I dislike skyriding

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Should just be a switch

On each mount.

Let us pick what this mount do.

I bet this is done because of some dumb pvp rule like it matters

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I would be happy if they allowed us to pick one single mount that is always Steady Flight. Leave the switch to allow all mounts use Skyriding.

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Get over it.

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This generation is all about instant gratification. Rage and scream if it is not exactly they way you want it the second you asked for it. And people can’t even handle a 5 second cast in a computer game.

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Anyone that is going to sit there and add up 5 secs of cast time for day or weeks to actually say this is how much time I wasted from day “a” to day “x” switching from one style of flying to another. Is loo loo coco puff in the head to start with.

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I can see y’all’s points, but I find I am switching between flying and skyriding as often as, well, never. I love skyriding because to me it is more like actual flying. Still there are times when you need to hover for awhile.

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I doubt it is about PVP. To me it seems like a way to modify player behavior.

BlizZard saw the data of how players were using both DR and TBC normal flying. And that was the end of their attempt to try to remove TBC normal flying for good.

:surfing_woman: :surfing_man:

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Agreed. Skyriding totally sucks. The old flying is just super chill and simple. Why do MMOs always ruin their games by overcomplicating features? See also: RuneScape and the Evolution of Combat update that killed RS3.

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Necro aside, took me some gettin use to. i at least love it on lowbie alts that don’t have flight unlocked yet

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I too hate how overly complex pressing 2 for lift off and 1 to go forward is.

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Wait, have you figured out a way to autofly using skyriding? Didn’t think so. I like to point my mount in a direction I need to go then autofly the entire way. I can no longer do that. Thus, more complexity. Use your noggin’ next time.

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As long as my favorite mount isn’t skyriding only I am all for the different mounts being different riding styles. That’s the way it was in Dragonflight and it was fine. I dislike the change they did.

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Once I got pathfinder I switch to the old style of flight and haven’t switched back nor will I until I am forced to. Since I am a solo only player the only person’s time I am wasting is my own.

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i just wish that toggling between flight styles was more seamless. i like skyriding for covering long distances but it’s absolutely useless if you’re maneuvering around trees or need to make frequent stop/starts.

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5 seconds is not a big punishement for cheesing.

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Actually yea.

I do this.

When you are a big boy, you’ll learn how momentum works.

So you can’t point and fly in a direction with skyriding?

I’d suggest applying common sense before being condescending to someone.

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I’m a big fan of skyriding. The cast time to switch is annoying, but I rarely switch anyway.

What mounts can’t be used with it?

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I haven’t used skyriding since I got the war within pathfinder achievement. It is a little faster, yes, but at the cost of everything else I use flight for and the fact I am switching ALL of my flying mounts when switching is just an annoyance and not worth the trouble. Give me the choice to assign mounts and I will probably occasionally use skyriding again but until then, I doubt it…

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Skyriding would be less annoying if you could maintain a truly horizontal trajectory without having to constantly press 2. That’s my biggest annoyance. I now have to actively manage my altitude just to fly level.

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You have the option to use the old flying style.