Doesn't look so impressive in my opinion. I will always stay with my good old 42k gold horse. It's a loyal follower since over 1 year.

"Yes, my beloved horse, you're not the prettiest horse, you have boring brown fur and nothing special to offer. But remember how much time we spent together, how often did we get ganked together, how often did we find our death by falling from a cliff and how much gold did I spent for feeding you, you hungry liddle thing."

I'm trying to think of anything other than the cold that could make a horse that colour.

Excessive blueberry content in the diet perhaps?

Some sort of really evil fizzy drink?

Eating butterflies? Do horses do that?

Seems to me a 'frozen' horse would be kinda stiff to ride . It would be funny if the riders bounce all over from the jaw jacking impact its stiff legs hitting the ground would cause and maybe as they dismount, their buts are are frozen and have a nice frosty effect for a short time

wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »

I'm trying to think of anything other than the cold that could make a horse that colour.

Excessive blueberry content in the diet perhaps?

Some sort of really evil fizzy drink?

Eating butterflies? Do horses do that?

There you go...an official DC horse!
Maybe some people will roll blue now and bolster their ranks?

Questing/pvp content?

Nah, lets just put a saddle on something else lorebreaking that will be continent wide and completely unseen in later eras.

I wonder if @Lawrence_Schick even speaks out against it or is just told to be quiet and make it fit. Worse yet, I wonder if he endorses this garbage.

Hey ZOS, make a Dwemer Motorcycle fit. You've already jumped the shark, might as well give something to the steampunk fedora m'ladies.

If you want a lore explanation, here's one off the top of my head:

The Frostmare is a special breed of horse, bread around Winterhold, specifically the college of Winterhold.

The Mages of Winterhold wanted their own special breed of horse, so they could be distinct when they were travelling out on expeditions. They are fed on a special diet of grains mixed with frost salts, which give them their unique look. Many people outside of the college think this a slightly cruel practice, however you can never mistake a Mage of Winterhold for anything else when you see one riding over the landscape.

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JD2013 wrote: »

If you want a lore explanation, here's one off the top of my head:

The Frostmare is a special breed of horse, bread around Winterhold, specifically the college of Winterhold.

The Mages of Winterhold wanted their own special breed of horse, so they could be distinct when they were travelling out on expeditions. They are fed on a special diet of grains mixed with frost salts, which give them their unique look. Many people outside of the college think this a slightly cruel practice, however you can never mistake a Mage of Winterhold for anything else when you see one riding over the landscape.

A mount shouldn't require jumping through lore hoops to make it acceptable. I won't speak for the others, but I'm looking for lore consistency as opposed for simply explainations. As for consistency (multiple games worth), non-generic horse mounts (and non-horse mounts in general) were incredibly rare, unique, and denoted accomplishment within the world. The precedent is set, and the divergence of this so people can feel like a snowflake on a cheesy mount is disappointing.

BBSooner wrote: »

JD2013 wrote: »

If you want a lore explanation, here's one off the top of my head:

The Frostmare is a special breed of horse, bread around Winterhold, specifically the college of Winterhold.

The Mages of Winterhold wanted their own special breed of horse, so they could be distinct when they were travelling out on expeditions. They are fed on a special diet of grains mixed with frost salts, which give them their unique look. Many people outside of the college think this a slightly cruel practice, however you can never mistake a Mage of Winterhold for anything else when you see one riding over the landscape.

A mount shouldn't require jumping through lore hoops to make it acceptable. I won't speak for the others, but I'm looking for lore consistency as opposed for simply explainations. As for consistency (multiple games worth), non-generic horse mounts (and non-horse mounts in general) were incredibly rare, unique, and denoted accomplishment within the world. The precedent is set, and the divergence of this so people can feel like a snowflake on a cheesy mount is disappointing.

Oh no, I get that. I really do.

But as I stated before the lore is theirs to do with whatever they want.

Name me one single MMO from a single player series that hasn't done strange and questionable things to lore though. The way I see it, ESO is taking place during a dragon break. That way, they can add in as many silly mounts etc as they like.

JD2013 wrote: »

BBSooner wrote: »

JD2013 wrote: »

If you want a lore explanation, here's one off the top of my head:

The Frostmare is a special breed of horse, bread around Winterhold, specifically the college of Winterhold.

The Mages of Winterhold wanted their own special breed of horse, so they could be distinct when they were travelling out on expeditions. They are fed on a special diet of grains mixed with frost salts, which give them their unique look. Many people outside of the college think this a slightly cruel practice, however you can never mistake a Mage of Winterhold for anything else when you see one riding over the landscape.

A mount shouldn't require jumping through lore hoops to make it acceptable. I won't speak for the others, but I'm looking for lore consistency as opposed for simply explainations. As for consistency (multiple games worth), non-generic horse mounts (and non-horse mounts in general) were incredibly rare, unique, and denoted accomplishment within the world. The precedent is set, and the divergence of this so people can feel like a snowflake on a cheesy mount is disappointing.

Oh no, I get that. I really do.

But as I stated before the lore is theirs to do with whatever they want.

Name me one single MMO from a single player series that hasn't done strange and questionable things to lore though. The way I see it, ESO is taking place during a dragon break. That way, they can add in as many silly mounts etc as they like.

They haven't stated it's a dragon break (infact, they rationalize the multiple emperors due to the Interregnum - not a Dragon break), so that would be yet another lore hoop to jump through.

Also, I completely understand the lore is theirs to do with whatever they want. Star Wars was Lucas' to do whatever he wants, it doesn't mean millions of people didn't think Jar Jar was garbage.

Perhaps it is a Coldharbour version of the fire horse? Like how fire elementals go blue there.

If there's one thing I've learned from this thread it's that only lore currently established is allowed to exist in the Elder Scrolls world. ZOS isn't allowed to introduce new lore ever.

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by grumpy PC gamers.

MCMancub wrote: »

If there's one thing I've learned from this thread it's that only lore currently established is allowed to exist in the Elder Scrolls world. ZOS isn't allowed to introduce new lore ever.

This has been a public service announcement brought to you by grumpy PC gamers.

There is a difference between creating lore with substance that doesn't contradict the decade+ legacy of the series, and creating lore to facilitate a cash grab that contradicts the precedent set by said legacy.

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Raash wrote: »

Armann wrote: »

When will we see the Dwemer motorcycle?

hehe, something like this comes to mind...




I would settle for a steam powered version of pogo stick

Make it happen ZOS. I'll also accept a Dwemer Gundam so I can fly through Oblivion and shoot Dagon in the face with my Aetherius Canon just before conquering Cyrodiil.