Horse needs sprint ability

PlumpPython · 11-26-2004, 06:48 AM

I'm finding it very annoying that I have to cancel my horse just so I can escape a fight. If they would let it sprint at the same speed as you normally would it would be fine. It wouldn't unbalance anything because it wouldn't go faster than a pedestrian would while sprinting.

cocoa_boy · 11-26-2004, 07:36 AM

agreed.

allow horses to benefit from Jboots as well.

sharz · 11-26-2004, 07:49 AM

im going to be a shadowknight soon and i need to know whats my trainers name or where do i find the hermet crab i never see him?

Panat · 11-26-2004, 11:59 AM

I don't see the problem, the horse runs exactly as fast as a person sprinting from the tests i've done. If you're saying you can't get away from battles because you can't sprint while on the horse....try /yell, break the encounter and just run away on the horse, at sprint speed with no power wasted.

PlumpPython · 11-26-2004, 02:55 PM

Are you sure Panatha? I have serious problems trying to get away on horseback that I never had on foot.

Ibr · 11-26-2004, 05:09 PM

I seem to be able to keep up with someone who has the spirit of the wolf buff. I dont know why u find it so slow m8.

swampthing · 11-26-2004, 05:49 PM

It's the same speed as sprint, faster than sow, but slower than someone WITH sow and sprinting.

Tyd · 11-26-2004, 07:53 PM

I outrun everyone, even those with Jboots in a group. Also people with spells that enchance speed. They might be faster when they spint - but how much power do you have left when you decide to run? I have jack **ZOMG**...

IBSomnifer · 11-26-2004, 08:23 PM

I have yet to have problems getting away from mobs while on horse back. I do sometimes get hit by faster moving ones...but normaly they are trying to stun me SMILEY

woohoo for high resists lol. Its faster then sow, and prety close if not the same as sprint. No need for horse and sprint.

Zutan · 11-26-2004, 10:54 PM

I have always been able to "run" while on horseback as long as I break the encounter.. I do have to take a few extra hits initially before I get to "extended melee" range where they hit you but it does no actual damage.

Horse is NOT as fast as sprint by any means, but uses no power as you escape..

Wigglodam · 11-27-2004, 04:36 AM

The horse is fine stop bringing it up before it gets "fixed."

EvilHarbing · 11-27-2004, 11:57 PM

Sprinting on the horse works as long as you are not engaged in the encounter.

Zutan · 11-28-2004, 02:50 AM

EvilHarbinger wrote:

Sprinting on the horse works as long as you are not engaged in the encounter.

It works, but does not speed you up.. this is the problem.. (it just wastes power) I tested this along side another SK and we rode side by side even though I hit sprint while on horseback.

Baluka76 · 11-29-2004, 09:54 PM

It's the anti-kiting procedure that's in the game, which is why you cannot 'get away' from them. You _must_ /yell, and thus break the reward for the encounter. Doing this and canceling your attack will let you resume your 'speedy escape', which is a lot easier on horseback and less draining powerwise. If I "must" sprint, merely a bub and half of power is all that is necessary to get you out of slamming range by persuing mobs.

It's a travel luxury, nothing more. Once you hit that 'combat' button, all speed goes out the window. Otherwise the critters will follow very close to you, relentlessly, until that /yell is slammed.

If you're say, running through Nek and happened to get aggro'd, and haven't engaged anything, a brief sprint is more than enough to get away from anything in there. Half the time I don't even hit the sprint key(not attacking=back to full speed, even if you have aggro chasing/hitting once in a while). /yell is also beneficial in you re-max your power/health regen...otherwise it's at the normal sluggish combat regenning we all know.

Baluka, 27th Kerran SK, Neriak

"Housebroken and will tank for food."

Pheeb · 01-15-2005, 04:16 AM

Zutan wrote:
I have always been able to "run" while on horseback as long as I break the encounter.. I do have to take a few extra hits initially before I get to "extended melee" range where they hit you but it does no actual damage.

Horse is NOT as fast as sprint by any means, but uses no power as you escape..

I'm experiencing the exact same thing.SK lvl 21

Pheeb · 01-15-2005, 04:16 AM

Double-post - [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] it.

Message Edited by Pheebau on 01-14-2005 03:17 PM

11-26-2004, 07:36 AM	#2
cocoa_boy Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 39	agreed. allow horses to benefit from Jboots as well. __________________ Grindtoof Shadowknight Trull \|\| Armorer \|\| Antonia Bayle "Harnassing Chaos and Anarchy to forge kickass armor."

