Rethink the starter turtle

[Jombo]

Hello fellow turtleers

I've been thinking since this is actually (also) an RP server it is a shame that immersion is slightly offset by the fact that everyone is riding around on big turtles. I am not saying the mount itself isn't lore friendly, but that everyone riding one isn't. Could you perhaps rethink this, changing the starter mount to the most pathetic looking horse/wolf depending on Alliance/Horde? Furthermore, a turtle with +100% speed bonus looks incredibly ridiculous and seems more at home in a fun server than the serious, and very, very well done server Turtle Wow is.

Thanks for reading!

[Fizzeek]

You can take my turtle from my cold, dead hands!

[Lukkas462]

"""Turtle wow""""

[Jombo]

"""Turtle wow""""

I heard this "logic" again and again. You could argue for a flying turtle or a giant turtle demon boss with this reasoning. I think the turtle pet is cute and enough as a server signature.

[Mrkrissatan]

"""Turtle wow""""

I heard this "logic" again and again. You could argue for a flying turtle or a giant turtle demon boss with this reasoning. I think the turtle pet is cute and enough as a server signature.

There is a turtle doom boss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmUpL8AvOEQ

[Jombo]

Yeah well point well taken :-) Still I don't think it says anything about the silllyness of everything having a turtle mount

[Allwynd01]

I don't mind the turtle mount at all.

[Gheor]

I'd argue this is just -your- personal wish and I can respect that.
Even if the mount is a running gag it has been with us for years, we will respectfully decline your suggestion, thank you for understanding.

[Jombo]

Alright, Mephistopheles. That makes sense.

Another idea instead of removing would be to give it a more fixed speed. What about 10-15%+ speed increase? Is that even possible or are all mounts hardcoded to use the same scaling system?

[Sandtusk]

The turtle speed already increases while you lv, in fact it’s speed is half of your current lv.
Ex)lv 60 = 30% speed.

It’s a great idea really to counteract the usual issues of passing out free mounts to players.