With the current systems of the game mounted combat would never reach half the level of quality of the best mounted combat game that was ever made. If it would not be as good as Mount and Blade It would automatically suck bad ,therefore they would be better of spending resources on something the current systems would support nicely.

I vote no. Simply because you can't move your horse around like you need to for combat. A person on foot would have an advantage.

Horses are for getting from Point A to Point B.

No but if there was jousting that would be cool.

If done correctly, with better controlls and refined combat, absolutely yes.
If it were just jousting, yes
If it were simply swinging a sword or shooting a bow while riding... Meh.

Mounted combat would never work in keeps.............

rotiferuk wrote: »

Mounted combat would never work in keeps.............

Yeah, it's almost like being on horse back is a situational advantage.

I voted, maybe. Would need polearms. :-P

I would love that, with like a special map that requires mounted horses or something that you need to buy with pvp currency, so it actually becomes an perk for long time players of pvp'ers. maybe even trow in mounted siege as well

Holycannoli wrote: »

It probably wouldn't work in this game, especially for those of us who've played Mount & Blade.

But it could be an interesting perk for stamina builds if they could somehow pull it off. I'm totally against being able to use magic in mounted combat, but weapons are perfect for it. Weapon skills are not designed for it right now but they need a revamp anyway so maybe some can be enabled for use when mounted.

If they implemented it, I'd say they should attach it to your mount.
It wouldn't be a set of character skills at all, it would be horse skills. Different horses would have different skills, specs, etc.

Mounted combat (melee) is another one of those things which is heavily romanticized in movies and such. On an actual battlefield, cavalry was useful for the most part in military formations and mass charges that ran through lines of infantry, trampled as much as possible and then got back out. The other purpose they served was to get officers and commands from point A to point B quickly, and to provide an elevated position from whence a commander can view troop movements. A lone horseman caught in the press swinging madly from horse back against the hordes of footmen wasn't terribly effective, in fact he was one thing and one thing only; a target. Most fighters who arrived on horseback would quickly end up on foot; either by choice or by force.

That said, I'd say mounted combat, if implemented, should revolve around hit and run tactics. The ability to charge, trample and knock down enemies in your path; but not really much in the way of sustained long term combat.

Could have horse specialization;

Have your Chargers (light cavalry), specced for speed and trampling and getting away without taking a lot of damage. I could see this being favored by Archer and medium armor finesse-type characters.

Your Warhorses (Heavy Cavalry) slower, but specced to be a little more robust in a melee; provide CC in the form of kicks and such with a lower chance of being dismounted (heavier armor); maybe give them some more maneuverability via slow strafes and such. Character who used this mount would be the type who could hold their own in a fight if they got pulled down; your tanks and other heavy melee combatants.

And then your Command Horses which aren't really good in a fight, but rather can be used as platforms to issue battlefield commands (AOE buffs and such) from a distance. Basically, more of a support role. These are the horses your casters might choose.

All skill use could be based on Horse Stamina which already exists. Horses would get skill points as you level them up and unlock different/upgrade various skills or attributes.

In any case, the use of a mount would be situational at best and not what you'd choose for long-term combat.

bgoldbeck21_ESO wrote: »

If sorcs can blink their horse around, especially no.

I would say that, while mounted, you'd have a completely different action bar devoted specifically to "Mount Skills." So nobody would be using class abilities while mounted.

bgoldbeck21_ESO wrote: »

ShedsHisTail wrote: »

bgoldbeck21_ESO wrote: »

If sorcs can blink their horse around, especially no.

I would say that, while mounted, you'd have a completely different action bar devoted specifically to "Mount Skills." So nobody would be using class abilities while mounted.

It was a joke

Oh, I know, I just thought it was worth clarifying regardless since I didn't explicitly say that in my previous post.

ers101284b14_ESO wrote: »

Depends on how they get it going. As of right now I don't think it would turn out well, but if they could get it working right it would be awesome.

^This

No

My last mounted combat was in Lotro and it was bad and also the lag was terrible

Light and heavy attacks only ,sounds good