Creature Handler Archive

I aggree the mounts will be obselete when vehicles come out, and the big question can u pull the vehicle from the datapad in the same fashion as a mount or can it be pulled out anywhere at any time.

I think to make mount viable is to allow more actions to be taken while mounted like surveying, mask scent, tracking etc. instead of having to dismount then remount, This would definately make mounts worth keeping if not then their use is too limited to choose over a vehicle.

Ranger/CH/Carbiner Starsider

I'd say your mount business is entirely dependant on who ends up being able to make vehicles. There is some discussion now about only Master Artisans, whether the Devs put any kind of balancing factor to vehicles (limited range before recharge would be nice, require batteries or some kind of power storage device) and how difficult it is to repair damage to them.

There are a LOT of unknowns yet with vehicles, so I would suggest waiting till they are shaken out more towards mid-December before you give up the ghost on CH.

Good call, Rorenikibi. I still find it hard to fathom that to have a ridden creature, you need to have close to a Master CH, but to make a vehicle all you need is a handful of ore and metals and Engineering IV.

Consumables will be a hug balancing factor, if they make it into vehicle usage. Vehicle decay will, as well.

Based on the Test Center current situation, vehicles are stored and called just like mounts - store them anytime, call them only in camps, in cities (OUTSIDE) and near your declared residence.

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SeveronDarkstar wrote:

Personally, I wouldn't become a CH JUST to sell mounts, didn't you know that mounts prices would die down in a matter of weeks anyway? Yeah they went for 50-100k but only for a week or so. Oh well, just my opinion. Don't be a CH just for the mounts...

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Well that wasn't the only reason, but the main one. Besides, I never sell mine for the 50-100k anyway. I always thought that was too high.

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Rorenikibi wrote:

I'd say your mount business is entirely dependant on who ends up being able to make vehicles. There is some discussion now about only Master Artisans, whether the Devs put any kind of balancing factor to vehicles (limited range before recharge would be nice, require batteries or some kind of power storage device) and how difficult it is to repair damage to them.

There are a LOT of unknowns yet with vehicles, so I would suggest waiting till they are shaken out more towards mid-December before you give up the ghost on CH.

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Well, I wouldn't drop it anyway, until I see how they are going to work. That would just be plain stupid.

Ok this is coming from MCH, I just logged off TC, vehicles ROCK!

Better find a new business.

Okay, I'm Master CH and am concerned with what will happen when vehicles come out. Right now, mounts are the big thing and I can make some money. But, what happenes when vehicles come out, seems like mounts will be out of style then.

Andvari Greywolf

Master Creature Handler

Novice Commando

Mounts will be quickly forgotten by those who want to be able to evade attacks. Vehicles are MUCH faster and can outrun almost all MOB's (narglatch cubs being a glaring exception).

However, you can't attack at all from vehicles, but you can from mounts. If they add carrying capacity to mounts, that COULD make them balance out a bit. And who knows how you will be able to fix vehicles, or who will be able to (will the city garages be NPC fixing places?), whereas you can always hit a mount with stim's to fix it back up.

I'd say don't bet your livelihood on mounts, UNLESS vehicles start like mounts did, in the 100k to 150k range. Now I see mounts selling for 10k or less. Some even "free to a good home" folks out there now.

Yes, that's what I'm afraid of. Considering, the main reason I became CH was to sell Mounts. I may decide to drop CH once vehicles come out, I don't know.

Personally, I wouldn't become a CH JUST to sell mounts, didn't you know that mounts prices would die down in a matter of weeks anyway? Yeah they went for 50-100k but only for a week or so. Oh well, just my opinion. Don't be a CH just for the mounts...