WoW Forever travel: no flying
Blizzard's announcements rule out flying mounts, describe a mount granted with riding training, and name several ship routes. Those plans establish some travel options, but not a complete transit network, flight-path rules, or an exact riding budget. The source wording remains a plan rather than a report of live rules.
Quick answer
Blizzard plans no flying mounts, a mount granted through riding training, and ship routes including one from Tanaris toward Riverglades; the complete transit rules remain open.
- Flying mountsBlizzard says there will be no flying mounts.Planned Blizzard: What’s Next Panel Recap
- Mount costThe up-front mount cost shifts into riding training.Planned Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
- Mount grantA mount is granted when players learn the riding skill.Planned Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
The evidence, 1 facts
- Ship routesBlizzard names routes through Stormwind Harbor, Auberdine, Menethil, and Southshore, plus a Steamwheedle route from Tanaris toward Riverglades.Planned Blizzard: Found Photos Panel Recap
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What no flying means in Blizzard’s announcement
The What’s Next Panel Recap says “no flying mounts” in its world-philosophy paragraph. The same sentence pairs that point with “no level scaling” and Blizzard’s stated focus on challenge, preparation, communication, and cooperation. That is the announcement’s world-design context; it does not set out route rules for crossing the world.
That wording establishes Blizzard's announced design, not a complete map of how movement works. The later Found Photos recap does describe planned ship routes: Stormwind Harbor to Auberdine, another route involving Menethil, Southshore, and Auberdine, and a Steamwheedle route from Tanaris toward Riverglades. It does not list every transit option or define flight-path rules.
How the mount training plan works
Under “Legacy Reward Track,” the Deep Dive Panel Recap says WoW Forever will adopt a Burning Crusade-style mount-cost approach: the up-front mount cost shifts into riding training, and a mount is granted when players learn the riding skill. This is an announced model, not a live rule the sources confirm in-game today.
That explains where the cost sits, not its final amount. The cited passage gives no riding threshold, training price, mount name, or speed. Without those specifics, this announcement cannot support an exact budget or say when riding training becomes available. For zone-to-zone context, see Zones and the leveling guide.
Not announced or unresolved
- Riding thresholds and exact training costsNot announced.Not announced
- Mount speeds and identitiesNot announced.Not announced
- Complete transit list, flight-path rules, and exceptionsNot announced.Not announced
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