Mount equipment *sigh*

[Sachi-tichondrius]

That’d be fine with me as I only play one character, maintaining alts is moronic unless you’re in a guild that does split runs. I’d probably also be in the minority that actually had them and they’d be even rarer if you couldn’t farm them on multiple toons.

[Raiyyn-area-52]

Starting in WoD, Blizzard has started limiting consumable usage of items to that xpac or they cap the level it can be used at.

They did, yes.

But some still work… the speed potions (the new ones and old ones work the same), tomes that are used to change talents (at least the Legion one still worked in BFA the last time I tried to use one, they aren’t around much anymore), bags, the WW elixirs (which will probably be discontinued), gliders, etc.

They do this a lot, but not with everything. So we have no way of knowing for sure intil 9.0 starts at least Beta. But either way, they will be few and far between next expansion until either they are available again (if the current ones do end up BFA only) or very expensive because of the limited availability of old world mats until new ones are more readily available.

I don’t care, honestly. I won’t ever use anything but the floatie shoes and my trusty “no Water” Strider anyway.

[Raiyyn-area-52]

maintaining alts is moronic

I’m so happy that you find millions of WoW players to be “morons”…

The vast majority of players have at least one alt, many have multiple alts, some of the same class even.

[Kgrin-thrall (Kgrin)]

WOD… great, I am using the mount as a time saver

Legion omg - I am tired of looking at you.

BFA - meh, w/e…

TBH, glad other mounts will have the ability.

[Sachi-tichondrius]

I wouldn’t disagree, I would say playing one toon to it’s fullest and clearing end game content worth more than having multiple and being stagnant in casual content. Obviously I said unless you’re in a top end guild doing split runs or a guild that needs you to reroll but if you give out gear to someone that doesn’t stick on one toon that’s a waste of resources/time/effort.

[Ravensèyé-tichondrius]

Maybe if the class design wasn’t dumpster tier, players wouldn’t need to play alts to maintain some level of fun. Especially when the raids are actually quite boring and M+ is a niche part of the game. Time trials haven’t been fun since Mariokart on SNES.

[Goregroth-hellscream]

It’s getting out of hand.

[Gherman-stormrage]

So go do a world quest gather a stack of herbs and call it a day. It sure beats whining here. This is the most asinine rant I have ever seen that isn’t from some sort of troll. In fact I’m not 100% convinced you’re not a troll.

[Sachi-tichondrius]

Yeah skipping lfr/norm/heroic raid content by being half asleep through world quests/warfronts is idiotic.

[Mysfyre-norgannon (Mysfyre)]

@Raiyyn-area-52

But Blizz, and these forums, would have us believing that the Stider is the only mount we ever even see in game. Only half the playerbase even has a Strider in the first place.

So I don’t want to make liars out of the stat guys over at Blizz.

They are liars and should be called on it. It’s actually impossible for something that not everyone has to be the only something that is used.

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This is all to gate us further in the next expansion.

Pathfinder 0.5 - 6 months in: Do a bunch of stuff and get mount equipment active.
PF1 - 12 months in: Faster FPs/whistle (speed boost replaced by speed equipment)
PF2 18 months in: Flight

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We’ve explained the issue with this every way possible. We’ve given the fair and easy answer to fix the entire issue.

Nothing that is said will change the opinions of the “blizzard can do no wrong” puppets, they only see what they’re told, like good little pets.

I want my AH mount equipment for 2500g blizz.

As I said before (and I’m expecting to lose TL3/forum access for pointing out):

@Mysfyre-norgannon

but my personal opinion from my play experience is that the water strider ability is just much stronger than the sky golem herbing.

My personal opinion from my play experience says the opposite. The golem has a direct effect on gathering productivity. It increases your potential gold gain and has flight in areas it’s enabled allowing you to bypass mobs AND water; while the striders only negate the movement speed penalty of crossing water while traveling on the ground.

Bornakk:

We nerfed the water strider once and if we leave it with the ability there then it’s more in the line of getting everything and less of making a choice for what you want.

What’s wrong with getting everything we earn?

Bornakk:

Just something I’d like to get your perspective on, if the character who earned the Anglers reputation along with the mount gets the water walking item for free, what would a fair price be for the alts to get it?

Free. It’s already been paid for when the mount was earned.

Bornakk:

do you feel that alts should have every single thing that the other characters have?

No, but they should have everything account bound that the account earned. Are heirlooms safe? Every other mount? Pets? Toys? Various content unlocks (pathfinder/intro skips/etc)?

This goes to both of the previous two quotes about alt price/access: We’ve been able to get current content gear for alts through BoA tokens at multiple points in the game with another coming soon, but alts can’t get free water shoes?

Bornakk:

Also, just out of curiosity, how often would you estimate that you have you used the water strider mount in the 6+ years it’s been available?

Not nearly as often as other mounts. What is “used” would need to be defined. Do you want distance traveled or most often summoned? All my characters use the repair mount quite often, but it doesn’t really leave the spot I summon at. They all have their mounts (many times to go with mogs/themes). Strider, X-53, repair, transmog, swimmers, flight, and style… my mount depends on the area and reason for summoning.

Bornakk:

There are a lot of mounts out there and it’s strange to have a “wrong choice” when out running around.

When do we get access to the auctionhouse, transmog, gathering, passenger, and repair mount equipment?

I’m pretty sure that trying to put stuff up for sale, or taxi a friend, on my violet protodrake would be the wrong choice.

If the striders were given the same treatment as the golem, no change to function and no benefit from the system, this whole issue could have been avoided. The fact that other mounts are keeping their perks shows that it’s possible. The striders are the only ones being hit. There’s more going on behind the curtain that’s not being said.

[Astrius-dalaran]

(added feature to the game) sigh

I’m glad you’re sad, OP.

[Goregroth-hellscream]

I hope you’re not serious right now

[Murgatroyd-lightbringer (Murgatroyd)]

It does float. I slow boat across the harbor all the time. And I do mean slow-boat…but it is absolutely floating.

[Sachi-tichondrius]

The real outrage should be about a boat that doesn’t float, what’s with that.

[Goregroth-hellscream]

(removes feature from the game and replaces with something you have to pay for) sigh

[Murgatroyd-lightbringer (Murgatroyd)]

It floats. It goes at normal swim speed, but it absolutely floats as long as you start out level.

[Sachi-tichondrius]

If it was floating I’d be going 120% movement speed.

[Astrius-dalaran]

I never grinded that dumb rep, and I’m glad that I don’t have to now. As a bonus, the dumb ugly mount will now be a lot less prevalent. I’m happy.

[Goregroth-hellscream]

So no wonder you’re not upset because you didn’t have to work for it to begin, with your opinion should be invalid.

[Darkynhalvos-whisperwind (Darkynhalvos)]

Know what you’ll see now?

A lot more Angler’s rafts, since they don’t have as high a rep required to buy, still work as always as of a couple days ago on ptr, and all your alt needs is Pandaria fishing 1 to use it as it’s in the account-bound toy chest.

Funny thing is, the raft can actually travel FASTER than water-walking mounts, via spamming the space bar which increases its speed to a point.