Thread: Let me "see" the horse before I buy it

First off, let me comment on the beauty of the LOTRO mounts: their authentic appearance, and the great variety of colors and breeds available.

As lower-level players, we could "look" at the mounts before we made our purchase. Remember the first time you ran up to Hengstacer Farm to inspect the choices; they were all standing in stalls near the vendor and you could pick out the color that you liked best. This has also been the case recently for festival mounts. In addition, there are some zones, such as Evendim, where you can "preview" your purchase (i.e., the Dark Chestnut reputation mount stands next to the vendor).

Unfortunately, this is not always the case when you get further into the game. Sometimes the reputation mount is in the vicinity (but sometimes it is not), and where there is more than one choice (such as in Mirkwood or Angmar) it is never clear which is which. Personally, I always double-check online resources before I make my purchase.

However, there are games out there that allow players to "preview" mounts in an inspection window just like cosmetic clothing. Although this would be a welcome addition, I understand that it may be difficult to achieve. This being so, why not position an example of the reputation mount in close proximity to the vendor in all cases? To add to realism, the horse could be grazing or feeding in a stall, or there could be an NPC grooming it as we see in Galtrev.

I vote for this one, although there are some places where it is hard to place a horse (like the ox clan outpost).

This is a good request.

/signed

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While we're on the topic, I would like some way of previewing housing items and music boxes too. Lots of interesting things to buy out there but I never know if it'll turn out to look/sound silly.

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I think this is a good idea. I have wanted to view horses on several occasions and been unable to, causing me to have to spend time looking it up, not playing LOTRO.

I think Turbine tries to do this (and they mostly do it pretty well). But I agree, it shouldn't be that hard to place a horse next to the vendor.

Sure, some place (like tha afore-mentioned Ox camp) aren't ideal, but those are rare. Is there even a horse you can get at the Ox camp?

Originally Posted by Beleg

Is there even a horse you can get at the Ox camp?

Isengard War Steed

With the exception of the Ox Camp, I believe the horses are on display. Sometimes they are in the local stable stalls instead of next to the vendor.

In addition to CSTM, http://www.lotrosteeds.com/ has most of them

Or have a 1 hour Ride for each horse. So you can see it. While you are riding and such. Turbine can charge like 95 tp.

Rent a horse.