In the next major content patch, Blizzard will be making changes to mount requirements to help improve your leveling experience in WoW.
You are now able to get a mount at level 20 and your epic mount at level 40. The Apprentice Riding skill will cost you 4 gold and 1 gold for the mount. You can now get your flying mount at level 60. Also, it will only take 1.5 seconds to summon your mount, down from 3 seconds. With this new patch we will see the play time for everyone reduce a great amount.
Here are the full changes in the patch:
- Apprentice Riding (Skill 75)
- 60% land mount speed
- Requires level 20
- Cost: 4 gold
- Mount cost: 1 gold
- Mail will be sent to players at level 20 guiding them to the riding trainer
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Journeyman Riding (Skill 150) - 100% land mount speed
- Requires level 40
- Cost: 50 gold
- Mount cost: 10 gold
- Mail will be sent to players at level 40 guiding them back to the riding trainer
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Expert Riding (Skill 225) - 150% flying mount speed; 60% land mount speed
- Requires level 60
- Cost: 600 gold (faction discounts now apply)
- Mount Cost: 50 gold
- Can now be learned in Honor Hold (Alliance) or Thrallmar (Horde)
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Artisan Riding (Skill 300) - 280% flying mount speed; 100% land mount speed
- Requires level 70
- Cost: 5,000 gold (faction discounts now apply)
- Mount Cost: 100 gold
Source: worldofwarcraft.com