Horses are no faster than running! : V

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:03 am

The horses are great compaired to oblivion,but there reallly no faster than running and why cant I engage in combat while on a horse cmon????????????

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:45 am

Actually, using a horse is faster then running, though it doesn't feel like it.

Spoiler

If you have encountered the ghost of the headless rider you can see this pretty well. When you are running normally hw is faster then you because he is on a horse and you have to sprint to keep up. If you are on a horse yourself you do not have to use the sprint function.

As for horsecombat, I don't know.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:27 am

Yeah, Horses are basically useless in this game, although I do like riding them around still.
I hope the DLC will create some more use for them, like adding mounted combat shown in the Game Jam.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:10 pm

ordun agreed

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:36 am

Horses svck. With the exception of Shadowmere. He is a bad ass

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:23 pm

What? They are faster than running.

Edit: Lol, I totally forgot that I had a faster horse mod added. :tongue:

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:28 am

You can gallop at sprinting speed, and then make the horse run just a smidge faster. But they're not really meant for speed, they're study and good for riding from town to town while over cumbered if a player chooses not to have a follower.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:10 pm

They're definitely faster especially when sprinting. I can outrun the fastest animals in the game on a horse. Can't do that on foot.

Not really sure why some of you hate horses in this game so much. Only thing I don't like about them is how they want to fight. But for quick trips between towns or hauling junk when I'm overencumbered they are great. They also do a good job climbing up steep surfaces. They could certainly be better but they aren't as bad as some of you make them out to be.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:49 am

I think they are mor for RP pupouses and carrying your loot (they can carry items right?)

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:35 am

I wish we could call them with a whistle. Mine gets lost all the time.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:07 am

The horses are great compaired to oblivion,but there reallly no faster than running and why cant I engage in combat while on a horse cmon????????????

Horses are about as fast as sprinting, and galloping on the horse (horse sprinting) is far faster than you could ever run...

As for combat, I'm sure Beth will add it when they can do it well. They took out severing (Limbs from Fallout) becuase they hated it and couldn't do it well. All these things will eventually make it in. They're just picking what to focus on sooner than later. Horse combat wasn't on that list.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:54 am

Horses are faster for sure, I use them often. The only thing I hate about them is that they will rush into combat with enemies if anything hits them, it's kinda ridiculous.

One thing Horses are absolutely GREAT for in this game, that nobody has mentioned: Mountain climbing.

Horses can literally scale any mountain in the game that you normally could not on foot. (Some might take a little positioning and patience but it's possible even for the steepest slopes.) Go out and try it. It's come in handy for me SO many times, instead of walking all the way around mountains.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:49 pm

They need to be faster and stay out of the way while I'm fighting.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:11 am

They're preety damn fast actualy. But the whole *kill on sight* mentality is a tad retarted.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:58 am

All I want is a stable feature. Not even a stable feature. Just let us tell them to wait somewhere like regular followers. Maybe go back to where you bought them?

I also wouldn't mind a whistle function.

But what's the use, the odds of Beth actually implementing something new for horses is slim.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:44 am

The horses are great compaired to oblivion,but there reallly no faster than running and why cant I engage in combat while on a horse cmon????????????

I don't agree with this. Why are horses in Skyrim better than Oblivion?

I used to ride my horse everywhere in Oblivion. I never ride my horse in Skyrim. Based on amount of play, they are opposite.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:16 am

I don't agree with this. Why are horses in Skyrim better than Oblivion?

I used to ride my horse everywhere in Oblivion. I never ride my horse in Skyrim. Based on amount of play, they are opposite.

Agreed. Also Oblivion had a bit of variety from the cheap paint horse to the expensive black horse. I enjoyed first person view while riding also. It still had flaws such as no combat on the horse. However, Skyrim does not really improve things much.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:51 am

Yeah, they are slight faster but have bad stamina for the sprints.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:33 am

Hmm, i felt that oblivion's horses were faster than skyrim's horses though. Maybe thats the problem. Anyway i've only used horses a few times, and it just feels incredibly slow.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:58 pm

Honestly, in Oblivion all my characters ran so fast it was ridiculous, horses actually SLOWED me down in that game. In Skyrim, they're actually faster at least.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:40 am

Horses are faster for sure, I use them often. The only thing I hate about them is that they will rush into combat with enemies if anything hits them, it's kinda ridiculous.

One thing Horses are absolutely GREAT for in this game, that nobody has mentioned: Mountain climbing.

Horses can literally scale any mountain in the game that you normally could not on foot. (Some might take a little positioning and patience but it's possible even for the steepest slopes.) Go out and try it. It's come in handy for me SO many times, instead of walking all the way around mountains.

This is pretty much what I was going to say. There's no better way to climb those crazy slopes than on horseback. I hate horses rushing into combat too. That's simply ridiculous.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:33 pm

Yeah, Horses are basically useless in this game, although I do like riding them around still.
I hope the DLC will create some more use for them, like adding mounted combat shown in the Game Jam.

Any PC user knows that horses are made obsolete simply because they have ridiculous control handling.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:43 am

I really don't like the horses. Without mounted combat they seem pointless and the way they attack on their own is daft.

And does anyone know how to get rid of the bloody things? When I got Shadowmere, I left him there. But when I fast travel, he magically turns up. I don't want him. I want him to stay put somewhere. Otherwise he's getting fus roh dahd off a cliff.

» Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:20 pm

Horses are faster for sure, I use them often. The only thing I hate about them is that they will rush into combat with enemies if anything hits them, it's kinda ridiculous.

One thing Horses are absolutely GREAT for in this game, that nobody has mentioned: Mountain climbing.

Horses can literally scale any mountain in the game that you normally could not on foot. (Some might take a little positioning and patience but it's possible even for the steepest slopes.) Go out and try it. It's come in handy for me SO many times, instead of walking all the way around mountains.

I agree with everything in this post.

» Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:33 am

Any PC user knows that horses are made obsolete simply because they have ridiculous control handling.

^This First time I got on a horse and tried to back up (by pressing the s key) the horse decided what I meant was to turn around (I want it to back up not pull a 180). I know horses can back up in real life but aparently horse in skyrim are incapable of it. Also the fact that my horse attacks on sight is so freaking annoying.