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I can just hear it now...

"Would you like your pets 'mounted'?"

"Nah, just holding hands is fine."

Banthas please

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Anakins wrote:

I would rather hear most of them then the people who flip out and, yes, WHINE about the whiners... really

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So whine about people whining about people whining.

That is to say the First set of movies. The Gungan mounts appeared in the later (EP 1, 2) flix.

In spite of everyone crying "Where are my Banthas?!" I'm quite pleased with what you've put together thus far. Although it would have been quite nice to see four individual models for the update, instead of three, I am pleased with the three you've chosen... That is, as long as it's not to be the only models. I was, for my part, quite saddened to see that the horse-like Krahbu did not make the list, as this was the only animal I was really hoping to ride. At any rate, thanks again for taking the time to get these creature mounts out, and any answers to some of the questions posted throughout this thread would be most welcome.

Thanks again, and keep up the good work over there!


Arkon Tiberius
Composer, Squad Leader, Pistoleer
Bloodfin Galaxy

same happend to me but when i closed all explorer windows and opened a single window of www.starwarsgalaxies.com not logging in with my user name and password i loaded this page as intended.

Simple question, HOW ARE THESE MOUNTS MADE? Are they made by Master Ch's or another profession?...

How are the mounts going to be applied? Will the pets we have now be able to except mounts or will any baby after the patch be mountable...???

Please details are the actual mounts..... Thanks I cant wait!!!

MASTER Creature Handler ,MASTER Heavy Swordsman Kettemoor

Thanks for the information. However, the issue of what mounts are usable by non-CHs I still have not seen addressed. Most of these creatures you listed are CH only controllable. Will a creature tamed specifically as a mount be considered in a special class, and CL not apply? Or are you planning on adding non-ch lvl mounts, like bantha, at a later time?

Personally, I would rather see banthas in there as mounts rather than carrion spats, but I understand the need to have a variety of creatures mountable on each of the starter worlds. Surprised me that bantha and ronto were not on the initial list.

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station1 wrote:

"All of these are scheduled to be available in the next monthly update."

Huh? Will all of the bugs introduced by the past monthly updates be fixed by then? Will the bugs that have been there since beta and are yet to be openly addressed (let alone fixed) be patched by then?

Seriously, I can't believe there's even talk of another bigmonthly update so soon after the debacle.

I've wanted mounts from launch just like everyone else, but come on. Its just introducing a whole set of new code that may or may not have been properly tested first. What are we now, 0 for 3 on these big monthly updates now?

Oh well, its a great way to 'keep us on the hook' though and diffuse some community anger.

Just my opinion.

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I can't believe you actually posted this. All MMO's have bug, they will continue to have bugs and this game is no exception, It will have bugs 5 years from now. If you think they shouldn't add anything new till they get the other stuff fixed then my friend we shall never see new content. I would guess that this is your first MMO.

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NCIceman wrote:

Thanks for the information. However, the issue of what mounts are usable by non-CHs I still have not seen addressed. Most of these creatures you listed are CH only controllable. Will a creature tamed specifically as a mount be considered in a special class, and CL not apply? Or are you planning on adding non-ch lvl mounts, like bantha, at a later time?

Personally, I would rather see banthas in there as mounts rather than carrion spats, but I understand the need to have a variety of creatures mountable on each of the starter worlds. Surprised me that bantha and ronto were not on the initial list.

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the mounts will be usuable by anyone as they will not be able to be used for fighting. Once again someone that fails to do a bit of research before posting. *sigh*

I was kind of hoping if it was based on skeletal, the bolma would be added (and craggy bolma's to boot!, with babies...unlesss someone has seen a craggy bolma baby).Guf Drolg look like dewback I think also.

I can understand though that you'd need a different type of saddle modelfor these since they have nonstandard eyes. Honestly the saddleand animation setseems to be theonly obvious issues from you guys not making 50 different mounts.

I want a ravenous torton mountprobally more than anything right now. Yes huge andannoying to some people, but it would have a spectacular view. They run pretty fast too

i still see no firm answer on creature mounts that are available to non CH types
ok so the player vechicles are comming but we will all want mounts 1st

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BlindTyldak wrote:

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AreciboAris wrote:

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BlindTyldak wrote:

Note, they NEVER said that non-CH"s would be able to ride ALL mounts, they said that they would be able to ride mounts.

~~Shabhaii of Tombra, Naboo
www.cityoftombra.com
The REAL BT
"Gentlemen, gentlemen! Please, rest your sphincters!"

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Go and read the stratics interview, as well as the livechat that Holo and Q did. All of these mounts will be Non-CH rideable after being tamed by a CH.

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I have. As a matter of fact, our PA boards had the transcript of the live chat up pretty much before anyone else. In either one, please point out to me where precicely they say that ALL mounts will be ridable by non-CH's.

~~Shabhaii, Mayor of Tombra, Naboo
www.cityoftombra.com
The REAL BT
"Gentlemen, gentlemen! Please, rest your sphincters!"

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Here is the excerpt from the interview on Stratics front page.

Blair - Will you have to be a creature handler to have a mount.
Blair - NO!

here is a link to the front page of stratics.

Yea. you really have to be a handler to ride mounts. Oh, and by the way, all of the mounts that are being released are over CL 15.