Dragons are not scary at all, and their voices actually made me laugh

Uryel

So, I was expecting the dragons to shout. Obviously. I wasn't expecting to laugh my bottom off when they would, though.

I mean, come on, sounds like some guy trying to take a deep voice and scare a 4 years old. They are massive creatures, they should have deep, way deep voices, echoing with a boom when they shout, not the voice of your drunken buddy impersonating a dovahkiin after one too many beer (that milk-drinker can't hold his liquor anyway). Their voices lack some "oomph", some kick, some impact. And well, "Fus Ro Dah" is fine, but where is "Yol Toor Shul" when they breath fire ?

Also, they turn around like they don't move. They simply ... Rotate. Like I would expect from a video game asset that has no proper animation. I would expect to see them turn around like the massive creatures they are, by putting some effort into it. Could even be somewhat impressive if they could do it quick, because that alone would be a display of power. As it is, it looks fake.

Finally, it seems they're not all that hostile at all. They can peacefully land in a field and just stay put, not even bothering to disturb the farmer working his crops 5 feet away. They're certainly not burning down his house or roasting him alive. Until you get close, they could very well be having a friendly conversation while the dragon rests his wings. Are we sure they are even evil ? I might have no doubt about it if they were actually rampaging, but that... I'm like "oh, hello, mister farmer, sir Dragon, don't mind me, I'll just collect that ancestor silk and be on my way, then".

What are your thoughts on the matter, fellows ?

ShadowDisciple

Uryel wrote: »

So, I was expecting the dragons to shout. Obviously. I wasn't expecting to laugh my bottom off when they would, though.

I mean, come on, sounds like some guy trying to take a deep voice and scare a 4 years old. They are massive creatures, they should have deep, way deep voices, echoing with a boom when they shout, not the voice of your drunken buddy impersonating a dovahkiin after one too many beer (that milk-drinker can't hold his liquor anyway). Their voices lack some "oomph", some kick, some impact. And well, "Fus Ro Dah" is fine, but where is "Yol Toor Shul" when they breath fire ?

Also, they turn around like they don't move. They simply ... Rotate. Like I would expect from a video game asset that has no proper animation. I would expect to see them turn around like the massive creatures they are, by putting some effort into it. Could even be somewhat impressive if they could do it quick, because that alone would be a display of power. As it is, it looks fake.

Finally, it seems they're not all that hostile at all. They can peacefully land in a field and just stay put, not even bothering to disturb the farmer working his crops 5 feet away. They're certainly not burning down his house or roasting him alive. Until you get close, they could very well be having a friendly conversation while the dragon rests his wings. Are we sure they are even evil ? I might have no doubt about it if they were actually rampaging, but that... I'm like "oh, hello, mister farmer, sir Dragon, don't mind me, I'll just collect that ancestor silk and be on my way, then".

What are your thoughts on the matter, fellows ?

Its not that i dont agree with you, but ur slightly taking it too far with the farmer and burnt houses...as for animations, ye im not impressed out of my pants, but they aint bad imo

Seleval

The ones in Sunspire do shout Yol Toor Shul, aswell as Krii Lun Aus. And another shout too, but I'm still not quite sure what exact words they say.

Have yet to see an 'overworld' dragon, am looking forward to that!

ArchMikem

Dragons dont have to do a shout every time they breathe fire or frost. I dont remember hearing them say anything when getting violated in Skyrim.

barbarian340

Hilarious! Where are u guys seeing these dragons though?

Minyassa

I think you need a new sound card/speakers. They sound pretty good on my system. As for the turning, I"m not seeing any difference between the way they turn and the way any very large boss turns. Pretty sure Zenimax was too busy nerfing things into the ground to come up with a whole new animation engine.

Ahzek

ArchMikem wrote: »

Dragons dont have to do a shout every time they breathe fire or frost. I dont remember hearing them say anything when getting violated in Skyrim.

They always shout to use their breath attacks, even in Skyrim. Its just a bit harder to hear there because of the noise the breath attack itself makes.

