MMO mounts come in an almost endless variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and types. From the mighty Kodo to the agile Chocobo, there's a generally accepted level of convention when it comes to mounts. They're usually organic (or at least they replicate being organic), walk on legs, and have some way for players to sit astride them. Mounts that buck this trend are really few and far between.
So you can imagine our surprise then when Avien over at the Warhammer Alliance forums posted several links to the new Dwarven mounts (also featured in the newest Warhammer newsletter) for Warhammer Online -- in the form of personal gyrocopters. They're certainly not what we would have guessed would be their mount if you had asked, but thinking about it, there's something so distinctly Dwarven about the idea of strapping a gyrocopter to your back and flitting about a battlefield. In any case, the concept art is extremely amusing both if you plan to make a stuntie yourself or if you aim to have them fall at your feet.
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Posted: Jun 2nd 2008 8:59AM (Unverified) said
Just wondering if you folks had heard of a little game called World of Warcraft. Engineers? Flying Machines and Turbo-Charged Flying Machines?
I'm just saying...
I'm just saying...
Posted: Jun 2nd 2008 4:53PM (Unverified) said
You can't be serious?
Engineers are a huge part of the Warhammer Lore, and dates back to before World of Warcraft was actually released as a game. I'm fairly sure the lore was established before warcrafts as well... but that's besides the point.
Get a grip. World of Warcraft aren't having anything stolen from them. I enjoyed WoW - but it wasn't the inventor of all things great in an MMO.
In fact, it used many of the features present in previous MMOs before it.
Which isn't a bad thing. It took the things that worked and made them better. They didn't invent 'builds' or 'abilities' or most of their other features that made the game good. They expanded on already established concepts and mechanics.
If WAR does that too, then who the hell cares?
But, you know, "I'm just saying..."
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Engineers are a huge part of the Warhammer Lore, and dates back to before World of Warcraft was actually released as a game. I'm fairly sure the lore was established before warcrafts as well... but that's besides the point.
Get a grip. World of Warcraft aren't having anything stolen from them. I enjoyed WoW - but it wasn't the inventor of all things great in an MMO.
In fact, it used many of the features present in previous MMOs before it.
Which isn't a bad thing. It took the things that worked and made them better. They didn't invent 'builds' or 'abilities' or most of their other features that made the game good. They expanded on already established concepts and mechanics.
If WAR does that too, then who the hell cares?
But, you know, "I'm just saying..."
Posted: Jun 2nd 2008 8:56PM (Unverified) said
Sure they heard of it, where do you think Warcraft stole its ideas from? Yeah, thats right....WARHAMMER!!
WAAAAAAGH!!!
WAAAAAAGH!!!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2008 9:58AM (Unverified) said
You guys are completely missing my point. The original post said (1) non-living mounts are rare and (2) "the new Dwarven mounts" in WAR.
All I'm saying is (1) ten million people play a game where mechanical mounts are available and (2) I don't know when the warhammer world started with the gyrocopters, but Warcraft II had flying machines. (Okay, let's just stick with #1...)
Nowhere did I accuse Warhammer of anything. I accused (?) the OP of missing something fairly obvious.
You guys need to cut back on the caffeine.
All I'm saying is (1) ten million people play a game where mechanical mounts are available and (2) I don't know when the warhammer world started with the gyrocopters, but Warcraft II had flying machines. (Okay, let's just stick with #1...)
Nowhere did I accuse Warhammer of anything. I accused (?) the OP of missing something fairly obvious.
You guys need to cut back on the caffeine.
Posted: Jun 5th 2008 1:05PM (Unverified) said
Well then, I apologise, I thought you were saying that W.a.R was just copying Warcraft... which is quite obviously unjustified, incorrect, and pointless, argument.
If you are not saying this... then sorry for misinterpreting your comment.
Gyrocopters have been around for a very long period of time in the Warhammer lore. Warcraft took a lot of their lore from Warhammer. But then again, Warhammer took some of their lore from other places too. Teclis for example is a rip-off of another character.
I thought you were being a fan-boi and attacking the game. That's why I defended it. :p
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If you are not saying this... then sorry for misinterpreting your comment.
Gyrocopters have been around for a very long period of time in the Warhammer lore. Warcraft took a lot of their lore from Warhammer. But then again, Warhammer took some of their lore from other places too. Teclis for example is a rip-off of another character.
I thought you were being a fan-boi and attacking the game. That's why I defended it. :p
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