Ryukai.6524 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @hugo.4705 said:If having to choose within Arachnida group, I would prefer a giant scorpion! I like them.Think of all the different skins they could use. Scorpions, Devourers, Whipscorpions, Chak. Or even similar Insecta that can curve their back section over their bodies in a 'scorpion' like pose such as Ants and Earwigs :D It's ability could be to 'stab' the ground in front and put a small sticky aoe poison field down like how Chak acid works :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo.4705 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Ryukai.6524 said:@hugo.4705 said:If having to choose within Arachnida group, I would prefer a giant scorpion! I like them.Think of all the different skins they could use. Scorpions, Devourers, Whipscorpions, Chak. Or even similar Insecta that can curve their back section over their bodies in a 'scorpion' like pose such as Ants and Earwigs :D It's ability could be to 'stab' the ground in front and put a small sticky aoe poison field down like how Chak acid works :DExactly. It can even dig to find somes hidden items or rooms but maybe too much to ask. (I say that because there is a charr in bl citadel that tamed his devourers to find precious metals...)Throwing acid is a good idea.We're in charr homelands, we could tame them, Gorrik is already researching on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryukai.6524 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Here's the spider mount in question, don't be silly and click it if your afraid of spiders, if you do then it's your fault. You have been warned!! There's also a scrapped tiger mount which is a shame as it's really beautiful, Looks a hek of a lot better than the current warclaw. (which has always looked very 'cartoony' to me.)@hugo.4705 said:@Ryukai.6524 said:@hugo.4705 said:If having to choose within Arachnida group, I would prefer a giant scorpion! I like them.Think of all the different skins they could use. Scorpions, Devourers, Whipscorpions, Chak. Or even similar Insecta that can curve their back section over their bodies in a 'scorpion' like pose such as Ants and Earwigs :D It's ability could be to 'stab' the ground in front and put a small sticky aoe poison field down like how Chak acid works :DExactly. It can even dig to find somes hidden items or rooms but maybe too much to ask. (I say that because there is a charr in bl citadel that tamed his devourers to find precious metals...)Throwing acid is a good idea.We're in charr homelands, we could tame them, Gorrik is already researching on them.Actually Burrowing could be it's movement ability, you could 'burrow' through small cliffs and come out on the other side or into hidden cave systems :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derd.6413 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 i think the issue is with other spiders or this scepter they can use the excuse of don't use it/avoid it which they can't use for a mount because anet wants all mounts to have a use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon.4583 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Mmm, spider mount.You know, when Gorrik last time played with bugs, it became a mount. And now:! He plays with bugs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentMoore.9453 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I'd still like to see a spider mount with a slow wall climb (masteries to add speed) or web shoot & glide movement style. The spider would have targeted surface-to-surface (or wall-to-wall) motion like the Oakheart Essence whereas the Skyscale has inaccurate sticky feet.To get around phobia, ArenaNet could add code to the game that allows people to only see the default skins for other people's mounts and then make the default 'spider' something like a Chak or an invented creature like a giant fluffy bug found in the Deep Maguuma. Having a 'default mount skins only' setting would solve a lot of other visual issues too, but having more control of your visual experience would be a great boon in this game full-stop.Do the thing, ArenaNet. Gimme a spooder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XatraZaytrax.2601 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Now I want a spider mount. Guess you don't know what you want until someone mentions it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Godrik.5841 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 My thing is why scrap this if they are in the game as enemies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeyspit.3965 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Forty Keks.9620 said:@Randulf.7614 said:Prob because that and its sister weapon Antonina are rarely seen or even noticed should anyone have it amongst the particle effects. A spider mount is much more obvious and would be easily seen everywhere.there are spiders in the game that will try to kill you, should we delete those?Engineer has a Flamethrower build for a reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gop.8713 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Was there ever any similar feedback about the spider scurry gm . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Keks.9620 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Turkeyspit.3965 said:@Forty Keks.9620 said:@Randulf.7614 said:Prob because that and its sister weapon Antonina are rarely seen or even noticed should anyone have it amongst the particle effects. A spider mount is much more obvious and would be easily seen everywhere.there are spiders in the game that will try to kill you, should we delete those?Engineer has a Flamethrower build for a reason!Huehue. Thats my favorite build too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeyspit.3965 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Forty Keks.9620 said:@Turkeyspit.3965 said:@Forty Keks.9620 said:@Randulf.7614 said:Prob because that and its sister weapon Antonina are rarely seen or even noticed should anyone have it amongst the particle effects. A spider mount is much more obvious and would be easily seen everywhere.there are spiders in the game that will try to kill you, should we delete those?Engineer has a Flamethrower build for a reason!Huehue. Thats my favorite build too. Kill it with fire - works in pretty much every situation (except fighting destroyers...rip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstealer.5978 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Menadena.7482 said:@Bloodstealer.5978 said:@Tommo Chocolate.5870 said:I thought the reason the spider mount was scrapped was that arachnophobia is very common - which is not the same as it being too scary. Of course there are already spiders in the game as enemies, but they decided that, for an arachnophobe, controlling a spider would be worse than from fighting one. (This is all from memory though - I don't have a source.)Personally I find Sikandar comical rather than scary, but perhaps that's just