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Even More Transportation Changes Coming in 3.2!

A Goblin Zeppelin heading into Undercity. A Goblin Zeppelin heading into Undercity.

Pixiestixy broke the news last night about the mount changes that will be coming in the next major patch, 3.2. There are some additional news to note as Zarhym posted some more information about transportation changes which are being implemented to improve leveling:

From the World of Warcraft Forums:
In the next major content patch we will be adding a few methods of improved transportation to areas of interest while leveling.

It is time for the denizens of Azeroth to witness the full might of the Horde as they do what they do best: employ goblins to construct zeppelin towers and float players across vast seas using sky boats. That's right, a new zeppelin route is being added in Thunder Bluff and will transport players to Orgrimmar. Isn't technology magnificent?

Also, brought to you by Azeroth's greatest users of magic, are all new portals coming to Stormwind and Orgrimmar. These portals will transport players directly to the Stair of Destiny at the Dark Portal. Travel is just so much more convenient when it's instantaneous! Players will then find that a new connecting flight path exists at the Stair of Destiny allowing players new to Outland easy and direct access to the city of Shattrath.

Keep your seat backs and tray tables in a full upright and locked position, and we hope you continue to enjoy your methods of travel in Azeroth and beyond!

So even more changes are in store! Horde players I'm sure will be loving the new zeppelin between Orgrimmar and Thunder Bluff, while everyone can appreciate the instant transport to the Stair of Destiny to get you to the Outlands faster!

These changes seem to fall in line with the Blizzard philosophy of making leveling more accessible and faster for players. As a player who has only one max level character and a multitude of alts I can really appreciate this!

This is not the end of the changes of course as there are also changes coming to the class specific mounts and movement abilities, also found on the World of WarCraft Forums:

  • Movement Speed Training By Class

    • Druid

      • Travel Form: Requires level 16

      • Flight Form: Requires level 60 (150% flight speed)

      • Swift Flight Form: Requires level 70



    • Hunter

      • Aspect of the Cheetah: Requires level 16



    • Shaman

      • Ghost Wolf: Requires level 16



    • Paladin

      • Warhorse: Requires level 20

      • Charger: Requires level 40



    • Warlock

      • Felsteed: Requires level 20

      • Dreadsteed: Requires level 40






  • No surprises from the class mount changes, but the movement ability changes are nice as getting ghost wolf, aspect of the cheetah and travel form earlier will be a really nice change for leveling!

    What do you think of these changes? Good or bad? Is Blizzard making it too easy for newer players?

    Reader Comments (67)

    Everyone gets mounts at the same time, no one is getting them "earlier" than anyone else.

    Did you read the post I linked to on here that we wrote up yesterday about the changes?

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDJTyrant

    oh for haven sake why are we amking such a big issue over this is it so wrong that we are not happy that people like and teh veterans of this game arent happy about wasting 1000nds of gold over teh last 4 years i mean is it the point is noobs are getting it to easy these days they dont learn anything i would think atleast in a virtual world their would some justice noobs get all teh brakes

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercocopuff

    @ cocpuff

    Maybe you should have invested some of that gold into English lessons.

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered Commenternoobalicious

    @ theone,

    Yes the flight may only be a minute+, but in order to get the flight path, you have to RUN from 1 to the other. With the zep, that looooooong run has just become a quick climb to the top of a tower, maybe wait 1.5 mins, and less than that to travel by zep. Far cry faster than the initial run, unless u r high enuf for the quest.

    @ robojessus,

    As nice as it would be, to be able to get a mount at lvl 1, FAT chance. LOL, sorry man.

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTharon

    this game is getting too easy IMO...

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDalag

    Yeah way to ask for opinions and thoughts from people only to right them off DJ. Well done.

    "What do you think of these changes? Good or bad? Is Blizzard making it too easy for newer players? [Not that I care I'll just tell you to get over it later.]"

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTom

    Well, the reason for this changes is the crisis going on.
    Blizzard knows that if they keep the game like it always been, people will leave because they are tired of the game, but no new players will join in the meantime.

    I think these changes are great, now I can finally level up my Warlock (22), or maybe my Warrior (21), because of the mount thing^^

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLolmaster

    I am all for the new zep between TB and ORG! best thing EVER! but srsly? flight form at 60 seems... wrong, and lock and pallys getting mounts at 20 even worst. but the worst offender by far is epic mounts at 40! THE FEK?!

