About Premium Mounts

[Froste]

Originally Posted by chilko

Also, in order to increase the value proposal for your Ximerin, now mounts are permanent

Thank you, I've been waiting a long time for that, yay for tangible items (:

[UmarilsStillHere]

Originally Posted by -Edge-

That was sarcasm from rider side. I mean that its very imbalanced now more then ever because Premium users can run away in any situation, now that you can't buy horses for gold (FFS Why?) you have no chance at all.

With 3 sec cast time on a mount any class could flee from a warrior at least with ease, 7 sec knock from feint, trip, ambush... 7 sec freeze, even a 5 sec cannot attack is enough...

[Brother-brian]

And theyll sell more horses.... for about a week. Then zero. I predict horses will then be removed completely, due to a lack of sales.

[Dupa_z_Zasady]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

And theyll sell more horses.... for about a week. Then zero. I predict horses will then be removed completely, due to a lack of sales.

But since YOU expressed that loudly, it will be your fault.

[Dannboy]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

And theyll sell more horses.... for about a week. Then zero. I predict horses will then be removed completely, due to a lack of sales.

Brother Brain Detonation Nerf.

Nerf Brother-Brain only. XD
jking btw

[AntibioTsu]

Originally Posted by Umaril

With 3 sec cast time on a mount any class could flee from a warrior at least with ease, 7 sec knock from feint, trip, ambush... 7 sec freeze, even a 5 sec cannot attack is enough...

1.5 secs for mages with devotion (5), due to the bug(?) on cast speed affecting horse cast (or was it corrected?). Looks like mages got a new escape spell...

[Dhboy]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

And theyll sell more horses.... for about a week. Then zero. I predict horses will then be removed completely, due to a lack of sales.

That will never happen with the influx of new players wanting mounts.

[Orimae]

Originally Posted by Dhboy

That will never happen with the influx of new players wanting mounts.

So...10 people start regnum this week...1 can buy xim...due to whatever reason...not really good economics...

I'm all for making battles last longer, but just how many people are going to log off because they are in realm after a reset, the main war party is at a fort miiiles away, they all die..and the one's left with no horse, are pissed cos they missed the action...again...

like today...Tenax..i seen more of the road running back from VS that the actual dragon..poinltess.

Originally Posted by Dannboy

Brother Brain Detonation Nerf.

Nerf Brother-Brain only. XD
jking btw

and no your not muffinboy :P

[monktbd]

Originally Posted by Brother-brian

And theyll sell more horses.... for about a week. Then zero. I predict horses will then be removed completely, due to a lack of sales.

As some others already mentioned there will be continuous sales from horses because each character would need one. That makes quite a few horses and also for each new character.

Also it is kind of pointless to say that mounts will be removed due to lack of sales because quite a lot of people who have xim did not buy mounts as they were easily obtainable with in game gold.

Also there has been a time where there were no gold buyable mounts before but only temporary xim mounts. I did not buy mounts back then and still was able to do all that boring running for quests on my Ra conj back then.

Xim only mounts fits perfectly into the business model for ngd (paying for saving time) although of course I liked the gold buyable ones.

Permanent ones do have a big advantage now because they are just always there and I guess I would have bought a permanent one even if gold buyable ones were still available.

As for how much this affects balance is another story that adds to lucky boxes, gem crafting premium etc... and is a bit worrysome.
But then items only make a difference when skills are equal and since I play like crap it does not really make much of a difference for me

[chilko]

Originally Posted by Anpu

due to PayPal restrictions and your new payment security system

what new payment security system are you having trouble with?