#0 - Feb. 14, 2007, 2:01 p.m.
Ok Blizzard, update Azeroth!
#40 - Feb. 14, 2007, 4:14 p.m.
Q u o t e:
I want to be able to use my flying mount in Azeroth. We all do and we all pay monthly for the game. Time to get cracking Blizzard!
As much as people keep trying to convince us we need to do this there are reasons for things being the way they are. For one, Outland was created specifically with flying mounts in mind. From the ground up to the sky, we worked on the technology involved to make this happen. For another, by keeping them a part of Outland, it makes them unique to the new land and relays a sense of 'ooh and ahh' that they aren't commonplace all around Azeroth too. Also, to retro-fit Azeroth to allow for them would take a lot of time and it's time we'd much rather dedicate to moving forward towards new content than trying to rework something.
Time and resources are two things we are very careful about and as you can see from reading the forums, a lot of people believe we should be doing more with it no matter how much we actually do. We do the best we can to put out fixes and content as quickly as possible but we have a constraint we've put on ourselves as well that if we are going to put something out there, that we should do it well and with Blizzard quality in mind. This is something that will always be at the top of our list to strive for.
#67 - Feb. 14, 2007, 4:35 p.m.
Q u o t e:
Cause Gryphons and Wyverns are sooo unique to Outlands. I won't deny that retro fitting Azeroth would be time consuming and costly, but don't feed us caked over PR garbage to make it look like you're trying to make something unique.
Flying mounts however no matter what they are, are completely unique to Outland right now. It's not about the model being unique but about the ability and availability of them. This is also about practicality and a focused sense of "cool" that we like to implement in the game wherever we can.
#118 - Feb. 14, 2007, 5:07 p.m.
Q u o t e:
Neth, will future continents (IE Northrend) allow for flying mounts or no?
I couldn't possibly predict at this point what any future expansions will have. I've seen a lot of different people trying to guess what the next expansion is and I can tell you that no matter what it will be, there are a lot of different opportunities for more unique features to be added. Whether flying mounts are a continuation or not, I couldn't answer. Whether something takes their place or not, I couldn't answer that either. I guess all we can do at this point is wait and see together. :)