Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Is a horse actually faster than running?

Question

I'm pretty disappointed with my horse. He wasn't cheap -- 1000g -- but he just doesn't seem that fast. To make things worse, he's a bit of a wolf magnet and every time I get attacked I have to tediously dismount, blast the wolf, and then remount.

Is the speed of a horse actually significantly faster than normal running speed? If so, how much faster?

Answer

Not only is the horse marginally faster (higher base stamina -- Horses can sprint much longer than the Dohvakiin!), but he also flaunts a blatant disregard for physics that can quickly turn into an incredible timesaving path.

Consider: When you're on foot, you must run around any mountains in your path.

Horses, on the other hand, have no qualms with running straight up the mountainous slopes. enter image description here

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