Mount Changes Coming With 3.2, Huge Changes

Kenzi June 10 2009 9:12 pm 17 Comments

Zarhym posted some upcomign mount changes that are coming with 3.2 tonight and they’re huge!

Zarhym
In the next major content patch, we intend to adjust mount requirements to further improve the leveling experience in World of Warcraft. In addition, cast times for summoning all mounts will be reduced to 1.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds. The following is a breakdown of the upcoming cost and level requirement changes we are making for each riding skill.

Apprentice Riding (Skill 75)

60% land mount speed

Requires level 20

Cost: 4 gold

Mount cost: 1 gold

Mail will be sent to players at level 20 guiding them to the riding trainer

Journeyman Riding (Skill 150)

100% land mount speed

Requires level 40

Cost: 50 gold

Mount cost: 10 gold

Mail will be sent to players at level 40 guiding them back to the riding trainer

Expert Riding (Skill 225)

150% flying mount speed; 60% land mount speed

Requires level 60

Cost: 600 gold (faction discounts now apply)

Mount Cost: 50 gold

Can now be learned in Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde)

Artisan Riding (Skill 300)

280% flying mount speed; 100% land mount speed

Requires level 70

Cost: 5,000 gold (faction discounts now apply)

Mount Cost: 100 gold

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# 10 June 2009 at 9:48 pm

Wanky said:

The rare mounts at 20 and epic ground mounts at 40 seem a bit ridiculous, not to mention the inexpensive prices… I really like the reduced cast time and rare fliers at level 60, though. And it’s nice to hear that while epic flying isn’t being reduced cost-wise, they’re adding on faction discounts.

Death Knights no longer have nothing to brag about with this update… Their 100% mounts are 18 levels late now.

# 11 June 2009 at 12:54 am

Rendgar said:

WTF this is ridiculous, noobs running around on their mounts which they got for nothing

# 15 June 2009 at 11:00 am

Rendgar said:

But the faction reduction is nice :)

# 15 June 2009 at 11:09 am

Crapontv said:

well atlest we wont have noobs begginf for gold 4 mounts /cheer

# 15 June 2009 at 11:47 am

spacekitty said:

what the hell is this, blizzard where is my refund on all of my chars!
lvl 20’s riding around like they own the damn game. give me a break.

# 16 June 2009 at 11:33 am

muffinman6969 said:

FUCK THIS FUCKIN NOOBS RIDING AROUND I SPENT 3 WEEKS TRYIN 2 GET LVL 40 MOUNT AND NOW IT IS 25G FUCK THAT IMA GO 2 ASHENVALE AND CAMP EVERY GOD DAM PERSON W/ A FUCKIN MOUNT AND !!!!!FUCK!!!!!! FACTION DISCOUNTS I SPENT 4 MOUNTHS SAVIN UP 4 EPIC FLYER BLIZ CAN GO FUCK THEM SELVES IMA GO PLAY WARRHAMMER!!!!!1 O W8 THAT GAME SUCK BIG BLACK BALLS!!!!!!!!!!

# 16 June 2009 at 4:49 pm

muffinman6969 said:

5g my mistake

# 16 June 2009 at 4:50 pm

Bob said:

LOL@muffinman

# 16 June 2009 at 9:00 pm

Istial said:

>muffinman6969
bawwwwwwwww

# 18 June 2009 at 9:59 am

- said:

There’s no reason to complain. It’s a completely positive addition to the game and doesn’t cause a single player any distress. If you’re levelling and alt, then it’s faster for you. If not, then it doesn’t even affect your gameplay AT ALL. “I had to save up for my mount, why shouldn’t everyone else? Waaah!”. Ever notice that thing which says “Game experience may change during online play”? Yeah, by playing the game you’ve agreed to those terms and therefore have to accept it. Like that’s hard to do anyway..

# 18 June 2009 at 11:00 pm

lol...? said:

Lol… I don’t get u guys… WTF are u whining…

# 23 June 2009 at 6:25 am

Kaas said:

Sweet, just saved 5k for artisan, now i will wait a bit and have 1k to spare.

# 24 June 2009 at 11:01 am

Khyle said:

Well it’s a longer way to the top now, they have to ease it up for the new players so they keep playing the game. As said before ti also helps a lot for all your alts, I got a couple of them so I’m happy!

# 29 June 2009 at 8:38 am

Skarro said:

WHAT THE FUCKING HELL.
I AM SO PISSED OFF BECAUSE:
1. FING WARLOCKS HAVE TO PAY LIKE 700G TO GET THEIR DREADSTEED
2.I WAS ONE OF THOSE WARLOCKS
3. I BOUGHT MY FLYING MOUNT A WEEK AGO
4. BLIZZARD HAVE YOU GONE INSANE??? LEVEL 20???
MY BROTHER JUST MADE ENOUGH GOLD FOR 3O AND ALL U NEED NOW IS 5???
WHAT THE FING HELL
WTFH

# 8 July 2009 at 8:46 am

Europeon said:

Not gonna lie. It’s a mixed bag all around for me. Yeah I hate the fact that there giving it too noobs earlier, But you gotta look at it from blizzard’s stand point when WoW first came out only the elite players made 60 and raided it was harder and considered much nerdier. Now however Blizzard is making it an easier game all around im surprised this mount thing is such an outrage versus the Emblems of Conquest Change that pisses me off.
P.S. Easier alt leveling makes me happy

# 30 July 2009 at 1:08 am