/hide mount?

graewulf · 06-17-2009, 12:19 PM

I would LOVE for this to be implemented. /hide mount

I like the horse mounts, but there aren't many worth having stat-wise. They look the best though.

Carpets are for casters.

Rhinos......I'm so so so very tired of seeing rhinos, rhinos, and more rhinos as mounts. They have the best stats however. Wargs.....meh....

Now that mounts are maintained even after death, they are worth more (I think) to actually have one, esp. at raids.

Though most raid zones don't let you have the graphic of the mount, the buff is still there when you zone in. There are still some zones where you stay mounted, graphically speaking. SoH and VP spring to mind. Mounts take up a lot of space and can block people's view.

How about a /hide mount option for those of us that don't want to see our ridiculously goofy looking, lumbering rhino bopping about?

We can do it with pets, why not with mounts?

PeterJohn · 06-17-2009, 12:54 PM

I love this idea. +1

Samel · 06-17-2009, 01:05 PM

Instead of (or, in addition to) hiding the mount, I'd like to see a mount "appearance slot". So if you prefer the look of the Warg, you could use that, but get the benefits/buffs of a different mount.

Axiana · 06-17-2009, 01:13 PM

Brothean@Antonia Bayle wrote:

Instead of (or, in addition to) hiding the mount, I'd like to see a mount "appearance slot". So if you prefer the look of the Warg, you could use that, but get the benefits/buffs of a different mount.

Great idea! I really like the plain horses and unicorn mount best. I usually end up going without a mount as the wargs and thino's just don't fit with my characters. An appearance slot and an active slot would be fabulous.

Arbreth · 06-17-2009, 02:32 PM

Oh, yes! Appearance slot for mounts and an option to hide them!

Please?

Zin`Car · 06-17-2009, 03:07 PM

can we add /hide_druid_tree as well... or better yet, how about simply making it a bush instead of some 10' tree that gets in the way of view during raids.

GrunEQ · 06-17-2009, 03:09 PM

As a druid, I "hide illusions" just so the tree won't bother people.

Transen · 06-17-2009, 03:12 PM

Think they mean the healing grove spell

Zin`Car · 06-17-2009, 04:26 PM

Runidel@Oasis wrote:

Think they mean the healing grove spell

yep! sorry... couldnt think of the name of the spell when i posted that earlier.

Barx · 06-17-2009, 05:18 PM

Luinne@Kithicor wrote:

can we add /hide_druid_tree as well... or better yet, how about simply making it a bush instead of some 10' tree that gets in the way of view during raids.

Where would the fun in casting it be if folks couldn't see it?

In response to the OP... I agree, I'd like the ability to hide a mount or, barring that, be able to use the appearance of another mount. Mainly just because they just get in the way, especially when you have a raid full of wargs and bears.

graewulf · 06-19-2009, 11:37 AM

An appearance slot for the mount wouldn't fix the problem of too many of them being in view for raids.

Hogatha · 06-21-2009, 05:51 PM

/hide mount would be great to have as an option. To be honest, I don't like riding in combat. It just looks silly (especially if a fighter). But it would be nice to keep the horse speed/stats while having it invisible.

Desna · 06-22-2009, 06:25 AM

I'd love the idea of a /hide mount, and appeance slot for mounts. My illy looks good on a carpet, as it matches the caster character, but is so flipping slow compared to all the new mounts and gives no buffs...same with the rhinos or those godawful spellbears. Want the buffs, don't want the mount look.

And on my swashy on Venekor, as a scout it's in my best interest to be as small and subtle as possible so I can sneak up on my victims before going all stabbystab...impossible when a rhino or horse is hoisting me 5 feet in the air and doubles me in size.

Sreneth · 06-22-2009, 11:06 AM

Appearance slot for mount would be tricky since the mount is actually a spell in your maintained spells window... Would have to change that...

But I am all for a /hide mount command. It works on non-controllable pets, so why not!

Naubeta · 06-22-2009, 11:16 AM

Hide it wheres?

Mordith · 06-22-2009, 12:01 PM

I would be happier if they just added other mechanisms for increased speed, rather than just mounts. Call it a fast feet buff or something and make it castable from inventory like mounts.

Naubeta · 06-22-2009, 03:38 PM

How about if you could run faster when naked?

Aenashi · 06-22-2009, 03:43 PM

/sign. Make it so.

FreddyRo · 06-22-2009, 07:02 PM

+1 vote for /hide mount - guessing this would be easy to implement

+2 vote for mount slot and mount appearance slot - guessing more work here tho...

TheOrder20 · 06-22-2009, 09:05 PM

No. Lame idea.

graewulf · 06-22-2009, 09:34 PM

Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote:

No. Lame idea.

