Comments on: Question of the Day: How many mounts do you really need?

By: Callan S.

Callan S. — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:01:05 +0000

Heh, yeah, what happens when the game is supposedly endless, but your own choices are not endless and come to a final conclusion?

By: Maker

Maker — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:02:15 +0000

I collect enough for the achievements. I don’t care too much about pets, but sometimes I’ll remember that some of them do something interesting and I’ll pull it out.

I collected enough tabards for the Tabard of the Achiever. I vendored all of the tabards which can be bought again from the vendor.

As for mounts, I like to have something visually unique when I compare myself to other people. I don’t have the 100 mount achievement yet, but I plan on slowly working towards that one. I still don’t have the 50 one either, but I’ve saved up a few hundred Argent Tokens and have unlocked the rep to buy a whole slew when I know I have enough to go straight for 100.

I currently ride the White Polar Bear as often as I can since it’s very uncommon on my server. I use the Ulduar 25 drake as my flyer just because so many people have the 10man version of the ICC and Ulduar drakes.

This only applies to my main. My alts get Kodos for ground mounts and use the basic wyvern that looks like the one we taxi around on as lowbies.

By: ladyerinia

ladyerinia — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:32:22 +0000

I like the different mounts. Sure…I only need two, but I love the different looks and feels. (Of course, my favourite flying mount will ALWAYS be the broom…with a close second being the phoenix).

So yes, I collect mounts. I have farmed for months to get certain mounts…the Ashes of A’lar (which I don’t have) and Baron Rivendare’s (which I finally got).

Collecting doesn’t hurt anyone and it’s a nice whimsy. Tabards annoy me however. They take up too much space in my bank!

By: Tesh

Tesh — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:34:08 +0000

And it’s a point I agree with, to be sure (though I should have noted such, sorry). I’m just counting that as a positive.

By: spinks

spinks — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:48:35 +0000

My point is just that once you are happy with what you have, none of the cosmetic rewards have much appeal any more.

By: Tesh

Tesh — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:21:44 +0000

“it’s nice to have lots of choices – but what happens after you have made your choice?”

You play and have fun with what you have, instead of being forever frustrated at not having what you wanted.

By: SvenOfJennyBay

SvenOfJennyBay — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:45:31 +0000

I’ve never cared much about mounts. Black Iguanas that sit on my shoulder, however, are a completely different story!

By: Theladas

Theladas — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:13:19 +0000

The Time-Lost proto drake is bronze in color. I think Jal is referring to the CoS bronze drake, though; I don’t think any TLPD farmer would do so in a party and share the roll ^_^

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:57:24 +0000

I do agree with you about the sparkle pony, all things considered, it’s really not bad value for money if you are planning to play for awhile, especially since all your alts can have one.

By: spinks

spinks — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:56:10 +0000

I didn’t even know there was a bronze proto-drake!