Mounts

Like every version of WoW, Mounts are the main way to increase how fast you can move through the world.

However, mounts work a bit differently on Turtle WoW than on other vanilla and old WoW servers.

Details
Turtle WoW uses the 2006/1.12.1/TBC system of "Training is expensive, mounts are cheap". This keeps the initial price of speeding up with a mount about the same expensive price as vanilla, but this system also empowers you to be a collector unlike the old 2004 system.

You do not need the lv 40 training to use your first mount, BUT using a mount before your lv 40 training is incredibly slow. The speed bonus for untrained riding is calculated from half of your level, as a +%:


 * A lv 20 player's mount will be +10% movespeed.
 * A lv 40 player's mount, before they purchase riding training, will be +20% movespeed.
 * The moment a level of riding is trained, this system is overwritten with the +60% and eventually +100% that we all know.

This means that since any mount scales with your riding, your mount choice is now purely cosmetic! *Except for the Rank 11 PVP mounts, which are +100% speed without needing the training, but they don't speed up the rest of your mounts.

Price Chart
You can probably understand getting Honored with your race is very easy, but many people don't get Rank 3, which offers that second huge 10% discount. Consider attaining Rank 3 especially for when its time to purchase your lv60 riding.

Do note that Exalted provides no extra discount on Turtle WoW, but Exalted with another race is still required if you want to obtain their mount instead.

Mount Swim Speed
Like in WotLK, all mounts on Turtle WoW do not dismount when you fall into water with them.

But unlike other WoW expansions, there exist weird peices of gear that say "Equip: Increases Swimspeed by 15%", and this bonus stacks for every item, AND this swimspeed bonus applies to your mount when in water.

There are 5 obtainable swimspeed items, one of them requiring Bloodsail Revered. Their drop locations or quests that reward them can be found here: https://database.turtle-wow.org/?spell=8747

Tutorial: Getting your First Mount
You can wait until lv 40 to get your first mount, and this is a pretty solid strategy as Movespeed enchanted boots will usually be superior to mounting before lv 40 riding, as you are able to freely cast spells and grind mobs on the way to places.

However, if you do want a mount early, there is a quest ingame that lets you obtain one starting at lv 18:


 * 1) The Darkmoon Faire is open for visitors every day of the week except Wednesday, when they are unpacking. Head to wherever the DMF is this week, so you can pick up the quest.
 * 2) One week they will be in Goldshire (Just south of the Inn), and alternating weeks they will be in Mulgore (just southwest of Thunder Bluff).
 * 3) Are you alliance and the DMF is in the horde location, or vice versa? It's still reasonably possible to visit the opposite faction's DMF. To get to mulgore as alliance, try: Wetlands' Menethil Harbor -> Theramore -> The road through Dustwallow Marsh -> Barrens -> Mulgore. To Goldshire as Horde, try: Orgrimar's Southeast Zeppelin -> Grom'gol in Strangethorn -> Duskwood -> Raven Hill -> Elwynn Forest -> Goldshire
 * 4) Inside the Darkmoon Faire, find the gnome Silas Darkmoon, and accept the quest Torta's Egg.
 * 5) Head on over to Ashenvale so you can complete the quest objective.
 * 6) To get to Ashenvale, horde players will want to go north of crossroads, and Alliance players will want to use the Stormwind Harbor -> Auberdine boat, then head south along Darkshore.
 * 7) Once you are in Ashenvale, head to the North West, the desolate beachy area named The Zoram Strand.
 * 8) Kill the Sorceress enemies until you have the quest item.
 * 9) Head on back to the Darkmoon Faire, turn in the quest, and enjoy your slow and steady turtle mount!