Then you don't have to use it. Many others would.

TheOrder20 · 06-22-2009, 11:09 PM

It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that?

Cucuy · 06-23-2009, 12:00 PM

Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote:

It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that?

And how can you be fighting with a weapon that you don't actually have equipped, or wearing a set of armor over another set of armor?

It's a game that has magic. Magic can explain everything that has to do with appearance.

Garnaf · 06-23-2009, 12:02 PM

Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote:

It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that?

Crafter Epic + Diamond Studded Rod = 50% Speed w/o Mount (or 55% if you bother to get the useless TSO AA for 5% more). Hey look at that! Also, Bards (and I think almost any other scout) can do 70% if they so choose. Hiding mounts would be perfectly reasonable IMO.

Froed20 · 06-23-2009, 12:29 PM

Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote:

It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that?

I think we checked realism at the door when we started having fay the size of small rocks tanking huge dragons in VP. There's a practical reason to hide the mount as it get's in the way, especially when raiding. If the mounts only had speed buffs I'd be against this idea. The problem is, though, that they've lately added other stats to these mounts that give you decent stats/effects. I'd rather be able to keep the stats and hide to rhino in my invisible pocket where everything else from several sets of armor and weapons to an entire room worth house items dissapear to when I stuff them in my inventory.

Kikiriki · 06-25-2009, 05:36 AM

I love the stats on my Rhino, but it looks ridiculously stupid. I would much rather have a plain horse that had the same stats, but alas!

Appearance mounts would be awesome, as would /hide mount.

The power of Cazic compels you!!

Rhak · 06-29-2009, 04:03 PM

Vaza@Permafrost wrote:

I love the stats on my Rhino, but it looks ridiculously stupid. I would much rather have a plain horse that had the same stats, but alas!
Appearance mounts would be awesome, as would /hide mount.
The power of Cazic compels you!!

Totally agreed - I'd love to actually use my mount for the buffs, but I absolutely hate riding the thing. At least give us a /hide command, if not an appearance slot for it. I wouldn't mind as much if I could have a plan horse underneath me instead.

ZadooEQ · 06-29-2009, 07:22 PM

The only reason I am on a mount in the first place is game mechanics (the regen, etc.), so hiding them would actually be MORE in tune with realism/RP. I much prefer my own flippers to some lumbering set of hooves, but my flippers don't regen me. So hidden or appearance mounts would be great!

As for the Protecting Grove, it's majorly annoying, but you can hide it in a wall. Just turn toward a wall when you cast it, and it's usually invisible. At the very least, turn away from the tank so that their top-down view isn't obscured. It actually makes a big difference. If I'm being careful, my group sometimes doesn't even know when the tree is up. Even so, I'd love it if the grove were more in line with the size of a banner--sort of like a Protecting Banzai Tree would be nice.

--Pirrip Flybane, Fleet-Flippered Warden of Lucan D'Lere (Wanderers)

Sephamon · 08-03-2009, 07:27 AM

FreddyRo wrote:

+1 vote for /hide mount - guessing this would be easy to implement
+2 vote for mount slot and mount appearance slot - guessing more work here tho...

Please implement /hide_mount.

More options for players is a good thing SMILEY

Thanking you (the devs) in advance.

Galldora · 08-18-2009, 09:37 AM

I would LOVE a /hide mount option. My monk just hates to use a mount when fighting, as he loses all his lovely fight animations when mounted. In the past he has chosen to forgo the benefits of being mounted, but recently he got enough faction with Rime to get the icemare, and he fell in love with her. He just can't pass up the increased health, power and DPS, as well as her lovely appearance, but if he could quickly /hide mount before a battle, he would be so happy.

06-17-2009, 12:19 PM	#1
graewulf Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 195	I would LOVE for this to be implemented. /hide mount I like the horse mounts, but there aren't many worth having stat-wise. They look the best though. Carpets are for casters. Rhinos......I'm so so so very tired of seeing rhinos, rhinos, and more rhinos as mounts. They have the best stats however. Wargs.....meh.... Now that mounts are maintained even after death, they are worth more (I think) to actually have one, esp. at raids. Though most raid zones don't let you have the graphic of the mount, the buff is still there when you zone in. There are still some zones where you stay mounted, graphically speaking. SoH and VP spring to mind. Mounts take up a lot of space and can block people's view. How about a /hide mount option for those of us that don't want to see our ridiculously goofy looking, lumbering rhino bopping about? We can do it with pets, why not with mounts? __________________ 80 Wood Elf Ranger 80 Barbarian Mystic 80 Half-elf Shadowknight .....too many others to list... Cohort Chalybeius, Crushbone server

