So general consensus here is that Paler Horse Sounds good but doesn’t measure up to what it SHOULD do or that it is not valuable enough to spend the talent point.
So what I think would make this actually worth taking as an option is:
It works wherever you can mount. Not just wherever you can fly.
Your mount speed in instanced content is 60% (Basic riding) not the typical 100% (master riding)
You instantly mount your Deathcharger.
Deathcharger does not work with Wraith Walk. Sorry.
Then to actually to make it compete with Death Charge:
You can cast to mount your Deathcharger for 30% increased movement speed where you cannot normally mount your Deathcharger.
Your Deathcharger is enhanced by your Death’s Advance while Death’s Advance is active.
Essentially it’s what druids get for free. And yes we’re spending a talent point to get what druids have for free.
Right now it’s a talent point for what druids have but worse. That’s bad cost. Anything that costs a talent point to get should be better than what a different class has for free.
“But druids can’t mount in combat!” No. But we can because we’re DEATH KNIGHTS. And we’re spending a talent point.
Also Cat form has +40% movespeed so it’s ALMOST mounted in combat. So I’ll take that as invalidating Druids can’t mount in combat.
Open World PvP balance? Bruh level 70 vs level 50 is no competition outdoor PVP is already imbalanced as heck. War Mode is not a basis to balance something like that.
In all this makes it useful for casual content, proper fun. And makes it’s use case consistent with other ‘outdoor’ abilities.
In addition a barbershop option to choose your deathcharger would be nice. Selection from the Mawhorses, Undead/PvP horses, Invincible, Undead Gryphon. The latter two being unable to fly while used as a deathcharger…