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Does Horse Training Discourage you from Playing a New Character?
scorpiodog
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I ran across this point in another discussion and thought I'd just take a straw poll.
With new character slots available in the crown store I wonder how much money Zenimax is losing because of this one almost unbearable game mechanic.
Edited by scorpiodog on November 4, 2016 10:22PM With new character slots available in the crown store I wonder how much money Zenimax is losing because of this one almost unbearable game mechanic.
Does Horse Training Discourage you from Playing a New Character? 220 votes
No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.
61%
136 votes
Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.
38%
84 votes
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WhiteCoatSyndrome✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.No, when I have a concept and feel like putting the time to play with it I'll roll it up. My last two are mostly bank alts anyway; my newest Sorceress I don't even move from in front of the stable most days, I just needed more pack space.#proud2BAStarObsessedLoony
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Nestor✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.It does not stop me from creating a character, but it does give me pause.Enjoy the game, life is what you really want to be worried about.
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Mic1007✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I grind characters through nMA and then their lives are sold to the Undaunted from then on. If I need any PvP skills, I do that solely through Imperial City. Due to the queue in the Group Finder cutting any travel time that might have been left behind, I never train my horse.@Mic1007
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Bouldercleave✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I would love to see the upgrades come faster (I would agree with improving each of the three slots once per day instead of just one slot per day).
It does not influence my decisions on character creation. A horse is not a mandatory item.0 -
Unsent.Soul✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Almost unbearable....?1 -
Nerouyn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.There's a hard cap on character slots. So that's the main limit here.
I actually deleted one who was about half way through (plus fairly advanced in crafting and trait learning) a few days ago just because I had no real use for the character and wanted to make a different one. Couldn't imagine actually ever playing him. He would only have been a storage mule. Plus about 4 others who were a month or two in.
I may or may not play them less than my more horsely advanced characters until they catch up. But with vet points being account wide, I can play my more horsely advanced characters until then.1 -
JamieAubrey✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, I try to feed them every day but I stopped for about 3 months on 4 alts0 -
Bouldercleave✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Unsent.Soul wrote: »Almost unbearable....?
I kinda laughed at this line as well. The Drama runs strong with this one...2 -
wayfarerx✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.No more than skyshards, Mages Guild, Fighters Guild, Undaunted, alliance rank, skill lines, etc.
It's just part of the game, and decidedly the easiest part at that. Yeah it takes awhile, but if it bugs you that much just buy a bunch of riding lessons in the crown store.@wayfarerx - PC / North America / Aldmeri Dominion3 -
Nerouyn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.JamieAubrey wrote: »No, I try to feed them every day but I stopped for about 3 months on 4 alts
Yeah I find the tedium of horse feeding drives me away too. I only just a few weeks ago finished feeding for my first character which I had been working on on and off for years.0 -
Kendaric✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.No, why would it? I rarely max out my mounts anyway, as I have no need for it.0 -
Bossdonut✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Damnit this reminded me I haven't logged in to even do horse training in a week. Thanks skyrim 20
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Unsent.Soul✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Bouldercleave wrote: »Unsent.Soul wrote: »Almost unbearable....?
I kinda laughed at this line as well. The Drama runs strong with this one...
Right? It's literally the easiest thing to do in game. Hell, park a character next to the stables, press button 3 times, log out....0 -
Nerouyn✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Bouldercleave wrote: »A horse is not a mandatory item.
It kind of is though.
I have the merchant and at the moment I'm subbed so having the crafting bag. Those two solve a lot of inventory problems.
But baseline unsubbed and unassisted ESO is a notorious inventoy management nightmare where every inventory slot is precious.0 -
Recremen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I just made all my alts as early as possible and then spent time every day for 180 days logging on to each to do riding training. >.> And now that we have 4 new slots I'm doing the same again. Everyone's max speed, at least!Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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Loralai_907✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Mount training doesn't even make my list. Grinding out a new character is why most of mine have stayed at a low level. Until this event. I "finished" 3 characters during the event between the double xp and ambrosia. I have 2 left to do, but I figure I will wait until the next time we have double xp to finish those two.PC-NA - formerly, mommadani907Guild: Weeping Angels - Co-GMTwitter: @ Loralai_907 several Alt accounts....CP 1700+Active characters:Fauna Rosewood ( Bosmer Stam DK - Master Crafter/AD)///Loralai Darknova (Drunken Zombie Bosmer Stam Sorc - PvP/AD)Lilith Darknova ( Dunmer Mag DK - Master Crafter - PvP/AD)///and roughly 1billion alts0 -
Elsonso✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I rarely fully train for horse riding, anyway.XBox EU/NA:@ElsonsoJannus
PC NA/EU: @Elsonso
PSN NA/EU: @ElsonsoJannus
Total in-game hours: 11321
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Skcarkden✭✭✭✭Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.Starting a new character is mind numbingly slow when trying to travel places now.0
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Bigevilpeter✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.yes, i make the character at least a month before i actually play him. its the stupidest idea they put in this game2 -
NewBlacksmurf✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.No but it may impact how often and what I do with that character.-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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Katahdin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭The question is misleading. None of the options fit my scenario.
It asks if Horse training discourages from PLAYING a new character but the poll options only talk about MAKING a new character.
I have 12 characters. 7 or 8 were maxed when they upped the character slots to 12. I made 4 more when we got the extra slots but did not play them until my horse was max speed and stam.
So for me it does not discourage me from making them but it did discourage me from playing them until the speed and stam were max.Beta tester November 20130 -
Abeille✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.WhiteCoatSyndrome wrote: »No, when I have a concept and feel like putting the time to play with it I'll roll it up.
Exactly what I do.
I don't think twice about mount training when making a new character (and no, I never bought riding lessons in the store, not a single time).
My two last characters, made after DB because I had to buy two more slots, still aren't finished. But I don't really care, I play them all the same.Edited by Abeille on November 4, 2016 11:37PMJust so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.
Meet my characters:Command: Do the thing.
Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.1 -
Cryptical✭✭✭✭✭
✭Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.I fed a red guard nightblade's horse for about 70 or 80 days. But I'm just not really interested in playing the stamina burst/gank game. I've quit feeding that horse, and will likely never play that guy but haven't deleted him because of all that time spent logging him on and visiting the stables.Xbox NA0 -
MarkusLiberty✭✭✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I actually don't mind. I kinda like having some long term goals to work on in the background, like trait research and riding lessons*Special Snowflake*1 -
Silver_Strider✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Nope because I'm a patient person.
I just leave any new character I create in front of the stables, train their horse everyday and wait for their horse to be fully trained before I bother to play them.Argonian forever2 -
Kram8ion✭✭✭✭✭
✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.Frustrating as it is if that's what's stoping you from re rolling then be prepared for a soul destroying grind of much worse
ImoAussie lag is real!0 -
kojou✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.I create a new one, play on old ones for 60 days until I get points in speed then play on the new one.Playing since beta...0 -
Kraynic✭✭No, Horse training does not influence whether I create a new character.It seems to me that you start seeing the benefits of training after about 20 into speed or stamina. Carry capacity is nice, but does nothing to influence your travels. In my opinion, 180 days of training isn't necessary to enjoy the character.0
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Yes, I would crate more new and more versatile characters but 180 days of horse training discourages me.When I have a laid out plan I'll make a new character but if I don't then I stay with my mainFeel free to add me. I'm part of the Gummy Guars PC/Mac NA server. Master crafter and working on getting 9 traits on everything0
