This blue response blows me away

[Sanguinerd]

Yes, and how many will I get? Only the one with Anglers exalted? Every character?

The minute I make a new alt, this system is already taking gold out of my pocket for something I had for free for years.

No.. you just send that alt the BoA item you already have.

The only people that will have to spend gold(just once) are the people who do not have the strider right now.

[Usernameforforums]

Nothing really changes though, except, from what I could tell, you can now use all your mounts for water walking amirite? Just now, if you already put in the effort, you can grab the water walking item and you’re gtg. Idk why people are being butt nuggets over this.

[Trend]

I don't get it. Those of us who got the waterwalking mount now can give that waterwalking ability to any mount. And those who didn't get the waterwalking mount still have to do the rep we did and buy the waterwalking item like we had to buy the waterwalking mount. This is a net gain to everyone.

What is the outrage about?

BfA Derangement Syndrome is all too real.

Today I can create an alt and as soon as I can mount I can use the water strider. The change they want to make would take that away. The change they are proposing adds a barrier / cost / tedium to obtain the ability on alts. That is the context of the blue post quoted. And that is not a net gain for everyone. IMO you should understand what is being proposed before criticizing people for not liking it.

I do not think it is some huge problem, but I don't understand why they would choose now to take away anything. Game isn't exactly riding high these days, but whatever.

[Nnyco]

People act like it takes months to get anglers exalted and its some massive accomplishment that you finally unlocked the water strider.

[Sanguinerd]

Today I can create an alt and as soon as I can mount I can use the water strider. The change they want to make would take that away. The change they are proposing adds a barrier / cost / tedium to obtain the ability on alts. That is the context of the blue post quoted. And that is not a net gain for everyone.

After the patch you can do this aswel, just send that alt the BoA you'll receive patch day(if you already own the strider right now) and just use it on that alt and send it back your main(or whatever you want to do with it).

Then you can use every mount on the water and lost nothing.

It works the same as the flightpath unlock thingy you can buy from the honorbound/7th legion vendor.

[Trend]

No.. you just send that alt the BoA item you already have.

The only people that will have to spend gold(just once) are the people who do not have the strider right now.

Incorrect and the blue post quoted in the OP directly contradicts you. If you create an alt there will be a gold sink cost to buy the item to send to your alt. That is the point of the blue post ... to ask what cost is reasonable for that gold sink.

[Donald Hellscream]

The disproportionate backlash to this really blows me away.

This is such a non issue.

[Trend]

After the patch you can do this aswel, just send that alt the BoA you'll receive patch day(if you already own the strider right now) and just use it on that alt and send it back your main(or whatever you want to do with it).

Then you can use every mount on the water and lost nothing.

It works the same as the flightpath unlock thingy you can buy from the honorbound/7th legion vendor.

Now you have to pay for it. That's the whole point of the blue post quoted in the OP.

Reading comprehension is seriously shit these days.

[Sting]

You've been able to water walk on all your mounts for free all these years on all your characters? Please share this exploit with us.

Dedicated keybind for the waterstrider on every character. Was that so hard to figure out? Back under the bridge you go.

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No.. you just send that alt the BoA item you already have.

The only people that will have to spend gold(just once) are the people who do not have the strider right now.

Wait, are you assuming that the BoA item won't be consumed on use? Everything I've read so far indicates that the item will only have 1 use.

[Sanguinerd]

Incorrect and the blue post quoted in the OP directly contradicts you. If you create an alt there will be a gold sink cost to buy the item to send to your alt. That is the point of the blue post ... to ask what cost is reasonable for that gold sink.

Seems I misunderstood it slightly, yeah you'll get one for free that you'll use on your main and have to buy the others.

Still, every character above level 100 will get it in the mail so that's not too bad. (I'm guessing?!)

Doubt it'll be super expensive. Still no big deal.

Wait, are you assuming that the BoA item won't be consumed on use? Everything I've read so far indicates that the item will only have 1 use.

Nah, I misread that, but cba to edit every post now.

[Sting]

The disproportionate backlash to this really blows me away.

This is such a non issue.

Once again Blizzard is removing quality of life from an expansion that already has a myriad of issues. How can you be surprised people are dismayed at the actions Blizzard is taking?

[agentsi]

It's almost like people here are just looking for excuses to be offended.

That's because they are, and the OP here is a prime example. Whiny little petulant children.

[Sting]

Offtopic, I would post my feedback in a more constructive way but the 8.2 discussion forums don't even seem to be up for EU.

[Charge me Doctor]

My goblin engineering BDK friend sits in a corner and laughs his ass off from all this outrage. Especially considering that he gets literally nothing from this change, he is already daze immune, walks on the water and has gliders.

But personally i think it's a great change, finally i'll be able to use whatever mount i like when i'm out of waterwalking potions (or when i'm not using taxi services from said BDK friend), instead of stupid strider.

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It also explains the "Bliz ignores feedback" trope.

How did you came to that conclusion, considering that they gave us what we've been asking for for years? Making any mounts waterwalk-able

[Triceron]

Yes, and how many will I get? Only the one with Anglers exalted? Every character?

The minute I make a new alt, this system is already taking gold out of my pocket for something I had for free for years.

Is it really that big of a deal over paying some gold for water walking on alts?

I mean, I understand if you're arguing for the sake of principle, but pick and choose your battles. This hill ain't worth dying over.

[Nurasu]

The ones who can't admit to the inconvenience of this are just as bad/stupid as the ones outraged by this.

[Razzako]

You earned the mount. Plain and simple. To have anything taken from you does not feel good... especially something you specifically targeted and earned.

And it's not just taking it away... but repackaging it to be re-used again as "content". Just another indicator that Blizz is out of ideas.

They're not taking it away... SMH.

Not even close to the mage portals, this is just straight up whining.

[Donald Hellscream]

Once again Blizzard is removing quality of life from an expansion that already has a myriad of issues. How can you be surprised people are dismayed at the actions Blizzard is taking?

Because I guess I didn't expect people to caw up such a storm, I mean I get that it is annoying but when people go into a fullblown hyperbolic rage over it, it really doesn't make it easy to take them seriously.

Is the mount equipment poorly implemented, yeah absolutely and it is silly that they are removing the innate waterwalking from the waterstriders but its nowhere near as big an issue as some people make it out to be.

And since you get a free waterwalking item for owning a waterstrider you can make all your mounts walk on water, so you technically don't lose waterwalking in the first place, of course it comes at the price of not having a slowfall or anti daze but thats also a really minor issue.

[niztheundead87]

The ones who can't admit to the inconvenience of this are just as bad/stupid as the ones outraged by this.

https://www.wowhead.com/item=85500/anglers-fishing-raft

[Nurasu]

https://www.wowhead.com/item=85500/anglers-fishing-raft

And then you have to mount up after you cross the river?