is the epic mount worth it?Follow

is getting the epic mount worth all the gold and buying the items on the AH AND doing the instances worth the mount?

And it also puts you into the 5 second rule, which means mana regen will stop until 5 seconds after you're done casting -- that was always the biggest drawback to the Paladin mounts for me.

I personally preferred my Epic Riding Chicken to it.. now I have enough land mounts that I never get bored and never really feel inclined to use the Charger. I do occasionally cast the level 40 (err.. 30 now) one when I'm traveling in the Old World with lowbies though...

In the end? Why not get it? A few hundred gold is like a spitball @ 70 (it doesn't have to be your FIRST epic mount).

An Epic Land Mount is extremely valuable though. Definitely get some kind of 100% land mount.

Get it! Get it! Get it!

The mount was made for you. Only Paladins have the mount, so you should definitely get it. Even though it is a bit tougher, when you walk out of Scholo....you're going to love it!

Whenever I run into a Paladin that is thinking about not getting it (when I'm on my alts, and if they are cool), I ALWAYS run them through all the instances they need so they can have it. Heck, I even give half of them the money they need. Every Paladin should have their Charger.

Just like every warlock should have their Dreasteed (or whatever their epic land mount is called).

YES get your epic Paladin mount, and in my opinion, GET IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER YOU TURN 60!!! You can get most of the mats and gold gathered before you even hit 60, and if you do a little research, you shouldn't have to buy ANYTHING for this on the AH. The hardest thing to get is a pristine black diamond from BRD. (I don't know if the mats for the horde are the same as for the alliance, but I assume that they are similar....)

In my experience, if you are a level 62/63 paladin and do not have your class-specific epic mount, most experienced players will think you are either:

A) A total Noob
B) Just plain lazy
C) You have no professions to allow you to make money

The epic paladin mounts are EXTREMELY COOL, and they are basically a status symbol telling everyone, "Yup, Ima Pally, and I am GOOD"

If you can get together enough gold for a traditional epic mount, you can easily get your Pally epic mount and probably have a decent amount of gold left over if you farm your mats from 55-60.

Ya, the Pally mount is expensive, but still only as expensive (or a bit less expensive) than a traditional epic mount with training.

For the instances - make sure to ask Paladins when putting your group together. When you look in /who, check out the Paladins, and ask them. They will be more sympathetic to your cause because we all went through it too. Also, make sure to tell them exactly what it's for. Tell them "Sorry to bother you, but I'm working on my epic Charger quest. I just need the Stratholme Holy Water for now. Do you have about 30 mins to help me out?". Something like that, and you'll probably get a decent response.

Approx gage of time for the specific quest parts you need (so you can ask for someone to help):

Strat Holy Water - about 30 mins
DM West - about 30 mins
Scholo - about 45 mins

When I did the Scholo part for my Charger, it was a 4-pally party (1 Pally had to leave early). Friggin AWESOME!!! We worked the place over. Everyone could tank, DPS, and heal. Plus, we got tons of judgements for last battle. And no squishies! lol.


Edited, Aug 22nd 2008 3:59pm by YJMark

Without a great group, and if you have rich alts, I'd just buy the regular. It's a cool toy, but takes some quite a bit of time, alot of gold (the savings is only like 300g).

I love mine, but spending mana to ride is a pain, especially when mana is out ad you are trying to get out asap.

Holy Wrath*4 in certain places inside scholo will probably make your monitor explode.

Edited, Aug 22nd 2008 4:41pm by ArtemisEnteri

It's been a LONG time, but isn't there a spot inside DM taht you still need the key? As in, inside the actual instance, not the door to get in the instance? Maybe I'm just remembering something else, but I thought DM had one. Kinda like SM in the Armory and Cathedral where there's a door in the instance that requires the key as well.

Anyway if not then yea DI will work. Also if you have a Warlock with you they can Hellfire to death then open the door for you (at least Scholo).

EDIT: and yes, and all Paladin Scholo is simply amazing. Did that at level 60 cap, and again at 70 cap. Amazing.

Edited, Aug 22nd 2008 10:12pm by Maulgak

Nope. Dire Maul West has a key to get in, but once you are in it's a short trip to the boss you need to kill, Tendris Warpwood, and there are no additional doors to unlock for the pally mount quest. Just make sure you kill ALL the patrolling tree guys before you engage Warpwood, or he will call them to him to help out. Though I have to say, it was pretty cool to see a bunch of them coming down the stairs, kind of like the Last March of the Ents.

As a BE, my mount quest was hella nice. Bought everything (including the Dark Runes), solo'd the Tyr's Hand water, and asked another Pally who was soloing Strat at the time to invite me and help out. 300g and a few hours later, I'm a Blood Knight and riding the best mount ever :)

I actually think the BE quest line for the epic mount is easier. Everything is closer together. I mean, most of what you do is in Eastern and Western Plaguelands. Oh, and the Dark Runes drop like crazy in Scholo now; unless you're having troubles finding a group for the instance, it's really not worth the money to buy them from the AH. They were going for 35g a piece when I did my quest, but around 7-8 of them dropped in Scholo in one full run.

The hardest parts, imho, were the Tyr's Hand Holy Water (those arcane-spewing mages were tough, especially 2 at a time) and getting the Pristine Black Diamond. I ultimately had to have a buddy help me for the former, and a guildie had an extra Diamond for the latter. I got lucky on the Strat part of the quest; a 70 Paladin who remembered how hard it was came to my aid, bringing with him a 70 priest and a 70 warlock. We almost did the whole instance, but it was late and so we decided against it.

To answer the OP's question, though, I definitely think it's worth it. It feels somewhat prestigious. ESPECIALLY if you're just turned 60 and you have it. I run into Paladins who are 61-64 who don't have it, and I feel somehow special.