SoulGuardian.6203 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I agree with OP. Unlimited time flight for Skyscale... but not height. In this case the skybox is the limit and if you venture there, you should turn to ash and blow away with the wind, while your skyscale buggers off to neverland, where peter pan will adopt it. Then you force respawn in Divinity Reach, where Tackeray will preach you for half an hour. Then hand you over a tamagoshi... err... Skyscale egg, which you'll need to hatch for 3 weeks, then feed it for a further 6 months before it reaches adulthood. Moral of the story? Not happening. But it would be nice though. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Theres volatile magic/karma orb chains in many zones, going pacman on them increases flighttime. Plus if you stay fairly level as you fly, you dont waste much flight juice, though it will slowly deplete stamina. But bond of vigor can enhance that. But I dont really see what need there is for such longer flying, that cant already be easilly reached. Dont forget, every mount have a purpose that should not be dramatically overshadowed or made obsolete. That is why the skyscale never can be made a simple wowstyle flyer. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchme.1097 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) Your unlimited flying mount is already in game, here it is and it's faster than any other MMO mounts "But griffon is just a glider" - YouTube Griffon and Beetle run Flying with the Beetle - YouTube In GW2, flying requires skills Edited June 4, 2021 by Touchme.1097 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLadyOfTheRings.9148 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 20 hours ago, Paradoxoglanis.1904 said: The mounts we have now are bad enough. Flying removes a significant part of the game by trivializing mobility, and because of it we have all the really annoying high mob density & long aggro ranges that so many people hate. Maps felt a lot more interesting to explore and traverse back when we didnt have mounts. I have a different opinion. I think mounts were very well implemented and each feels unique, useful, and fun in their own way. (The mob density is another aspect, and could be solved without having to get rid of mounts, imo). People who want to explore a map without mounts can still do it, but I mean, mounts are a main feature of the expansion; the point is to use mounts to find your way around. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loboling.5293 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I don't want the skyscale to have infinite flight. The mount system in gw2 is very well designed, especially once they changed it to have mounts start with full endurance. Very engaging to pick a suitable mount as you need them. I'm not against small changes, but right now I'm still using all my mounts, and that's a good thing. (only raptor is probably my least used) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyncale.1629 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Touchme.1097 said: Your unlimited flying mounts is already in game, here it is and it's faster than any other MMO mounts "But griffon is just a glider" - YouTube Griffon and Beetle run Flying with the Beetle - YouTube In GW2, flying requires skills That was amazing, entirely my point that Mounts are gameplay in GW2. I am definately not that good with a griffon though, neither with the beetle. Awesome! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchme.1097 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) On 6/1/2021 at 11:22 AM, Tyncale.1629 said: That was amazing, entirely my point that Mounts are gameplay in GW2. I am definately not that good with a griffon though, neither with the beetle. Awesome! Anet, I want the "Heart" reaction just to reward this man 🙂 You will get there bro, practice makes perfect Edited June 3, 2021 by Touchme.1097 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardenwolfe.8590 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 6:31 PM, Touchme.1097 said: Your unlimited flying mounts is already in game, here it is and it's faster than any other MMO mounts "But griffon is just a glider" - YouTube Griffon and Beetle run Flying with the Beetle - YouTube In GW2, flying requires skills Amazing demonstration of skill. Thank you for posting these. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesket.5728 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 9:30 PM, Sinister.5792 said: Can the devs please make the Skyscale with unlimited flight??? I find it so stupid that you cant even enjoy flight with the mount you worked so hard to earn only for it to glide down and not even stay in its altitude.. can you please make this mount like a true flying mount ?? I miss flying in pve like similar in world of warcraft... this sucks... to be honest, I LOVE that this is not like world of Warcraft and the mount doesn't feel like a stupid balloon. At least they simulate a little bit that the animal itself stresses with our weight and can't take us that far. WOW mounts sucks so bad you can't even use them until you get bored doing achievements on the new map. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucianDK.8615 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Mesket.5728 said: to be honest, I LOVE that this is not like world of Warcraft and the mount doesn't feel like a stupid balloon. At least they simulate a little bit that the animal itself stresses with our weight and can't take us that far. WOW mounts sucks so bad you can't even use them until you get bored doing achievements on the new map. Not entirely true for wow, you can still use flying mounts even if theres no flying allowed. Just stuck on the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega.6801 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Nah Skyscale is fine. Limitations are a good thing. "More is more is always better" isn't always true. yadayadayada... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westenev.5289 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Flying in WoW kinda works because the world is a giant flat(ish) map. In gw2, it's more like a series of layered boxes with waypoints everywhere, plus very few maps look good from all angles and free flight only exposes these flaws. I think both mounts compliment their respective games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadrine.4352 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 I would like to see how many people that say mounts ruin the game or make it feel small and boring, actually dont have mounts. Because if you are flying around or bunny wall jumping, zipping along the waterways, speedracering the roller beetle through a zone, jumping across canyons, then its kind of hypocritical to say anything against flying. The mount ruins world argument has been let out of the barn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadrine.4352 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Westenev.5289 said: Flying in WoW kinda works because the world is a giant