[Datamine] Dagonic Quasigriff Mount

Cactus_Back

Looks like this is the mount morph of the Unstable Morpholith. If so, it should be available through participation in in-game events later this year.

Keep in mind that this model was found in the game files and this mount is not officially confirmed. As such, it might change significantly on release or might never be released at all.

More pictures here.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyBQ3eadtiA

Olauron

Looks like we will get gryphon mounts sooner or later.

SpaceElf

FINALLY

Sheezabeast

It......has no wings? Even if they just fluttered in the wind....a bird mount with no wings is weird....

TwinLamps

4 legged Family Sized KFC mount.
Oh, well..

Lady_Galadhiel

If they add wings to it its perfect

vivisectvib16_ESO

No wings, hence the name "quasigriff"

Danikat

Sheezabeast wrote: »

It......has no wings? Even if they just fluttered in the wind....a bird mount with no wings is weird....

A mount version of a flying animal which cannot fly would be weirder. There's griffons in the game with wings and they appear to fly, it would seem very strange if we got a griffon mount and it spend all it's time running on the ground.

But I'm not sure it's possible or practical for ZOS to make a flying mount. I've heard the game doesn't actually have a 3rd axis, which is why jump physics is so weird and so many surfaces cause you to slide off like it's made of ice. Maybe more importantly though I know a lot of maps have a very low ceiling - just slightly taller than the highest point in the map. In several of them it's possible to climb up to a point where you can't jump because your character hits the top of the map. I think if they gave us flying mounts a lot of people would be disappointed by the inability to actually fly them in a lot of areas.

Darkstorne

Ahhhhh, a griffin mount is awesome, but not with those animations. I can recognize those Senche-raht legs from half-way across Tamriel

Cirantille

Aha, my dreams came true!

Finally my Welkynar RP will be complete!

Sheezabeast

Danikat wrote: »

Sheezabeast wrote: »

It......has no wings? Even if they just fluttered in the wind....a bird mount with no wings is weird....

A mount version of a flying animal which cannot fly would be weirder. There's griffons in the game with wings and they appear to fly, it would seem very strange if we got a griffon mount and it spend all it's time running on the ground.

But I'm not sure it's possible or practical for ZOS to make a flying mount. I've heard the game doesn't actually have a 3rd axis, which is why jump physics is so weird and so many surfaces cause you to slide off like it's made of ice. Maybe more importantly though I know a lot of maps have a very low ceiling - just slightly taller than the highest point in the map. In several of them it's possible to climb up to a point where you can't jump because your character hits the top of the map. I think if they gave us flying mounts a lot of people would be disappointed by the inability to actually fly them in a lot of areas.

By fluttering in the wind I just meant the wings would be visual and not functional, aka not a flying mount. The mount has shackles on its back legs, which to me indicates it had to be shackled down to be kept from flying away. So inherently the griffin should have non-functional wings, aesthetically.

To be brutally honest, it has the exact same body shape as the big Raht mounts. It will move in the same gallop motion, awkward and nausea-inducing, much like the bears. It's a weird attempt at a reskin that doesn't even have wings, a griffin should have wings, even if they aren't functional. I have no desire for us to have flying mounts. But visually it is f'n weird to see it not have wings.

DreadDaedroth

It's a Warhammer demigryphon

TheImperfect

Looks fantastic, hope it is the morpholith mount.

SammyKhajit

The hind legs look like dogs.

A hawk dog hybrid?? If it’s an event freebie... maybe this one will grind for a free mount... but it’s really not appealing to be honest.

Tommy_The_Gun

They designed new nount type for Elsweyr... and then they build Welwa-lizard using same skeleton & animation set... and now they are doing the same with a bird....

I think that for lizard / bird type of mount they should make a new type of mount entirely, with new skeleton and animation set. Re-using old models & re-skinning them does not look as cool. The final result would be much better if they designed it from scratch.

Looks nice on the screenshots, but I would imagine it will suffer on the same issues as all "reskinned" mounts.

Cactus_Back

Darkstorne wrote: »

Ahhhhh, a griffin mount is awesome, but not with those animations. I can recognize those Senche-raht legs from half-way across Tamriel

Lol, yes, you're right, it does use the Heavyweight mount skeleton and animation.

Recremen

Oh neat! Man they're really getting a lot of mileage out of that Senche-raht base model, it's great to see so much variety!

