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Bear mount animation kinda bad
I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break. I really am not a complainer, just wanted to casually bring it up. Maybe some other folks agree, animations can be changed. Anyway, love the game.
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✭✭✭As opposed to the amazing horse animations....ESO forums achievementsProud fanboiElitist jerkTrollHaterFan of icontested(rainbow colors granted)5 -
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✭✭✭✭✭I think the animation looks pretty darn good, but only when you're going at lower speeds. It looks smooth and natural from my perspective. But then you hit rapid and start sprinting on your max-speed riding skill character and suddenly you look like an awkward boulder speeding down the hillsides of Cyrodiil. Still pretty cool, but I see where you're coming from.Men'Do PC NA AD Khajiit
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What did you expect?Eurygorgon wrote: »I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break...
You are riding a BEAR!
Bear riding is not for the weak!
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✭✭✭✭✭TheShadowScout wrote: »
What did you expect?Eurygorgon wrote: »I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break...
You are riding a BEAR!
Bear riding is not for the weak!
It's for the stupid and the Orcs "Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
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✭✭Tamriel bear mounts are simply not trained well enough. Heres how a properly trained bear mount does it:
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✭✭✭TheShadowScout wrote: »
What did you expect?Eurygorgon wrote: »I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break...
You are riding a BEAR!
Bear riding is not for the weak!
It's for the stupid and the Orcs
Agree What kind of idiot must one be to try riding a bear? They are very powerful ,violent beasts.Edited by PBpsy on December 12, 2015 4:08PMESO forums achievementsProud fanboiElitist jerkTrollHaterFan of icontested(rainbow colors granted)1 -
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✭✭TheShadowScout wrote: »
What did you expect?Eurygorgon wrote: »I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break...
You are riding a BEAR!
Bear riding is not for the weak!
It's for the stupid and the Orcs
Agree What kind of idiot must one be to try riding a bear? They are very powerful ,violent beasts.
Orcs: 'Theyre perfect!'Edited by khele23eb17_ESO on December 12, 2015 4:13PMP2P offered you 'hell yeah!' moments. F2P offers you 'thank god its over' moments.1 -
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✭✭This is a controversial subject.
I know many players do not enjoy the animation of the mount, while may other appreciate it. Some players may even experience motion sickness!
Personal I think the animation team did a great job, because its a bear, it's not supposed to be a smooth ride. I find it realistic.
But this is really a question of personal taste. There is not much to discuss about it.4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭They way my characters ride the bear....and I actually mean ride in a naughty way....it's kinda funny per my wife.
I won't say the bear animations are bad but that the player animations are interesting while riding the bear.
It's almost like they didn't tame the bear very well or are new to riding and are trying to hold on but keep getting almost thrown off.-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
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✭✭✭✭✭NewBlacksmurf wrote: »... are trying to hold on but keep getting almost thrown off...
Cuz the bear wants to eat the rider"Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
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Greiver✭✭✭NewBlacksmurf wrote: »I won't say the bear animations are bad but that the player animations are interesting while riding the bear.
This exactly!Ps4 Na Daggerfall
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Smitch_59✭✭✭✭✭The bear animation might be realistic, but my wife and I find it a bit distracting. She regrets buying the bear mount because of the animation. I'll just stick with my horses for now.
Although I do like the look of the bear armor.By Azura, by Azura, by Azura!0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭well, bears run like they're an unbalanced load of laundry...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxqO3fAFXuU
I think they did an alright job on their run but year, the torso of the character riding them remains a bit too still.
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✭✭✭✭✭The bear animation might be realistic, but my wife and I find it a bit distracting. She regrets buying the bear mount because of the animation. I'll just stick with my horses for now.
Although I do like the look of the bear armor.well, bears run like they're an unbalanced load of laundry...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxqO3fAFXuU
I think they did an alright job on their run but year, the torso of the character remains a bit too still.
Dat bouncing booty "Stand strong, stay true and shelter all."
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✭✭✭✭✭The animation is what put me off buying them too. It might be realistic but it looks horrible and made me a bit dizzy trying to watch it on the PTS.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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✭✭This is a controversial subject.
I know many players do not enjoy the animation of the mount, while may other appreciate it. Some players may even experience motion sickness!
Personal I think the animation team did a great job, because its a bear, it's not supposed to be a smooth ride. I find it realistic.
But this is really a question of personal taste. There is not much to discuss about it.