06-17-2009, 01:13 PM	#4
Axiana Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 29	Brothean@Antonia Bayle wrote: Instead of (or, in addition to) hiding the mount, I'd like to see a mount "appearance slot". So if you prefer the look of the Warg, you could use that, but get the benefits/buffs of a different mount. Great idea! I really like the plain horses and unicorn mount best. I usually end up going without a mount as the wargs and thino's just don't fit with my characters. An appearance slot and an active slot would be fabulous. __________________

06-17-2009, 03:07 PM	#6
Zin`Car General Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neriak - Third Gate Posts: 612	can we add /hide_druid_tree as well... or better yet, how about simply making it a bush instead of some 10' tree that gets in the way of view during raids. __________________ The problem with humanity is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

06-17-2009, 03:09 PM	#7
GrunEQ Tester Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,307	As a druid, I "hide illusions" just so the tree won't bother people. __________________ GrunEQ2 "O to be a voyager and a yoyeur no longer."

06-17-2009, 03:12 PM	#8
Transen Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 732	Think they mean the healing grove spell __________________

06-17-2009, 12:54 PM	#2
PeterJohn Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 525	I love this idea. +1

06-17-2009, 01:05 PM	#3
Samel Server: Guk Guild: Ascent of Truth Rank: Leader Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4	Instead of (or, in addition to) hiding the mount, I'd like to see a mount "appearance slot". So if you prefer the look of the Warg, you could use that, but get the benefits/buffs of a different mount.

06-17-2009, 02:32 PM	#5
Arbreth Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 604	Oh, yes! Appearance slot for mounts and an option to hide them! Please?

06-17-2009, 04:26 PM	#9
Zin`Car General Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neriak - Third Gate Posts: 612	Runidel@Oasis wrote: Think they mean the healing grove spell yep! sorry... couldnt think of the name of the spell when i posted that earlier. __________________ The problem with humanity is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

06-17-2009, 05:18 PM	#10
Barx Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Mayhem Rank: Officers Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Manors of Mithaniel, New Halas Posts: 3,480	Luinne@Kithicor wrote: can we add /hide_druid_tree as well... or better yet, how about simply making it a bush instead of some 10' tree that gets in the way of view during raids. Where would the fun in casting it be if folks couldn't see it? In response to the OP... I agree, I'd like the ability to hide a mount or, barring that, be able to use the appearance of another mount. Mainly just because they just get in the way, especially when you have a raid full of wargs and bears.

06-19-2009, 11:37 AM	#11
graewulf Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 195	An appearance slot for the mount wouldn't fix the problem of too many of them being in view for raids. __________________ 80 Wood Elf Ranger 80 Barbarian Mystic 80 Half-elf Shadowknight .....too many others to list... Cohort Chalybeius, Crushbone server

06-21-2009, 05:51 PM	#12
Hogatha Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 116	/hide mount would be great to have as an option. To be honest, I don't like riding in combat. It just looks silly (especially if a fighter). But it would be nice to keep the horse speed/stats while having it invisible.

06-22-2009, 06:25 AM	#13
Desna Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Veeshans Fury Rank: Vegeta Cheerleading squad -Recruit Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 256	I'd love the idea of a /hide mount, and appeance slot for mounts. My illy looks good on a carpet, as it matches the caster character, but is so flipping slow compared to all the new mounts and gives no buffs...same with the rhinos or those godawful spellbears. Want the buffs, don't want the mount look. And on my swashy on Venekor, as a scout it's in my best interest to be as small and subtle as possible so I can sneak up on my victims before going all stabbystab...impossible when a rhino or horse is hoisting me 5 feet in the air and doubles me in size.

06-22-2009, 11:06 AM	#14
Sreneth Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 74	Appearance slot for mount would be tricky since the mount is actually a spell in your maintained spells window... Would have to change that... But I am all for a /hide mount command. It works on non-controllable pets, so why not! __________________

06-22-2009, 11:16 AM	#15
Naubeta Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 302	Hide it wheres?

06-22-2009, 12:01 PM	#16
Mordith Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 334	I would be happier if they just added other mechanisms for increased speed, rather than just mounts. Call it a fast feet buff or something and make it castable from inventory like mounts.

06-22-2009, 03:38 PM	#17
Naubeta Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 302	How about if you could run faster when naked?

06-22-2009, 03:43 PM	#18
Aenashi Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 286	/sign. Make it so. __________________

06-22-2009, 07:02 PM	#19
FreddyRo Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 60	+1 vote for /hide mount - guessing this would be easy to implement +2 vote for mount slot and mount appearance slot - guessing more work here tho...

