WoW Petopia Community

Myzou wrote:You know, with the 2 new komodo dragon models:

Vephriel wrote:Wow, it seems like they're really intent on updating a lot of the older models! There's so many new things, I'm still trying to process it all. I'm really pleased by all the bugs and reptiles though.

Qraljar, how do you find the models that aren't on the MMO post? I'd love to take a closer look at the tarantulas.

Valnaaros wrote:I could see us taming giant hermit crabs. Would certainly be a welcome addition to the Crab family

Vephriel wrote:Ah thank you! I usually just rely on whatever's posted on the front page.

As someone who keeps tarantulas in real life, I'd like to hug whoever gave such lovely attention to detail on the bottom of them. :') They look great!

Valnaaros wrote:I don't mind the new Hyena model replacing the old one. If enough people dislike it, Blizz could always do the same thing to them as they did with the bears and add rares that use the old skins.

Vephriel wrote:Yeah, while I absolutely love a lot of these revamps, they are....very different from some of the originals. I'm a little concerned for nostalgia's sake;;

The blue wind serpent, for example. I am head over heels over these new models, they look so much better, but the new 'blue' one (as much as I love it, as its own skin) really doesn't have anywhere near the vibrancy or saturation of the original, which has an almost iridescent look to it.

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It's such a difficult place to be in. The classic models are old, and they show it. I know the only reason I'm attached to them is because they've looked a certain way since the very beginning, and there's a lot of memories/nostalgia tied up in that.

I can completely understand the want and the need to update the game as a whole and I'm really glad they're doing it. I do wish that in some cases though that the revamps would remain a little more faithful in terms of colour and design.

I think overall I'm happy though! I realize we can't keep these clunky N64 looking things around forever (honestly that's what a lot of the classic models look like these days) and it might just be time to bite the bullet and say farewell to some of them and welcome in the new versions.

Vephriel wrote:I find that there's a tendency for newer models to look more washed out and desaturated, unfortunately. Which I suppose is a result of newer environments and wanting the creatures to look realistic within them. I'm sure in the game they're going to look fine, but it's hard not to notice the difference in vibrancy when comparing old to new.



A lot of people were upset by the forced update of the bears but I'm not sure if we're going to be lucky enough to get 'grandfathered' models for all of the revamps this time. I almost feel like it would be too much to try to do that for every single one of these creatures this time, and I'm not sure how much they want to keep those old models in the game at that point.

Vephriel wrote:Oh my god that toad is adorable! ;u;

Another concerning discrepency I just found. The white wind serpents.

This is the model that's replacing them. It is...not white at all, and it doesn't have those lovely purple details. It's frustrating that some are really, really faithful remakes (the green one looks fantastic to me), but others are just completely different from the source material.