Update 7/15: The cast time for both ground and flying mounts is now 1.5 seconds.
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Update 6/15: We've altered the original text to reflect that the decreased casting time for summoning mounts applies only to ground mounts. Flying mounts still require a 3 second cast time.
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Update 6/11: For a list of changes to class abilities that result in movement speed increases, as well as a list of the factions offering flight skill discounts, see below.
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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: Honor Hold [Alliance]; Thrallmar [Horde])
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: Honor Hold or Valiance Expedition [Alliance]; Thrallmar or Warsong Offensive [Horde])
5. Re: Upcoming Mount Changes 06/10/2009 06:04:05 PM PDT
But why would we farm gold at level 2?
I still think gnomes should join the horde. Then we can like ride the cow people and stuffs.
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6. Re: Upcoming Mount Changes 06/10/2009 06:04:15 PM PDT
Does this mean that going from Journeyman to Expert actually reduces your land mount speed / removes your ability to ride an epic mount until you get Artisan?
/boggle
I hope that it rather means that at Expert, your flying mounts move at 150%/60% flying/ground, and at Artisan they move at 280%/100% flying/ground.
[An00b'arak]: >8< spider pride
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12. Re: Upcoming Mount Changes 06/10/2009 06:07:05 PM PDT
Mounts at 20? Flying at 60? Wow.
Mighty handy, and my alts will enjoy it, but boy...seems like an awfully big nerf. All those memories of running across entire zones over and over again...
Have you hugged your murloc today?
Zarhym
Blizzard Poster
13. Re: Upcoming Mount Changes 06/10/2009 06:07:19 PM PDT
Q u o t e: Does this mean that going from Journeyman to Expert actually reduces your land mount speed / removes your ability to ride an epic mount until you get Artisan?
No, if you have expert riding it means that your flying mount will travel 150% flight speed and 60% speed on the ground. Your land mount will still travel at 100% speed.
Q u o t e: Why didnt you do this a month ago when i was actually leveling a person 1-58...
I rather wanted to make you squirm. :p
[ Post edited by Zarhym ]
Oh, delusions are meant to justify the things you do.
Oh, delusions never really qualified as an excuse...
17. Re: Upcoming Mount Changes 06/10/2009 06:08:23 PM PDT
Q u o t e: 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
this has got to be a blue trolling i just cant believe this.
if they actually do this they have offcially caved completely to casuals.
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