Poster: Aetaran at 1/23/2006 1:44:01 PM PST
Subject: Omen. |
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How many more times are you guys going to recycle the two-headed beast graphic?
http://tinyurl.com/8xpdm
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Poster: Caydiem at 1/23/2006 1:57:12 PM PST
Subject: Re: Omen. |
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The question is more accurately, "How many times are you going to use the two-headed beast animation?" since the model and texture are both substantially different. The creature is indeed built to work on the bone structure of the Beast/Core Hound animation, but it's original art. The reason behind such recycling is simple: it allows us to get this world event to you more quickly while continuing work on other content at the same time.
Lore-wise, creatures with two heads are nothing new. Gul'Dan created the two-headed Ogres on the basis of granting more intellect to a creature of astoundingly limited intelligence. This could very well cause problems if the two heads disagreed with each other. There's no telling what else has fallen to similar magical corruption. :)
I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!
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Poster: Caydiem at 1/23/2006 2:04:56 PM PST
Subject: Re: Omen. |
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Not to pee in your soup, but this is exactly what we don't want.
Take some time, and give us thought-out, well-tested content.
We do take the time; this is concern over an art element, not the content of the festival. If an animation has already been approved and all the bugs are out of it, it makes implementation of an event that much smoother.
Ideally, no one creature (and I mean individual creature, not type) in this game would have an identical model, texture, or animation, leaving everything unique... however, that simply isn't practical. I realize that Omen reuses an animation, but here's the question I pose to you..
Would you rather have a new model/animation/etc. for:
1) A world event that comes around for a few days every year; or
2) A new instance that is accessible year-round?
We had a choice, and we chose number two.
I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!
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Poster: Caydiem at 1/23/2006 2:18:31 PM PST
Subject: Re: Omen. |
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Terranion, I have said time and again that we're working on bringing back world PvP, but that it's not an instant fix. I would appreciate it if you didn't bring unrelated topics into these threads just because it appears I'm active here, as that is intentional disruption and thus trolling. Thanks. :)
I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!
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Poster: Caydiem at 1/23/2006 4:41:55 PM PST
Subject: Re: Omen. |
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We all appreciate new content but I have a question Cay. I've heard you say that throwing money at things (and Blizzard does have money) doesn't solve problems.
Wouldn't investing money into something like this solve the problem? Couldn't another artist, another designer and another programer design a new monster, create a model and program it into the game?
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/art-lead-3d-character-artist.shtml
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/art-3d-character-animator.shtml
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/game-designer.shtml
http://www.blizzard.com/jobopp/3d-game-programmer.shtml
There they are.
There they've been, for a while.
It takes time to hire talented individuals into our ranks. As I am fond of saying, money doesn't always replace time. And while we're in the hiring process, time marches on, and content needs be made.
I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!
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Poster: Caydiem at 1/23/2006 4:43:22 PM PST
Subject: Re: Omen. |
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So lore wise it is just a white beast then? Written hard and into the books as that and shall always be.
It really made me cry when they just used the Archimode model for Kiljaeden. But I guess he is just archimodes red twin with scary fire around him. : (
It made you cry when an Eredar looked like... an Eredar? I'm confused.
I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!
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