Shafi.8952 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Some bones painted on the mount. Glowing eyes. Option to dye entire body. A bit of ghostly fog animation. The griffon and the springer looks comical, the raptor is decent if you want more dye channels and only the skimmer and jackle looks & feels right. The skins would have looked better if they were reanimated skeletons of the mounts instead of just some bone patterns painted over the mount. But I guess since these are the first set of mount skins, people will buy them regardless since they have no other gemstore skins to compare to. They are saving the good skins for later to maximise profit. Just like with the glider skins. They managed to merge back skins with glider skins and also give us glider skins that look nothing like gliders so don't tell me that they don't have the skills/time to make a bony dinosaur skeleton frame for the raptor mount. Also explains why the mount skins are in a pack rather then individual sets - people would not buy certain skins and only buy skins for mounts they like and use regularly. Having the first mount skins be in a pack was also rather clever. If people complain, they can sell skins individually but at a higher price each. If they sold the first mount skins individually, people would not buy packs of those skins unless the pack sold at a lower price. Edit: The mounts are overwhelming. The mount skins are underwhelming. Not many people can distinguish the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaCoty.5721 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I love them, they're everything I wanted - I can't wait for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vavume.8065 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX.3582 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I love how mounts are implemented in this game, I love the skins, I love the features! For me it’s perfect the way it is and lots of mmo’s can take an example from Anet with the mounts. It’s good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX.3582 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @Vavume.8065 said: > I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. What exactly backfired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayumi Spender.1082 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @FOX.3582 said: > > @Vavume.8065 said: > > I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. > > What exactly backfired? I guess they mean the skins have to work with the 5 mounts. As in they can't let's say make you ride a triceratops instead of a raptor because it needs to work a specific way, or change the springer with a polar bear or something I guess. I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a flesh wound.3589 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @FOX.3582 said: > > @Vavume.8065 said: > > I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. > > What exactly backfired? The animations tied to specific mounts? Let’s say you want a horse mount skin. You pretty much have to put it on the jackal. However the jackal has a howling animation that’s going to look very strange with a horse skinned with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einlanzer.1627 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @Vavume.8065 said: > I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. This is what I felt when they first announced mounts. It didn't make any sense - mounts are one of the most important cosmetic items and GW2 makes most of its money off cosmetics, so it didn't make any sense to design mounts on rails like this. But, I feel like we are eventually going to have different types of mounts tied to these five through the skin system. It would be absolutely silly if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einlanzer.1627 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @"Ayumi Spender.1082" said: > > @FOX.3582 said: > > > @Vavume.8065 said: > > > I feel like Anet have boxed themselves into a corner with the way they have implemented mounts, we are forced into using a specific mount because its faster rather than using a mount that you find visually appealing, I'm really not finding the idea of having 50 different raptor skins appealing, when in other games I can have every animal under the sun, Anet tried to be clever with masteries for mounts but it will 100% backfire just like Season 1. > > > > What exactly backfired? > > I guess they mean the skins have to work with the 5 mounts. > As in they can't let's say make you ride a triceratops instead of a raptor because it needs to work a specific way, or change the springer with a polar bear or something I guess. > I don't know. Considering, though, the variety of glider skins that seriously deviates from the base glider concept, though, I see no reason not to expect we'll get a lot more variation in the skins over time for the mounts we have now, including ones that totally change the animations and sounds of the mount to reflect other species. If Anet didn't design them in a way that allows for that, it would have to be the most boneheaded, shortsighted decision they ever made, and that's saying a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithis.3564 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It's a Halloween theme, not Undead.. They fit perfectly into this type holiday, which is a bit scary but funny at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirlias.8104 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It's halloween. They are meant to look comical imho ( it's a low budget costume for mount, as if you wear a white sheet and pretend to be a ghost ). I doubt there will be new mounts but, as somebody wrote in other threads, new skills for mounts in the next expansions. Only reskins and costumes ( i don't wanna see a gargoyle, a dragon or some other beast, cause the beast itself could be a new kind of mount