146858-is-there-any-reason-to-pick-ground-mounts-over-hoverboards

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			since hoverboard can go on water is there any reason for me to buy/use a ground mount other then looks?	
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U dont know just how unfortunate this thread is after the last patch :P
 
I personally used to run with only hoverboards cos it just means less scrolling. Now there are some ground mounts that do the same thing. Cool	
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			Personal preference. True ground mounts won't go over water. As the post above states... some of the ground mounts that hover now can go over water.	
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			Other than looks, no. You're always better off with a hoverboard (and since the last patch any ground mount that hovers). Anything with wheels or legs a hoverboard trumps for usability.	
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Purple 'board all day, all night..  :wub:
 
No reason for anything else.	
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			Just personal preference really. Even before the change I prefer using the ground mounts, but now I'll definitely have no reason to ever change from my Osun cruiser. I will say it would be nice if they put in a proper "float check" for mounts though...being dismounted because you stepped in a puddle is silly hehe.	
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			its all about vanity,  if you only seek utility pick plain hover board and don't custom it...but if you want look awesome/badass etc etc ... ground mounts with customs are choice of go	
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since hoverboard can go on water is there any reason for me to buy/use a ground mount other then looks?
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			Hoverboard all the way baby!! Nothing says Tony Hawk in Wildstar like hours of gapclosing jumps between the 4 ramps in Illium where the gear vendors are.	
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Sometimes the mount size matters, when you are climbing somewhere or trying to pass through something... but those particulars are so rare that can be disregarded.
 
Sometimes too big mounts are just to clumsy to maneuver on some tricky climbs.	
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For me nothing beats the Grinder bonus points if its blue
It not huge like dem crazy loyalty mounts nor too small like the boards
It has like a monster truck back wheel and a kickass rev
Hover boards on the other hand feels very kiddish to me like a skateboard
 
The only thing close to beating a Grinder would be the Uniblade :D	
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Practically, nothing.
 
All about aesthetics.
 
I personally can't get enough of my alien velociraptor.  He's not rare at all but i love how he wiggles :P
 
90% of the time I'm not using my mount to travel over water or am i around it, so a ground mount is fine.  If i do get to an area with lots of water/ traveling a long while I'll get on my hover board.	
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I finally got the rep for the strain hoverboard which i'm loving now it doesn't cost 100 platinum.
 
Then I saw the price of the Bulldog board ... I laughed. 
 
They can keep it.	
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Is there any reason to have any other mount than snarflelynx? 
I've been asking myself that and come to the conclusion: No
:P	
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			I saw somewhere (not sure if thats true tho) that gound Mounts are a bit faster than hoverboards, but maybe that was before, during p2p?	
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I saw somewhere (not sure if thats true tho) that gound Mounts are a bit faster than hoverboards, but maybe that was before, during p2p?
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When I bought my first gorund moutn, I could not use hoverboard yet simply due to level restriction. I am not sure if this is gone yet, but ground mounts are not bad at all. Hovering over water is fun but in game is not really too much water which would be standing in your way. There is a lake or river time to time but those are minor issues.
 
Also, as of the new patch, some ground mounts (that are not really that "ground" mounts) can float over water aswell. Like bandit carver.	
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Because a big male Granok (and probably any other form of granok) on a hoverboard just looks silly. I dressed mine up as arnie and let him cruise his motorcycle. Though if he has to cross water I'll have to change to hoverboard anyway. 
 
With my Mordresh I wouldn't even want anything else but a hoverboard, the way they jump on 'm is simply epic. 
			
				
	Edited November 13, 2015 by shadowmessengerx	
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			The only thing ground mounts can do that hoverboards can't is bury NPCs to make them harder for other players to use.	
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With my Mordresh I wouldn't even want anything else but a hoverboard, the way they jump on 'm is simply epic. 
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Few things I'm wondering:
 
1. can hoverboards jump higher then ground mounts by using "ramp mechanics" ?
 
2. if yes, can newly changed other hovering mounts (dreg racer etc) also jump as high as hoverboards using the same mechanics now?
 
3. do all mounts who "ignore riding skill, but travel faster then normal" travel at same speed when compared to each other (glitter kitty vs dreg racer etc)
 
4. can exile character actualy learn that dominion side mount i've seen on AH, but writen on him in red letters says dominion facition
 
Hopefuly someone can shed some light on some of these questions. :)	
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1) Hoverboards already have an higher jump height than any ground mount, ramp or not. 
 
4) If it says in red letters 'dominion faction' it means that you can't use it at all if your character is from the other side. The game will simply refuse to consume/equip it.
 
Can't really comment on 2 and 3, though I don't see why there would be any difference of speed between those mounts.	
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