You should put an "uncaring" choice in the second question as well.

I don't really like it. Ever since it was said that they could put it on Skyrim it never really got my attention at all. I don't what i find about it, but it feels as like the Elder Scrolls is turning into another game. I don't like what they are adding, and also i don't like it cause like on the PS3. It seems like Bethesda just dosen't give 2 flying bird poops about it. I mean they are turining into meanies. .. poor PS3 users. Then they pay for the game 60$, then glitches, then bugs, then no DLC, then some other platform users say bad things about them.

Plus is the dragon going to move like really fast across Skyrim cause i mean what would be the point of adding it if you can just use the fast travel i mean Skyrim is not that huge !!!

thats not right. The dragonborn is not for killing dragons just because they are dragon. Thats a bad way of making it because you are technically a dragon in a human body. It fits fine into the main quest. You choose if you want to be a pshyco maniac who just cares about killing dragons because they are good to kill. I kill them if they attack me or anyone else.

you know that mods are made by players not official bethesda staff? Bethesda are more likely to figure it out then modders.

Hence, why I want to know.

No need to refer to another game - when controls for horses are bad, there's cause for concern.

What is seriously so appealing about riding a dragon? In Skyrim we were the ultimate Dragon slayers. Now we're the ultimate Dragon riders? Wtf?

I just dont understand the hatred here. Odahviing allowes you to ride him, he is willing, because you proved your Thu'um was stronger. Dragons are indeed prideful, but the dragons also give their respect to the one with the strongest Thu'um. Not all dragons like or agree with Alduin, but they follow him simply because his Thu'um was, until now, the strongest ever. Dragons bow to the one with the mightest Thu'um. After you prove once and for all that your Thu'um surpases even Alduins Odahviing vowes to serve you, the one whos Thu'um reigns supreame. He appears whenever you call and does so without complaint. His pride drew him into the trap in Dragonsreach, but he willingly acknowledges your power and willingly decides to come whenever you call. Does this make Odahviing, one of the most prideful dragons known, less of a Dragon for following the way Dova do things?

There is nothing "wrong" about this. This is how the hierarchy of Dragons functions, they follow the one with the strongest Voice. if you notice not all dragons attack you. Eaither because they are not hostle or reconize your statues as the one whos Voice is supreame. Those who -do- attack are also following their nature of domination. But dragons know their place, they know to respect those whos Voice surpasses their own. Even Durneviir, in the Soul Cairn of all places, has heard of and reconizes your supreame mastery of Thu'um by defeating the one who devours the world, the Firstborn of Akatosh, the bringer of the end times, the one whos duty it is to eat the entire world so life can begin again. You have defeated the ultimate dragon, one of the strongest forces in the elder scrolls universe. The dragons acknowledge and respect your superiority, because that too is their nature, to bow to the one who is the strongest.

I guess I care about the universe in a different way than most of you. I dont see a boss fight against a dragon and think "oh boy these dragons are pathetic, lol so much for being bad asses." Regardless of how awsome or pathetic they are mechaniclly, I regard every encounter with the same enthusiasim that I did that first time so long ago. I hear the flapping of wings and the roar in the distance and my hair still stands on the back of my neck, and I think to myself "oh damn, a dragon!" and when that Dragon appears to me and challanges my Voice, I grin, and accept the challange with my heart steeled. I draw my weapon and inhale my breath to prepare for the encounter. Then when at last my foe lies defeated upon the ground, I smile to myself feeling accomplished, knowing that my Voice overcame such an experienced and powerful opponent.

idk maybe I'm just weird -shrug-

Apparently, according to what Mardoxx has found, by placing flying around in its own worldspace. We'll see!

^this.
What about this? The trailer seems to point at flying everywhere even in the Skyrim province, but I'm not that sure it will be so.

If so Nazeem will experience a whole new way of meeting his early death...

It was speculated from the 1.8 patch's content that you don't fly around in Skyrim proper, but a special worldspace made just for flying. That would solve the performance issue, but also limit the riding to just fancier fast travel
So no death from above

being some kind of fast travel is fine, though im not sure about how suitable it would be; the dragon would seem like a taxi in that case. "Hey you! dragon! fly me to winterhold!"


Being able to fly everywhere would create a whole lot of bugs, be sure about that.

EDIT: oh, in a certain space eh? If there arent any dragon-flying-backwards bug, i suppose its fine.

Am surprised with the poll results I thought I was in the minority of not wanting to ride dragons around like ponies, but it seems the fanbase is pretty much split down the middle.

I'll have to see when the DLC comes out, but if it's any good, I don't really want any restrictions, but I want it to be a challenge to earn the right to have a Dragon mount. I don't want the mount to be available at something like, level 10 or so.

I was actually expecting more to be indifferent. Seeing so many opposed was a surprise.

On these forums are many of the "hardcoe" fans.
Given that, it surprises me there are so much pro Dragonriding votes.
It seems to be cool to generally be opposed to stuff supposedly only implemented for the sake of coolnes.

That said, I think many of the other Skyrim players beyond these forums are just outright in awe of Dragon mounts.

Im actually amazed so many people are against dragon riding.

I want to fly a Dragon and I want to fly it everywhere. I also want to fly it right over Delphine and Esbern and have it unload a giant [censored].

I personally know someone who is a casual fan at best. The nanosecond he saw Dragon Riding he fliped his [censored]. I assume thats the the typical type of response outside of "hardcoe" circles.

This. Totally my point.

Considering the natural hatred I′ve seen here since the day I put my feet in, the results are posstive towards the dragon riding.
Because you see, I remember all the people complaining SO BAD about the removal of the infamous stats... strenght, intelligence, etc... and the same people played the game MORE HOURS than me.
So, if we follow the same logic, the people who are saying tehy dont want or they dont like the dragon riding, Im sure are the people that will play the most to prove that they hate it. But they will ending loving it an it is probable that once it is released we will not read nothing about the riding anymore
Me, I dont say I want it nor I dont, I want to see how it will fit in the DLC, so Im in the group that will wait to its release.

You know...I honestly like not having those old stats anymore, I don't feel shackled to certin play styles, and like I said in my original post, as far as I'm concerned, the Lore fully embraces this concept.

So am I, but I think Space Marine hit it on the head. It is cool to oppose things that are supposedly implemented only because they're cool.

So much for this:

I think dragon riding will be exciting for about as long as horse riding was, about 2 minutes. Might be great for screenshots, but I really don't see myself using it in game (just as I never bother riding a horse anymore).