Bear's tail animation

Aimora

I really like my bear mount (despite the wide leg weird riding animation) but one thing I find a little disconcerting is how it's tail looks like a flap of skin jiggling as it moves it doesn't look at all like I imagine a bear's tail would move.

Has anyone else noticed this?

Nestor

OK, I googled Bear Tail, and after sifting through some inappropriate images, I have to say, a bear tail is pretty much a flap of skin on the back of the animal. Probably just there to protect the butt orifice. I can't see how it moves any other way than flapping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0VnN6cxwcU

If I had seen this one first, it would be the only one I would have posted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXMlFK26T00

Aimora

Well I must admit I have never had reason to look closely at the back end of a bear - but those tails do look similar to the in game one - now if you could find a running video that would be great - after hearing about the inappropriate images I don't fancy typing running bear tail into Google lol

UltimaJoe777

Zenimax will never remove the flabby asses of Bears. Means too much to them!

Alucardo

Nestor wrote: »

OK, I googled Bear Tail, and after sifting through some inappropriate images, I have to say, a bear tail is pretty much a flap of skin on the back of the animal. Probably just there to protect the butt orifice. I can't see how it moves any other way than flapping

The bears tail is more rounded, but in ESO they are quite flat and literally look like a flap of skin. I had to ride behind Aimora tonight and it was very off-putting. In the end she changed her mount to the guar.
Considering the polar bear mount is probably going to use the same model, I'll sadly not be buying it

Volkodav

Aimora wrote: »

I really like my bear mount (despite the wide leg weird riding animation) but one thing I find a little disconcerting is how it's tail looks like a flap of skin jiggling as it moves it doesn't look at all like I imagine a bear's tail would move.

Has anyone else noticed this?

As to the wide legged walk,a lot of bears are like that.

Aimora

Not the bears wide leg - it's my char' s leg are spread incredibly wide - looks quite uncomfortable

ContraTempo

Here is the best vid I could find of a bear (not a cub) actually running a distance. It does not exactly match the animation but if anything ZoS has actually toned down the bounce you would experience on a back of a real bear (assuming that was possible).

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-QIMmXXanbs

Shader_Shibes

Nestor wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0VnN6cxwcU

Daaaw so cuute. Polar bears are by far my fave animal after i had the pleasure of holding a very young cub some years ago.

Nestor

Aimora wrote: »

Not the bears wide leg - it's my char' s leg are spread incredibly wide - looks quite uncomfortable

Tell me about it.

I was so excited to finally get a Guar mount, after having fallen in love with Rollie back in Morrowind that I snatched one up from the guild store. Then I rode it and did not like the aesthetics. If they had the character pull their legs up more, kind of like how a Jockey rides, it would look so much better on a beast mount.

Volkodav

Aimora wrote: »

Not the bears wide leg - it's my char' s leg are spread incredibly wide - looks quite uncomfortable

Problem is that Bears have fat bodies.

Rosveen

Aimora wrote: »

Not the bears wide leg - it's my char' s leg are spread incredibly wide - looks quite uncomfortable

There would be absolutely nothing comfortable about riding a bear in real life. There's only so much ZOS can do.

Aimora

Rosveen wrote: »

Aimora wrote: »

Not the bears wide leg - it's my char' s leg are spread incredibly wide - looks quite uncomfortable

There would be absolutely nothing comfortable about riding a bear in real life. There's only so much ZOS can do.

Well that is true I guess - Although I imagine them to have a really lush thick coat and it to be a fairly snuggly experience