just ... allow .... flight ... its not that hard ... it really isntinstead we waste time and money devolping a system that is basically pointless ... an attempt to improve on something that doesnt need improvement ... i wonder do they sit in the office and wonder how to make a wheel rounder? b.c this is the same thing
This sounds like it might get annoying real fast. Gimmicks are fun at first, but the moment they start feeling restrictive in comparison to what we used to have, is the second people will start to resist the new system and want their old freedom back.
Do you guys think they will rework old dragon mounts to work the same?
Nowhere does it say you'll NEVER be able to use regular flying again.For the foreseeable future after release, it will be only dragon flying - but the system itself is much more engaging and fun than normal flying, and can eventually do more things/go faster than it ever could. I can see a potential "you finished all your dragon training, now you have the skill to call old mounts here" thing - but does it really matter? By the end of it, you will VERY LIKELY not WANT to use old mounts, in favour of the now superior dragon.Also, it's absolutely very very likely that given time, not only will they add dragon flying to older zones, but they very well might expand on old flying to be able to function like dragon flying with some mounts at first, maybe all eventually. Although I assume it might be a toggle for old mounts, rather than an overhaul. Again, that's years off, and speculative as frick. But I see it as the likely outcome - because by introducing a new, more fun flying system, they wouldn't just throw all old mounts in the bin and get rid of all those ready made assets in favour of making lots of new "dragonflying-style" mounts from scratch, when surely it'd be easier to adapt old mounts, rig by rig. I also really want to see the bee do a barrel roll.
This new dragonflight system is gona be so good if they manage to get it working as well as it's working in GW2, for all the cringe ppl crying about having to deal with the system they should allow them to fly conventional flying mouts, but only on slow flight speed (150% move speed).
Flying definitely needs an overhaul. WoW flying is lame compared even to games like GW2. If that dragon riding stuff works out great I hope they manage a way to extend it to the rest of the mounts.
This makes sense tbh, they have a completely new system and they want it to take the spotlight. Hopefully this new system will eventually replace the current flying system.Edit: If anyone played Riders of Icarus then you will know how fun it is to fly and feel the weight of gravity and level your mounts, hopefully Blizz takes some pointers from that game.
Would be great if existing proto-drakes could be used for this. Realistically this will never happen. But someone can still dream...
why forcing us to use it? Ion said that he would allow to play the game how we want and now this. Stoping pushing ppl in one direction, let them choose, let them play how they want, not you.
unpopular opinion but i wish it become the regular way of flying from now on instead of the old one, gw2 nailed it and everybody loved it, it could definitely work in wow.
i just feel this is a major waste of time and effort (and money for that matter) ... its a system that like many have said here will be interesting for a week or two and then its a chore for the next year if not longer before we can actually use REAL flight instead of this RESTRICTED flight ... b.c thats all it is ... a restriction.... i see people trying to defend it saying "o its faster" ... in the end i assume yes it probly is faster time for time distance for distance faster yes ... now how long does it take for it to be faster ... to be useful ... to be actually worth hitting that button and mounting on this restricted flight KNOWING i only have a min or two at best on this mount ... why ... thats not interesting to me its just a restriction on moving around making this no different then just saying "no flight at all untill patch 2 or 3" like the last 3 xpacs ... id much rather be FORCED on the ground KNOWING i have full flight coming ... then be given a glorified glider as a mount and told its my way of flight for the next year if not longer ... its once again another system like conduits ... that seems AMAZING on the outside ... all these choices and all this stuff ... and look at how much we used conduits this xpac ... a whole 2 hours(if that) across more then 2 years ... what an amazing system that was and im very glad they put in major amounts of time and effort into devolping it and implimenting it soo that everyone can chose the same 8 things and never look at it again ... this "dragon riding" will face the same fate ... we are force into using it *currently* and once the old mounts are put back into the game and useable again they will be used ... its that simple ... IMO ANY RESTRICTIONS INVAILIDATE THIS SYSTEM PERIOD ...if i can reach this floating rock easier by mounting on my base flying mount then im going to use that instead of using this dumb mount that has to be flown in this specific way using this specific mechanic ... its just hassle for the sake of being a hassle ... TLDR: if your going to allow any flight at all just allow regular flight and scrap this entire system and move on to something else that is an actual good use of resources IMO