MrMiggins Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is there any reason to buy a horse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davofwater Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is there any reason to buy a horse?Nope. Unless its just for show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erenoth02 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is there any reason to buy a horse? Well they are a lot faster than your character can run for some missions they can make getting to an area a lot faster however, :( the sad point is their loyal, they rush into battle to protect you which is annoying... my character was a level 5 and i wanted to take out some bandits so i purchased a horse and rode out to a hold full of bandits but before I could even take a swing my horse rushed in to protect me :( i didnt get to kill a single bandit... The downside is when your facing stronger enemies im at level 35 and when I fast travel theres my horse with me all the time and quite often he perishes in fights that i would have no trouble with.... even if you ride him far away and walk to the area if your attacked he comes rushing in 4 out of 5 times i cant keep him for getting killed while i have no issue with taking them down. Now if there was a modification that made horses cowards I could totally go for that :) but a horse vs a dragon isn't a pretty site especially when the dragon bites him and tosses him half way across the map to his horrible death. In some areas you can borrow a horse :) id reccomend that rather than buying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYchotic666Joker Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Nope i just run everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erenoth02 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I didnt mention......... if you happen to be overweighted and unable to run you can use your horse for fast travel :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaldos Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is there any reason to buy a horse? get Shadowmere the horse SPOILER ALERT:............................"Shadowmere is given to the character ten quests into the quest-line of the Dark Brotherhood." -elderscrolls.wikia.com If Shadowmere is killed, waiting in a main city for 10 days then returning to where he died should respawn him on both pc and xbox versions. -elderscrolls.wikia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiggins Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 It seems pretty pointless having them in the game from what I've seen. They can't carry equipment for you, and since your follower doesn't have a horse you can't actually travel any faster without leaving your follower behind. Plus as someone mentioned, they tend to participate in fighting when it would be much more preferable that they didn't. Not to mention that you can't stay in first person mode or use weapons while mounted. I sense the need for a "useful horse" mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlemage92 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 They can climb steeper gradiants, but take way more fall damage. So no. Not really. You can't even attack while on the damn thing. Sigh. It's just for show and if you have 1000 Septims to burn for no good reason :( shame really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMilla Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is there any reason to buy a horse? Well they are a lot faster than your character can run for some missions they can make getting to an area a lot faster however, :( the sad point is their loyal, they rush into battle to protect you which is annoying... my character was a level 5 and i wanted to take out some bandits so i purchased a horse and rode out to a hold full of bandits but before I could even take a swing my horse rushed in to protect me :( i didnt get to kill a single bandit... The downside is when your facing stronger enemies im at level 35 and when I fast travel theres my horse with me all the time and quite often he perishes in fights that i would have no trouble with.... even if you ride him far away and walk to the area if your attacked he comes rushing in 4 out of 5 times i cant keep him for getting killed while i have no issue with taking them down. Now if there was a modification that made horses cowards I could totally go for that :) but a horse vs a dragon isn't a pretty site especially when the dragon bites him and tosses him half way across the map to his horrible death. In some areas you can borrow a horse :) id reccomend that rather than buying Cowardly Horses You just can't believe what you can find with the Search function. ;) And, as Zaldos suggested, get Shadowmere. That horse respawns, it's free, and can easily tank lower level dragons (at least, on Adept difficulty). Also, when you are over-encumbered, the only way to get to the nearest city without being bored to death is a horse (even if you don't use fast travel). Plus, they can climb rocks and mountains in a gravity-defying way, something you cannot do while walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crudius Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Have'nt even thought about getting on one. I like running jumping and climbing too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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