Expectations of Mounts and Pets

No mounts except Horses, this is a TES game not a Wow Clone...

yep no pets is confirmed guys, but mounts have been confirmed but only horses at launch

As far as I've heard, horses are the only mounts. However you will be able to train your horse to have abilities more tailored to your gameplay style. I believe in an interview one of the devs said that feeding them different things would make them faster, or able to carry more, and so on.

I think that's pretty neat! ^-^ Although, I would still love some kind of cat mount.

There will be non-combat pets guys. If that helps at all...?

Honestly, horses would be the only way to go IMO. Skyrim and past TES games had a great gritty feel, which only added to the immersion. I feel that having a dragon that you could fly around, or a sabrecat that was tamed, would only negate the effects of immersion that the developers have undoubtedly worked to obtain for TES:O.

Short story short, horses > all that animated crap you'll get in WoW and GW2. If you want a Spectral Tiger, then zone in on WoW and have at it.

I hope they have a quest in Skyrim that lets us ride a mammoth.

(July 1st 2013, 08:40 PM)JHShadon Wrote: I hope they have a quest in Skyrim that lets us ride a mammoth.

That would be cool. But, like I said, I still hope they stick with horse mounts for the time being at launch.

(July 1st 2013, 12:29 PM)Lynnly Wrote: As far as I've heard, horses are the only mounts. However you will be able to train your horse to have abilities more tailored to your gameplay style. I believe in an interview one of the devs said that feeding them different things would make them faster, or able to carry more, and so on.

I think that's pretty neat! ^-^ Although, I would still love some kind of cat mount.

I'm hoping for cat mounts as well. And before anyone yells "foul", it is very much supported by the lore. Some sub-species of Khajiit are used as battle-mounts for the more humanoid species.

I could ride a khajiit.....? SIGN ME UP

(July 1st 2013, 02:36 PM)Ferroc Wrote: There will be non-combat pets guys. If that helps at all...?

Ooh, really? Have they talked about what types? Because a little pet of some kind to hang out with me while I'm crafting would make me pretty happy. ^-^

(July 1st 2013, 10:17 PM)Ferroc Wrote: I could ride a khajiit.....? SIGN ME UP

Pff, the day a Redguard rides a Senche will be the day Sheogorath turns sane!

You'd be surprised how convincing a blade to the throat can be ;)

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@Lynnly we have no info other than they will be there. But I'm sure they'll be pretty cool

Being able to mount Argonians and Nords around Nirn would be great.

Would expose them as the mere beasts they are.

(July 2nd 2013, 05:20 AM)Teiji Wrote: Being able to mount Argonians and Nords around Nirn would be great.

Would expose them as the mere beasts they are.

Ehhhhh you haw strange fetish... to mount other Man. Well cent blame you, enjoy whatever rocks your boat.

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(July 1st 2013, 08:21 AM)Vulnara Wrote: Charlie would be a fine name for an unicorn^^
Although it would feel strange to see an unicorn in a TES game.

I would like to have one of those giant insect-like things from Morrowind as a mount. Those one could use as a means of fast travel (not sure how they're called in english).

As for pets, I wonder what would be suitable and specific to a TES game.

You know Elder Scrolls Oblivion had Unicorns.... so its not so strange to see them in TES game.

Oh I completely forgot.
Well I don't remember using it as a mount in Oblivion, so I probably just killed it xD
Anyway If there are gonna be unicorn mounts, I'd prefer them to be rare; it would just feel strange seeing unicorns everywhere.