JKorr

One of my cats has the habit of napping on part of my speakers; the box that does the bass parts? Yeah, his nap was rudely interrupted when the dragons appeared...the cat is not happy with this new part of the game....he just give me a glare and stalks off to find a quieter, less rumbly place to sleep.

Uryel

ShadowDisciple wrote: »

Its not that i dont agree with you, but ur slightly taking it too far with the farmer and burnt houses...

Well, maybe they could at least cower in fear or something. As it is now, the don't give a flying f*** that a dragon landed nearby.

Minyassa wrote: »

I think you need a new sound card/speakers. They sound pretty good on my system. As for the turning, I"m not seeing any difference between the way they turn and the way any very large boss turns.

Maybe there's that. So far I only heardt hem on my wife's computer, and her sound setup is less than impressive. Mine, however, should be an improvement. As for the movement... Yeah, maybe. But with all their talk about how impressive dragons would be an all, I would at least have expected some turning animation. There is none. They face one way, and half a second later, another way. They didn't really move. On such a large creature, it's very noticeable, and even more so after all the talk about how they "brought them to life" and whatnot.

Ahzek wrote: »

ArchMikem wrote: »

Dragons dont have to do a shout every time they breathe fire or frost. I dont remember hearing them say anything when getting violated in Skyrim.

They always shout to use their breath attacks, even in Skyrim. Its just a bit harder to hear there because of the noise the breath attack itself makes.

Indeed they do, it's part of the dragon lore. It's the dragon language that brings to reality whatever effect they word. They MUST shout to breath fire. Maybe I'll hear it better on my own system

JadonSky

Yeah I wish instead of landing they either kept flying around until someone attacked them. Also their are other world bosses that when they spawn they attack things near by. Like the abounded farm in Stormheaven. A giant deadroth is summoned and he walks to the farm house and starts burning the place down, then after a few minutes he walks to the stable and starts breathing fire on it, then I think he walks to some charred body's and starts breathing fire. It may be the same path he walks but it at least makes it seem like he is actully trashing the place.

But needless to say It can be done and should be done to add some more realism to the dragons. Also kinda sucks they always land in the same spots. Makes hunting them on the map seem kinda dumb bc they always land in the same 3-4 locations that i'v seen.

Uryel

JadonSky wrote: »

Makes hunting them on the map seem kinda dumb bc they always land in the same 3-4 locations that i'v seen.

So few landing places ? Damn. Even Rift was able to provide a dozen of them for their invasions, and that was years before ESO...

Ildun

Scary enough for my vampire though, why no ice or lightning dragon?

barney2525

Uryel wrote: »

So, I was expecting the dragons to shout. Obviously. I wasn't expecting to laugh my bottom off when they would, though.

I mean, come on, sounds like some guy trying to take a deep voice and scare a 4 years old. They are massive creatures, they should have deep, way deep voices, echoing with a boom when they shout, not the voice of your drunken buddy impersonating a dovahkiin after one too many beer (that milk-drinker can't hold his liquor anyway). Their voices lack some "oomph", some kick, some impact. And well, "Fus Ro Dah" is fine, but where is "Yol Toor Shul" when they breath fire ?

Also, they turn around like they don't move. They simply ... Rotate. Like I would expect from a video game asset that has no proper animation. I would expect to see them turn around like the massive creatures they are, by putting some effort into it. Could even be somewhat impressive if they could do it quick, because that alone would be a display of power. As it is, it looks fake.

Finally, it seems they're not all that hostile at all. They can peacefully land in a field and just stay put, not even bothering to disturb the farmer working his crops 5 feet away. They're certainly not burning down his house or roasting him alive. Until you get close, they could very well be having a friendly conversation while the dragon rests his wings. Are we sure they are even evil ? I might have no doubt about it if they were actually rampaging, but that... I'm like "oh, hello, mister farmer, sir Dragon, don't mind me, I'll just collect that ancestor silk and be on my way, then".

What are your thoughts on the matter, fellows ?

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barney2525

barbarian340 wrote: »

Hilarious! Where are u guys seeing these dragons though?

its great. don't know if it's from my addons, I when I open the map you can see them moving and see where they are landing