Playing without using a mount is better

Glorious_Platypus · August 23

Just another counterintuitive observation I had. I am discovering that I prefer to just walk/sprint everywhere. More immersive.

I wonder when I'll shift to using just the roleplay walk only

whitecrow · August 23

I used to do that with every new zone that was released, because I didn't want to miss anything. Once I became familiar, I started riding again.

PoveusRonin · August 23

It depends on what I am doing. I like to clear cut a zone, picking up all tomes, skyshards, quests, and harvests as I go and mounting is more a waste of time this way. If I am lead or treasure chest hunting only, I will use my mount more.

AcadianPaladin · August 23

My character is a horse-crazy elf and too small to see over tall grass - so she rides everywhere she can. One thing we've been very pleased about is that once you have max speed on a horse, its walking speed is a very pleasant clip - much faster than my elf can walk but much slower than her very fast horse can run. It allows reasonable progress on getting where you want to go but really allows time to enjoy the view and notice more details.

ArchangelIsraphel · August 23

True end game is getting all of the speed perks on your mount, only to end up riding it in a roleplay-walk so that it trots along at a decent clip xD It ends up being fast enough to make you feel like you're getting somewhere, while still being slow enough to allow you to enjoy the scenery/get that "I'm leaving the Shire and I won't be coming home soon." feeling xD

freespirit · August 24

Best thing ever........

Swimming Mounts!! I don't know if it is faster but it certainly feels like it is!

katanagirl1 · August 24

I didn’t have the gold for a mount when I started years ago, before the level rewards gave you one at level 10 I think. It was maybe a year later that I bought a dlc that included one.

I did fine without one then, but I couldn’t now.

msetten · August 24

When I started playing the game (about 9 years ago), I wasn't aware you could train your mount. So, I walked everywhere as I didn't understand why you would use a mount

I also wondered how it was that other people were running past me on mounts. I thought it was some skill I hadn't unlocked or something like that. Well, it appears to be "something like that". Now, I use mounts a lots, expect when going on a harvest run.

AcadianPaladin · August 24

I have been asked in game whisper more than once, "How do you make your horse walk?"