Water Strider nerf IS bad. Here's why

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I am not going to argue gameplay. Most of you already have an opinion on that.
I am not going to argue whether nerfs are good or bad. Most of you already have an opinion on that.

What I will argue is this. That water strider, with is unique ability to walk on water, was the reason I spent all that time leveling the faction needed to buy. Its the only reason I leveled that faction and stopped after I had the ability to buy the mount. The mount was a REWARD for the time I spent raising that faction.

Removing the unique ability for the mount to walk on water, you have completely de-valued the time and effort I spent earning that mount. I am not ok with that. I also am one who is ok with you letting others get things that I have earned (like allied races) without having the grind I had. Removing a bonus I earned is not ok and a lot worse IMHO than letting somone else get what I earned without the effort. Just dont devalue the effort I put in.

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Water strider cannot benefit from additional mount equipment.

Look Blizz, I avoided your PR disaster.

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Out of likes, but I would be cool with that

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Your Walter Strider reputation will not be devalued. It’s reward now is one free Water Walking equipment and the ability to buy more cheap from the quartermaster.

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They should keep the buff as a legacy buff for those who earned it before 8.2

Problem solved.

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Useable at level 20 like the strider was?

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Get over yourself. That’s like saying riding skill is devalued because I farmed for months to afford the original epic mount price. Go outside and get some vitamin D in the sun.

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Probably. I don’t see that level 100 limit sticking around.

But even if it did, we wouldn’t feel it much. Because there aren’t a whole lot of puddles in Vanilla content and we start flying from level 60 on. So we would only be affected in rare occasions during the 20-60 level experience which ends very fast.

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I keep 4 mounts on my bars (average)
Transmog mount (Idont care what it is just what it does)
Flying mount (usually RP appropriate - I dont walk around using flying mounts)
Regular ground mount (usually RP appropriate)
Water strider mount.

That mount and its ability is that important to some players.

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I also keep 4 mounts.

RP appropriate Flying mount, Transmog Mount, Underwater Mount and Walter Strider.

I honestly see no reason to bind a ground mount since Flying Mounts do everything Ground Mounts do plus they fly.

So I am excited about ditching the Walter Strider because it’s REALLY RP-inappropriate for pretty much every character since we can’t play as Jinyu lol

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From now on, call me Prophet Mortis :smiley:

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Pssst

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You got to use that reward for 2.5 expansion over people who didn’t. Use your brain before posting ignorant topics like this thanks.

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Now all your mounts have walking. There are bigger things to QQ over. Like where are my high elves

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They take away even more things from us :frowning:

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We have to choose water walking equipment to keep the water strider doing what it’s always done. How is that good?

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Oh I thought they were keeping it and adding in the mount equipment? So that if you wanted you’d get water walking with it and another equipment slot?

Did I miss where they said they’re taking it away?

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Yes it is. Once gear is unlocked for the first time then you can send them to alts and they’re usuable at level 20.

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You guys are unbelievable. I did the grind too, and I’m happy they finally will allow us to see some different mounts in the world. This literally doesn’t take anything away at all - it gives everyone more options.

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Nope! :smiley: Want your strider to stay on the water like they naturally do now? Gotta buy the floaty boots.

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