I want to try Beast/Traps, but if I used Detonator on them I'd feel like I was committing cruelty to animals. :-(
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Originally Posted by plainguy
I don't know who or where someone got the comment that making a bear would take longer then making 4 other sets. If that is true, regardless of AT I would rather see 4 new sets instead of one. I think that would definitely be worth my money. If that is true then it further shows you how difficult it is for them to work with this game engine that is 7 ( or is it 8 soon ) years old. |
They can't just make a skeleton that looks good as an image. They've also got to make sure every animation checks out all the time, in every situation a player might choose to put that bear. Even at that they don't always get everything.
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Originally Posted by Darth_Khasei
Being fair I think there has been more than enough time for more MM models. It has not been high on the priority list, but it could have been. That is what folks appear to be disappointed by.
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Probably would happen if they could apply it to more than one powerset. Wolves worked for the new darkness set, so they got a "two for one" deal, kind of that way.
Indeed. As much as I would've loved a Bear, and infact the inclusion of the Dire may break the deal for me, the explanation given by the Dev's makes it clear it was an unreasonable request, given the resources needed.
I just hope the whole process hasn't tainted them on future MM primaries.
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Maybe instead of wolves, the bottom tier should have been some kind of hyenna or dogs of different breeds, or maybe another type of cat smaller than a lion, just to break up the wolf.
Integrating big cats with wolves just feels kind of odd. It would make more sense to go one way or the other, or maybe make two sets out of it: one all wolves, and one all cats, thus getting the greatest bang for their buck on those art resources.
I like the idea, but the execution is a bit off for me. Rather than doing insects, birds, canine and feline all in one power set I would have rather have seen them divided up.
Insect Mastery could have started with Summon Bees up to Giant Wasp.
Birds could go from Bluejays (anyone ever have a bluejay nest outside your front door?) to Roc... or giant eagle.
Canine could have gone from German Shepards up to Dire Wolf.
Feline could have started at Lynx and gone up to Saber Toothed Tiger.
Of course, then there would have been the issue of which to release first...
Or they could throw MMs a customization bone and make all of those skins under the name of "Beast Mastery"
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