Which Mount is Fastest?? - Horizon Forbidden West 

I hope so too! I don’t expect to ride something like a Thunderjaw by any means, but a Stalker would be cool! Or even a Trampler from Zero Dawn

Yeah but the Clawstrider makes up for it by being a sheer badass. I set mine to aggressive and he's always looking for a fight, and hasn't lost one yet lol. They're definitely faster than the other machines too, just not while you're mounted on them.🙁

That’s what’s so silly! they’re wicked fast in a fight, but so much slower as a mount

Imagine riding a scorcher

With its boost on a cooldown! That would be awesome

Very true!

But loses to the bristle back when traveling in a straight line without obstacles like mountains. Unbelievable.

I wonder how fast the Sunwing is in a dive? I also note that the Sunwing and the Bristleback get the blur effect when you are holding the X down, Clawstrider does not.

I’ll have to find a way to test the diving speed!

@@unknown_2552 you know how fast the sunwing goes 200 steps so fly up for that long. Go double the height for ease if diving is a faster speed. Then you should be able to get a diving speed if you get to the ground quicker if double distance along ground would take.

Imagine rising a thunderjaw

Saaaame

That would be awesome! I'd love to put a Stalker's rifle on the front of the Sunwing

Without Hefestus,I am unsure unlocking better speeds and weapons would be lore accurate without really,really good explanation. Unless you mean unlocking all existing attacks. Like Fire and Acid attacks.

@@GameslordXY well, here's an explanation. Apollo. Surely she could find the required knowledge in his database. Gaia hereself migth already know something that could help. After all, she already knew how to make a robotic arm before she had access to apollo. Who knows. Maybe in the next dlc? ^_-

@@ericcardinal9138 I like that idea but Apollo was destroyed from every database by Ted Faro

Not Far Zenith’s copy!

Manually controlling the mounts means the Sunwing is fastest by default. It bypasses all terrain features without losing speed.

Agreed! While not fast, they sure are useful in a fight

@@unknown_2552 yea there movement in a fight is pretty fast as well

But aren't they americans ? How they know to use the metric system ?

@@OutCast907 Guerilla games is based in Netherlands

WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETEEEEER 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸🦅

I had no idea! I thought the Charger was going to win for sure. I’m trying to pump out a couple more Spotlights this weekend since I’m back in school as of Monday 🙁

@@unknown_2552 one question, aren't there in FW the old rideable machines from ZD? The one that looked like a horse and a bull?

Unfortunately not! I believe you’re referring to the Strider (the horse) and the Broadhead (the bull). I could live without the strider, but I liked the Broadhead a lot in Zero Dawn

I mean, this us hardly conclusive findings. Simple pathing or other factors could play a role in the results. And the flying one is going to, generally, be faster just by virtue of being able to flying in a straight line. Unhindered by terrain.

He was going left and right with the Charger,essentially making the trip longer. He did the same with Bristleback,but not to same extent.

boars are fast and brutal so it's valid

Pretty damn much. The times here are just "margin of error". The game's code more than likely has the 3 of them at the same speed. Bristlebacks are as fast as chargers but much stronger, however, in certain terrains, like the forests with trees and all those obstacles, the Charger navigates through them better. The Sunwing is as fast as both of them and can literally go anywhere, cross seas and ignore obstacles, however, the Sunwing has 0 use for combat. The Clawstrider is the slowest but the strongest, by far, in combat. So IMO all 4 mounts are balanced. The Sunwing though is definitely the most useful, since we can do the combat on our own, although I do admit the Clawstrider, especially the elemental ones, can be a huge help in defeating other machines quickly, or just them doing all the work for you and thus you won't have to waste ammo/resources at all on killing other machines (unless they are heavyweight classes at which the Clawstrider gets outmatched).

@@fernosbonos5394 I actually think is something like a buffalo or a bison

@@GiacomoPaganini997 no Bristleback is definitely a boar, Trampler is like a bison

@@GiacomoPaganini997 buffalo

True! And the Sunwing doesn’t have to deal with obstacles on the ground at all

Right! Maybe if I do a video testing their speed over a longer distance 😂 Someone gave me the idea to do a race from Barren Light to the Base

@@michaelwestmoreland2530 unfortunately the nemesis system is patented and nobody else can use it. Such a waste to have a good system locked away, especially since WB isn't even using it.

I was surprised with how much better it was in combat than the other mounts. I knew it would be better for sure, but it’s leagues ahead in agility and strength

@@unknown_2552 yeah, especially if you can get your hands on an Acid or Fire Clawstrider. They're op af.

@@luckysevens6852 u can mount apex-?

