riders—until now!

Yup. That is what I mean when I use the term "head canon". A thought exercise to create a place in "reality" for something that has no place. That blurb puts less effort into it than @Appleblade did, so I would be more inclined to use Appleblade's.

There's a better one, something about a child and the horse if memory serves when you view the critter in the store.

As for the rest, I don't need "head-canon" to decide what I want to buy or not. I just suit myself. If others enjoy the canon thing, that's great as the whole point is to have fun!