It was a good fit, and it felt groundbreaking, a hint of what was to come. They kind of remind me of the hoverbikes in Star Wars. That’s hardly a surprise, as environmental puzzles have always been what sets Guild Wars 2 apart from its peers over everything else. Before, though, mounts chiefly existed to solve logistical puzzles, so you’d use the Jumper to bound up cliffs or the Jackal to teleport a few yards ahead. That makes them literal game-changers, even compared to the giant rabbits and jackals that ArenaNet introduced late last year.
And when you played a lumbering, gigantic Norn like I did, that jogging felt a bit like watching a glacier melt. Exploring that beautiful world often felt as joyful as a jog to the tax office. Mind you, I was always in love with the way the world of Guild Wars 2 looked like a canvas of concept art brought to life, but I loathed how the only way to get anywhere was on foot. In fact, my time with the Roller Beetles made me realize nothing had driven me away from Guild Wars 2 quite like its plodding pace. The bugs make Guild Wars 2 feel like a different game. Successfully performing a trick recoups some endurance, which lets you take even more punches while riding. Why hasn’t any other MMO developer ever done something like this before? ArenaNet I even performed a few tricks in the air, as though I were some Middle-earth variation on Tony Hawk or Evel Knievel. Hell, I skipped over bodies of water when I built up enough speed. I crashed through barriers and ran over enemies. (I first found this out after my bug buggy went careening off a cliff.) I drifted with them while taking challenging turns. They can burst into blinding speed, but they need space to decelerate, much like a regular car or horse. Buggy body and 15-foot long antennae aside, they’re more like Ferraris than ye olde fantasy MMORPG mounts. It’s all the other stuff that makes them so damn cool. But that’s the bare minimum of what they can do.
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