There’s a lot of talk on the worldofpvp subreddit about how the glad mount alienates too many PvP players. A resounding majority of opinions think the requirement for it should be drastically reduced to increase PvP participation. A few ideas have floated around but one I like is that you unlock the mount at 1800 but get customizations or a different color of it at gladiator rating. This gives almost everyone a cool mount while also giving glads something to show off.
Other people suggesting that the mount shouldn’t be rating locked at all and would at least get PvE players to queue up on the ladder.
Don’t we already have a “filthy casual” mount? The vicious one for each season? Plus the saddles for the new guys (hi) for the faction/race-themed ones?
idk if id qualify 900 1200 warlocks whining about something as ‘talking’
of course people who think warriors are the best melee in the game and don’t understand why sb port is busted think that lmfao
i get it, times are tough on the ladder. we are in an unprecedented era of deflation/low participation
but degrading the iconic glad mount, one of only a few merit-based rewards remaining in the game, is not the answer to this problem.
there are a million other ways Blizzard could “increase participation” if they so cared. 99% of people here would love more rewards for the casual PvP audience (if Blizzard wants to put out)
I have mixed feelings on having a change to further devalue it’s prestige. One side of the argument I can understand and that’s from a design perspective strictly, it always suck locking something shiny away that only a small representation players can have and that number diminishes as time goes on because people move on which comes out to a wasted design resource.
The other side, it’s just 1 mount out of the 600+ that exist in the game, if you can’t get it, it will be okay, I promise.
Might as well just add the glad mount to the trading post so even non-pvpers have a shot right?
Glad mount is the main reason I play the game, it’s nice having a goal to work towards. It’s nice having something you can achieve that is considered somewhat prestigious in the sea of hand-outs/ participation trophys given to players.
The way I see it as soon as you make the glad mount as easy to get as the ““elite set”” thats not so elite anymore, it loses everything that’s cool about it. Think about all the cool mounts given to everyone, like that tree that changes color in the seasons, how many people actually use that now?
Idk maybe I’m fried but I feel like there are plenty of rewards for pvp enjoyers. Sure PVE gets more sets but PVP gets a skin that gets locked down after the season ends.