@@mumakex no, I mistyped

Pour one out for our dead crustaceans

You’re very welcome! The one advantage for the Sunwing of course is that it doesn’t have to navigate obstacles on the ground, but I totally get what you mean!

​@@unknown_2552i know this is 2 years later but i figured out my problem 😅 on ps4 mounts occasionally drop speed to compensate for load times on ps5 because of the better hardware this doesn't happen at all. I played my first few Playthroughs on ps4 and thats why i didn't known what was up but after finally taking the plunge with a ps5 i got to the bottom of it. Also again man ive appreciated all the throughout testing youve done for the horizon community your videos are always a treat and i love going back and rewatching them when i have free time. Thank you for all the hardwork its very much appreciated

That’s a great idea! I’ll work on it! Thanks!

I share the same sentiment regarding the Clawstriders! It also helps to have a pretty strong machine by your side on higher difficulties!

I miss the Broadhead!

I think the combat power is a huge advantage for the clawstrider. But yes its pace truly is annoying. After I got the sunwing the clawstrider became my best friend in combat though.

I definitely take the long way on Sunwing to destinations now rather than fast traveling. It such a beautiful world especially from an aerial view!

Same 😭

I absolutely agree regarding your thoughts on the Clawstriders. Even 20mph would be nice! 16mph just feels so slow compared to the other options. However, I do understand the need for balance; if they had made the Clawstriders as fast as the Charger/Bristleback then a lot of people would abandon them in favor of the Clawstrider since it is so much better in combat.

Indeed. It makes since that you would have your strongest ridable machine be the slowest for said balenced reasons. Tho I have to say when the Charger ended the race I thought the Robbots down the beach where the other ridable ones. Idk how I confused a Behemoth with a Sunwing lol

yea i when i overidden i was expecting to not be able to stay on the path because of high speed

Haha I totally get it! I wish they still had the strider and broadhead from Zero Dawn

Absolutely an amazing feat on its own for Aloy! Heck I have trouble maintaining 8 miles per hour for more than 15 minutes 😂

My Machine Race pt 2 comes out Wednesday and you might just be right!

because this is using all of the mounts. These machines are the only ones you can mount

@@livelaughsol7066 Yes But He's Slow

Thanks MA!

Yeah, they are twice as powerful as the Bristleback. I was going to highlight the different damage numbers available with each mount’s attacks, but I thought I might leave that for another video.

the one key advantage to the clawstriders speed is that you can activate your focus without slowing down to a trot

@@baksh yea nah that doesn't change my feelings about them. At all. If not for their combat skills they are garbage.

True! She’s no slouch

I was hoping the Gauntlet Runs would add an upgrade mechanic in

It’s so annoying!

I've never tried pitting a Clawstrider against a Slaughterspine! I'll have to try it

Is the roll necessary? I've just been spamming sprint-slide over and over, and it's worked like a charm. I usually only roll at the end to make it into some tall grass.

@@SuperDuperAutoPets either way it gets it done.

Cool

Exactly but we have the claw... Sigh

@@Owen-sx4jj xD

Same here! I was thinking it would be much more agile. Even though the Sunwing isn’t the fastest in flat out speed, it more than makes up for it by completely eliminating the need to traverse the terrain

@@unknown_2552Especially when you reach gateway paths that don’t permit mounts, like the Base and Barren Light.

Yh I really thought they would've have fixes the terrain problem with the mounts. I hit a pebble and I stop or slow down. Can't even jump down an inclinations that's 2 inches high sometimes. And the full speed feature isn't consistent. The claw strider/stroller dosent even have one.

Other than the Sunwing, I had them all on “Auto-follow path”. So I did none of the steering

@@unknown_2552 Can the results change depending on the distances ? (Outside of sunning and clawstrider)

Brisleback

I Agree, Even The Watchers Are Slow

I agree! Maybe not as fast as the Charger/Bristleback but not THAT much slower

@@unknown_2552 You see that ClawStriders are slow but they are more agile than the other mounts in combat

@@nextbigthingthebeastincarn7216 Watchers are faster than clawstriders

@@chidiamuta3014 No They Run At The Same Speed But ClawStrider Is Fast Because They Are Big

I know! It would be awesome if it could be just a tad faster. It doesn’t need to be as fast as the other mounts, but at least a little faster!

You'd be too OP, but in all honesty I am a bit tired of the fact you can't have a personal pet machine of your own. Imagine being able to have a pet thunderjaw in the late game that you can summon for support.

This was for PS5. I actually have a “part 2”, where I raced them from Scalding Spear to Hidden Ember 😁

They were definitely at full speed!

@@unknown_2552 yeah, but you had it swerving a bunch, while the bristle back went straight.

@@devastation2005 all I did was press X. I didn’t do any of the steering for any of them, other than the Sunwing of course!