I will quote myself here, as this was a post I originally made, which explains exactly why I would like to see it implemented, what the pros are, what the cons are, and what kind of story they could potentially build around the creature model:
Qraljar wrote:I really do hope they make
available and tameable after all.
I get that it may have been a prototype, but it's a model that functions just fine and looks really, really great. And I've even seen skulls of this type of rylak, and that's actually really cool because they can spin a story around that. They could be a long-extinct step of the rylaks' evolutionary chain, thought to have long been lost and replaced by common day rylak. However, and perhaps they could do this as a track tame, there is one left. One from a time before the common-day rylak, one that is ancient, and has survived and lived to this day. Hell, the model already has that 'aged' feel to it, that makes it seem like it is a survivor from very long ago, when rylaks were simply different. Just that would add a sense of fluid.. history to the world some more, which in turn is more immersive.
This could actually give an intriguing spin to the model. I mean.. the last of its kind -- a living fossil!
Now look at the other Pros:
o It's a great model, and looks awesome. I would take this model over the normal rylak myself. Its huge tail-pincer and overall appearance gives it a really savage appearance, whereas the rylak looks relatively sophisticated, like evolution cleaned its appearance up. It really feels like it's a living fossil, which gives a cool vibe to it.
o They could build a good story around this creature, and perhaps a challenge/track tame as well, if they wanted to.
o It is much desired. Just here and on Twitter, I saw a lot of people who really, really want this to be a pet. The model already exists, it's not just a concept art. All that needs to happen is for it to be implemented.
o The artists who created this won't have their creation and the work they put into it wasted. Why waste it and throw a perfectly good model in the bin? Especially when so many people show interest in it?
o Rylaks are already quite strange to have their own family, but okay, let's put that aside. Since rylaks are a very specific family, the chance that they will revisit and add models to the family later is slim. As such, it will be another one of those families left behind with just one model, and that's a shame. This model would at least give some kind of variation, and not leave it catching dust too much.
Cons:
o They need to make a mob and give it this model.
Really, the pros outweigh the cons so much that it seems extremely strange that they don't want to add these. So again, I hope they reconsider, and Muffinus, if you're reading this, I surely hope you do reconsider, because it's a great opportunity to add a great model that would otherwise be thrown in the bin for no good reason whatsoever. A lot of people love the model, and would gladly take it if Blizzard was willing to add it to the game. And I mean.. if you really don't want to waste too much time on it, just add it as a normal rarespawn in some cave.
Hell, it would help improve that Timeless Isle (explore and find treasure in obscure places) treasure concept, but this time specifically for hunters. If you do want to make it something special, or feel like doing so, there are a lot of things that can be done. Track tames, challenge tames, or even both. And a story about how it's basically a fossil, the <Last of its Kind>, an extinct step in the evolutionary chain of the rylak, except for the fact that one survived.
So yes, those are just my ideas. But do you have any ideas? I want to show how many people like the model, so that they might be convinced/motivated to put it in the game anyway. I mean.. the model exists, it looks great and has a lot of potential, and a lot of people want it. Lastly, at least one artist worked on the model. Why throw such effort into the bin of forgetfulness when you can use it and make a lot of people happy with such a great model being available?
Anyway, I digress. Do you have any ideas? Even if not, please post and show your support for this awesome model, so that such a beautiful creature model doesn't waste away in the database, especially with this much interest in it. All we can do to convince them is show how much we want it.
I might even Tweet Muffinus again soon. When I do, I will mention it. If you could show your support by favoriting/retweeting it, and/or replying to my tweet with a comment supporting it, then we can raise our chances.
I'm in love with that model and would tame it in a heartbeat if it were available. It's very kaiju looking with the throat sacs and alien faces. The details are so well done too! It's clear someone spent a lot of time making that texture, I hope they change their minds about using it. *crosses fingers*
you're rarer passionate about this pet and I can see you taming this if it does go live. Who are you on Twitter, so I can fave/reply/agree with your tweets regarding this? I'll also tweet Muffinus, although he is on the forums now 
I'm already wishful thinking, but it's clear that this pet needs to be beside our hunters. If love to see this model tameable. It is a mount, as in beta, if I'm correct, but even then this beauty deserves more than just a saddle on it's back. 
And I'm not even a huge rylak fan, but even I'd love this model. For several reasons: the potential in a story that could be built around it. The giant tail-pincer and the more aged appearance. The reptilian appearance. The fact that without this model, the rylak family will have one model with no variation aside from colour, while that is totally unnecessarily, seeing as there is this model they could just add, and more.
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) Its a very good model and I hope that it will at lease become a rare later on in a patch rather than let the model go unused.
