150 mount achi...

[SpiritBinder]

...maybe Kovok!

Oh god yes!

[Chimera]

Cloud serpents are gorgeous and amazing and I love them, but I can see why they're not giving us yet another one for this achievement when there are so many to begin with.

/agreed
As much as the new dragon serpents are stunning, there are so many other things they could pop a saddle on and make a fun unique mount from.

So will the achieve go off the armory, which includes both horde and alli mounts, or the in game tab which shows only my alli available mounts?

My guess will be going off the armory number, so it will include your horde mounts. You'll be fine.

If I create a high lvl horde toon I would up with 248 mounts due to the double up, and I don't even have 1 MOP mount yet lol. WTB 250 mount reward, k thnx bye.

If it goes off the account total (so all acquired horde and ally mounts, not just specifically ally or horde), then that'll be nice.. right now im trying to acquire every mount i can buy to reach the goal since i may actually use it for my panda till i can get her to 90 and on a serpent. It'd be nice~

[MaximumOverdrive]

I'm actually surprised that so many seem to hate this mount, I for one was so excited when I heard there would be a pretty green kite for me! I think the kite is a fabulous mount, and aren't there only 2 kites in the game, one of which comes from being exalted with everyone in Pandaria? I think it's still a relatively exclusive mount for us collectors. It reminds me of the dragonhawk, really- you could get it for 100, or get a different one from Argent dailies. Why is the kite so different and hated? :S It's working the same as the Dragonhawk did.

To be fair, I don't think many people *hate* the mount. Some have technical issues with kites in general, such as clipping, or the way players are mounted on them, but there hasn't been a lot of hate.

The main focus of the negative discussion has been that people feel it's not quite so monumental for a 150 mount achievement. There may only be two available in the game as player mounts, but they're also every taxi in Pandaria. We see and experience them all the time. And I guess for many people, myself included I admit, kites are interesting and pretty but just not all that sexy. Both the albino drake and the dragonhawk mounts were quite remarkable for the times they released. Those were hard benchmarks to reach again, but there are other weird and wonderful mounts that are already functional, but unavailable to players that could probably have met the expectation (such as the pterrordax).

It's probably just another case of our imaginations, and hence expectations, getting ahead of things

I think you pretty much summed up my entire thought heh. Nicely put.

[cowmuflage]

I'm actually surprised that so many seem to hate this mount, I for one was so excited when I heard there would be a pretty green kite for me! I think the kite is a fabulous mount, and aren't there only 2 kites in the game, one of which comes from being exalted with everyone in Pandaria? I think it's still a relatively exclusive mount for us collectors. It reminds me of the dragonhawk, really- you could get it for 100, or get a different one from Argent dailies. Why is the kite so different and hated? :S It's working the same as the Dragonhawk did.

To be fair, I don't think many people *hate* the mount. Some have technical issues with kites in general, such as clipping, or the way players are mounted on them, but there hasn't been a lot of hate.

The main focus of the negative discussion has been that people feel it's not quite so monumental for a 150 mount achievement. There may only be two available in the game as player mounts, but they're also every taxi in Pandaria. We see and experience them all the time. And I guess for many people, myself included I admit, kites are interesting and pretty but just not all that sexy. Both the albino drake and the dragonhawk mounts were quite remarkable for the times they released. Those were hard benchmarks to reach again, but there are other weird and wonderful mounts that are already functional, but unavailable to players that could probably have met the expectation (such as the pterrordax).

It's probably just another case of our imaginations, and hence expectations, getting ahead of things

It's hard to please everyone I mean to one person something monumental might not be for someone else. So I'm sure who ever chose the kite thought it was a good choice.

Personally a I think pterrordax mount would suit a Archaeology reward than a 150 reward.

[Wain]

...maybe Kovok!

Oh god yes!

Would he carry you in his pincers or would you sit on his head?

I can never see a kunchong flying without thinking of...

[Kalliope]

I vote pincers!

(Do want him as a flying minipet btw. <3)

[SpiritBinder]

...maybe Kovok!

Oh god yes!

Would he carry you in his pincers or would you sit on his head?

I can never see a kunchong flying without thinking of...

Was thinking more like this

Horde ~


Ally ~


well, one can dream

[Slapperfish]

Every time I see the kite mount, I can't help but think of this scenario...

[SpiritBinder]

Every time I see the kite mount, I can't help but think of this scenario...

That's gold!

[Kalliope]

*stares at the second pic from SB* Oh god....that looks so painful!

*giggles at Slapper's poor kite too!*

[Wain]

well, one can dream

Dream of being that flexible? I see

[SpiritBinder]

LOL, your crazy kids. Maybe the image is a bit dark, but it's actually his glove

[Ziarre]

Still looks like an incredibly wide and painful spread. XD;

[Kalliope]

Still looks like an incredibly wide and painful spread. XD;

^

It had nothing to do with the gloves!

[Qraljar]

Even if my character had to become a contortionist, I would do everything to have a kunchong mount that could fly.


(When they fly, they're like insectoid helicopters.)

Back to you, Tom.

[Myrrmi]

Well, we already have a rolfcopter...
Kovok FTW!

And BTW you're not the only one who keeps seeing Arakkoas in the taxi-kites... and in the new shaman tier-set too Poor pureawesumnessFTW birdies...

[GormanGhaste]

Yay, those look awesome, SB!

...my precious....

[Bristlenose]

I like the kite but as a mount achievement it is definitely a disappointment.

[Shinryu Masaki]

While it is disapointing that it's not something as awesome as the Dragonhawks where, I think it migh also depend on which faction you play a little bit. Horde got a nice brigth red kite, while Alliance's blue kite's colors are kind of faded out. I know I'll be using the green kite over it all the time. I also agree they need to make a kunchong flying mount! And hopefully one day we will get the moose.

[Maizou]

Hmm but it looks like about 31/169 of my mount counts are horde side toons. Will that affect getting the achievement if I play mostly Alliance? I have a horde toon at 80 that I was leveling but kinda forgot about....

Other Shade to the rescue, kinda.

No. It shouldn't. Once the achievement's unlocked, you get the mount on both factions. At least that's how the 100 mount achievement thing worked for me and my Alliance toons were sub-90 mounts... around 78 or 80 or so and they still could use the Blue Dragonhawk.

But what I mean is when I look at my armory page, I have 169 mounts.

When I look at my mount tab in game on my main toon, I only have 138 visible.

So will the achieve go off the armory, which includes both horde and alli mounts, or the in game tab which shows only my alli available mounts?

It's... complicated.

It will only count the mounts your character can currently use.

Like, I had 98 mounts on all my toons. but I logged into my warlock, a tailor, and was given the 100 mount reward, as I had 2 extra mounts. (Warlock class mounts, + Tailoring Carpets gave me 2 more than any more of my toons).

Unless they decide to change it to go by the armory, it goes by the game.

The trick is to find out which one of your toon has the most unique mounts. Usually a tailor/engineer that is a warlock/paladin.