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The fourth War Within Alpha build brought some changes to Skyriding powers.

Skyriding Power Changes

  • Skyriding Basics- While falling from a high location, your mount Dragon Isles drake extends its wings to propel you both forward. Pointing yourself downward grants more momentum. Evening out can transfer that momentum forward. Pointing yourself upward slows you down. When at your slowest, you will start to fall slowly toward the ground. You also gain access to the following abilities: Surge Forward Flap forward. Skyward Ascent Flap upward.
  • Skyrider's Initiative- While dragonriding skyriding at middle speed and above, you gain stacks of Dragonrider's Skyrider's Initiative, up to 10. When landing at mid-to-high speeds, you create a shockwave, damaging enemies for [ Greater of {72% of Spell Power} or {72% of Attack Power * (1 + 0) / 10} ] per stack, split among them, and disorienting them for 3 sec. Landing at low speeds cancels Dragonrider's Skyrider's Initiative.
  • Skyrider's Hunt- Defeating an enemy increases your Vigor  will grant your you 1 vigor. Vigor recharge rate by 10% for 3 sec. This effect can only occur once every 10 sec.
  • Ground Skimming- When dragonriding skyriding near the ground, you regenerate 1 Vigor every 30 sec. This effect does not occur while affected by Thrill of the Skies unless Swift Skimming is learned.
  • Thrill of the Skies- While dragonriding skyriding at high speeds, you regenerate 1 Vigor every 15 sec.
  • Vigor- Dragonriding Skyriding abilities spend Vigor. Spending time on the ground, whether mounted or dismounted, regenerates 1 Vigor every 30 sec.
  • Skyrider's Cultivation- Gathering herbs or minerals increases your Vigor recharge rate by 400% for 3 sec will replenish 1 vigor.
  • Skyrider's Compassion- While airborne on a Skyriding mount, Dragon Isles drake, you gain stacks of Dragonrider's Skyrider's Compassion, up to 10. When you dismount, you gain a shield worth 1% of your health and gain 1% movement speed per stack, lasting 30 sec
  • Lift Off- When mounted on a dragonriding skyriding mount, double jump to launch upward and start gliding forward.

Skyriding Skill Track

In the War Within expansion, the Dragonriding Skill Track has been updated:

  • Dragonriding Glyphs have been renamed to Skyriding power (current PH name is Dragon Power)
  • You will gain extra Skyriding power as you level.
  • The costs of all Skyriding Powers has been reduced to 1 Dragon Power. A premade Level 70 template character starts with 20 Skyriding power and can unlock all the perks in the tree.

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On the right side, you can enable/disable the Ride Along feature and the second node lets you pick between Whirling Surge and Lightning Rush at no cost.

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A premade Level 70 template character starts with 20 Skyriding power and can unlock all the perks in the tree.

So, assuming they meant what they said, by granting Dragon... Skyriding, at Level 10, does this mean you essentially gain 1 point, every 3 levels (from 10 to 70) ?

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37 minutes ago, Stan said:

You will gain extra Skyriding power as you level.

That's going to suck big time for new players.

DragonSkyriding is pretty bad in its initial state and only becomes great once you get most of the skills. Leveling to 70 only getting one skill every few levels sounds awful.

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2 minutes ago, Brightamethyst said:

That's going to suck big time for new players.

DragonSkyriding is pretty bad in its initial state and only becomes great once you get most of the skills. Leveling to 70 only getting one skill every few levels sounds awful.

So pretty much the same as any other skill or class in the game. A Level 1 character is pretty bad, and only becomes great once you get most of the skills.

And Skyriding with the "dynamic flight" is an option. If you want to level using conventional "static flight", you still have that.

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17 hours ago, Meurik said:

So, assuming they meant what they said, by granting Dragon... Skyriding, at Level 10, does this mean you essentially gain 1 point, every 3 levels (from 10 to 70) ?

You can't create characters below Level 70 currently, so there's no way to tell.

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NGL, I saw the title and thought, "oh hey we'll also be able to ride skis?"  Then I read the byline and was saddened. 😞

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