Mounts

[Tusck]

Would you like to see more mounts in Skyrim than just a horse? Also, do you think the character should have a skill to be able to ride other types of mounts? For example maybe a certain spell, or charm animal skill, or a high personality perk.

As an Argonian, I would love to ride a bear or a direboar. That would keep with a certain anti-civilization theme of a lizard folk and be more interesting then a horse. I guess you would have to have a leather worker make a special harness or make one yourself with a high enough skill level.

Thoughts?

 

[hexperiment]

Ahahaha that would be cool but I'm not a big fan of mounts, especially in TES. The entire horse riding mechanic is gimmicky and it's not even well-refined either. You can't fight while you're on a horse like they did in medieval times and it's just painful to having to get off the horse just to kill some mudcrabs. Also, TES isn't much of a game for horse-riding, even if mounting combat was well-done. I don't know why but that's just how I feel about it. It's like putting motorcycles in Fallout but you can't shoot while you're driving. Sounds cool but it takes away something from Fallout too. I think they implemented mounts so horribly that it should be removed but if they remove it, people will complain so now we're stuck with a bad feature that can't be cured. :[

 

[Tusck]

As a bow user I completely agree with that. If I have a small bow, why can't I shoot from it? Makes no sense. The mechanic in Oblivion was not well done, but I watched a video that had horse riding and it looked very smooth.

Also, I want the fear factor of a lizard riding a bear into battle. Who wouldn't run from that?

 

[hexperiment]

YES I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH :]

 

[Demut]

Other mounts? Sure. Mounts in general? Sure. It’s a nice, more immersive alternative to quick travel. But I agree with you on the mounted combat. Since this was done before and shouldn’t be too hard I don’t see why Bethesda left it out. Too little time? Future DLC? In case of the latter, fluff them. Also, fluff them for apparently not including FPS riding.

 

[Tusck]

YES I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH :]

I'm going to model my character after this picture. I'll be called Argoham Lincoln.

 

[Demut]

Too bad Argonians can’t have beards ;>

 

[Tusck]

Have you ever seen an Argonian after a hard night drinking... I think you'd be surprised. I'll just throw a bit of moss on my chin and call it good.

At this point, I'm not sure which would be better a bear or giant mubcrab.

 

[Demut]

Given how cool mudcrabs look this time that actually is a though decision.

 

[Tusck]

I really don't think these type of speculations are that far off, considering in Morrowind, one mode of travel was riding on the striders, or whatever those insect things where. I don't remember their names. If those things can be domesticated, there is no reason you couldn't do the same with a creature less foreign than that.

 

[Jeruhmi]

I just want to ride a dragon
Or a bandit, lol.

 

[Tusck]

I just want to ride a dragon
Or a bandit, lol.

So when you ride your bandit, would it be front style harness like a small child, where your legs dangle out the front, or would you have the rear style like Master Blaster from Thunderdome?

 

[Demut]

I just want to ride a dragon
Or a bandit, lol.

I’d ride my spouse if you know what I mean

 

[Tusck]

I’d ride my spouse if you know what I mean

I'm not going to ask about the harness for this one...

 

[Demut]

This one looks pretty

 

[Tusck]

This one looks pretty

Hilarious, I guess that's master level leatherworking right there. Also, you might have to hire a master smithy to make the buckles and studs. You may want to put a few spikes on there just to make sure you are battle ready.

 

[Travis]

I wonder what other animals could be available. I mean, I am trying to think of animals I saw in Oblivion that would make for good mounts. I would love to ride one of those giant mammoths from the trailer ;D

 

[Sheogorath]

I wonder what other animals could be available. I mean, I am trying to think of animals I saw in Oblivion that would make for good mounts. I would love to ride one of those giant mammoths from the trailer ;D

And there i was... riding my war mammoth into battle when OMFG THERE'S A DRAGON! And thats when things went black.

 

[Travis]

And there i was... riding my war mammoth into battle when OMFG THERE'S A DRAGON! And thats when things went black.

LOL. Awesome. That's what I'm talking about. Epic. My mammoth is just goring the dragon while I shoot spells from atop it's back! Man... we need a game where you can do that.

 

[Cyberote]

I'd like a giant mudcrab mount.