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  • 0. 17/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:07:18 PDT
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**Updated**
17/06/2009

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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**Updated**
12/06/2009

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 ground 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


  • Movement Speed Training By Class

    • Druid

      • Travel Form: Requires level 16
      • Flight Form: Requires level 60 (150% flight speed)
      • Swift Flight Form: Requires level 70

    • Hunter

      • Aspect of the Cheetah: Requires level 16

    • Shaman

      • Ghost Wolf: Requires level 16

    • Paladin

      • Warhorse: Requires level 20
      • Charger: Requires level 40

    • Warlock

      • Felsteed: Requires level 20
      • Dreadsteed: Requires level 40

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  • 1. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:21:30 PDT
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Cool :)
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  • Emeriss
  • 2. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:22:36 PDT
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Wow !
Some nice changes there
i like the changes to flying. i always thought that 60% flying was maybe a bit to slow

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  • 3. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:23:13 PDT
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how long is it till this patch?


Leeroy204 u mad?

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  • 4. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:27:20 PDT
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My 34 Shaman, Mage, Druid and Lock applaud you. <3!
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  • Darkmoon Faire
  • 5. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:29:49 PDT
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Q u o t e:
how long is it till this patch?


meh...all my chars are 70+ now and have at least normal flyer.

but very good change anyway, especially the speed buff.
means questing in stormpeaks/icecrown won't be a penalty anymore, while i'm saving up the next 5k g...and the next 5k g...and the next...

hopefully implemented soon
*finger drum*
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  • 6. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:30:10 PDT
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Love the new changes!
Most of my alts get stuck at lvl 20 something. Just because I hate running around the barrens, ashenvale and those areas.

And the fact that you changed the Expert riding skill to 150%.
It's logical that the speed increases with the skill.


Oh, and in before death knights complaining about how they are supposed to earn 650g for the expert riding skill at lvl 60.
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  • 7. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:31:37 PDT
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It's hard to say what I think of these changes.

At one hand: I love the changes, espcially the reduce of casting time. It's gonna become a lot faster and easier (yet again...) to level my alts so no problem with me!

On the other hand... I started playing a year ago, so with TBC and I've been told it was already a lot easier to level then before. But I still remember the feeling of turning 40! I was really amazed at that point I actually could buy a mount, and how fast it was at that point!

Now, people get it at level 20, for 5 gold. I just feel sorry for them because they will never have that feeling I had.
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  • 8. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:31:48 PDT
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Q u o t e:
how long is it till this patch?



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  • 9. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:35:48 PDT
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Q u o t e:
cast times for summoning all mounts will be reduced to 1.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds.

For me, this is easily the most important change of all, even tho i have low lvl alts who will certainly benefit from the other changes. Been arguing against the 3 sec cast time for something like 2 years, ty blizz!


Q u o t e:
how long is it till this patch?
I assume they're talking about the last content pack for wotlk (so not 3.2), where we'll get to kill the lich king etc. Hmmm I'm guessing.... in 2 1/2 months.
Or you can just ask a blue, he'll tell ya exactly when it's gonna be released.

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  • 10. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:42:25 PDT
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Q u o t e:

For me, this is easily the most important change of all, even tho i have low lvl alts who will certainly benefit from the other changes. Been arguing against the 3 sec cast time for something like 2 years, ty blizz!

I assume they're talking about the last content pack for wotlk (so not 3.2), where we'll get to kill the lich king etc. Hmmm I'm guessing.... in 2 1/2 months.
Or you can just ask a blue, he'll tell ya exactly when it's gonna be released.
it's gonna be 3.2
3.3 will be the lich King patch.

3.2 is Argent Colliseum. A Raid kinda like Ring of Blood.

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  • 11. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 00:53:23 PDT
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Nice but i have some questions regarding Druids and this change.

1# do druids get Travelform faster also? level 20 instead of level 30 ?

2# do druids get flightform faster also? lv60 instead of lv 66 ?

3# do druids flightform get the speed increase that normal flightform get?

im realy hoping your doing nr2 and nr3 else your going to put the druid at a disadvantage.....

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  • 13. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:24:25 PDT
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My level 60 alts will love this!


Q u o t e:
Or you can just ask a blue, he'll tell ya exactly when it's gonna be released.

Soon™

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  • 14. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:24:29 PDT
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Are there any plans to change the Northrend Flying skill requirement? That would be nice if it were reduced down to level 70 to make leveling through Northrend less painful.
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  • 15. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:25:29 PDT
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Q u o t e:
Are there any plans to change the Northrend Flying skill requirement? That would be nice if it were reduced down to level 70 to make leveling through Northrend less painful.
...

Leveling to Northrend is anything but painfull.
It's a breeze.

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  • 16. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:30:26 PDT
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  • Expert Riding (Skill 225)
  • 150% flying mount speed; 60% land mount speed
  • Requires level 60

  • I assume the "60% land mount speed" is a typo, since you apparently get 100% speed at Skill 150 now?

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    • 17. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:33:39 PDT
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    omg, mount changes sooo cool =] .. thanks !

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    • 19. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Mount Changes   11-Jun-2009 01:35:34 PDT
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    Yey more useless changes. Me want epic flying at level 40. Ohhh well just a half year or so, at this rate ... and we will get free Journeyman Riding at level 1 for 10 copper anyways, GIEF MOAR fantastic gaming and leveling exprience. I wonder when the low levels will start to complain that they cant find the quest moobs because they are racing trough the Barrens with lightning speed on their epic mounts, give them a few free speed increasing quest reward trinkets as well Blizzard kk? thx ... Just have to sit it out.

    I bet it never even applied to the developrs that skills like druid travel form and shamans ghost wolf form are becoming less and less usefull like this even at low level. Even with the previous changes those skills were downgraded to PvP skills already at learning, and now with this they are completly useless for anything but that.



    edit: typo

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