Water Strider Discussion

[Vespero-durotan (Vespero)]

As presented, it’s an undeniable nerf

I will absolutely deny it.

If you already had a water strider, you lose absolutely nothing, and gain the ability to waterstride on all your other mounts.

Unless you think other people getting something you worked for without doing that same work is somehow a nerf to you.

[Taivora-dark-iron]

Except it is. And you harped pretty consistently about added time not being a problem (maybe for you), but this goes beyond the added time. Things are messed up now with leveling. And guides for how to get around now aren’t consistent for everyone. It’s difficult to figure out how things are now supposed to work since everything is so messed up.

Honestly… If it isn’t broken, DON’T FIX IT.

[Warpstone-norgannon (Warpstone)]

Can i mount on my water strider and use a barding so i can walk on water and not be dazed at the same time? IF i can’t then it’s a nerf.

[Tahngarah-zuljin (Tahngarah)]

I just love paying to do something I’m already doing! No it was a dungshow, obviously.

[Hardwire-velen (Hardwire)]

If I roll a level 20 allied race right now, they can mount up on the water strider and instantly have water walking.

If I roll one after the change, they don’t get water walking until I go to the vendor on one of my high-level alts, purchase a consumable, and send them the item to unlock water walking.

Explain again how adding inconvenience to something which was previously an innate ability of the mount constitutes “losing nothing”.

[Dunkhammer-emerald-dream]

It’s gonna work that way, because the equipment is a mount buff and the barding is a player buff.

Hence the Water Strider right now, you don’t get the buff is on the mount.

[anon9085514]

A small clarification to our plans with Mount Equipment–

Hitting level 100 on one character will unlock this system. Once unlocked, the system will be available to all characters, and the equipment pieces themselves will require level 20. If your goal is to have waterwalking while leveling, you can just enable the waterwalking Mount Equipment (there will be one available via Anglers reputation that will be bind-on-account), and it’ll work exactly as before, with the benefit of making all of that character’s mounts walk on water.

Okay, I get this, but the problem I have is that I have a mount that has water walking and you removed it so I can go spend gold to get it again.

It’s irrelevant if it can be applied to a different mount. Its the fact that I’m using more gold to equip water walking when I already had a mount that had it prior to the Strider’s nerf.

You’re just wasting my gold and my time-- there is no reason to nerf the Strider.

Keep the Strider’s passive and just not make it have an equipment slot.

[Warpstone-norgannon (Warpstone)]

This would not even be a issue, and Blizzard could have saved the Money they spent on developing this system if they would just give us flying at max level.

[Nagaina-hellscream (Nagaina)]

Okay, I get this, but the problem I have is that I have a mount that has water walking and you removed it so I can go spend gold to get again.

It’s irrelevant if it can be applied to a different mount. Its the fact that I’m using more gold to equip water walking when I already had a mount that had it prior to the Strider’s nerf.

You’re just wasting my gold and my time-- there is no reason to nerf the Strider.

Keep the Strider’s passive and just not make it have an equipment slot.

Could not have said this better myself.

[Wolfguide-wyrmrest-accord (Wolfguide)]

Still not a fan of constantly rebuying something I already paid for and earned. If I own the water walking mount I should atleast get the equipment for free or already attached to the mount at 20.

Right now you are taking away what I already have and charging me for it again on every character.

[Malzero-maelstrom]

All we can do is hope the discounted price is worth paying for each alt.

Gotta wait for PTR

[Sammonoske-draka (Sammonoske)]

Could have easily been solved by not allowing the Striders to benefit from the equipment.

[Spiçy-area-52 (Spiçy)]

I suppose at least blizzards 6mo bribe mount wont be as embarrassing with this change. Now the boat can float

[Wolfguide-wyrmrest-accord (Wolfguide)]

All we can do is hope the discounted price is worth paying for each alt.

Unless its free, maybe free but exclusive use with that mount, it will never be worth it.

Its adding extra steps and charging me for it.

[Vespero-durotan (Vespero)]

If I roll a level 20 allied race right now, they can mount up on the water strider and instantly have water walking.

If I roll one after the change, they don’t get water walking until I go to the vendor on one of my high-level alts, purchase a consumable, and send them the item to unlock water walking.

Well you’ll forgive me if I value the ability to waterwalk on all my mounts over your desire to avoid a 2 minute trip to the AH on some hypothetical alt character of yours.

[Babysprout-sargeras]

This is ridiculous.
Water strider mount that doesn’t stride… awesome! SO glad I grinded out the rep for that for 3 weeks.

[Catherry-elune]

It better danged well be near free for those of us with the water strider and numerous alts, or I’m going to be incredibly upset.

Also, are they going to be keeping the normal consumable anti-dazed barding, or will that be removed in favor of this? Cause if it’s removed that will suck for anyone who does herbalism.

[Upton-demon-soul]

Well you’ll forgive me if I value the ability to waterwalk on all my mounts over your desire to avoid a 2 minute trip to the AH on some hypothetical alt character of yours.

I’m sorry, but if the water strider has innate water walking, what’s stopping you from using that equipment for all your other mounts and using those other mounts with water walking?

Oh right, nothing. Literally nothing stops you from using the equipment on your other mounts if Water striders have innate water walking.

[Greénlee-stormrage (Greénlee)]

this is bs not gonna lie. why cant the water walking mount keep its effect and have use of another barding? that would make too much sense though wouldnt it blizz gotta nerf it instead

[Hardwire-velen (Hardwire)]

If I roll a level 20 allied race right now, they can mount up on the water strider and instantly have water walking.

If I roll one after the change, they don’t get water walking until I go to the vendor on one of my high-level alts, purchase a consumable, and send them the item to unlock water walking.

Well you’ll forgive me if I value the ability to waterwalk on all my mounts over your desire to avoid a 2 minute trip to the AH on some hypothetical alt character of yours.

And nobody is saying you shouldn’t have the ability to enjoy water walking on any mount; take your equipment and knock yourself out. We’re saying those of us who are fine with using the water strider shouldn’t have it’s utility removed.