GreenhaloX wrote: »

Dear good ZOS folks, would it be too hard for the good developers to change so we are able to mount when aggroed by an add or something? To me, it has been so annoying for quite a while, when you're out and about farming nodes, plants, chests, whatnots, (or just moving along) and a nearby add or adds begin to attack you. However, at times, you don't feel like fighting or messing around with them; you just want to farm things. It would be nice to be able to mount and ride off right then and there, instead of running afar enough until the aggro wears off. Same with entering/exiting things, would be nice to be able to do such instead of having to wait until the aggro wears off. What you all good ESO fans think?

badmojo wrote: »

Just what PVP doesnt need....more ability to run from a fight.

No thanks, or at least not in PVP zones.

Alpheu5 wrote: »

badmojo wrote: »

Madhojo wrote: »

You should be able to mount anytime, not like it's difficult to knock someone of their magical come from nowhere mount anyways

Alpheu5 wrote: »

badmojo wrote: »

Just what PVP doesnt need....more ability to run from a fight.

No thanks, or at least not in PVP zones.

If I want to mount up while I'm getting hit by 3 people and risk getting dismounted that's my own business.

You guys dont play much PVP?

I am fighting a zerg solo, things start to go south for me so I bolt a few times hop on my fully upgraded mount with shield up and hit rapid manouvers. How do you catch me?

You can mount up and chase me, but you cant attack while mounted so I just keep running back to my keep or gate...then what? You can try to bolt after me and hit me off my horse, but with upgraded stamina I will most likely die before that happens and if you could burst me down like that I wouldnt have had a chance to run in the first place.


Now, imagine a 30 man group who are about to get wiped mounting up and fleeing.

This mount any time business has no place in PVP unless we get mounted combat. Anyone who suggests otherwise hasnt spent enough time in cyrodiil.

I play PVP vehemently, so I know how frustrating it is to be stuck in combat with guards while passing Aleswell mine and be forced to run all the way to Glademist on foot, or some troll magblade keeps lovetapping you with Crippling Grasp from 36 meters away so you can't mount up on the way to a siege defense. Getting dismounted is a guaranteed unbreakable stun of at least a few seconds followed by no CC immunity, in and of itself a huge risk to the action. Comparing being bursted while actively fighting, healing, and defending, and being bursted while running on a mount is pointless. You have zero means of defense while mounted other than running the opposite direction so of course you're going to die a hell of a lot easier when you're within range.

In your own scenario, if you're being chased by a group of people, as it is right now, as long as they have a single DoT on you, no matter how far away you run, you're stuck in combat, but a chunk of their group will end up leaving combat and can easily come running after you on their own mounts, slowing you down enough for the rest of the group to catch up, repeating the cycle of turtle > flee > regen until you give up and die, they give up chasing, or they die.

So I say if a group of 30 wants to run away from a keep on guars and camels to avoid further casualties, let them run so the defenders have a chance to repair, and those with too low mount stamina will suffer the consequences of their actions.