somehow, and i want to be able to understand what mount is using a player. This is not wow where all mounts are the same, just to be clear ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless Soul.5178 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Give it time. Look at the first glider skins compared to the glider variety we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacredninja.5236 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @"Endless Soul.5178" said: > Give it time. Look at the first glider skins compared to the glider variety we have now. Exactly, its a start though, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeefa.3915 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I personally really like how mounts work in this game and I like the way the halloween skins are, even if I do not like the look on all 5. I might be a hater or something... but I think the mounts should definitely stay the species that they are and not deviate from that. The griffon is a griffon... not a dragon, not a wyvern, not a gargoyle etc. Having skins work similar to costumes/outfits for players is perfect in my opinion. So yeah I am perfectly happy with the way ANet have done this so far and I kinda fear they will go the route you are talking about.... although I guess its possible they will do... Also in regards to gliders... some of them are way too ridiculous and I don't like how much they deviate from being a glider, but I can deal with it since they are not seen all the time. I'll deal with it if it happens to mounts too.. but it will be more jarring since mounts can be there aaaaaall the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shard.4791 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Can we make up our mind? Are the gemstore mounts an upgrade or a downgrade to the regular mounts? Either way my pitchfork is ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynspottery.6529 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I got creative with the new skins....love the fact I can do this with my mounts. [s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynspottery/slideshow/WoW](http://s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynspottery/slideshow/WoW "s1292.photobucket.com/user/lynspottery/slideshow/WoW") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Asdasd.6194 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 They are quite underwhelming imo but props to the pricing. 2k gems is stretching it but at discount it is quite nice for 5 mounts. Still i dont like them they are more of a recolor with the option of more dye channels. I hope the wintersday ones will be better(because of course there will be) Maybe make the griffon look like a reindeer giving it antlers and giving the mounts santa hats and beards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielrjones.8759 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @"Endless Soul.5178" said: > Give it time. Look at the first glider skins compared to the glider variety we have now. What I'm hoping. Would love to see mounts be able to change shape. When we compare the original glider to say the rooster glider or others we know Anet can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOX.3582 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Some of you seem to forget the possibility that there maybe coming more mounts (not skins only) in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DearlyMe.5320 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Or you could look at it as them testing the waters. It's only the first set of skins. You can't expect them to throw out the big stuff right away. The expansion is a month old in two days. Give them time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVindelator.8239 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I thought they were pretty underwhelming too but in a world where skins are directly profitable for Anet, I think we can expect more immersive/elaborate ones in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEKnowledgy.1760 Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 > @Shafi.8952 said: > Some bones painted on the mount. Glowing eyes. Option to dye entire body. A bit of ghostly fog animation. > The griffon and the springer looks comical, the raptor is decent if you want more dye channels and only the skimmer and jackle looks & feels right. > > The skins would have looked better if they were reanimated skeletons of the mounts instead of just some bone patterns painted over the mount. > But I guess since these are the first set of mount skins, people will buy them regardless since they have no other gemstore skins to compare to. > They are saving the good skins for later to maximise profit. Just like with the glider skins. They managed to merge back skins with glider skins and also give us glider skins that look nothing like gliders so don't tell me that they don't have the skills/time to make a bony dinosaur skeleton frame for the raptor mount. > > Also explains why the mount skins are in a pack rather then individual sets - people would not buy certain skins and only buy skins for mounts they like and use regularly. > > Having the first mount skins be in a pack was also rather clever. If people complain, they can sell skins individually but at a higher price each. > If they sold the first mount skins individually, people would not buy packs of those skins unless the pack sold at a lower price. > > Edit: The mounts are overwhelming. The mount skins are underwhelming. > Not many people can distinguish the two. dont say mount skins as a whole these just meant for the holiday that is coming up. mounts been here 4 weeks or 3 and a few days im sure future will hold better skins. Maybe community can start tossing threads up based on what they wanna see for skins and or ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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