11-26-2004, 07:49 AM	#3
sharz Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 46	im going to be a shadowknight soon and i need to know whats my trainers name or where do i find the hermet crab i never see him? __________________ -Sharzor was here

11-26-2004, 11:59 AM	#4
Panat Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 14	I don't see the problem, the horse runs exactly as fast as a person sprinting from the tests i've done. If you're saying you can't get away from battles because you can't sprint while on the horse....try /yell, break the encounter and just run away on the horse, at sprint speed with no power wasted. __________________ [50 Shadow Knight] Daemodocus ( Malus Dei ) Najena Server

11-26-2004, 05:09 PM	#6
Ibr General Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4	I seem to be able to keep up with someone who has the spirit of the wolf buff. I dont know why u find it so slow m8. __________________ Recurve: Ninja, Ninja, Ninja.....Boom!

11-26-2004, 07:53 PM	#8
Tyd Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 52	I outrun everyone, even those with Jboots in a group. Also people with spells that enchance speed. They might be faster when they spint - but how much power do you have left when you decide to run? I have jack ZOMG... __________________ /Valayath - Shadowknight of Freeport, Runnyeye server. (Hammerhe4d - TR Werner - Planetside)

11-26-2004, 06:48 AM	#1
PlumpPython Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 16	I'm finding it very annoying that I have to cancel my horse just so I can escape a fight. If they would let it sprint at the same speed as you normally would it would be fine. It wouldn't unbalance anything because it wouldn't go faster than a pedestrian would while sprinting.

11-26-2004, 02:55 PM	#5
PlumpPython Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 16	Are you sure Panatha? I have serious problems trying to get away on horseback that I never had on foot.

11-26-2004, 05:49 PM	#7
swampthing Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 136	It's the same speed as sprint, faster than sow, but slower than someone WITH sow and sprinting.

11-26-2004, 08:23 PM	#9
IBSomnifer Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 206	I have yet to have problems getting away from mobs while on horse back. I do sometimes get hit by faster moving ones...but normaly they are trying to stun me woohoo for high resists lol. Its faster then sow, and prety close if not the same as sprint. No need for horse and sprint. __________________ 70ranger/70alch - 61SK/63provi- AB server

11-26-2004, 10:54 PM	#10
Zutan Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 497	I have always been able to "run" while on horseback as long as I break the encounter.. I do have to take a few extra hits initially before I get to "extended melee" range where they hit you but it does no actual damage. Horse is NOT as fast as sprint by any means, but uses no power as you escape.. __________________

11-27-2004, 04:36 AM	#11
Wigglodam Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8	The horse is fine stop bringing it up before it gets "fixed."

11-27-2004, 11:57 PM	#12
EvilHarbing Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 22	Sprinting on the horse works as long as you are not engaged in the encounter.

11-28-2004, 02:50 AM	#13
Zutan Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 497	EvilHarbinger wrote: Sprinting on the horse works as long as you are not engaged in the encounter. It works, but does not speed you up.. this is the problem.. (it just wastes power) I tested this along side another SK and we rode side by side even though I hit sprint while on horseback. __________________

11-29-2004, 09:54 PM	#14
Baluka76 Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4	It's the anti-kiting procedure that's in the game, which is why you cannot 'get away' from them. You _must_ /yell, and thus break the reward for the encounter. Doing this and canceling your attack will let you resume your 'speedy escape', which is a lot easier on horseback and less draining powerwise. If I "must" sprint, merely a bub and half of power is all that is necessary to get you out of slamming range by persuing mobs. It's a travel luxury, nothing more. Once you hit that 'combat' button, all speed goes out the window. Otherwise the critters will follow very close to you, relentlessly, until that /yell is slammed. If you're say, running through Nek and happened to get aggro'd, and haven't engaged anything, a brief sprint is more than enough to get away from anything in there. Half the time I don't even hit the sprint key(not attacking=back to full speed, even if you have aggro chasing/hitting once in a while). /yell is also beneficial in you re-max your power/health regen...otherwise it's at the normal sluggish combat regenning we all know. Baluka, 27th Kerran SK, Neriak "Housebroken and will tank for food."

01-15-2005, 04:16 AM	#15
Pheeb Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 317	Zutan wrote: I have always been able to "run" while on horseback as long as I break the encounter.. I do have to take a few extra hits initially before I get to "extended melee" range where they hit you but it does no actual damage. Horse is NOT as fast as sprint by any means, but uses no power as you escape.. I'm experiencing the exact same thing.SK lvl 21