The trailer released just a couple of weeks after the podcast right? I somehow doubt that they went from we're not sure mounts are gonna work to hey, mounts are in, let's show a horse with a saddle on it. No, they would've showed at least a mounted NPC.

I want mounts to be in whether or not there's mounted combat. Oblivion's system kinda svcked, but it beats the hell out of no mounts.

I dont see why they cant take the mounted combat system from mount and blade and tweak it to suit skyrim.

would be cool to charge a dragon in full plate with my trusty steed and pointy lance!

i would have chosen "pretty boring" but i have played a game with decent horse combat: Mount & Blade.

My guess is mounts are in but Todd didn't want to give that info so soon. They surely have some kind of roadmap like dragon fight in February, factions in June, mounts in September and so on, and Todd chose not to spoil it but to dodge the question diplomatically, we'll see, we're still messing with thimgs, etc. My bet is horses are not only in, but much cooler than Oblivion.

Having never played a game with mounted combat (my only "mount" experience is Oblivion - incredibly terrible, only used a horse once in multiple plays - and WoW - it's just a speed buff), the idea of mounted combat doesn't really cause much reaction at all.

(well, perhaps a bit negative, since mounted combat sounds like it would be really awkward to control.)


If it were in the game, I'd hope that we'd have the option to ignore it completely.

That would be interesting but I think the chances of that happening are next to zero.

Anything that means we don't have to get off the horse to kill the wolf only to get back on it again. If we have horses i want them to be like in red dead it was easy to use with the one button i hated AC1 with all the different buttons for different paces.

The whole mounted combat craze on these forum blows my mind. Why do you want it so bad? It's just like, lol, idk. It's almost as bad as the ridiculous spear craze on these forums. OH MY GOD SPEARS SPEAR SPEARS OH HOLY [censored]. I just don't get it. People go coo-coo for cocoa puffs for random things on these forums. It just makes me laugh.
As far as how I feel about it, I really just don't care either way. I really have no interest in it, I wouldn't use it.

Another good example of horses done right is Shadow of the Colossus.

You don't realy fight anything small on horseback, but the movement of Agro and the way he sometimes pulls at the reigns is awesome. Also, it shows how mounted archery works =D

Bethesda should take a page out of rockstars book and implement horses like they did for Red Dead Redemption, Hands down best horse mechanics and mounted combat in any game to date. Also if they are not going to include mounted combat (i doubt it and if they dont im not too disappointed) even the riding mechanics for assassins creed would be alright, just anything better than oblivion. Oh and saddle bags are a must. a horse that cant carry anything is a useless animal.

what game had good mount combat.. because ive never played one where it was worth it

IMO it was well done in mount and blade.

As for skyrim, I would love to have mounted combat but I doubt it will be in, simply because bethesda wouldn't include it if it wasn't done perfectly

Well there's no information that says we even have mounts yet (I know there was a horse in the trailer but they haven't confirmed mounts), let alone any information about mounted combat and if they were undecided on even having mounts because they want them to feel right them there's probably a good chance we won't see mounted combat.
There's still a while yet before the game comes out though so I think there's a slim possibilty.

I don't have any expectations, I'm a man of science so i let the chips fall where they may. I'm also extremely anolytical though so i can't help but to anolyze everything.

For starters Todd said they were still working on it which means they are still devoting man hours to it. For some perspective on how much time they actually have left we know that 6 people spent 2 years on the dragons and that is 24,000 man hours on dragons alone. That is a huge effort and they have time left to put forth over 4x that amount of effort. Logic dictates that they could spare 2-4k of those 100k man hours of that remaining effort on the mounted combat. That's only two to four people working all day everyday up till Gold,

Todd wouldn't have said maybe and then they show us a saddled horse in the trailer (especially when we see a pack horse in the concept art, so if that's all they are for up to this point why not just show that) if they weren't trying to get it done. My guess is there are quite a few things we are not expecting that will turn us on again come E3. Watch...jaws will drop yet again.

That's just a theory mind you as is all of my speculation but it's based on anolysis of the facts as I see them.

If it is in I have one thing to say; CHARGE MY BROTHERS!!! DRIVE YOUR SPEARS IN-- Oh right.... But Mounted combat would svck for an archer or knife-fighter, which is what I will be (first Playthrough)

Mounted knight coming full speed + me with javelin = free horse = epic moment = win. Or

Me: :shakehead:
Knight: :verymad:
Me: :toughninja:
Knight: :shocking:
Me: :disguise:
Knight: :banghead: :swear: :pinch:
Me: :rofl:
NPC: :clap:

Horses in Oblivion weren't great. But even an imperfect mounted combat system would have improved them 100%. If there are horses, I should be able to equip and swing a weapon. No damage bonus, no special animation, or perk tree necessary. If I can reach it with my weapon, it shouldn't matter if I'm on a horse or not.

Removing horse riding altogether is also not a solution, especially since we've seen video of a horse and concept art of horse meat.

Horses haven't been confirmed to be in yet, to the best of my knowledge. Concept art doesn't necessarily translate to "in-game". Oblivion actually had beef, but no cattle.

I couldn't agree more.

Get an icelandic horse. they're perfectly cut out for that terrain, they're shorter and stronger than normal horses.

Were either getting what amounts to 'pack donkeys' or full blown combat on horseback. Considering the amount of time the developers have spent on everything else in the game, I'll opt for the latter. It was such an Oblivion gripe that I can't see it being overlooked in Skyrim, a canny developer would release this information later in the year to generate lots of interest in the game.

The inclusion of Dragons is completely awesome, but it's early days. Personally, I think there might be some much bigger news on the horizon.

Aside from one game, which wasn't really 'combat' I guess, I haven't really played one with it that I've enjoyed. In Skyrim, even if they have it, at the very extent, I'll probably use a bow (or spells) for the opening shot(s) before I dismount and take the fight to them. After a possible strategical retreat anyhow.

Dont expect mounted combat. The fact that Todd could not even confirm mounts means that after 4+ years of development, they couldnt get horses to work yet. The chances of them adding it in the last 8 months of development are slim to none.


I hold out hope...

With the possibility of armed combat on horseback, I can see why so many people wanted spears...

I just have a feeling it won't be included.