Oh boy, can't wait to see the comments about this one...

[vasagi]

from the UO newsletter:
"In January, we will be adding our first vanity mount - Lasher! Look forward to some new fiction that introduces this new creature to Britannia."

 

[BeaIank]

By Odin's beard...
That looks even more like Spirits/Swift Wind from She-Ra than Dreadhorn... I will have to kill every single one I run into...
But yay for rainbows. I approve of rainbows... except in that creature.

 

[Merus]

In all honesty I about vomited in my mouth with I saw that in the newsletter.

@Bleak @Kyronix @Mesanna

For what it's worth: WTF?? A ****ing rainbow unicorn? That has NO business in this game. /endrant

 

[Nexus]

 

[S_S]

It's Butt Stallion from Borderlands!

 

[Nexus]

so @Kyronix & @Bleak are closet Bronies?

 

[drcossack]

I loved that level so much. Almost as much as the Cow Level...err, sorry, Not the Cow Level.

 

[Lord Frodo]

Can't wait, do we get these also?

so we can do this in UO

 

[Riyana]

...was I the only one who nearly squealed with delight over it?

I mean, most of my characters are way too dignified for a rainbow unicorn... but some are not! And they shall have them!

(Depending on how it looks in classic...)

 

[Larisa]

It's a VANITY mount....you know like those people that stand around Luna on Atlantic wearing BRIGHT gold and those new wonderfully hideous new dye colors?

I like it, it's super cute! Thanks team! (Can we see it in the Classic Client SOON please???)


And no Riyana, you were NOT the only one who SQUEED

 

[BeaIank]

I surely enjoyed My Little Pony when I was a wee lass, but then came Spirits/Swift Wind and ruined it all for me!
I could no longer enjoy cute rainbow horses, all because He-Man had the awesome armoured battlecat and we had to settle for a stupid talking horse with rainbow wings!
So now I am obliged to hate this new mount instead of being delighted by him!

 

[Riyana]

I surely enjoyed My Little Pony when I was a wee lass, but then came Spirits/Swift Wind and ruined it all for me!
I could no longer enjoy cute rainbow horses, all because He-Man had the awesome armoured battlecat and we had to settle for a stupid talking horse with rainbow wings!
So now I am obliged to hate this new mount instead of being delighted by him!

Battlecats are fun, but friendship is magic.

 

[BeaIank]

Battlecats are fun, but friendship is magic.

Swords are better and more fun than magical friendship.

 

[Uriah Heep]

*sighs*

Guess we really are carebears now...

 

[Kylie Kinslayer]

'meh.. not my cup of tea.. but then again a cup of tea ain't my glass of sweet tea either.. and don't go calling me Uncle Si jack

but honestly glad to see the Devs gave a win to the carebear/my little pony crowd. Those of us who like the game a little more evil already have the Grizzle Mare, Hellhound etc to roll around on..

 

[Riyana]

@Kyronix

Is this mount to be an ethereal like the charger, or an actual animal like the anniversary horses? And can we get a picture of it in classic?

 

[Kyronix]

@Kyronix

Is this mount to be an ethereal like the charger, or an actual animal like the anniversary horses? And can we get a picture of it in classic?

It's an actual animal like the anniversary horse.

 

[Poltergeist]

It's an actual animal like the anniversary horse.

Will this look\ the same in CC as EC?

 

[BeaIank]

It's an actual animal like the anniversary horse.

Can you also give us an awesome armoured mighty battlecat to make up for the My Little Pony unicorn? Pretty pretty please with sugar on top?
The German barbarian that sacked Rome in my blood would be really happy with that.

 

[Riyana]

It's an actual animal like the anniversary horse.

Aww. I was hoping ethereal. Still adorable.

 

[Yadd of Legends]

the carebear/my little pony crowd

 

[Scribbles]

I wonder if the animation will actually match the animation of the character... the last couple mounts looks like my character cant ride for crap as he is way out of rhythm with the mount.

Other than that i couldnt care less about vanity crap like this but im sure there are quite a few people that will love this mount.

 

[Victim of Siege]

Oh my F****NG god . . .

 

[Prime.]

Oh my gosh!

It is SO CUTE, Dev's please ignore the hate, I love this very much and can't wait to get my hands on a million if them!

 

[Captn Norrington]

This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread:

 

[Spartan]

First thought: My Little Pony!

Second thought: Who is gonna clean up the mess on my keyboard? <for the subtlety challenged: barf>

Please, no. Please, please, please.

 

[Kolka]

What kind of leather does it give?

 

[Prince Erik]

Well, my daughter thinks it's cute... so that's something...

 

[Kolka]

This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread:

*wonders how Capt knows about fuzzy unicorn rainbow videos*

 

[vasagi]

Well, my daughter thinks it's cute... so that's something...