flat(ish) map. In gw2, it's more like a series of layered boxes with waypoints everywhere, plus very few maps look good from all angles and free flight only exposes these flaws. I think both mounts compliment their respective games. But wow wasnt always that way. They had to fill in stuff when flyers came on the scene. And the maps arent flat they have mountains and craters ups and downs. But you do have a point that wows world zones are open ended in a way gw2 is not. WoW has no portals you go through to enter the next zone for the most part. GW2 is instanced from one zone to the other. You cant cross from like crystal desert to elon without going through a portal. One of the big draws of wow when i started playing was the open world you basically ran from one zone to another in real time and space no portal so you could cross anywhere. Edited June 3, 2021 by Zuldari.3940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islyn.8019 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 3:34 AM, Sinister.5792 said: as for someone who plays solely pvp... I have to grind to get this mount... and its the only way I enjoy pve... by flying around ... like riding a car in the city in night time... except im revvin up my skyscale If you only PVP then why do you even need a skyscale? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flasterko.4087 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Please Anet don't change Skycale, it is fine. What makes GW2 mounts so great is that every mount have its advantage and disadvantage. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genjonah.1253 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 7:31 PM, Touchme.1097 said: Your unlimited flying mount is already in game, here it is and it's faster than any other MMO mounts "But griffon is just a glider" - YouTube Griffon and Beetle run Flying with the Beetle - YouTube In GW2, flying requires skills Beautiful work. I am decent with a griffon, though absolute garbage with the beetle, personally. Keep mounts the way they are, please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowmoon.7986 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Only thing i would want with skyscale and Griffins is a t6 glider mastery to allow mount to use updafts and maybe ley lines but beside that both are perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchme.1097 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Shadowmoon.7986 said: Only thing i would want with skyscale and Griffins is a t6 glider mastery to allow mount to use updafts and maybe ley lines but beside that both are perfect. You would not benefit from updrafts because if you had both Skyscale and Griffon you would travel so fast passing through updrafts without going up and if you did you would lose your speed from diving with the Griffon. Edited October 23, 2021 by Touchme.1097 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilightzone.7452 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 On 5/30/2021 at 8:30 PM, Sinister.5792 said: Can the devs please make the Skyscale with unlimited flight??? I find it so stupid that you cant even enjoy flight with the mount you worked so hard to earn only for it to glide down and not even stay in its altitude.. can you please make this mount like a true flying mount ?? I miss flying in pve like similar in world of warcraft... this sucks... Omg yes this!!!!! I wasted sooo much time with guild saying GW2 has a flying mount all to find it it can barely climb up into the sky without running out of breath. It is a GLIDING mount. I am with you on the WoW style flying mount,. Like if I want to start high in the sky, need to use the bunny to get up and then use it. Thanks HOT already came with gliding so why would I need a mount for it. Skyscale is so useless that I dont even have bound to any keys and leave to rot like the roller beetle. If you want to traverse anything, bunny still the best with gliding. Why would I want a mount that does gliding that I had since HOT Good thing I didnt waste 250g on the griffon as that is another "flying" mount. 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Twilightzone.7452 said: Skyscale is so useless Funny that you say that as there have been several threads with players calling it required for content. A pure flying mount would invalidate practically every other mount as well as trivialize content. Edited October 23, 2021 by mythical.6315 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchonWing.9480 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, mythical.6315 said: Funny that you say that as there have been several threads with players calling it required for content. Regardless of its use, it's definitely not mandatory (outside of Vision at least). I mean most of the game's content came before Ls4 chapter 6, so it's impossible for Skyscale to be mandatory in those already. Edited October 23, 2021 by ArchonWing.9480 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilightzone.7452 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Depends what you are doing but havent heard it blocking any content beside vision which I dont even know what legendary piece that is at this point. PvP dont need Obv WvW (all my time spent) dont need/cant use PVE: Beside vision dont need, all the maps have these called paths that you can walk on and get to the destination or just wp for faster results. I would not mind if it invalidated other mounts, wont be the first time ANET did something like to the game. Skyscale "invalidated" HOT gliding if you think about it but we are ok with that. The bunny "invalidated" the mushrooms in HOT also if you want to add to it Skyscale is useless which is fine to say. People can like it but its faaar from being called a "flying" mount the community says it is. Edited October 23, 2021 by Twilightzone.7452 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythical.6315 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 47 minutes ago, ArchonWing.9480 said: Regardless of its use, it's definitely not mandatory (outside of Vision at least). I mean most of the game's content came before Ls4 chapter 6, so it's impossible for Skyscale to be mandatory in those already. Oh yeah. I agree that it’s really not required for anything except for the rare situations like the one you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsel.2891 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) Mounts already trivialized every map that was in the game prior to PoF, to the point that you can skip most of the content that relied on navigation. The mounts are fine as they are now. 42 minutes ago, Twilightzone.7452 said: I would not mind if it invalidated other mounts, wont be the first time ANET did something like to the game. Skyscale "invalidated" HOT gliding if you think about it but we are ok with that. Mounts didn't only invalidate gliding, they invalidated all the work of the level designers who created the pre-PoF maps. Edited October 23, 2021 by MikeG.6389 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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