The world of Sanctuary is huge and fast-travel alone wonât get you everywhere you need to go. Fortunately, Diablo IV gives players mounts to help them travel between dungeons and side-quests more quickly. Hereâs how to get your first one.
Itâs actually really straightforward: Get to Act IV. When you arrive at the capital of the Fractured Peaks, Kyovashad, youâll automatically get the quest âMount: Doranâs Favor.â Simply head to the stables, talk to the stablemaster, then find Doran at the Cathedral. Boom, youâve got a horse now! Sounds easy enough.
Unfortunately, you canât do any of this until Acts I through III are completed. They can be done in any order, but III in particular can be a slog. If you mainline Diablo IVâs story, you can hit the beginning of Act IV in about 8-10 hours. From there you can indulge in Diablo IVâs horse armor microtransaction economy at length, or wait for sets to randomly drop from world events. What fun.
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Still, itâs kind of a bummer that it takes so long to unlock mounts. The only real advantage is cutting down on backtrackingâprecious minutes that could be spent bashing skulls and finding more epic drops instead of running to the next quest marker. The good news is that unlocking mounts on one character will unlock them on all future characters, so when restarting with a new class youâll have access to improved travel from the start, assuming you donât opt to bypass the main campaign altogether on your alts.
Mounts are a first for Blizzardâs action-RPG series, as it trends toward becoming a live-service MMO. They help players quickly navigate the space in-between fast travel points. Theyâre finicky creatures though, and one important thing to note on PC is that your horseâs speed is directly proportional to how far away your cursor is from your character on the screen. Of course, if youâre playing as a Rogue like I am, you can effectively become your own mount. Neat!
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