This year's prepurchase mount is so boring

DreadDaedroth · February 2020

I like it because it reminds me of a marauder steed from a game about war and a smith tool.

markulrich1966 · February 2020

well it is a Skyrim mount.

In Skyrim, everything looks medival, not like final fantasy. For those who hope that the original look and feel will be ported well, certainly a good choice.

Have not bought it though, as I am sceptical what still gets messed up until june. We still wait for the result of the server optimization, and the latest nerf to iceheart gave my enthusiasm a massive decline.
If it gets too much, I might be busy playing something else.
Xbox EU gets increasingly frustrating as many people were chased away by bad performance and nerfs, so my worldboss dailies become unplayable. Run out of culanda now, so might have to retreat from selling furniture (made up to 1 mio per week).

Hurbster · February 2020

At least it doesn't make me feel seasick like the riding motion of last year's. Which is identical to a bears which also has the same effect on me.

darthgummibear_ESO · February 2020

It fits the Skyrim theme which is obviously what they were going for. I don't personally care for it, but I got the CE for the Deathhound mount/pet anyway.

Granicus · February 2020

While I do appreciate free stuff, nothing in this game is free. If you’ve paid ZoS any money then it’s not actually free. Though I get the concept that they are increasing the return on my money, assuming I like the item. Regardless, it is properly appreciated.

I too also prefer the more traditional mounts and still use the basic mount Sweet Roll for many of my characters. Although lately these awful saddlebags have begun appearing on some of my characters Sweet Roll mounts, but not all!? To me they are huge, awful and detract from the look of the mount. Wish there was some way to turn them off.

Ye_Olde_Crowe · February 2020

My main would ride it if the horns fell off. Until they do, he will keep on using the Treasure Hunter horse or the stable horses (the paint one most of the time).

My baby necro vampire actually uses the Zombie horse, btw. He swaps it for the skeleton horse sometimes to show his professional progress.

MajThorax · February 2020

Many have suggested new mount types but I find the variety adequate. My problem is the same horse being reskinned for years. Zos should create new horses with different sizes, animations and noises. This goes for every mount type of course but the horses are mostly abused in this case.

Raudgrani · February 2020

I for one crave more natural looking mounts, especially horses. It feels a bit overkill that almost every mount is some spectral, lava or frost monster with weird sounds and effects etc. I don't really want all kinds of extremely pimped out horses either, with huge golden ornaments etc. But a bit more realistic, with loads of bags and stuff. Why not like a Thieves Guild horse, a Dark Brotherhood horse, horses for the Battlegrounds teams, a Cyrodiil gladiator proof horse, a Midyear Mayhem horse (which could be acquired by ten of these "proofs"), class themed horses and so on?

Sure I like a few of my more exotic mounts too - like my Dragonfire Wolf, but horses? Please. Being from Sweden, I would love a Moose Mount as well, and why not a reindeer? After all, people have been riding those here... ;-)

jm42 · February 2020

ForzaRammer wrote: »

1 of the crappy ones from stable master.

white and brown horse is gorgeous, I would rather have it then one from the preorder

RaddlemanNumber7 · February 2020

Last year there were loads of people riding around on their Bent Little Ponies, including me. This year I have seen only one or two people riding the pre-purchase horse. I certainly don't feel incentivised by it to pre-purchase. I fear this dull carthorse is a harbinger of the dull Nord aesthetic we are going to be offered this year. And from the look of the CE mount they are going for a grotesque rather a Gothic aesthetic for Vampires

Ermiq · February 2020

The Greymoore is supposed to be Skyrim Online. Do you associate Skyrim with shiny transparent sparkle sprinkles?

Minyassa · February 2020

I like it. The color is nice, the tack is nice, and it has fuzzy feet. It's perfect for my Nord character, I switched him to using it immediately.

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO · February 2020

well I wanted to ride an Ash Titan...but noooooooooo….

Reyleigh · February 2020

ForzaRammer wrote: »

I just bought the expansion today.
The mount looks like 1 of the crappy ones from stable master.
Anyone else feel the same?

Yes it is ugly af

Shantu · February 2020

While it's impossible to satisfy everyone's sense of aesthetics, IMO, for all the incredible artwork in this game, there seems to be a substantial dearth of talent for designing mounts and outfits.