^^^^^This. Don't like the bear ride, don't buy one. If you did already and have buyer's remorse, SOL. Personally, I think the animation is fantastic. Very realistic. Now, if they would just release a Dire Wolf mount.......PC/NA/DCBreton Sorcerer Maester.White - BB meets GoT >Master Crafter< { 9 Traits completed 4/23/15 }
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✭✭The animation is what put me off buying them too. It might be realistic but it looks horrible and made me a bit dizzy trying to watch it on the PTS.
Same for me, I couldn't handle watching it.
That said, it's accurate I'm afraid, they even toned it Down from how a bear really runs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zptCXYxces Lag is ruinin' my 'mershun!
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✭I bought the bear because of the aniimation. The way it wiggles his behind had me laughing so hard on PTS that I just had to have it.
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Aeladiir✭✭✭✭✭The animation is actually pretty good. IMO better than the horses' and, arguably, senches'. However, it does look a bit ridiculous when you're at 60/60/60 as far as the riding skills go.1
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✭✭✭Ourorboros wrote: »This is a controversial subject.
I know many players do not enjoy the animation of the mount, while may other appreciate it. Some players may even experience motion sickness!
Personal I think the animation team did a great job, because its a bear, it's not supposed to be a smooth ride. I find it realistic.
But this is really a question of personal taste. There is not much to discuss about it.
^^^^^This. Don't like the bear ride, don't buy one. If you did already and have buyer's remorse, SOL. Personally, I think the animation is fantastic. Very realistic. Now, if they would just release a Dire Wolf mount.......
typical anticonsumerism by a consumer.0 -
There's no way to see the riding animation before you buy it, so it's not like I'm way off base here. They basically told me to go pound salt when I submitted a ticket.Metalhead, husband, dad, beer drinker.0
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No argument there! (Yes, my Orc templar craftsmistress rides a bear...)
It's for the stupid and the OrcsTheShadowScout wrote: »
What did you expect?Eurygorgon wrote: »I love this game and love my new Snow Bear. The aesthetic is perfect, but I was kinda bummed at the animation. Looks kinda wacky and jerky, and almost like my characters spine is about to break...
You are riding a BEAR!
Bear riding is not for the weak!
Oh, and for Jägermonster I suppose, but that's a different world, and a different license...
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✭✭✭✭✭The bear animation is great. It's my favorite thing about the bear mount. Anyone who lives in an area with bears (or who has seen videos of them running for that matter) will tell you that the animation pretty much nails how bears run. I love the way it looks when my orc is riding around on his bear.
And so they should. If you bought the bear expecting it wouldn't move like a bear, then that's on you.Eurygorgon wrote: »There's no way to see the riding animation before you buy it, so it's not like I'm way off base here. They basically told me to go pound salt when I submitted a ticket.
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I really think ZOS needs to add another run animation for certain speeds, because they start to look ridiculous and outright comical.Eurygorgon wrote: »There's no way to see the riding animation before you buy it, so it's not like I'm way off base here. They basically told me to go pound salt when I submitted a ticket.0 -
PlagueMonk✭✭✭✭✭Eurygorgon wrote: »There's no way to see the riding animation before you buy it, so it's not like I'm way off base here. They basically told me to go pound salt when I submitted a ticket.
Well there is.
1) Try it on the PTS before the content is officially released.
2) Watch some other sucker who bought the bear sight unseen and go from there. There is also most likely someone who will have posted footage if you can't decide watching someone else right it.
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✭✭Personofsecrets wrote: »Ourorboros wrote: »This is a controversial subject.
I know many players do not enjoy the animation of the mount, while may other appreciate it. Some players may even experience motion sickness!
Personal I think the animation team did a great job, because its a bear, it's not supposed to be a smooth ride. I find it realistic.
But this is really a question of personal taste. There is not much to discuss about it.
^^^^^This. Don't like the bear ride, don't buy one. If you did already and have buyer's remorse, SOL. Personally, I think the animation is fantastic. Very realistic. Now, if they would just release a Dire Wolf mount.......
typical anticonsumerism by a consumer.
Say what? If you don't understand my comment, just ask. Don't go putting words in my mouth.PC/NA/DCBreton Sorcerer Maester.White - BB meets GoT >Master Crafter< { 9 Traits completed 4/23/15 }
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DaniAngione✭✭✭✭✭I like the animation. Especially how our body/legs perfectly follow the movement. I think that the fact that each different animal has their own set of rider animations (guar, horse, senche, now bear...) is amazing if you consider that most games (cough cough WoW) have the same generic and stupid "sitting still" animation for most mounts for years. Even when you're flying. So stupid.
Bear animation looks awkward for the same reason people don't normally ride bears in real life: because riding a bear isn't an easy thing.1
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