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Stradden

Managing Editor

Joined: 7/08/05
Posts: 6048

 
10/28/08 11:03:44 AM#1

MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Deborah Dietrich writes this article on collecting mounts in Blizzard's monster hit game, World of Warcraft.

Wrath of the Lich King is bringing a boon to those who collect mounts. With the expansion, mounts will be stored a new Pet tab on your character and will not take up bag space. Now you have space for an infinite number of mounts and that is a good thing, as there will be an impressive reward for collecting 50 mounts when WotLK goes live, your own albino netherdrake!

But first a little history; mounts did not start out as collectibles. Back in the olden days of original World of Warcraft, one could not achieve a mount till level 40 (now down to 30) and while the gold cost may seem trivial now, I remember working for some time after I hit 40 to try and save enough gold to buy my riding skill and a mount. Once you had your pouch of gold, you went to the mount vendor of your racial faction and purchased the allotted beast from a limited selection of colors. That color choice was your only choice.

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Cheers,
Jon Wood
Managing Editor
MMORPG.com

Bama1267

Elite Member

Joined: 8/24/04
Posts: 1404

10/28/08 11:22:22 AM#2

.... I just want the HH mount. :(

CJay1980

Novice Member

Joined: 7/23/08
Posts: 1

10/28/08 12:09:23 PM#3

You do realise this went live two weeks ago, with patch 3.01???

The mount and pet system was implemented in the pre-expansion patch, and there's people already on the servers with the Albino Drake mount...

erikk3189

Novice Member

Joined: 3/31/08
Posts: 113

10/28/08 1:43:41 PM#4

It's not easy acomplishing this feat as you need to be exalted in many factions. I would guess only the long time vets would be the only ones who this would be easier to do for.

I wish there was a way to get opposing factions mounts. Also, using real life cash to get them but that's only thru' the cards. They said on e-bay but how can you trust paying/buying from someone you don't know?

Another thing related to this is, Blizzard should lower the prices for exalted players. Exalted players you could say are priveleged players since they've attained that rank, yet, the prices on exalted-only items is high everywhere. Just look at the price for the mount from the cenarion faction, 1600 gold. Shouldn't these prices for these guys be mower being they've gotten this far?

dvick

Novice Member

Joined: 4/10/05
Posts: 1

10/28/08 2:37:38 PM#5

 The AQ40 mounts do count towards this figure.  I have also heard that they will be able to be used outside of AQ once the actual expansion hits. 

Niamb

World of Warcraft Correspondent

Joined: 4/13/06
Posts: 12

10/28/08 4:13:25 PM#6

Sorry for any inaccuracies, but these articles are written approximately a month before they are published.  My clairvoyance fails me again.

Dibdabs

Hard Core Member

Joined: 5/29/08
Posts: 620

10/28/08 7:30:26 PM#7

My son has had the Albino Dragon mount for a few days now.  He gets a lot of interested comments when he's in Shattrath with it.

Netspook

Apprentice Member

Joined: 3/01/07
Posts: 907

10/29/08 5:19:02 AM#8
Originally posted by Niamb

Sorry for any inaccuracies, but these articles are written approximately a month before they are published.  My clairvoyance fails me again.

You want me to explain to you what the word "news" means?

SirLorn

Novice Member

Joined: 8/01/06
Posts: 116

You gonna play, or what Pusscakes!?

10/29/08 5:25:39 AM#9

Rofl......man, so ummm yah, I play WoW.....

 

"Oh yah, what's there to do in that MMO now"

 

Ummm we collect mounts...../flex

TheHavok

Apprentice Member

Joined: 7/13/04
Posts: 1185

"Free crack and everybody gets laid."

10/29/08 5:29:18 AM#10
Originally posted by SirLorn

Rofl......man, so ummm yah, I play WoW.....

 

"Oh yah, what's there to do in that MMO now"

 

Ummm we collect mounts...../flex

 

I read you eat Braaaaaaaains

aswell

MyPreciousss

Apprentice Member

Joined: 9/17/08
Posts: 243

10/29/08 5:34:46 AM#11
Originally posted by Dibdabs

My son has had the Albino Dragon mount for a few days now.  He gets a lot of interested comments when he's in Shattrath with it.

 

That was a nice definition of WoW; wasting aeons to get ego crappy stuff to show off to the worst community ever that will want the same thing to show off to others... Eh, you proud of your son wasting his time with pixels instead of doing great things irl? WTG daddy.

SirLorn

Novice Member

Joined: 8/01/06
Posts: 116

You gonna play, or what Pusscakes!?