ArchangelIsraphel · February 2020

On the contrary, I think the mount is gorgeous. Whoever designed it had a good eye for color, and when you look at it closely it is honestly quite detailed. I really like all of the knotwork on the armor, and the way the soft blues of the cloth parts compliment the horses coat. I really like the new mesh that was used for it as well, with the fuzzy feet and draft horse musculature. He's officially my favorite horse now.

I actually bought the expansion for this horse specifically because it was perfect for my main character. I'm hoping to see more naturally colored horses with more realistic armor like this horse has using this same mesh in the future. A dapple grey or a remake of some of the older natural colors would be ideal.

I wish I could tell the person who designed it what a good job they did!

@Granicus You can turn them off, along with other appearance upgrade features. In the game, go to your "gameplay" settings and look for "hide mount capacity upgrade" turn this "on" when you don't want to see the saddlebags on your mount, and turn it off again when you do.

dazee · February 2020

Dwemer mecha suit mount when?

Granicus · February 2020

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

On the contrary, I think the mount is gorgeous. Whoever designed it had a good eye for color, and when you look at it closely it is honestly quite detailed. I really like all of the knotwork on the armor, and the way the soft blues of the cloth parts compliment the horses coat. I really like the new mesh that was used for it as well, with the fuzzy feet and draft horse musculature. He's officially my favorite horse now.

I actually bought the expansion for this horse specifically because it was perfect for my main character. I'm hoping to see more naturally colored horses with more realistic armor like this horse has using this same mesh in the future. A dapple grey or a remake of some of the older natural colors would be ideal.

I wish I could tell the person who designed it what a good job they did!

@Granicus You can turn them off, along with other appearance upgrade features. In the game, go to your "gameplay" settings and look for "hide mount capacity upgrade" turn this "on" when you don't want to see the saddlebags on your mount, and turn it off again when you do.

Thanks @ArchangelIsraphel i will check it out!

heaven13 · February 2020

I think the mount is nice in terms of color and details. However, I'm a little let down in terms of proportion. It is designed in such a way that it looks like it should be a big draft horse but is far too thin and lanky. I'm not sure if it's the difference in armor/colors but the Legion Zero mount, despite using the same model, doesn't seem as off as the preorder horse.

Would also love the option to turn off the horns on the helmet.

Vanos444 · February 2020

ForzaRammer wrote: »

I just bought the expansion today.
The mount looks like 1 of the crappy ones from stable master.
Anyone else feel the same?

Reskin cash grab mounts. What did you expect?!

Cloudtrader · February 2020

I really like it. It's actually the first pre-order mount I've really used.

KillsAllElves · February 2020

Cactus_Back wrote: »

Kendaric wrote: »

I love the preorder mount, it looks "normal" enough to fit my characters.
I absolutely hate the flashy mounts and pets we usually get. If I want flashy mounts, I'd play EQ/EQ2, WoW or something like that.

So much this. It seems like 90% of the mounts in this game are incredibly flashy and immersion-breaking and they look like damn skittles.

It's so nice to get a normal looking mount every once in a while.

Not even close.
Almost 80% of the mounts are normal unimaginative mediocre mounts.
There a few good looking "flashy mounts" and most available "flashy mounts" are beyond ridiculous looking, almost as if there generic mounts.

And i noticed damn near every one has the same 3 mounts.

NotaDaedraWorshipper · February 2020

Vanos444 wrote: »

ForzaRammer wrote: »

I just bought the expansion today.
The mount looks like 1 of the crappy ones from stable master.
Anyone else feel the same?

Reskin cash grab mounts. What did you expect?!

I think you people need glasses.

KillsAllElves · February 2020

ForzaRammer wrote: »

I just bought the expansion today.
The mount looks like 1 of the crappy ones from stable master.
Anyone else feel the same?

"Lack of imagination"

Look at everything cosmetic related in the clown store, - generic, drabby, and copy cut re-dye then paste! I can not justify spending $$$ on the clown store when all get are boring, ugly and doll items and to top it off theres 2 decent looking mounts however we need to spend too much $$$ and were not guaranteed to get what we want specifically. Im not gambling my money to get disappointed.