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New Emerald Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:27 pm
by SpiritBinder
New Hippogryph Mount Reward
Blizzard showed off an upcoming hippogryph mount reward that is coming soon!
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:29 pm
by Bowno
Gross.
Why are they using those horrible wings again? @_@ blegh.
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:41 pm
by Chimera
I was like 'oh, that's a gorgeous--- HELL NO.' in response to seeing the pic and then looking down at your comment Bow, realizing then the one in flight was indeed using the new gryphon model wings.......
;-; Gonna go sob now
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:46 pm
by Danielfboone
I think it's gorgeous and the perfect mount for an Elf. I really want one and hope it's a reward for something I'll actually do. The colors are fantastic and I like the wings. The ones on the current Hippogryphs have always seemed too small to me.
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:47 pm
by Qinni
I think they are pretty. I like them.
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:50 pm
by Chimera
Danielfboone wrote:I think it's gorgeous and the perfect mount for an Elf. I really want one and hope it's a reward for something I'll actually do. The colors are fantastic and I like the wings. The ones on the current Hippogryphs have always seemed too small to me.
I'm definitely all for larger wings, and this model is absolutely stunning but the wings are broken, they use the ones the new gryphon model uses since their original one isn't long enough and they probably didn't want to have to duplicate the skeleton so they could tinker with the wings and save it as a new hippogryph skeleton
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:51 pm
by Makoes
MUST GET!!!!!!!!
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:55 pm
by Wain
Wow. I think it's beautiful! But I'm checking from my phone so I fail to see what might be wrong with the wings
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:55 pm
by Lupis
...Huh. I can't tell what I think until I see it in motion, I think. The colors are really... uh... unique. O.o Orange and green, alrighty then...
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:56 pm
by SpiritBinder
Personally if they make the wings a little larger, I think it will look great. Not that I don't love the ones we already have, but I do feel sorry for them when carrying some of my thinker set characters

Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:57 pm
by Wain
If you grew up with parrots in Australia, orange and green wouldn't seem so weird
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:58 pm
by cowmuflage
I dunno I think the wings look awesome.
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:58 pm
by Lupis
Holy wow, I just realized how big its hooves are! I hope that's just a weird angle. xD
And Wain, true that! I'm just not used to seeing that color combo in WoW, I guess. Or maybe I just didn't expect it on a hippogryph.
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:02 pm
by Chimera
Nothing's wrong with the color of the wings, its the joints in the skeleton that are bugging me xD
They're using these wings:


Joints should not bend backwards like that ;-;
Edit: At about 0:45 the Grand Gryphon starts flapping its wings, this is what this hippogryphs gonna look like in flight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zjhqlaD284
(again, gorgeous model, but the skeleton they used, not so much. In fact I almost want to say they gave it the new gryphon model entirely, instead of splicing the new gryphon wings onto a hippogryphs body)
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:03 pm
by Qinni
LupisDarkmoon wrote:Holy wow, I just realized how big its hooves are! I hope that's just a weird angle. xD
And Wain, true that! I'm just not used to seeing that color combo in WoW, I guess. Or maybe I just didn't expect it on a hippogryph.
...We have white tan blue with orange pink and purple ones. D: They can come in any fabulous color they want. >.<
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:11 pm
by Castile
I really like the new gryphons so I think I'll love this new hippo!! The colours are lovely and i like how they used a different model like they did with the new gryphon/wyvern for the pvp area. Maybe this is a new pvp event award or storyline award like the previous two? Would fit the use of the different model for sure!
edit: Just saw a reference that this may be the 9th anniversary award for wow!

that would be awesome!!!
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:38 pm
by SpiritBinder
Wain wrote:If you grew up with parrots in Australia, orange and green wouldn't seem so weird
Hahaha, totally!

Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:39 pm
by Wain
Funny, I was thinking of King Parrots too!

Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:41 pm
by cowmuflage
Those are some bitchin mounts you have there SpiritBinder!
Re: New Grand Hippogryph Model Preview.
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 12:30 am
by Lisaara
Such a beautiful mount!