X-53 Touring Rocket

• X-53 Touring Rocket
• Item Level 60
  Disenchants into:
  Not disenchantable
• Binds when picked up
  (Account-wide)
• Unique
• Mount"Mount" is not in the list (Cloth armor, Leather armor, Mail armor, Plate armor, Axe, Dagger, Fishing pole, Fist weapon, Mace, Miscellaneous, ...) of allowed values for the "Item type" property.
• Recruit-a-Friend
• Requires level 20
• Requires Apprentice Riding
• Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount. This mount changes depending on your Riding skill and location.
• "Riding a giant cylinder filled with highly explosive goblin rocket fuel all by yourself is just crazy...so bring a friend."

X-53 Touring Rocket was originally the second special mount that players could earn only through the Recruit-A-Friend program. The X-53 was available to players who claimed their RAF reward between April 27, 2010 and July 15, 2012. It replaced the [Swift Zhevra] reward, and was then replaced by the [Heart of the Nightwing].

In Patch 5.4.1, the Recruit-A-Friend program was updated to include a choice of one mount from all current and previous Recruit-A-Friend mounts, and one companion from Asian-only promotions.

• The X-53 is one of only 3 flying mounts available in the game that allow for multiple passengers. It originally scaled to match the speed of your fastest owned mount, up to 310% flight speed.

• The X-53 is likely based off the X-52 rocket located in Area 52, Netherstorm.

• Using this mount players who don't have cold weather flying can get the explorer achievement with some help from a friend.

• Summoning this mount triggers the global cooldown, unlike most other mounts.

• As of Patch 4.0.1 the rocket can now be ridden as a ground mount in no fly zones at 100% ground speed.
• As the Patch 3.3.5 and 3.3.5a, it was the only two passengers flying mount.

Source

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• Recruit-A-Friend

Patch changes

• Patch 3.3.3 (2010-03-23): Added.
  

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