Dragons are too bad ass to be ridden and this topic is superfluous because of it.

Horse and on foot.

As much as I like dragons and think that they are one of the coolest new features in Skyrim, I don't like the idea of riding a dragon.

I have no problem with riding on horse or just walking.

def a horse... now i do think it would be cool as an end game present to summon a dragon that you can ride..... but only after you beat the main quest and mabye there is one side mission you have to do after to get it.

That's it...I want an in-game Segway, so that I can ride around like Paul Blart...

You certainly get my vote on Most futile Poll of the Year.

You didn't include an option for "other" ... I don't like any of those options....

I want to ride a huge wolf ... something 2 to 3 times larger than normal who also can fight with you in times of dire circumstance. I saw some trailer (I think it was for the MMORPG "RIFT") where people were riding huge wolves, and it looked so cool and dangerous and far more interesting than mere horses.

I'd like to ride a dragon at some point if the flight aboard one was well-done, felt realistic (well, given it IS a mythical creature, the realism is sort of impossible but you get me I hope .... hahaha) , and was fun, then yeah. After watching that movie Eragon, I think flying aboard a dragon sounds phenomenal. If it was done like that, then bring it on!

But I doubt they could pull that off, because then Skyrim would be more than an RPG, it would be a dragon flight simulator ... and that's highly unlikely.

But I still think riding Tokienesque "Wargs" would be awesome and totally more doable, since they are ground based.

On a side note, it would be really cool if they gave the horses more personality this time around. Let us feed them (sugar cubes, carrots) to increase their disposition towards us, and whisper them if they are not obeying us well. And give some horses "unbreakable personalities" and some horses a kind of intelligence to hide during battle but then come back after the battle is over. Or sometimes the horses could have an aversion to like 1 specific monster that means if you're riding in their territory (where the horse can smell that particular monster) it becomes timid, unruly, and frightened. You have to coax it forward, and cajole it, and if that doesn't work, you may have to get off the horse and drag it along with you for a ways until your situation improves.

Some horses could be pranksters, doing something slightly silly and then guffawing over it. Like always turning its butt toward your face for its own amusemant. Then blaying with humor over your frustrated looks. Why do horses have to act like cars in a RPG? You push them they go, they go and go and go all the time, and then when you stop pushing, they stop at once. They do exactly what you say when you say. That makes horses look like motorcycles. Horses should have some kind of a personality, even if it IS subtle. Or if you prefer a more outgoing animal, you can take one with a less than sublte demeanor.

Now, when trading horses for a different one, you may be giving up great personality for one that has a bad demeanor and suddenly find yourself wishing ... that you hadn't.

Ride?

:yucky:

None, unless Horse riding is seriously improved from Oblivion. I thought it svcked in that game and the only thing it really did (unless you DL'ed mods for it) was to make your traveling go quicker in game-time. But who cares about that? Fast Travel took 2 seconds real-time anyways.

I wouldn't really care about it if they removed horseriding and just focused on other things. With Fast Travel and teleportation (a dragon shout, allegedly), I can't really see the point of riding horses, compared to everything else that I'd rather see them put into the game first.

The creator gave the Nords strong legs for a reason. To walk to our destination and kick faces.

I vote for horses. Cause flying a dragon would just be, kinda gimmicky.

If they do it though I hope it's only for really important stuff.... Like, "Omg! How am I going to get to that one mountain on the other side of Skyrim fast enough to save [insert important preson/place]? Oh wait... SUMMON DRAGON!!!!! Hey, I know you help me out in battle sometimes, so could you like, help me get to that mountain or we'll all die?" Cue loading screen with pic of flying dragon Or, cue pic of you falling of a flying dragon... THE END.
Of cource, I dunno if the whole dragon helping you in battle is confirmed or not, but if it is in the game....

i wanna ride a bear and have him jump your enemy and claw him to death

I don't like the sound of being able to summon one to fight for us. If we can do that, an end game shout for a riding one would be fine by me (maybe... it does sort of weaken their image, but so does the one that helps in a fight).

A lot of folks can't rely on mods. :violin:

WE WONT RIDE DRAGONS AND I WOULD HATE IF WE COULD!!! STOP SPAMMING IT EVERYWHERE ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!!

While I'd much prefer a dragon, realistically speaking I doubt we'd get to.

Maybe riding a dragon could be possible right at the end of the main quest as a means of getting somewhere that can only be reached by flying. But they're meant to be an intelligent race. As much as I like dragons, mounts and pets is not a way I enjoy seeing them represented.

If it does happen it'll be a finished main quest or 100% completion reward, seeing as no amount of achievements can make a finished playthrough any more playable, sometimes it's best to just give the player a little cheap novelty they can come back to when they're desparately bored.

Id rather not go on a horse unless they were as well done as the red dead redemption horses which is just not going to be the case. I much rather walk so I can pick ingredients up as well without stepping off a mount all the time. As for a dragon I guess it would be cool but would have no real purpose

A horse, of course; but I'd rather a woolly rhino or a giant wolf or boar than either.

And admittedly, a flying mount of some kind would give a wonderful impression of soaring freedom in an environment like Skyrim's.

Horse.
I kill dragons and consume their souls and shout in dragon tongue.
I don't ride them.

So... http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs30/f/2009/241/3/b/Prototype_Wallpaper_by_shk828.jpg :>

Joking aside, I'd rather walk. It's just easier to be stealthy that way, mountains and cloud cover included.

Honestly, I probably wouldn't be content with the implementation of horse riding unless it matched the quality of Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar implemented it flawlessly. It pretty much set the standard for how horse riding should be done in video games.

Ride a horse. Slay a dragon. Yes, I'm kind of making a reference to that atrocious song "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy." Let me repeat: atrocious song.

Tentacle Bears!!!

If I'm able to ride a dragon then they should let me ride a tentacle bear.

what point is there to riding a dragon if the game map can't support that kind of speed. riding dragons in the air would get old real fast.