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Elk mount not an elk!

Cavedog
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What gives ZOS? There are accurate illustrations of elk roaming the countryside in Wrothgar and other areas of Tamriel. Why didn't ZOS use that illustration for their elk mount?

What ZOS gave us is a reindeer with elk antlers. The body, especially the head, is way out of proportion, and the rump and head on elk is much darker. The legs are longer on an elk, and the body is not as compact on an elk. Why ZOS? Why!?!

I'm still happy to have the new mount, but I'm wondering why ZOS went with a substandard animation when they already had it right with the elk they already had.
  • Milvan
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    It looks like an elk to me.

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  • Taylor_MB
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    Cause then they'd be accused of laziness if they made it identical.

    ZOS has standards, dammit!

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  • czar
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    It's a remodelled horse lmao, as if the horse wasn't ugly enough already
    And fyi elk antlers bend backwards, they don't curve like the mount's
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  • Sigtric
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    There are different species of elk that have different characteristics in their antlers, as well as extinct species that varied greatly.

    Additionally Tamriel is a made up place, with made up things in it, and Tamrielian elk could be different than what we see in the real world...

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  • Betheny
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    All I know is they missed an opportunity to make a moose mount.
  • vyndral13preub18_ESO
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    Betheny wrote: »
    All I know is they missed an opportunity to make a moose mount.

    Id love to see a bunch of Moose running around. Mooses? Meece? Moosi?? Whatever!
  • Betheny
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    Betheny wrote: »
    All I know is they missed an opportunity to make a moose mount.

    Id love to see a bunch of Moose running around. Mooses? Meece? Moosi?? Whatever!

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  • Elsonso
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    Cavedog wrote: »
    What gives ZOS? There are accurate illustrations of elk roaming the countryside in Wrothgar and other areas of Tamriel. Why didn't ZOS use that illustration for their elk mount?

    What ZOS gave us is a reindeer with elk antlers. The body, especially the head, is way out of proportion, and the rump and head on elk is much darker. The legs are longer on an elk, and the body is not as compact on an elk. Why ZOS? Why!?!

    I'm still happy to have the new mount, but I'm wondering why ZOS went with a substandard animation when they already had it right with the elk they already had.

    It also has to look good when someone is sitting on it, and this mount delivers on that where the wolves do not.
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  • Rosveen
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    Looks close enough to me. The horses, on the other hand... You wanna talk about leg proportions on those? :s
  • czar
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    Rosveen wrote: »
    Looks close enough to me. The horses, on the other hand... You wanna talk about leg proportions on those? :s
    The elk has the same extremely angled legs
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  • Oreyn_Bearclaw
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    Some people will complain about anything. Yeah, that's the big problem in ESO, my elk has funny legs...
  • Nocturnalan
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    Sigtric wrote: »
    There are different species of elk that have different characteristics in their antlers, as well as extinct species that varied greatly.

    Additionally Tamriel is a made up place, with made up things in it, and Tamrielian elk could be different than what we see in the real world...

    My thoughts exactly.
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  • Elsonso
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    Some people will complain about anything. Yeah, that's the big problem in ESO, my elk has funny legs...

    On the other hand, if this is the big problem for them in ESO, that is a good thing. :smile:
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  • Koensol
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    It also has to look good when someone is sitting on it, and this mount delivers on that where the wolves do not.
    Haha, I don't get why people would buy the wolf mount. It's so out of proportions. But to be honest I couldn't care less about all these ridiculous mounts. The senche tiger is cool though, and has some background in the lore.

  • Elsonso
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    Koensol wrote: »
    It also has to look good when someone is sitting on it, and this mount delivers on that where the wolves do not.
    Haha, I don't get why people would buy the wolf mount. It's so out of proportions.

    Yeah, not sure what they were thinking with the wolves. Any of the other mounts are better than all the wolves combined.

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  • Oreyn_Bearclaw
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    Some people will complain about anything. Yeah, that's the big problem in ESO, my elk has funny legs...

    On the other hand, if this is the big problem for them in ESO, that is a good thing. :smile:

    Fair point. :smile:
  • vyndral13preub18_ESO
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    Some people will complain about anything. Yeah, that's the big problem in ESO, my elk has funny legs...

    On the other hand they did take the time to make the event buffs run when you log off, because someone might stack them.

    Yeah that is a big problem in ESO, someone might get a buff, log off. Then months later log back on and get 200% experience for 2 hours.
    Edited by vyndral13preub18_ESO on December 22, 2016 5:29PM
  • SanTii.92
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    whoa, just realized i actually want a moose not an elk.. hopefuly they'll release sometime similar to what they did with the lion mounts.
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  • Bad_Company
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    Milvan wrote: »
    It looks like an elk to me.

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    I now want a Moose mount. Inb4 7k crowns price-tag.
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  • Soleya
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    Milvan wrote: »
    It looks like an elk to me.

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    Not sure what the deer species is, but the antlers aren't correct for either whitetail or mule deer (the only species of deer in North America).

    The main stem of the antlers go forward and out with the tines going up on the deer here.
  • WillhelmBlack
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    The elves in this game don't look like IRL elves either.
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  • Rouven
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    The elves in this game don't look like IRL elves either.

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  • czar
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    My point is that it's a very ugly mount for a very high price, and there's no point spending any amount of money on a purely cosmetic item if it doesn't even look nice
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  • svartorn
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    Elk mount seems extremely low resolution to me, too.

    For $35 bucks I expect a LOT more. Will not buy.
  • Judas Helviaryn
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    Betheny wrote: »
    All I know is they missed an opportunity to make a moose mount.

    Id love to see a bunch of Moose running around. Mooses? Meece? Moosi?? Whatever!

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    Edited by Judas Helviaryn on December 22, 2016 9:22PM
  • Korah_Eaglecry
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    Sigtric wrote: »
    There are different species of elk that have different characteristics in their antlers, as well as extinct species that varied greatly.

    Additionally Tamriel is a made up place, with made up things in it, and Tamrielian elk could be different than what we see in the real world...

    You ah...have a little something on your nose there.
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  • Bumblebeelzebub
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    This looks more like a svelte caribou to me.

    Incidentally, Svelte Caribou is my pron name.

    Edit: Nope. It looks more like an elk than a caribou. My bad:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVL3MYasc-k
    Edited by Bumblebeelzebub on December 22, 2016 9:40PM
  • runagate
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    WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOOSE AND AN ELK?

    In Alaska I lived on a moose path. Tourists very often said hilarious things when attempting to pluralize the word "moose."

    In Yukon Territory, Canada, way way up north I challenged a herd of reindeer to a fight. They ignored me.
  • Tasear
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    cause it's suppose to be a reindeer... but that's against lore.
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    Atro Elk, limited time only $50 coming soon.
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