Motorcycles finally implemented in the Wrath beta
by Alex Ziebart 
Sep 18th 2008 at 1:00PM
They're a little buggy, they use some slightly new mechanics. They're about halfway between a mount and a siege vehicle. Your action bars don't change or anything like that, but it is definitely considered a vehicle since a passenger can hop into your sidecar. It's also not Engineering only, but I think that is so they can get extra testing done on it. It's a seriously cool mount, and one I'm pretty okay with. If Azeroth can develop helicopters, airplanes and submarines, they can build motorcycles, too.
Filed under: Galleries, Mounts, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
TotalBiscuit Sep 18th 2008 1:11PM
Well, at least there are no trucks in World of Warcraft.
bumble Sep 18th 2008 1:45PM
...yet
Talonecho Sep 18th 2008 3:46PM
Yet TB, yet
zub Sep 19th 2008 2:14AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2_ueohYRhU
Chris A Sep 25th 2008 9:10AM
Your title makes you sound like you were anticipating this. Doesn't anyone think this is completely out of place and just weird. I know Mario Kart and Burnout Paradise added motocycles. But come on, this is just embarrassing and pathetic.
camealion Sep 18th 2008 1:12PM
Instead of guilds we can have motorcycle gangs!!
mtsadowski Sep 18th 2008 1:13PM
How do you get them in the beta?
Tim Sep 18th 2008 1:14PM
Does the passenger have to be in your party first? Otherwise, asshats will jump in and never get out LOL. Like gold sellers, for example.
subtle Sep 18th 2008 1:45PM
Hilarious.
Smurk Sep 18th 2008 5:20PM
Dive off side of Dalaran / slow fall / bubble / etc.
mtsadowski Sep 18th 2008 1:14PM
How do you get them in the beta?
Shalmaneser Sep 18th 2008 1:20PM
Are the side cars always there? I can't see it so clearly in most of the pictures with just one person on it, but when there are two it looks huge.
Saelorn Sep 18th 2008 1:21PM
How fast are they?
Clasifyd Sep 18th 2008 1:31PM
I'm wondering this, as well. Is that what you were referring to as 'halfway between a mount and a siege vehicle'?
Dightkuz Sep 18th 2008 1:22PM
Only makes me wondering if passengers have to be in same group as the driver or if any random person can just hop on
Kaeb Sep 18th 2008 1:34PM
"Watch the hop ons. You will get hop ons."
Should've named my warrior mchlbluth. :o
Manatank Sep 18th 2008 2:05PM
Kaeb, you just made my day.
vlad Sep 18th 2008 1:23PM
as fun as they are, this and the hellicopters kinda ruined the feel of the game. i know the game is not based in the past but if they are going to make these modern vehicles update all the mounts to mechanized as well. a society that starts mechanized transportation quicly adapts and there would not be many people riding primative animals. therefor engineers should be able to manfacture mounts for everyone.
absurd? yes. but so aqre these mounts imo.
Trymus Sep 18th 2008 1:34PM
If it's ruined the feel of the game to you than you haven't played any other Warcraft titles... in WC3 there were flying machines (Piloted by dwarves I believe).
Saelorn Sep 18th 2008 1:37PM
What many people seem to forget is that Warcraft is a traditional steampunk setting, and has been that way since at least Warcraft 2 (I can't speak for the first game, having not played it).
This is a world where you can make a gold mine burst into flames by shooting it with enough arrows (faithfully represented in WoW by having every stone act as an explosive when ground into powder).
The laws of physics are different here. Combustion engines are easier to make.