Reasons for or against riding Dragons : V

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:36 pm

My reasons for saying yes is: If you can kill a dragon why should you not be able to beat a dragon into submission and make it obey your will? Plus it’s a lot faster than a horse I don’t think I would fast travel if could ride a dragon from place to place. Try to be nice to each other :foodndrink:

Also Does anyone know how Alduin is controlling the other dragons (which I knew were smart but didn’t relies were as smart if not smarter than humans and the like :facepalm: ) I know it’s more than likely a main plot point but was hoping there was something in lore about it.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:54 pm

Reason against? Easy....lair.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:52 pm

I say no, because:

Dragons (in TES) are intelligent individuals not content to the mere rank of "mount".
Dragons are the enemy.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:11 pm

I think riding a dragon is too high fantasy for ES. And just because you can kill something doesn't mean you can make it your mount; I think dragons would rather die. Plus, having a flying mount would make traveling way to easy.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:19 pm

I say no, because:

Dragons (in TES) are intelligent individuals not content to the mere rank of "mount".
Dragons are the enemy.

Not all the dragons are enemy so said by todd and i still say no it would break the game it will eventually be modded in anyway.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:29 am

It's tacky. No thank you.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:46 am

I'd rather have http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9ZgzxIfOM .

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:56 am

If you force a dragon to be your mount, what do you think would happen at certain altitude when your life deppends on him/her?

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:37 pm

It's tacky. No thank you.

This. It's too World of Warcraft for a series like TES.

Plus, it devalues dragons as a whole if they can be reduced to mounts for the Dovahkiin to ride around.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:30 am

It's tacky. No thank you.

And you can add cheesy, hackneyed, and Disneytastic to the roll of honour.
The dragons are returning in numbers, heralds of the end of time, the coming of Alduin the World Eater. Proud, powerful, and ferociously intelligent, of course one will give you a ride back to town so you can sell all that bandit armour.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:58 am

This. It's too World of Warcraft for a series like TES.

Plus, it devalues dragons as a whole if they can be reduced to mounts for the Dovahkiin to ride around.

Not to mention removing the sense of scale from the whole game. You could get around the whole map in seconds. Throat of the world? nah just flew over it.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:25 am

Reasons against:

Map is far too small for it. Walking around on foot with moutains everywhere, the world will feel big. Flying from one end to the other in seconds, the world feels tiny.
Dragons should be an intelligent race, not animals you can ride around on like horses.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:49 pm

If you force a dragon to be your mount, what do you think would happen at certain altitude when your life deppends on him/her?

Faaalllcooor Yoooouuuuu Baaaasssstttttaa... *Thud!*

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:55 am

I think riding a dragon is too high fantasy for ES. And just because you can kill something doesn't mean you can make it your mount; I think dragons would rather die. Plus, having a flying mount would make traveling way to easy.

So riding dragons are too high fantasy but talking humanoid lizards and cats, shooting bolts of lightning fom your hands, and ancient wizards who live in giant mushrooms aren't? Kind of seems like an odd standard to me.

Still, I don't particularly want riding dragons either, and the reason is because dragons are supposed to be a credible threat to the world, not to mention intelligent beings that even get their own language, they shouldn't be degraded to the level of glorified horses, just because they're big and can fly doesn't mean they're willing to let you ride them.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:40 am

Their the bad guy, and they are a proud noble race. It's like asking Mehrunes Dagon to be My little pony

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:03 pm

I don't understand this obsession people have for riding Dragons. I just imagine this is something Bethesda reads and sighs and aggravated sigh.
I can't recall anywhere in the lore, and I could be wrong, that says that people ever rode dragons.
This may be a Viking inspired game but it surely isn't How To Train Your Dragon.

If you are slaying dragons, why would they let you ride on them?

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:30 pm

Oh, yeah, the last poll ended 42 for, 266 against, 30 don't cares, I'm willing to bet this one goes the same way.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:20 am

I don't particularly care if riding dragons is in or not, but I defiately don't think it devalues or demeans them. Put it this way - do you think it's demeaning for a pilot to fly passengers somewhere? No? Because he gets paid. If the dragon got paid in some way (perhaps in some form of exotic food or other item), or did so as you had a close relationship with it, I don't see a problem with it. They may be all-powerful beasts, but that doesn't mean they'd necessarily refuse to take you somewhere. In fact they may think it demeans you, as they'll see that you are inferior to them, much like a human carrying a kitten.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:34 am

I don't particularly care if riding dragons is in or not, but I defiately don't think it devalues or demeans them. Put it this way - do you think it's demeaning for a pilot to fly passengers somewhere? No? Because he gets paid. If the dragon got paid in some way (perhaps in some form of exotic food or other item), or did so as you had a close relationship with it, I don't see a problem with it. They may be all-powerful beasts, but that doesn't mean they'd necessarily refuse to take you somewhere. In fact they may think it demeans you, as they'll see that you are inferior to them, much like a human carrying a kitten.

I don't think a pilot would willingly fly a plane full of Al-Qaeda dangerously near the white house.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:53 pm

Just because they're intelligent, it doesn't mean they cannot be mounted.

You can make a deal with them, befriend one of them or something...

Still, I don't see it happening in the released game though (unless maybe it's a part of the main quest...)

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:35 am

So far some people have made really good points :thumbsup:

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:21 am

I don't think a pilot would willingly fly a plane full of Al-Qaeda dangerously near the white house.

That is the most bizarre anology. We know that not all dragons are hostile to you - I really have no idea what point you were trying to make.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:20 pm

That is the most bizarre anology. We know that not all dragons are hostile to you - I really have no idea what point you were trying to make.

Not hostile =/= not enemy

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:34 am

That is the most bizarre anology. We know that not all dragons are hostile to you - I really have no idea what point you were trying to make.

Alduin is the Big Bad, and so are dragons. We probably won't find any dragons willing to become taxi's any time soon.

» Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:50 am

I don't like the idea because it's just plain silly.