Lunch Topic: What animal should Blizzard add to the WoW bestiary?
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The world of Azeroth is filled with creatures great and small, and a multitude of animal types are represented, both realistic and fantastic. From the beginning, we've had real-world animals such as lions, tigers, bears, ostriches, spiders, bats, hyenas, vultures, and wolves alongside mythological creatures like dragons, centaurs, werewolves, and demons. The Burning Crusade expansion added moths and wasps, dragonhawks and warp stalkers; Wrath brought in rhinoceroses, mammoths, giant worms, and minotaurs; and now, with Cataclysm, we've seen the inclusion of monkeys, mastiffs, eels, fish, sharks, and the much-anticipated fox.
Blizzard is broadening the World of Warcraft bestiary with each new expansion, but there are plenty of animal types left to draw from. How about a tamable sugar glider or a chinchilla vanity pet? Speaking of vanity pets, I'd love to see some of them turned into game mobs. Who wouldn't want to fight (or tame!) a mutant rabbit or Rodent of Unusual Size? With the addition of Vashj'ir, Blizzard has already opened the door for any number of sea creature models. How about a manta ray to join the existing whales and sea turtles?
Is your favorite animal or mythical creature represented in World of Warcraft? What would you like to see added to WoW's bestiary?
The world of Azeroth is filled with creatures great and small, and a multitude of animal types are represented, both realistic and fantastic. From the beginning, we've had real-world animals such as lions, tigers, bears, ostriches, spiders, bats, hyenas, vultures, and wolves alongside mythological creatures like dragons, centaurs, werewolves, and demons. The Burning Crusade expansion added moths and wasps, dragonhawks and warp stalkers; Wrath brought in rhinoceroses, mammoths, giant worms, and minotaurs; and now, with Cataclysm, we've seen the inclusion of monkeys, mastiffs, eels, fish, sharks, and the much-anticipated fox.
Blizzard is broadening the World of Warcraft bestiary with each new expansion, but there are plenty of animal types left to draw from. How about a tamable sugar glider or a chinchilla vanity pet? Speaking of vanity pets, I'd love to see some of them turned into game mobs. Who wouldn't want to fight (or tame!) a mutant rabbit or Rodent of Unusual Size? With the addition of Vashj'ir, Blizzard has already opened the door for any number of sea creature models. How about a manta ray to join the existing whales and sea turtles?
Is your favorite animal or mythical creature represented in World of Warcraft? What would you like to see added to WoW's bestiary?
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 10)
Cyrus Mar 16th 2011 12:26PM
"And unicorns, since I can't seem to think of any other mythical creatures that aren't around."
They might not actually be called "unicorns", but zhevras have horns.
MW Mar 16th 2011 5:11PM
It MUST be a crystal unicorn that is a JC only mount.
jazz.panther Mar 16th 2011 12:15PM
R.O.U.S. you say? It's called the Giant Sewer Rat!
Raogrimm2 Mar 16th 2011 12:30PM
MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!MOOSE!!!
Did I mention MOOSE?
Brian Mar 16th 2011 1:26PM
Definitely Moosen!
Starsmore Mar 16th 2011 1:34PM
A mööse bit my sister once...
TheBigFatMuffinMan Mar 16th 2011 12:20PM
A walrus. That is all.
Lemons Mar 16th 2011 12:26PM
They already made Walrus into a sentient race with the tuskarr. Having an animal species of walrus would kind of be weird and would probably lead to something like this...
http://chainsawsuit.com/2010/11/17/anthrodog-rides-again/
Noyou Mar 16th 2011 2:33PM
I am the apeman.
Piesmarts Mar 16th 2011 12:23PM
Elwynn Forest needs an alpaca farm, just saying.
Noyou Mar 16th 2011 12:35PM
Ohh that would be great especially when they fall /asleep :)
Shoryl Mar 16th 2011 12:35PM
I second Alpacas. Or any kind of Llama, really. Along with a wider variety of goats (rams are male goats)
jazz.panther Mar 16th 2011 1:02PM
If and only if they include...
- 40 SPECIALLY TRAINED ECUADORIAN MOUNTAIN LLAMAS
- 6 VENEZUELAN RED LLAMAS
- 142 MEXICAN WHOOPING LLAMAS
- 14 NORTH CHILEAN GUANACOS (CLOSELY RELATED TO THE LLAMA)
- REG LLAMA OF BRIXTON
- 76000 BATTERY LLAMAS
Wolfshanze Mar 16th 2011 1:23PM
We're sorry for the interuption, but the person posting all the comments about Llamas has just been sacked.
TheDoomcookie Mar 16th 2011 10:44PM
"Along with a wider variety of goats (rams are male goats)"
Actually, rams are male sheep. Male goats are called bucks. :)
cyn Mar 16th 2011 12:24PM
I remembered the elekks as mounts after I posted, but completely forgot the other two. Thanks for reminding me - I need to have my Pink Pachyderm out more often.
It would be nice to see more of them, though. They can wander the plains of the Barrens with the kodo and giraffes.
cyn Mar 16th 2011 12:26PM
This was a reply to jazz.panther.
(Not so much a comment system fail as my own failure to hit reply in the correct spot).
Matthew Mar 16th 2011 12:27PM
Kangaroo! Represent Daown undah. Note, I'm not from Daown Undah, obviously, since no one from there would write it Daown Undah.
But a Kangaroo with its own joey would be neat!
Dreyja Mar 16th 2011 10:48PM
More marsupials, for CERTAIN!
Scooter Mar 16th 2011 12:29PM
I'd like to see more models be added for the same animals, so they can be spread around more. I don't mean a gentle re-color. I'm talking something like how the fox started our (or still is?) basically the wolf with a new model. It's all about the polygons man!
That being said...I'd like a new pet goldfish in a bowel that sits on a small wagon with a string tied to my character. He needs to do tricks. It be hilarious if it was a joke hunter pet as opposed to a normal non-combat one.