Vehicles (mechanic)
- For in-universe transportation, see Vehicles.
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[Sandbox Storm Gryphon] causes the character to enter the vehicle UI.The vehicle mechanic was introduced in Wrath of the Lich King. While similar to mounts, vehicles allow combat and other interactions through the use of its own spells or abilities unique to the vehicle.
Vehicles are often part of a quest (such as 
[15-30] Escape from Silverbrook), while other vehicles were made for PvP in the battleground, Strand of the Ancients. Wintergrasp also supplies vehicles which can be operated after gaining PvP ranks. Some vehicles can carry more than one person, who can sometimes attack from the passenger seats of certain vehicles or operate the turret in the case of a siege engine. The Argent Tournament introduced mounts that are also vehicles, used for jousting.
Vehicles will usually have their own health bar and take their own damage (seen in the Flame Leviathan fight in Ulduar), and the driver of a vehicle typically cannot be targeted and attacked when the vehicle is capable of taking damage[1]. Drivers are completely unaffected by movement impairing effects when using a vehicle,[citation needed] though some effects can move the vehicle itself.[citation needed] Some vehicles can fly,[2] while others are stationary and can merely rotate, such as the 
Scarlet Cannon or the 7th Legion Chain Gun.[3]
UI
board a vehicle 
vehicle out of range
To indicate that a character can board a vehicle, the pointer becomes a folded-over arrow. Clicking on the vehicle causes the character to jump and land on or astride the vehicle. This may bring up an interface unique to the vehicle, with a different frame including its own action bar (with fewer, larger buttons) and a dismount button. Dismounting a vehicle can occasionally cause the character to fly upwards and gain a temporary parachute buff to float safely to the ground.[4] Not all vehicles show these pointers,[5] as some are only activated through conversation with vehicle in NPC mode.[6]
References
- ^ the Oculus daily quest and any of the Sholazar Basin vehicle quests
- ^
Flamebringer
- ^ [15-30] The Chain Gun And You
- ^
[Orgrimmar Interceptor]
- ^
Wyrmrest Defender
- ^ [15-30 Daily] Defending Wyrmrest Temple
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