The guild is going to go in together and get you one of these

 

[Spock's Beard]

It's an actual animal like the anniversary horse.

As a non-tamer I just can't be bothered with any mount that requires rezzing. Then again I guess it's meant for banksitting so whatever.

 

[BeaIank]

Well, my daughter thinks it's cute... so that's something...

Quick! Introduce her to She-Ra and Wonder Woman.
There is still hope!

 

[Dot_Warner]

Sorry, but this horse is abhorrent and the art is objectively terrible. Much like the awful Easter painting, it doesn't belong in UO. If this is a sign of the pet revamp, it sure as hell isn't a good one.

 

[Nexus]

What kind of leather does it give?

The Next round of backpack art...

 

[Dot_Warner]

If you want rainbow unicorns, play this: Robot Unicorn Attack

Don't put them in UO.

 

[Prince Erik]

Quick! Introduce her to She-Ra and Wonder Woman.
There is still hope!

Oh I think she's safe - she does watch the Saw movies. She's 21 after all. Oh, and Vasagi, you don't have to get me one, loving daughter is bugging me to get one so she can watch me ride it around... *sighs* There goes my street cred!

 

[OREOGL]

from the UO newsletter:
"In January, we will be adding our first vanity mount - Lasher! Look forward to some new fiction that introduces this new creature to Britannia."

I thought you were pulling my chain until I opened my email and saw this.

I'm truly at a loss for words...

 

[old gypsy]

Once upon a time, when the world was young...

...I would have loved this.

 

[Enziet]

It's not the worst mount I have ever seen in a video game. It really wont match with any of my characters though. So I will not be purchasing this mount. I'll stick to my war horse for now.

 

[Riyana]

Sorry, but this horse is abhorrent and the art is objectively terrible. Much like the awful Easter painting, it doesn't belong in UO. If this is a sign of the pet revamp, it sure as hell isn't a good one.

It's much better looking than the new spider mount, and certainly better looking than the godawful hellhound thing. Maybe that's a low bar, but still. If it wasn't rainbow, would you still dislike it? (Quick and dirty photoshop, but you get the idea.)

 

[BeaIank]

It uses the Dreadhorn model/sprite.
Since I kill it 7 times a week, yeah, I would still hate it!

 

[Tina Small]

It would be interesting to know how the decision was made to put this in as the first "vanity mount." I guess I don't understand the logic of putting in another version of a unicorn, especially with a rainbow-hued tail and mane. Anyone who really wants one of their characters to ride a unicorn can already use a unicorn ethereal pet, regardless of the character's gender. If it's a done deal that this is going in, could the artist make the rainbow colors a lot more subtle or eliminate them altogether, trim the beard a bit, and give the critter a more solid, muscular look?

 

[Victim of Siege]

 

[Lord Nabin]

*Wakes up from his comfy chair by the fire with a start*

Wait what?

*Looks at his Glass of Good Old Moonglow Red, then pours it out and waves over the Tavern Keeper*

Jess throw out that open cask of my Good Old Moonglow Red, Something has to be wrong with it. I swear I just saw a Unicorn with a rainbow tail!

*Settles back into his chair by the fire and waits for a fresh decanter of Good Old Moonglow Red while deep in though reviewing the disturbing Unicorn vision*

 

[Riyana]

I've banged my head on the wall over bad art additions for a while now... but I'm not seeing it here. To my eye the shading looks smoother on this than it does on either the unicorn or Dread Horn currently in game. It's a cleaned up, bearded unicorn with colorful hair.

 

[Dot_Warner]

It's much better looking than the new spider mount, and certainly better looking than the godawful hellhound thing. Maybe that's a low bar, but still. If it wasn't rainbow, would you still dislike it? (Quick and dirty photoshop, but you get the idea.)

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Yeah, I'd still hate it. The horn is fairly obscene. Not just large, but rather phallic.

Vanity mounts, clothes, etc are fine by me...but they need to fit the game. A horny Starlite doesn't.

 

[SugarMMM]

Is that the Squatty Potty Unicorn?

 

[Nexus]

I'm just gonna wait for the outrage and strife when one gets eaten by a bug and goes Poof and the player is told they don't replace lost items or pets.

 

[Riyana]

Well, okay then.

I'm probably buying one though. It will be the almost-perfect ride for my gypsy gal. (Perfect would be ethereal, as she is a stealther... but oh well.)

 

[Riyana]

I'm just gonna wait for the outrage and strife when one gets eaten by a bug and goes Poof and the player is told they don't replace lost items or pets.

I'd rather lose a $10 replaceable store pixel than my well-trained high-end greater dragon. ANY pet lost to a bug is bad.