Alot of us "pro boys" that play alot in the top tier were dissappointed it was slowed down this much, it's so slow in comparisson to other movement, that it gives the false impression of you lagging heavily (not a good design). Im guessing the PvP'ers are the ones that wanted it slowed or removed from the wvw gamemode (coz their PvP builds arent usually built for fast moving great distances), they come in and play for 1hr, dont care about the score, and focus ganking random newbies that they ambush and logoff again. While ppl that actually play WvW and care about the points, actually want a functional mount.