10/29/08 5:39:04 AM#12

LMMFAO @ TheHavok......

 

and to this last guy, comeon man, that was some harsh chit for someone whom themself is at a MMO gamesite......to say the least, lolz......

MyPreciousss

Apprentice Member

Joined: 9/17/08
Posts: 243

10/29/08 5:43:27 AM#13
Originally posted by SirLorn

LMMFAO @ TheHavok......

 

and to this last guy, comeon man, that was some harsh chit for someone whom themself is at a MMO gamesite......to say the least, lolz......

You mean it takes more time to post and read here some comments than spend one's life grinding for a mount in the crappiest mmo ever?

Bronenek

Apprentice Member

Joined: 10/06/03
Posts: 238

10/29/08 6:02:35 AM#14
Originally posted by MyPreciousss
Originally posted by SirLorn

LMMFAO @ TheHavok......

 

and to this last guy, comeon man, that was some harsh chit for someone whom themself is at a MMO gamesite......to say the least, lolz......

You mean it takes more time to post and read here some comments than spend one's life grinding for a mount in the crappiest mmo ever?

 

Please tell me how it takes a lifetime?

Netspook

Apprentice Member

Joined: 3/01/07
Posts: 907

10/29/08 6:12:43 AM#15
Originally posted by MyPreciousss
Originally posted by SirLorn

LMMFAO @ TheHavok......

 

and to this last guy, comeon man, that was some harsh chit for someone whom themself is at a MMO gamesite......to say the least, lolz......

You mean it takes more time to post and read here some comments than spend one's life grinding for a mount in the crappiest mmo ever?

The crappiest MMO ever?

You're mainly posting in WoW threads, calling WoW players fanboys, whiners, brainless zombies, etc.

You seems to know a lot about WoW. If I read between the lines, it's easy to suspect you actually love WoW, but something got you banned and now you're pissed. Am I right? Well, take your anger somewhere else, you've made your points.

SirLorn

Novice Member

Joined: 8/01/06
Posts: 116

You gonna play, or what Pusscakes!?

10/29/08 6:16:03 AM#16

Well first, I got your sarcasim in the "lifetime" comment, it's all good ;)  heh....

Second, considering WoW's current seat of power, I find ( I do not like WoW mind you) your statement of the crappiest MMO ever, devoid of sarcasim, as well as un-educated.   A chimp could tell you that it is obviously not.  People play it, lots of people.....heh......

 

Trying to get back on track for the OP, mounts are most deffinetly cool, I like mounts, but comeon.....ROFL, my point was......you got ubah power raiding for gear, rinse wash repeat, for what?!  OH SNAP, the next tier of raiding content, the PvP was an after thought, and the fact there is dicussions as to mount collecting, to me is hillarious......but alas so many mounts, so much faction grinding, so little time........yes yes, plz Mr Orc, Hammer dance for me whilest hopping around like a jack rabbit and switch between your 14 mounts you have acquired, WoW your l337......

 

  To the true gamers that play WoW, I can understand your actual interest in overcoming the faction thing to acquire a mount that is not readily available to you or what not....and if you aren;t part of what unfortunatley has become the majority of teh WoW playerbase, kudos.....

Jimboa24

World of Warcraft Correspondent

Joined: 9/20/08
Posts: 16

10/29/08 9:29:14 AM#17
Originally posted by Netspook
Originally posted by Niamb

Sorry for any inaccuracies, but these articles are written approximately a month before they are published.  My clairvoyance fails me again.

You want me to explain to you what the word "news" means?


 

Har har, aren't you clever?

That's not something the correspondants have any control over - the website likes to hold on to articles for several weeks before they are published, so don't come to this website expecting cutting edge "news" - everything on here (or at least, everything by the correspondants) will be at least two weeks old.

The comments section of the WoW articles are infested with brain-dead, WoW-hating trolls. Half the comments to the correspondent's articles usually consist of whiney, bitchy WoW-haters who couldn't give a damn about the article, all they care about is that the comments section gives them a soap box that they can use to spew more of their blind hatred of WoW. Step off, assholes. If you hate the game so much, then go back to your Warhammer and let those of us who like the game enjoy it in peace.

LrgShadow

Advanced Member

Joined: 6/24/04
Posts: 44

10/30/08 5:48:16 PM#18
Originally posted by dvick

 The AQ40 mounts do count towards this figure.  I have also heard that they will be able to be used outside of AQ once the actual expansion hits. 

 

yeah, don't see it happening.