I think adding different mounts in Skyrim would bring a certain spark. Instead of only having horses, why not add a little something more for the players. And I constantly notice alot of people wanting to fly a Dragon around Skyrim, so there would be a really big twist to the game. Its understandable that creating the movements and animations of newer mounts would be tedious, but I dont think many people really look forward to buying a horse, but if there were different mounts to choose from, I would definitely look forward to buying one. Tell me what you think.

I want to ride on a Guar

:sadvaultboy:

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/334/1/b/guar_doodle_by_silvac-d33yql8.png
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=mods.detail&id=6112

*prays to the gods at bethesda*

Mods. The end. :confused:

Why the strong desire to change the fundamental lore dynamics? :nope:

Not everyone plays tes games on their PC's.

Thus, no mods =)

I'd definitely like something more alien than horses. I was thinking perhaps a Skyrim Guar, with fur and tusks?

That's the price you pay for cheaper plug and play gaming. Bethesda can't do everything.

Okay, but then why would Bethesda change an entire lore system for a few people that want to play hobbyhorse on a dragon?

I'm sincerely failing to understand the point of this thread, unless it pertains to mods.

How is adding Guar mounts changing lore?

:confused:

Too much earth in my nirn

It's a herd animal, not a mount. Why don't we all ride Grummites too?

Too much WoW in my TES...

Predicting another console vs PC crusade here...

But yeah I'd like different types of horses at the very least.

I didnt know Guar came from WoW...


:facepalm:

Oh heavens no, I didn't bring up any sort of PC vs console debate, I simply said "mods."

I certainly wouldn't mind more horse variety, that at least makes sense. Not really sure what the point of riding a giant mountain lion or something would be, though. Aside from "LOLWUT COOL AHM RIDIN A KITTY"

Not what a said at all. Guar are herd animals or sometimes wild in TES lore, obviously.

My WoW comparison was for everyone's "epic mount" obsessions.

Monstrous (or more exotic animal) mounts is one of those features I really hope for, but don't expect. Mammoth, giant wolf, boar...

I was afraid horses weren't going to make the cut, so I'm just glad we have mounts of any kind.

How about Silt/Frost Striders?

Makes sense, and is in-lore. I'm not here to complain about people wanting mounts. You can want all the mounts you want, but don't ask Bethesda to retcon their entire lore so you can ride a piggy on the Xbox. :confused:

This seems to be a common, perhaps even lazy way to object to a feature without further explaining why one wouldn't want it.

Do you believe that World of Warcraft, released in 2004, pioneered the concept of fantasy characters riding spectacular, unusual, and/or powerful creatures? Or perhaps you fear any implementation of such a feature by Bethesda Game Studios would be so similar to Blizzard's that everything you dislike about "epic mounts" would carry over directly to Skyrim?

What is it that you dislike about WoW's "epic mounts" in the first place?

I have explained numerous times that riding dragons/lions/guar/etc... has never been part of the TES lore. I used the WoW mount system as a comparison to wanting odd, off-lore mounts (that are usually created in mods for the PC, such as the Akatosh Mount).

It has nothing to do with fear or anything of the sort. It's mostly something that I think would be silly or would cheapen the experience of the game, personally. That's where, like I said, mods come in. I don't have to add a mod to my system if I don't like it or want it. What a previous poster said was that some people play on consoles, so mods aren't an option. Well, I'm sincerely sorry that those people miss out on mods, but that doesn't mean Bethesda should retcon their lore so little Jimmy Nordface can ride a Hobbydragon. :shrug:

edit for grammatical mistake

It trivialises the 'epicness' of the creature. Even if a intelligent, sentient and wise dragon is going to help you, he isn't going to help you

And unless there is lore to support it it is sacrificing the vividness of the world for Gameplay mechanics which is the opposite of most of Bethesdas games.

Shuld there be more mounts? Absolutley!
I'd like to ride following animals: http://www.snl.no/system/images/b/bison_93285.jpg, http://www.furuhaugli.no/album/nature/moskusHellern.jpg, http://attackofthefanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Skyrim-Dragon-Roar.jpg and http://www.planetadeanimales.com/uploadimagen/80.jpg

Guars are used as mounts. It just wasn't seen in Morrowind because the game didn't have any riding mechanics.

Considering the way Guar were kitted out, it leads me to believe that they prooobably used as mounts in Morrowind... They just didnt add the feature due to limitations back then, and animation problems ect ect...

It's not like im saying HAY! I WANNA RIDE A GLOWING BLUE FIRE SABERTOOHCAT WITH LAZORS THAT PWN MAH ENEMEZ THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TES!!!!1111

<_<

Btw, never played WoW, never will.

Edit: Nakanja beat me too it :thumbsup:

MUDCRAB MOUNT. SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT. Git 'er done, Bethesda! :celebration:

Aah, I understand, and we're probably on the same page in that case.

When I think of large/monstrous mounts for characters, I picture a tamed or charmed beast of some sort, and explained in one of two ways - a rare and dangerous mount suited only to an outlandish hero or mage (ie not a common activity in the world, but a logical use of an in-lore creature by a sufficiently daring and unusual character); or a natural, cultural variation on horses appropriate to the theme of a province/game (mammoths being the most obvious and relevant example).

If others think first of dragon mounts (which isn't what I was supporting, incidentally), or MMORPGs, then your comparison to WoW was probably a perfectly useful one. It's just I've been reading about heroes (and villains) riding pegasi and giant wolves and monstrous spiders since long before Blizzard Entertainment Inc existed, so the "no monster mounts: it's like WoW" bit kind of lost me.

LOL! I could picture it now, a very serious character sitting atop of the crab... 'HYAAH!' *the crab slowly scuttles sideways and into the water'