Blizzard, Sha and Galleon mounts

[Drilnos]

While it's true a screenshot isn't proof. Wowhead actually did have screenshots up but they were taken down yesterday (probably because of reporting due to this issue or wowheads own choice till clarification comes from Blizzard)

They probably got taken down by an automatic system and are pending a Wowhead employee to examine them to make sure they aren't pornographic.

[Buu]

While it's true a screenshot isn't proof. Wowhead actually did have screenshots up but they were taken down yesterday (probably because of reporting due to this issue or wowheads own choice till clarification comes from Blizzard)

NO WAY!!!! It's just getting better and better. That sound to me like a acknowledgment from WoWHead that those pictures came from pirate servers. Which is hurtful, as it's the same of WoWHead admitting that they too agree that no armory (or their own character profiles) show any sign of a drop, EVER.

[Deleted]

i think i have it but i cant remember my name...

OT: Never seen either of those mounts, take out your tinfoil hats!

[Drilnos]

NO WAY!!!! It's just getting better and better. That sound to me like a acknowledgment from WoWHead that those pictures came from pirate servers. Which is hurtful, as it's the same of WoWHead admitting that they too agree that no armory (or their own character profiles) show any sign of a drop, EVER.

Looking at Wowhead's screenshot policy, it's pretty much all about artistic quality. I don't think they care whether it was taken on a live server or not, so long as it looks like it was. Which all three of them did.

[Shaley]

The player who had submitted the pictures of the Heavenly Cloud Serpent had also submitted pictures of himself riding Son of Galleon. Clearly unlikely that a player would have obtained one mount, let alone both of them.

The pictures featured no one else in them. It was essentially a sandbox picture similar to the way Boubouille takes his screenshots for MMO Front page datamining pictures.

[wariofan1]

I have seen the Sha mount in person on my realm, sadly I don't know the name of every single person on my realm and thus I can't provide evidence, so take it as you will, I know I saw it, and you're free to search all of Tarren Mill-EU for it. As for the Galleon mount, no way, that guy is already rarer than a Turkey with spatulas for feet, his mount is merely a myth.

[The Glitch]

They probably got taken down by an automatic system and are pending a Wowhead employee to examine them to make sure they aren't pornographic.

Um well the way loading a screenshot to wowhead works is you upload it but it won't be shown on the items page until it has been screened for approval, so being that the screenshots were already approved I find it highly unlikely Though If these have been user reported then you have a point to a degree!

NO WAY!!!! It's just getting better and better. That sound to me like a acknowledgment from WoWHead that those pictures came from pirate servers. Which is hurtful, as it's the same of WoWHead admitting that they too agree that no armory (or their own character profiles) show any sign of a drop, EVER.

Could very well be that due to people now catching on to the issue they may have reported those screenshots as being fake (due to people saying that it could be model edited shots), which might be an automatic take down until someone checks them out again.

Or it could be that wowhead have decided until further clarification they would be best to remove them for now.
It is amazing that we haven't had a single armory as proof that these mounts do actually drop. And that its taken 5 months for me to even notice myself. Hopefulyl we will get some info from Blizz on this soon

[Shaley]

I have seen the Sha mount in person on my realm, sadly I don't know the name of every single person on my realm and thus I can't provide evidence, so take it as you will, I know I saw it, and you're free to search all of Tarren Mill-EU for it. As for the Galleon mount, no way, that guy is already rarer than a Turkey with spatulas for feet, his mount is merely a myth.

No, you didn't. Sorry, you're confusing the Sha mount with the Shado-Pan Onyx mount.

[Xeraxis]

NO WAY!!!! It's just getting better and better. That sound to me like a acknowledgment from WoWHead that those pictures came from pirate servers. Which is hurtful, as it's the same of WoWHead admitting that they too agree that no armory (or their own character profiles) show any sign of a drop, EVER.

And how would Wowhead know they came from pirate, as you call them, servers? Sounds to me that someone, probably you or someone like you, who feels that they don't drop after seeing this thread decided to report the screenshots and after enough reports they were auto-flagged to be removed whether they were legit or not. And of course their own character profiles would not show a drop neither of these mounts actually 'drops' but is awarded to you. Plus if there was an issue with the armory which is not showing these mounts since Wowhead's profile pulls data from the armory how do you suppose they'd go about verifying if someone had them? I'm not saying that they aren't bugged and are not currently dropping but assuming that could be the only explanation is rather narrow minded.

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No, you didn't. Sorry, you're confusing the Sha mount with the Shado-Pan Onyx mount.

