Why Does the Blue on the Chroma-Blue Dwarven Spider Disappear and Not Return?

FatnissEverdeen1 · February 26

If the blue doesn't stick, then there was no point to the purchase for me. The crown store didn't advertise it with disappearing blue either.

Soarora · February 26

I love the outfit you have going on. By not sticking, is it blue when you open character select / summon the mount and not return again no matter how long you wait? It definitely would be weird for it to not be permanent though I do know gameplay-wise that blue markings usually means overcharged by another dwarven spider. Maybe send a /bug report?

Elvenheart · February 26

That seems really odd that it’s not a static color. Does it cycle on and off, or does it just start on and then at some point disappear completely?

Zorrin · February 26

Just bought this and came to report the same issue. The blue highlights disappear 30 seconds after mounting up.

BetweenMidgets · February 27

It's been a while since I used a mount like this, but I'm fairly certain if you're at a standstill and press spacebar, it comes back. For a short time, at least.

I absolutely could be wrong, though.

I do have another clown crate mount that has a mane of leaves (I think) when I'm standing still and press spacebar and the cat roars. It stays for a duration, then fades.

I am going to assume you don't want to stop every few seconds to reactivate the effect. If it is something I were intent on, I know I would be very annoyed by it.

Zorrin · February 27

It's not the rear up/roar effect, it's the actual thing that differentiates this mount from the basic Dwarven Spider. It would be more akin to like if you mounted up on literally any crown store purchased horse and after 30 seconds it reverted to the plain ole' Sorrel Horse from level up rewards.

FatnissEverdeen1 · February 28

Zorrin has explained it perfectly. The rear-up action will not bring it back. It sticks for 30 seconds, and then it disappears until you dismount and remount. I want it to stick permanently.

The issue is that it could be a bug, but it could also be intentional. I HOPE it's a bug. I already have the plain dwarven spider, so this version is such a waste if the blue color is intended to disappear.

Treehous3 · February 28

Hi, got my forum account sorted today specifically to confirm that this is indeed a visual bug, if not intended.

About 30s exactly after mounting, the glowing blue visual deactivates and does not reactivate. Mount rearing causes no change to this.

I've tested this both stationary and moving, interval is the same.

Here is the full 30 seconds at 3x speed:

Here is the change at 0.5x speed:

Syldras · February 28

I'm quite sure it's a bug. The rear-up effect is the same as with other Dwemer spider mounts: It turns on the headlight for a while. The blue color is unrelated to that.

Zorrin · March 1

Hey, @ZOS_Kevin any chance we can get confirmation on whether this is a bug or not? I personally would really love to keep this mount if this is a bug that will get fixed, but if not I'd rather refund it and get the Ebon Steel Dwarven Spider that is coming soon instead.