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterNethya

    I strongly support this step to make the world more traversable, and leveling alt a more enjoyable experience.
    My one gripe is that, with epic mounts moved to 40, the process of making the paladin and warlock quest chains obsolete is completed.
    Getting my paladin epic mount was one of the most fulfilling experiences in WoW, even though I haven't mounted my charger in ages (and replaced him with a black war tiger even before BC), and the event in the Scholomance ossuary was the most enjoyable fun things I got to do as a paladin.
    I think they should make a new epic mount quest chain with a new top-level climactic event(maybe even for epic flying mounts, but a pre-requisite would have to be artisan riding skill) to replace the abandoned old ones, both for the sake of the old-timers and the newcomers that will never get to see the old one. You could even tie it in with the push towards Icecrown (really appropriate for pallies).

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterilligetimi

    Some people really don't know how to read..

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterVag

    Honestly, I don't see how this is making the game "easier". It's not like getting a mount at level 20 is "ZOMG I can kill elites now!!!11!1!11". You can just TRAVEL to places faster. Guess what? When you travel there faster, YOU CAN STILL DIE. Getting there faster doesn't mean you'll kill things faster or get better gear >_>

    If this is such an issue, then I guess Blizz needs to take out all the portals in Shatt and Dalaran, and make you travel the hard way back to Old World. While we're at it, take out the flight points and the Mage portals. That way, the game isn't too easy just because you got from point A to point B faster than before >_>

    Quit the QQ and deal with it.

    June 11, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMags

    For all the people complaining about the changes, it should be obvious why they are doing it. Clearly the number of new subscribers has fallen drastically, and the only people rolling new characters are existing players.

    No one is getting anything free or better here since almost everyone getting any advantage here has already been there and done that with the old system.

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterZarinn

    @ mags

    I totally agree with you

    and who wunts to be playin old wow if i mack a new alt i wunt to be playin the new content not old content wich no one playes any more unless thy r lvlin new alts

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterattack attack

    too buffed imo..getting mounts before the other classes? geesh..i mean..im a DK with 100% @ 55 but...30% @ 20? why dont you give a mount already at the beggining of the game that can fly trough azerroth..

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTrial

    What im wondering is when does this patch arive, cus im level 50 now and dont wanna buy the mount if the price is going down with 200g a week later

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterZoczoc

    Just add a lvl80 character when you buy WoW, and perhaps even full T8,5 set. Why not throw in all achievements complete also from the start.

    This game has gone from up to down every single expansion and patch. Sad, very sad.

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRichard

    i completly agree with these changess though a faster mound may not give you more power it does make those long travels lighter and faster which one of us is nt annoyed by our slow ass mound going to the opposite side of a a zone on your slow ass mound i hate having to have to go to go to the black portal when starting outlands

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercocopuff

    Man Wow is to easy, i remember when Tbc And Wotlk wasent there, Then wow was a challenging now its just to easy...

    All the way from denmark...(yes it is in europe)

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPatrick

    lvl 40 for charger kills the reason to do the quest line for the tabard now.. unless they change the quest line to a place in Scarlet monestray Cathedral.

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterApollumi

    I saw the palidan mount level 20 I got very happy cause I have a 20 pally then I saw dreadsteed at 40 and the second it comes out my 40 lock is soooo getting dreadsteed now =)

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMezz

    I really feel sorry for people who only see or only focus on the negative side of things. Yes, people are entitled to these negative views and opinions, but I still feel sad for them.

    Reminds me of how I head someone say once, "I wouldn't want to win the lottery. Just think of all the taxes I would have to pay"

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDrstealth

    Frankly, I want a freakin' refund of all the gold I'll have spent on the current mount system

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterUhnk

    People... think straight, isnt it annoying to walk for minutes to do one quest on your alt (or a new account for some people)

    the new mount changes are just to make you go faster

    less traveling time = more play time!!!

    you should be happy now!!!
    more good WoW for your money!!!

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPeddel

    Isent it a little bad that all the changes are afecting the originally game. The dark portal: dont need it ennymore. pally mount at lvl 40: Whats happening whit the cool quest? Little changes are good, but i dont like major changes like that=(

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commenter95husum

    all these changes are cool except for one thing, people who already have bought all their training for such higher prices should get the extra money back =D

    June 12, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterrin

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