Guild Wars 2 is expected to receive new mount skins for the shop in an upcoming update. This time, they are particularly impressive “Awakened Mounts” that look like they just crawled out of a pyramid.
What is it about? Mounts have been in Guild Wars 2 since the add-on Path of Fire. There are four regular creatures and one bonus mount. And if you don’t like the standard skins, you can further customize them with skins from the shop.
There will soon be entirely new skins that will make your mounts look really exotic.
Dataminers Find Mummy Mounts
A goldmine for dataminers: Currently, the code of Guild Wars 2 is a feast for dataminers. Apparently, there are a lot of data and images of content that are not yet active due to the postponement of the next story episode.
It didn’t take long for the first images of new features from the client to surface. The highlight clearly are the new mounts, which are categorized as “Awakened Mounts” in the game.
New Mounts in the Shop
Here are the new skins: The Awakened Mounts are four alternative skins for the Jackal, the Raptor, the Skimmer, and the Springer. They all look like the mounts just crawled out of an ancient pyramid. They still have mummy wrappings and magnificent grave adornments.
The mounts are expected to be available in an “Awakened Mounts Pack” in the shop. It is still unclear how much such a pack will cost and whether all mounts will be included or just a random selection. We have embedded a gallery of the new mount skins here for you.
Not for Everyone’s Taste
Cool mummies or toilet paper clowns? Reactions among fans are mixed. Many find the new mounts extremely cool and want them, even if they cost real money. Others feel that the mummy wrappings look like toilet paper and wouldn’t touch the new mounts with a ten-foot pole.
What about you? Would you buy these mounts?