Elo106

Stop the reskins
Lizards with tails wagging like the senche and this abomination. Is it really so expensive to make and rig a new 3d model?

WhyMustItBe

Danikat wrote: »

... I'm not sure it's possible or practical for ZOS to make a flying mount.

Jesus looked at them and said, "With ZOS this is impossible, but with Microsoft all things are possible."

Chaos2088

Iccotak

WhyMustItBe wrote: »

Danikat wrote: »

... I'm not sure it's possible or practical for ZOS to make a flying mount.

Jesus looked at them and said, "With ZOS this is impossible, but with Microsoft all things are possible."

Let's put it another way - ZOS does not want to do flying mounts. Wayshrines already make fast travel possible

VDoom1

On one hand I'm glad we get new kinds of mounts. On the other hand, yah it's a reskin a bit meh.

It is not ugly, but it looks a bit odd....the hindlegs and the general pose. They are not what one would expect. Though that is why they are not calling it a gryphon, because it's not one.

They will most likely never implement a mount with wings, then we will except actual flying mounts. ESO is simply put a game which is made to be experienced from the ground.

Fennwitty

First reaction: "Eesh"

Minyassa

I love him!!!!! I can't wait to hear if he does a grouchy little squawk when he jumps! Oh I hope I hope I hope we get this.

jaws343

Sheezabeast wrote: »

Danikat wrote: »

Sheezabeast wrote: »

It......has no wings? Even if they just fluttered in the wind....a bird mount with no wings is weird....

A mount version of a flying animal which cannot fly would be weirder. There's griffons in the game with wings and they appear to fly, it would seem very strange if we got a griffon mount and it spend all it's time running on the ground.

But I'm not sure it's possible or practical for ZOS to make a flying mount. I've heard the game doesn't actually have a 3rd axis, which is why jump physics is so weird and so many surfaces cause you to slide off like it's made of ice. Maybe more importantly though I know a lot of maps have a very low ceiling - just slightly taller than the highest point in the map. In several of them it's possible to climb up to a point where you can't jump because your character hits the top of the map. I think if they gave us flying mounts a lot of people would be disappointed by the inability to actually fly them in a lot of areas.

By fluttering in the wind I just meant the wings would be visual and not functional, aka not a flying mount. The mount has shackles on its back legs, which to me indicates it had to be shackled down to be kept from flying away. So inherently the griffin should have non-functional wings, aesthetically.

To be brutally honest, it has the exact same body shape as the big Raht mounts. It will move in the same gallop motion, awkward and nausea-inducing, much like the bears. It's a weird attempt at a reskin that doesn't even have wings, a griffin should have wings, even if they aren't functional. I have no desire for us to have flying mounts. But visually it is f'n weird to see it not have wings.

Fluttering wings would be cool. Also, it'd be cool if the wings also fanned out when you jumped to give the appearance of gliding. Nothing needs to be functional for flying, but the visuals would be cool.

zaria

Sheezabeast wrote: »

It......has no wings? Even if they just fluttered in the wind....a bird mount with no wings is weird....

Ostrich riding is an thing, the problem is that you can not control them.

Sju

Darkstorne wrote: »

Ahhhhh, a griffin mount is awesome, but not with those animations. I can recognize those Senche-raht legs from half-way across Tamriel

Dang, you're right.

olsborg

Elo106 wrote: »

Stop the reskins
Lizards with tails wagging like the senche and this abomination. Is it really so expensive to make and rig a new 3d model?

Basicly this, just looks like a slightly different hulk-khajit. Those heavyweights mounts dont look that nice imo, too big and fat

Cendrillion21

Yikes, this thing looks horrible.

WeerW3ir

now we are talking!

ArchangelIsraphel

I'm torn. I really like all the detail that went into the feathers of this mount, into its beak, and tail, and the expression on its face, but...this is not what I was hoping for in a griffon mount. A re-hashed Senche-raht? Ugh. Not again. I was already pretty unimpressed with the fact that the pre-order welwa was a Senche-raht turned lizard. Now this?

It's just a huge disappointment. It would be much cooler if it had wings folded at its sides that moved slightly as the player rides. A winged mount does not necessarily need to fly to be awesome and still have wings- after all, there are gryphons walking around on the ground in Summerset and Elsweyr.