Actually the mount speeds are like this :
Ground Mounts :
First Mount you can get :
Epic Turtle you can get this one only from TCG and you have to be level 20 to ride it. It costs 0 gold it requires 0 riding skill. It gives 0% increased movement speed (you move at 100% of normal speed)
Level 40 Mount : Riding skill (75) costs 90g. Mount costs 10g. It increases your movement speed by 60% (you move at 160% of normal speed). Also, if you are honored, you get a 10% discount, leaving the cost for the mount and riding skill at 81+9 = 90g.
Level 60 Mount : Riding skill (150) costs 600g. Mount costs 100g (you can also buy the mount with 30 AB, 30 AV and 30 WSG Marks). It increases your movement speed by 100% (you move at 200% of normal speed). If honored, you pay 540g riding skill and 90g mount, leaving your pay check at : 540+90 = 650g. (or 540g + Marks of Honor).
Flying Mounts :
Level 70 First Flying Mount : Riding skill (225) costs 800g. Mount costs 100g. It increases your movement speed by 60% (that includes ground speed, meaning that yes,
you move faster on ground with level 60 ground mount than with the first flying mount; you move at 160% of normal speed,
but you can fly). If honored, it leaves costs at : 720+90g = 810g.
Level 70 Swift Flying Mount : Riding skill (300) costs 5000g. Mount costs 200g. It increases your movement speed by 280% (you move at 380% of normal speed). If honored you pay 4500+180 = 4680g.
You have to learn the 225 Riding Skill in order to be able to learn 300 Riding Skill.
If we are to make a total for you riding pleasure :
90g + 650g + 810g + 4680g = 6230 g
You can diminish your costs by not buying Epic Ground Mount with gold, but with Marks, and not buy first flying mount, just the riding skill, leaving you to pay :
6230-90-90 = 6050g
That's a lot of cash ...
Also , if you get a
Riding Crop, you get get to move with ony 10% slower than the Taxi Flight (Wind Rider Master, etc)
Edited, Apr 2nd 2007 3:15pm by VoodooFXX