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Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:26 am
by Rhapture
So I was on the PTR and noticed that my Drake of the West Wind looks very different. I had mounted to see if they fixed the issue where you sit halfway in it's body instead of on the saddle (they did) but was shocked by how bright my mount now is. Here are a couple of screen shots of the mount on live and then on the PTR. Anyone else on the PTR with this mount seeing this as well? I wonder if it is intended.

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Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:32 am
by Lisaara
Such...pastel...colors....

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:12 am
by Nick
Oh dear lord that is a bright body color. e-o

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:26 am
by Celi
What on earth have you been feeding that drake?

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:02 am
by Moore
Does he make a /mountspecial sound yet?

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:41 am
by AdamSavage
I don't like how bright it is if that's how there going to look.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:58 am
by Sigrah
Oh dear God, that drake looks like he lost a bet with Rainbow Brite. That'll make grinding out full TB dailies for 2 1/2 weeks worth it :roll: This just proves yet again that nothing beats out a good ole fashioned Proto-Drake.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:01 pm
by Lupis
Got to be a bug - look, his armor is still dark.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:53 pm
by Kikanu
Maybe that's their fix for the lightning on the body being still. If you go back in history to MMO-Champion's original video of how the drakes looked, the lightning effect on their body was much like Skoll's effect, but we get solid electric stripes that looked horribly tacky.

IMO, this is a big improvement for a pretty much free mount. You get paid for 33~ days, and after that, bam; a shiny dragon. Kinda bummed it's still going to be a vomit green color, but brighter makes it looks less vomit-y.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:05 pm
by Rikaku
Oh god I hope that's a bug (sometimes mounts really bug out on the PTR) cause I really hate how it looks all glowy in that second shot. I love the current TB drake, but eesh. It wouldn't be coming out of my spellbook if that's its intended look XD

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:27 pm
by Chimera
blaaaarg it looks like someone blarfed (lol great vocabulary i have dont i rofl) all over it, im sorry but yea >.>;; Im just gonna stick to my fleshy blue drake or proto/stone drake if i can get one >.<

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:48 pm
by Lisaara
I thought the drake looked ugly as sin now....this is worse.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:53 pm
by Chimera
The drake model is nice-- till you get to the head where theres no horns or face spikes, the head is round and flat, and the armor is flat and while detailed, its.. its still unbearably flat.. like uncomfortable plate armor since its not segmented to allow flexing though where it is on him, it doesnt really need to flex, but its also doesnt have a lotta angles on it. They probably coulda put armor on it that kinda got somewhat graphical design in terms of skeleton from the protodrakes natural armor, they got really nice armor-like skin on their heads

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:44 pm
by Tsiya
"But Debbie, pastels?"

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:48 pm
by Miyon
Huh.. I never liked the look of the current live T'B drake, but if this is an intended change I'd consider getting this before the spectral wolf. I like the colours, k? xD

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:49 pm
by Serendipity82
I like it >_>

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:05 pm
by Astratia
Are any of the other Drakes getting a make-over like this?
My concern is the Drake of the North Wind

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:05 pm
by Rhapture
I feel pretty mixed about it. I don't like how pastel it is but the glow is kind of neat on the wings. If they could combine the two looks and meet in the middle it may not be so bad. I hadn't noticed if they added a mount special but next time I am on I can check.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:33 pm
by cowmuflage
It could be worse I guess.

Re: Drake of the West Wind

Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:30 pm
by Sasrei
Its just a bug guys, they are fixing it. Mine actually looks normal in deepholm except for the fact there are now electric sparks on him ^.^ not as big as skolls but still pretty neat