New Gryphon and Wyvern Models!

[Kalhoun]

For the gryphon I love the wings being long but the split is very weird looking. I wish they would remove the few feathers below the split. The eyes.... they need pupils. I was looking at the beak and I think i could live with shape but I think it might be the lower jaw that looks weird. The darker color will take some getting used too.
Picture of a fix to the wings and face and adding pupil.

Oof, seeing the wings stretched out like that... those gaps are really awkward. My theory is that they have those so that the feathers line up better when the wings are folded. But considering that we stare at the wings more while flying, I really wish they had not gone that design route.

[Rikaku]

Personally I adore the new gryphon. I want the upgraded version in all the colors <3 The windrider had a HUGE upgrade, which looks really nice. But I think I'd still take the Gryphon over the Windrider, update or not lol

[Kaellan]

Has anyone spotted these on the PTR yet?

[Vephriel]

Has anyone spotted these on the PTR yet?

They'll be rewards from the new war content added, which I believe includes a new rep, so I'm not sure if anyone will have one yet.

[Ziarre]

That was confirmed? I hadn't seen anything on them yet. :c

[Snowy]

I haven't seen anything about where they're from...

[Vephriel]

Hmm, I have a really clear recollection of reading the armored ones would be reward from the new content in Krasarang, now I can't find it though. D:

[Magnakilro]

Yeah I read somewhere that they'd be from the new factions in Krasarang too

[Kalliope]

Hmm, I have a really clear recollection of reading the armored ones would be reward from the new content in Krasarang, now I can't find it though. D:

Sounds right, since the alliance NPCs at least are flying around on the gryphons.

[Moonlost]

[...] The wings are too small for the model. Unlike the old wyverns, these have much less skin on their wings and it seems like they would have a hard time flying(especially with all that armor). [...]

Mmmph, I'm not entirely too sure about that fact. Although the new model certainly has less membranous skin between it's wings, unlike the older model, that membrane actually connects to it's body, allowing the weight of the wyvern and the force of the winds it needs to pick up to be diffused more evenly. The old wyvern would have a lot of force placed upon it's shoulders, whilst this newer model can spread it a bit more along it's torso as well. Sure, I'd love to see more membrane along it's body, but that could cause some clipping issues.

... Besides, I'm still working under the theory that these are fel-wyverns and that they're flying under demonic magic power. <_<

I pretty much agree with your other views though. Most of the details on the wyvern don't bother me personally, but I can see how they could irk others, and your thoughts on the Gryphon are very similar to mine.
Although, the more I look at the beak, the more I have to wonder if these new gryphs are part dodo. <_>

[Ziarre]

Most flying mounts wouldn't be feasible on Earth anyhow, since it takes a massive amount of musculature and wingspan to lift a significant amount of weight.

Realism is slightly a moot point.

[Ziarre]

It's official (well, as official as datamining a tooltip can get)--these are from the new 5.1 Alliance/Horde factions.

[Snowwalker]

Yeah, not a fan of those wyvern horns, or the horn on the gryphon's beak. But overall, I like the new detailed look of them. How can that cat fly with those horns.... >.<

[Snowy]

You people are asking how these things can fly, but I haven't seen anyone question how the JC gem cats can fly.

[Lisaara]

You people are asking how these things can fly, but I haven't seen anyone question how the JC gem cats can fly.

Space Magic.

That is all.

[Snowy]

Seems legit. <:

[Ziarre]

A wizard did it.

[evil950510]

Grand Armored Gryphon now requires you to be exalted with the new 5.1 questing area faction - Operation: Shieldwall
Grand Armored Wyvern now requires you to be exalted with the new 5.1 questing area faction - Dominance Offensive

http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/299 ... 5#comments

[Ziarre]

Yep, that's where my earlier post came from.

[Lisaara]

Seems legit. <:

Totally legit. XD