… when gathering.
… or doing anything with frequent starts and stops.
… or precision-related landing… like on the tops of mountains.
But otherwise, Skyriding is awesome, especially if you intentionally fly lower to the ground. Way fun.
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The vigor regen should be increased when on the ground tho. It’s stupid that staying on the ground is less efficient than flying.
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NOW THIS IS POD-RACING
Crashes into the side of a cliff and explodes.
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The other day I had just come out of Tomb of Sarg and wanted to fly back to Dalaran. I was short by like 20 yards. I spent the next 2 minutes flying around trying to recharge enough Vigor to get high enough to land on Dalaran.
Usually I do Skyriding just fine but man, I was just not getting it during that moment and I ended up alt F4ing 
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Then normal flying should not be gated by pathfinder.
Thank you Rob you are the best!
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Dynamic flight sure has it’s own disadvantages, but with a bit of practice, precision ain’t one of them. Gathering should also only be a temporary problem. In TWW we get something with the jobs that should help again.
Oh and if anybody mentioned quests: I dare you, I’m a gazilion times faster with questing when using dynamic flight and that without ever running out of vigor. 
Also “climbing” mountains is way faster with dynamic flight. 
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I’m honestly super-disappointed the multiplayer races fell to the wayside because nobody ever queued for them.
I only ever got to do two, and that was at the start of DF, people just didn’t do them because there’s no rewards.
We have actual flying racing in the game, but it’s only ever used for time trials. Racing against the clock rather than other players.
I want an actual in-game racing event, where first to the finish wins, each week like the Sunday fishing event in STV, something like that.
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I don’t “hate” Skyriding, but I prefer steady flying for most things other than distance flights. I’m okay with the unlock this time because it’s painless to get it – level and do some exploration and you will unlock it, and then I can use it on my alts.
Blizzard like so many other game devs, can be wrong in their game design. Case and point: Pathfinder.
And i don’t see where Blizzard said “DF is the new norm” here.
If it’s litteraly just Level and explore, sure.
But don’t it has a campaign along side with it too? And who knows how long Blizzard intends to drag that one out or move goal posts.
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No, static flying is still normal flying and dragon riding is dragon riding. They are mechanically different. Just because blizzard decided to be children and hide static flight behind a pointless achievement, does not make it normal flight. Stop being disingenuous about this.
only because static flight is hidden.
people have lives. Sometimes they have to go afk for a minute to go make food or a drink or stretch or literally anything…and don’t feel like getting attacked and killed.
It’s just not fun and add’s nothing of value to the game to make people get attacked.
Some people like to just sit there and admire the zones, which you literally can’t do with dragon riding.
first, dragonriding is literally well known in the entire community as having the flaws that op mentioned. To deny that they exist is to deny the view of virtually the entire community as a whole…or just straight up lying.
And you do need practice. And people are still getting sick from dragonriding. even after the changes. and they do verbalize it and ask for changes. That change was to allow them to just be able to use static flight and not have it hidden. They want to play their game, and they are paying their subscription fee as well.
And motion sickness is actually a very common affliction, so it’s not a niche part of the community, and again they ask quite frequently about any changes that might help them not get sick.
To ignore such a huge swathe of the community and then call them “TBC AFKers”?
Belittling as well as flat out denying the truth of that person’s reality.
Sure, not all people using static flight do it because of motion sicness. Oh well, not your problem and not for you to tell other people how they can play their game.
you can’t have it both ways.
Either you need practice for all of dragonriding, or you don’t. And you do, fyi. youdo need practice at it if you are new to it. Just like literally anything you do, practice tends to make you better at it.
we don’t hate on dragon riding.
WE WANT STATIC FLYING TO NOT BE LOCKED BEHIND POINTLESS CHEEVOS SO PEOPLE CAN USE IT WHEN THEY NEED IT. ITS NOT FOR YOU TO DICTATE HOW OTHER PEOPLE PLAY.
Self-awareness is a thing AI is trying to do, so maybe you should too.
This is the like 30th thread you have attempted to derail by trolling. Not just disagreeing, oh no. You are trolling. People have explained to you over a hundred times why they want flight to change.
Nobody wants dragonriding gone, nobody hates it (except the motion sick people lol) and people just want the option. That’s it.
Have you tried reading? Understanding? Actually being serious and not constantly being in a state of perpetually sub-par understanding and lackluster responses to pretty poignant questions? Maybe tried not being disingenuous with every line you type?
Ever tried not being condescending to people?
Ever tried to think about things from a more nuanced perspective.
As you said…
So why do you do it?
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yeah…the idea that you recover fatigue FASTER while still working out instead of taking a quick rest is mind boggling
its like no one actually thinks things thru to even remotely give stuff any level of realism
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TBC normal flying is normal riding now.
Ground mounts are out of date.
Fast riding is called DR aka DF aka SR.
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I REALLY wish they would just make mount flying equipment.
They destroyed ‘muh emmerzion’ with water walking equipment, just go for broke and do it already.
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They called mount equipment evergreen and then abandoned it. They will do it again. I can see the rug pull coming for DR.
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yeah. Its like the Mole Machine. Such a GREAT racial…one of the best non combat racials in the game as far as Im concerned.
Well, we made it…and made it VERY usable…we’re just not gonna take an hour and maybe add some new locations for the next 7 expansions.
So now its totally useless as a racial for current content
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Remember BFA and mole machine? I remember it too.
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yeah…I love dark iron for that. I have maybe half dozen DI alts.
I thought they’d give the MM more locations each expansion but evidently its a dead racial.
Unlike the Vulpera one that works anywhere…I spose they just chose to leave the dark iron back in the stone ages.
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BoringRiding.
Here’s a thought: do what we did back in the day and log out…or at least land on something safe
Mr. “Entire community” I know enough people who would disagree with that assesment, but hell according to you everybody is lying if they have a different experience with it so nvm. 
Thank god we have you to define what is right and what not.
Oh and precision flight is easy with dynamic flight if you don’t have a hindering medical condition or lack of skill. Same goes for things like questing. I don’t even run out of vigor at all when questing since I do have all dynamic flight skills.
Oh but wait, you said I must be lying…dang…I must have dreamt it then, so bad…
Well ditto I guess?!
Oh, but it is precise.
If you stop being a D and stop shouting, we can have a civilized conversation…don’t be a child…
That said, I was one of the big supporters for removing the pathfinder requirement and for adding a per mount choice with the current switch only setting your personal default.
Another: Ditto?!
I’d use more words but I know they’re falling on deaf ears with you anyways so: Nope, you’re wrong
But it’s really you.
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I can answer that pretty easy. To be honest I already did several times. I don’t think they should have to.