06-22-2009, 09:05 PM	#20
TheOrder20 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 68	No. Lame idea.

06-22-2009, 09:34 PM	#21
graewulf Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 195	Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote: No. Lame idea. Then you don't have to use it. Many others would. __________________ 80 Wood Elf Ranger 80 Barbarian Mystic 80 Half-elf Shadowknight .....too many others to list... Cohort Chalybeius, Crushbone server

06-22-2009, 11:09 PM	#22
TheOrder20 Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 68	It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that?

06-23-2009, 12:00 PM	#23
Cucuy Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 74	Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote: It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that? And how can you be fighting with a weapon that you don't actually have equipped, or wearing a set of armor over another set of armor? It's a game that has magic. Magic can explain everything that has to do with appearance.

06-23-2009, 12:02 PM	#24
Garnaf Loremaster Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 431	Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote: It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that? Crafter Epic + Diamond Studded Rod = 50% Speed w/o Mount (or 55% if you bother to get the useless TSO AA for 5% more). Hey look at that! Also, Bards (and I think almost any other scout) can do 70% if they so choose. Hiding mounts would be perfectly reasonable IMO.

06-23-2009, 12:29 PM	#25
Froed20 General Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 464	Jemia@Antonia Bayle wrote: It has nothing to do with who uses it or not, hiding game mechanics is a poor idea and makes no sense. You can't drive around in your car without the car. How can you run at a 50% speed and not be on the mount that gives you that? I think we checked realism at the door when we started having fay the size of small rocks tanking huge dragons in VP. There's a practical reason to hide the mount as it get's in the way, especially when raiding. If the mounts only had speed buffs I'd be against this idea. The problem is, though, that they've lately added other stats to these mounts that give you decent stats/effects. I'd rather be able to keep the stats and hide to rhino in my invisible pocket where everything else from several sets of armor and weapons to an entire room worth house items dissapear to when I stuff them in my inventory.

06-25-2009, 05:36 AM	#26
Kikiriki Server: Antonia Bayle Guild: Knights of Freeport Rank: Lady Commander Loremaster Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 130	I love the stats on my Rhino, but it looks ridiculously stupid. I would much rather have a plain horse that had the same stats, but alas! Appearance mounts would be awesome, as would /hide mount. The power of Cazic compels you!! __________________ Sig by me!

06-29-2009, 04:03 PM	#27
Rhak Server: Guk Guild: Order of the Fox Rank: Officer General Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 422	Vaza@Permafrost wrote: I love the stats on my Rhino, but it looks ridiculously stupid. I would much rather have a plain horse that had the same stats, but alas! Appearance mounts would be awesome, as would /hide mount. The power of Cazic compels you!! Totally agreed - I'd love to actually use my mount for the buffs, but I absolutely hate riding the thing. At least give us a /hide command, if not an appearance slot for it. I wouldn't mind as much if I could have a plan horse underneath me instead. __________________ Stormcaller Zalora Swifttail, Paragon of Truth The Edge of Forever Bar and Grill - 2 Lucie Street, South Qeynos, Guk Server

06-29-2009, 07:22 PM	#28
ZadooEQ Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 51	The only reason I am on a mount in the first place is game mechanics (the regen, etc.), so hiding them would actually be MORE in tune with realism/RP. I much prefer my own flippers to some lumbering set of hooves, but my flippers don't regen me. So hidden or appearance mounts would be great! As for the Protecting Grove, it's majorly annoying, but you can hide it in a wall. Just turn toward a wall when you cast it, and it's usually invisible. At the very least, turn away from the tank so that their top-down view isn't obscured. It actually makes a big difference. If I'm being careful, my group sometimes doesn't even know when the tree is up. Even so, I'd love it if the grove were more in line with the size of a banner--sort of like a Protecting Banzai Tree would be nice. --Pirrip Flybane, Fleet-Flippered Warden of Lucan D'Lere (Wanderers)

08-03-2009, 07:27 AM	#29
Sephamon Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 50	FreddyRo wrote: +1 vote for /hide mount - guessing this would be easy to implement +2 vote for mount slot and mount appearance slot - guessing more work here tho... Please implement /hide_mount. More options for players is a good thing Thanking you (the devs) in advance.

08-18-2009, 09:37 AM	#30
Galldora Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,145	I would LOVE a /hide mount option. My monk just hates to use a mount when fighting, as he loses all his lovely fight animations when mounted. In the past he has chosen to forgo the benefits of being mounted, but recently he got enough faction with Rime to get the icemare, and he fell in love with her. He just can't pass up the increased health, power and DPS, as well as her lovely appearance, but if he could quickly /hide mount before a battle, he would be so happy. __________________