me.Well many people suffer from fear of heights.. best not get a flying mount or a glider.Some players have a fear of blood.... best not kill anything, better to run around chasing them butterflies insteadSome players get travel sickness .. beetles are a no no thenKnife crime is a thing... best get rid of swords, daggers, axes etc, better to suffocate them baddies with a hug.Some players just gotta whine and make excuses about anything these days .. long live the age of the snowflake, here to run ruin over the enjoyment for others whatever that may be.Fear of XYZ tends to be a common reason not to do something. I was once told to take down a birdfeededer. Why? Not because it might attract squirrels or the like. Because some people were afraid of birds.I'm currently playing Neverwinter and the spider mounts are awesome in it.. my daughter has been biting her nails for the past 10mins watching me scurry around the screen.. honest.EDITED - To remove any biting I may of mistakenly admitted to :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Bloodstealer.5978 said:@Menadena.7482 said:@Bloodstealer.5978 said:@Tommo Chocolate.5870 said:I thought the reason the spider mount was scrapped was that arachnophobia is very common - which is not the same as it being too scary. Of course there are already spiders in the game as enemies, but they decided that, for an arachnophobe, controlling a spider would be worse than from fighting one. (This is all from memory though - I don't have a source.)Personally I find Sikandar comical rather than scary, but perhaps that's just me.Well many people suffer from fear of heights.. best not get a flying mount or a glider.Some players have a fear of blood.... best not kill anything, better to run around chasing them butterflies insteadSome players get travel sickness .. beetles are a no no thenKnife crime is a thing... best get rid of swords, daggers, axes etc, better to suffocate them baddies with a hug.Some players just gotta whine and make excuses about anything these days .. long live the age of the snowflake, here to run ruin over the enjoyment for others whatever that may be.Fear of XYZ tends to be a common reason not to do something. I was once told to take down a birdfeededer. Why? Not because it might attract squirrels or the like. Because some people were afraid of birds.I'm currently playing Neverwinter and the spider mounts are awesome in it.. I've been biting my daughter has been biting her nails for the past 10mins watching me scurry around the screen.. honest.I imagine your daughter is scared if you are biting her ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstealer.5978 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @Randulf.7614 said:@Bloodstealer.5978 said:@Menadena.7482 said:@Bloodstealer.5978 said:@Tommo Chocolate.5870 said:I thought the reason the spider mount was scrapped was that arachnophobia is very common - which is not the same as it being too scary. Of course there are already spiders in the game as enemies, but they decided that, for an arachnophobe, controlling a spider would be worse than from fighting one. (This is all from memory though - I don't have a source.)Personally I find Sikandar comical rather than scary, but perhaps that's just me.Well many people suffer from fear of heights.. best not get a flying mount or a glider.Some players have a fear of blood.... best not kill anything, better to run around chasing them butterflies insteadSome players get travel sickness .. beetles are a no no thenKnife crime is a thing... best get rid of swords, daggers, axes etc, better to suffocate them baddies with a hug.Some players just gotta whine and make excuses about anything these days .. long live the age of the snowflake, here to run ruin over the enjoyment for others whatever that may be.Fear of XYZ tends to be a common reason not to do something. I was once told to take down a birdfeededer. Why? Not because it might attract squirrels or the like. Because some people were afraid of birds.I'm currently playing Neverwinter and the spider mounts are awesome in it.. I've been biting my daughter has been biting her nails for the past 10mins watching me scurry around the screen.. honest.I imagine your daughter is scared if you are biting her ;)Eek.. omg.. don't call da police plz.. gees that is why smart phones are sometimes.. too smart :)Incoming EDIT to that post!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Keks.9620 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 This thread started out weird and it only got weirder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 @"Forty Keks.9620" said:This thread started out weird and it only got weirderIt can get weirder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Never really got the reasoning behind it. Yes some ppl are scared of spiders and yes this fear can be pathological. But so can be the fear of birds, yet we have a griffon. If ANet took every existing phoebia into account when making a game it would be impossible to have anything in the game, not even a large and empty space as there is such a thing as agoraphobia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josiah.2967 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I loved my spider mount when I played rift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger.1459 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 @"Forty Keks.9620" said:okay so can somebody tell me why the (fully modeled and ready) spider mount was scrapped for being "too scary" yet THIS https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Sikandar is allowed to exist? this is literal nightmare fuel in weapon form.look at how pretty she was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1508 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Its probably a terrain issue more than a phobic issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth.4217 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Theres spiders in game... I dont understand why it was scrapped for being scary? we have a dagger thats a severed hand holding a dagger... thats more frightening than a spider imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger.1459 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Anet, this is a cutie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1763 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 There may be other reasons for it being scrapped too, like lake of a unique ability or use, terrain issues or even just..couldn't get to move around the world properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebeard.1746 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I'm like 90% certain that the spider functionality is baked into the skyscale and that's where the annoying auto-latch cliffs functionality comes from. Every time that happens i think "they really should make you press a button if you want that to happen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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