So MoP is gonna have some ‘phoenix/bird’ mounts.
I’m sorry Blizz, but that’s not a bird. Your modellers forgot to finish the front legs for some weird-ass reason.
You’re not doing a good job of suspending disbelief.
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I have not seen any info sheets on realistic bird mounts, so I decided to whip one up, and the ‘phoenix’ model is here to show you what not to do.
If you have some suggestions or info about bird mounts, or other types of fantasy mounts, don’t be afraid to tell me. The more info the better!
Reference:
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What makes me sad isn't the lack of creativity with designs here. I -love- what Blizz comes up with sometimes, and can't help but admire. This pheonix was one of them, and I thought it was based off of Ashes, but apparently they used griffon instead. Which ended up with being glitched out of it's ass. They have so much potential, and I'm happy that atleast it's not a recolor but a slightly edited model, but.. it's still not right. There are still flaws in it.
Why do they do this? With so much potential and so much "weapons" in their tools of trade to use, they settle for the least they can do. THIS is what gets to me. It's been the same with pretty much everything - Worgen females, Pandaren females, most mounts, most races.. just why. I get that the content is more important, but I don't see the content on a daily basis.
I see my characters and their mounts the most.
Priority issues :/
Yup, they definitely have priority issues. Many, if not most, people never make it to the end game content, plus it's an RPG, you gotta have lots and lots of customization available. :/
Don't get me wrong, I really like the design of the phoenix they have, but the legs.. and the whole "saddle over ass" thing is really annoying. Then again, most people are like OKAY END GAME CONTENT HARD CORE RARARARARA PVPMYASSOFF AND GET ALL THE ACHIEVEMENTS so they can gloat their e-peen. /shrug
Quote "most". And most of this crowd tend to enjoy showing off their "elite" status.
I did make it to end game content, but it doesn't mean I don't care about the rewards it gives. Sure, fancy title, woot, awesome. Oh look a mount- oh wait it's... it's terrible.
Design-wise, they have the best ideas. When it comes down to meshing it.. they just get lazy, I guess. I don't know. :/
I've also started to feel that even though they've produced an RPG, they would rather focus on PVP and High tier/'hardcore' content, rather than balancing it out and giving equal attention to everything to the best of their abilities... :/
Which is a damn shame.
I didn't know Ashes was based of gryphs, but now I can see it. Ugh. :/