Dragonriding old drake mounts?

[Amnaught]

The old models are getting the new animations, right? Specifically the ones that share a skeleton with the new dragon mounts?

[arkanon]

The old models are getting the new animations, right? Specifically the ones that share a skeleton with the new dragon mounts?

Happy to be wrong about this but no, I don't believe any old mounts get the fancy new shit at all.

[Lahis]

The old models are getting the new animations, right? Specifically the ones that share a skeleton with the new dragon mounts?

Noooope. NO updates to any of the old mounts.

[Relapses]

Noooope. NO updates to any of the old mounts.

...at least not immediately. Time will tell if they go back and add it for the old mounts. If Dragonriding gets carried into the next expansion it stands to reason they may look into it.

[Eon Drache]

I would be very disappointed if the new form of riding does not get taken into the future. Let us enjoy the custom dragon we can make then after dragonflight let us add the drake we make into a mount and let us keep the mechanics with all our flying mounts. Otherwise its just another expac feature that gets forgotten and I'd be very sad.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

I would be very disappointed if the new form of riding does not get taken into the future. Let us enjoy the custom dragon we can make then after dragonflight let us add the drake we make into a mount and let us keep the mechanics with all our flying mounts. Otherwise its just another expac feature that gets forgotten and I'd be very sad.

Introducing cool new ideas and throwing them away come the next expansion is WoW's shtick. We'll be lucky if Dragonriding is expanded in the patch content with new models and customizations.

[Unlimited Power]

I believe Ion stated in an interview that they're awaiting the broad feedback of live to determine the future of Dragon riding.

If it's popular enough, they want to expand it to the entire roster of mounts where it makes sense, which will initially be mounts that share the animation rig of the 4 dragon riding models.

In other words, drakes, proto-drakes, wyverns and pterodactyls.

I imagine some would need more work than others to implement outside of the original models. Take the engineering helicopter mount for instance. It's not really compatible with the sort of animations required for this.

Or how about all the mounts that don't have flying animations but simply run in the air like the Headless Horseman's charger?

[deenman]

Introducing cool new ideas and throwing them away come the next expansion is WoW's shtick. We'll be lucky if Dragonriding is expanded in the patch content with new models and customizations.

it could just be a toggle/option thing later,apease both sides,but personaly i wish flyign never happened and dragonriding was its first iteration

[Hobbidaggy]

...at least not immediately. Time will tell if they go back and add it for the old mounts. If Dragonriding gets carried into the next expansion it stands to reason they may look into it.

If they decide that people prefer this over regular flying I could see this being rolled forward as a flying revamp and or an option to allow people to use this for their flying.

[Eon Drache]

Introducing cool new ideas and throwing them away come the next expansion is WoW's shtick. We'll be lucky if Dragonriding is expanded in the patch content with new models and customizations.

Im really hoping this isn't the case. From what we've seen so far the dragons for the dragon riding will use the skeletons from more than just the drake mounts. It is possible that we could see it applied to most of them during this expansion. Things like the Pterosaurs will already work with this. It is honestly up to Blizzard, their track record isn't good on things like this. But I will hope.

[Tentim]

Ts a gimmick they are going to drop and never do again once people get frustrated and want old flying back. It's an annoying middle ground no one wants like the travel toys.

[delus]

I have a feeling that they are waiting to see the reception of dragon riding to see if they want to transfer the system to old mounts.

[arkanon]

Introducing cool new ideas and throwing them away come the next expansion is WoW's shtick. We'll be lucky if Dragonriding is expanded in the patch content with new models and customizations.

What cool new ideas were thrown out other than mage tower?

[Julian Rayne]

The old models are getting the new animations, right? Specifically the ones that share a skeleton with the new dragon mounts?

They absolutely should. I'd love to Dragonride my Obsidian Warder on my Obsidian Worldbreaker.

[shadowmatrix]

Probably depends on player reaction, no sense updating old mounts before they if players like the feature.

[Lahis]

...at least not immediately. Time will tell if they go back and add it for the old mounts. If Dragonriding gets carried into the next expansion it stands to reason they may look into it.

Bold to assume that an expansion fearure that is limited to one continent would stick around afterwards.

[kranur]

I'm guessing they will first want to assess how it's received. If people are happy with it and like it a lot, they will probably expand it to more dragon mounts and outside of Dragon Isles.
If not, well ..there's plenty of continents filled with shit features, what's 1 more

[Coldkil]

...at least not immediately. Time will tell if they go back and add it for the old mounts. If Dragonriding gets carried into the next expansion it stands to reason they may look into it.

I think they will at least think about it. For how the feature is being built up, it seems it's something they want to carry on. I know it happened already with Legion/BfA/SL but i don't think you can simply remove it without any issues.

[ParanoiD84]

Big expansion features usually dont carry over in wow.

[Venziir]

The old models are getting the new animations, right? Specifically the ones that share a skeleton with the new dragon mounts?

Nope, they are not.