I mean, they could have easily added a side quest explaining the Veilwings there. Would have been more interesting than an ugly classic mount.
And ye, I'm all for updating old stuff but it seems like they stopped that and just release new mounts going forward. I think BfA was the last time they replaced a mount with an HD texture?
It's a Silver Covenant mount.
Change is good.
Whatever Silverglade Refuge/the High Elves there is/are, it's not important enough for them to create a new mount or update an older one. They wanted to take the "Dalaran Drake" route, but the community complained so basically the only option is some old mount, therefore the Hippogryph. Seems logical to me.
Again, one of the two blue phoenix mounts could have worked aswell. They both have silver armour, and are blue. Better than a super old classic mount that was always just a recolour of the other hippogryphs anyways.
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They look cool, and they could have done a side quest explaining it? You know? Because we spend time in the Shadowlands, and you can even tame them as a hunter. Why shouldn't some high elves tamed some during Shadowlands and brought them over? Be creative.

I mean the bigger issue is that the Silver Covenant is barely a part of an expansion about saving Silvermoon and "reuniting elf tribes" which I guess was just Belf and Velf all along? Bizarre choice, especially considering Vereesa, unless it's all patchbait.
What hippogryph are y'all even talking about lmao
One is a promotion mount and phoenixes aren't just some common mount used by everyone. Both seem way over the top.
They aren't gonna make a quest to explain that High Elves took something out of the Shadowlands that's native there, that's a story beat that is better not touched with a ten foot pole considering the implications.
The best choce for an HD mount would be a blue dragonhawk
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Oh that login queue is going up very quick.
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Servers are up!
Wait so it isn't even a new mount people are just complaining about a (likely placeholder) flight master taxi?

Well, the lag has already killed it.
A Feat of Strength most likely related to the mysterious Hooded Figure from MoP Remix, and now Legion Remix, a named NPC in 12.0. Looks like Ratt's Revenge got a good reception and they're adding a lot more secret finding stuff. Very excited!