Thread: Warsteed's disappear on dismount?

So Im sure its been discussed already (but lotro.com's search engine is annoying as all...) as its the first thing that jumped out at me in the main teaser picture we've gotten on the variety of warsteeds (the 4-5 horses standing next to each other in an arc)..

Will our Warsteeds disappear when we dismount as our current horses do?

Unless that picture is of a group of npc warsteeds standing at a camp or stable. It suggests we will in fact be able to keep them live when we dismount them. Devil's advocate here. After all, why put so much work into training, leveling, traiting a living 'LI'/pet for all intensive purposes only to have vanish when not in 'use'? Will we be able to tie up our War Mount outside a camp, tavern or our houses and interact with them in a non-mounted fashion?

If the current obsession with the in-game 'normal' mounts is any indication of how the community will react to customizable, unique mounts (which is what Im guess the devs are betting on) any additional 'fluff' that can be added to the system would be a boon Turbine's coffers.

Thoughts?

I suspect the picture in question is artwork. Not a screenshot of a lot of horse pants standing around by themselves; a picture done by some artist who doesn't work for Turbine, representing a lot of war-horses standing around independently as we would not find them in-game.

It would be awesome if the horse would follow you around after dismounting, allowing you to quickly get back up if ambushed or surprised by enemies.

Why oh why is everyone trying to add lag to the game?

Not only do we have toons running about, but we have to render customer mounts. No thanks to this idea

Originally Posted by djheydt

I suspect the picture in question is artwork. Not a screenshot of a lot of horse pants standing around by themselves; a picture done by some artist who doesn't work for Turbine, representing a lot of war-horses standing around independently as we would not find them in-game.

I highly doubt the picture im referring to is artwork done outside of Turbine. Its a screenshot. Plain as day. Its practically the only one out there..its from the ROR official website.

Originally Posted by Maxal

Why oh why is everyone trying to add lag to the game?

Not only do we have toons running about, but we have to render customer mounts. No thanks to this idea

I was asking a question. Not making a suggestion. Thanks for responding so positively. I also wasnt aware that lag was so bad these days, maybe you need to upgrade your hardware/connection? Ive had no such problems in months.