And you know this because you saw the same character that this person saw at the same time? Sorry you're confusing your own opinion about whether or not they drop with someone else's opinion on the matter.

[Deleted]

It is possible that armories dont show those mounts on anyone because those who have had that mount drop, dont have riding skill to learn it so it has just been left in the bag.

Btw the sha mount has distinctive color so it cannot be mistaken to other mount

[roahn the warlock]

Mousing over the (!) icon on the Guildox page linked indicates that the data presented is acquired via statistical sampling - i.e. not everyone. With an ultra-low drop rate and less than six months worth of attempts, it doesn't surprise me all that much that it's not showing up there.

6 months, of lets say, as little as 100,000 people

that's 24 tries for each, that's 2,400,000 tries and no drop? What is it .00000001%?

[Xeraxis]

6 months, of lets say, as little as 100,000 people

that's 24 tries for each, that's 2,400,000 tries and no drop? What is it .00000001%?

Wasn't aware you got nearly a month and half of early access must have been nice. And hell it could be 80% and still have no drops in 2.4 million samples.

[Palmz]

Easy to take screens on a live realm with a certain morphing program that is free, SO so easy to use and widely done over the WoW community. You can ride any mount, be any NPC, use what ever armor or weapons you'd like with a press of a button and typing in simple number sequences. Like right now I'm riding a Sha mount with my fem tauren in t15 and tomorrow I might be a pandaren male in hunter t3 riding my Galleon mount. It's so easy to alter your character and mounts now that any screenshot you see could be altered. I doubt there is a single Sha mount out there right now.

[Xeraxis]

Easy to take screens on a live realm with a certain morphing program that is free, SO so easy to use and widely done over the WoW community. You can ride any mount, be any NPC, use what ever armor or weapons you'd like with a press of a button and typing in simple number sequences. Like right now I'm riding a Sha mount with my fem tauren in t15 and tomorrow I might be a pandaren male in hunter t3 riding my Galleon mount. It's so easy to alter your character and mounts now that any screenshot you see could be altered. I doubt there is a single Sha mount out there right now.

I could be wrong but all morphers are client side which means yes on your computer you may look like you are riding a Sha mount but to everyone else you're probably riding your flying disc, proto drake, wyvern, or whatever. So I'm sorry but your comment just comes off as uninformed and instead of making anyone else look bad it really back fired.

Sorry man just reread your post and I see where you state 'take screens', my bad for not reading it more thoroughly.

[Rankin]

Wasn't aware you got nearly a month and half of early access must have been nice. And hell it could be 80% and still have no drops in 2.4 million samples.

It could be 80%, but the odds are better that I would be struck by lightning and given super powers than nobody has seen it at that drop rate.

[sugarlily]

I think you need to check wowhead... there are folks with pictures of them on their mount... So... I suspect that someone actually has looted the mount... just because YOU haven't seen it drop doesn't mean it doesn't drop.

http://www.wowhead.com/item=87771#screenshots:id=343286

Screenshots were taken down as none were proven to be real & had used a morphing program or other illicit way to make a screenshot on the mount. Linking an actual armory showing one of the mounts will be accepted as truth it seems. NOBODY has done that yet in all 4 continuous forum post threads about it http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7810522218 (3 threads filled to 26 page post cap so far).

[roahn the warlock]

Wasn't aware you got nearly a month and half of early access must have been nice. And hell it could be 80% and still have no drops in 2.4 million samples.

Lol, really, sorry, but the chance of that happening is smaller than the chance of being struck by lightning while being eaten by a shark while discovering time travel

[Buu]

Lol, really, sorry, but the chance of that happening is smaller than the chance of being struck by lightning while being eaten by a shark while discovering time travel

I'm starting to get sick of the could/would/perhaps crowd.

When they will see that while they try hard to conjecture, we have the FACT that no armory have those mounts. Those ONLY mounts, as EVERY other one have at least ONE armory link with them.

Those people are trying very hard to stay naive.

[Baphomette]

For the community not to have found one, despite all the fame that would accompany someone ever using it, means that the drop rate would have to be far, far lower than any items have ever been in the history of the game.

We have statistical proof that it doesn't drop. Anyone who doesn't realize that by now is missing some high school math skills.

[Deleted]

It is dropping..
The Heavenly Onyx Serpent...
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...llected&page=3

I'm going to bet this morning realm restarts (in EU at least) may have had something to do with it.. I don't actually know how long this guy has had it for.