The new "Mr. Stumpy" mount

Megabear · July 2017

Uh, what happened to his tail. I guess that's.. normal for its species? I call him Mr. Stumpy.

Enemy-of-Coldharbour · July 2017

Looks like they game him a barrel chest as well (and stubby legs).

Stovahkiin · July 2017

The name "Mr. Stumpy" and "mount" should never be used together...

Jitterbug · July 2017

Stovahkiin wrote: »

The name "Mr. Stumpy" and "mount" should never be used together...

Too sexy?

vyndral13preub18_ESO · July 2017

Don't worry. Once they get tired of reskinning the stubby tail version, they will give it a tail and start all over.

Elvenpath · July 2017

Rofl

Prof_Bawbag · July 2017

I don't particularly like the look of the sabre tooths. I must have been drunk when i bought the grey one as a) I can't ever recall buying it, b) I'd have never bought it sober and C) it's in my mount collection.

RoyalPink06 · July 2017

Its a sabre tooth. They have short tails. It is known.

Megabear · July 2017

Stubby everything. Great.

Sigtric · July 2017

RoyalPink06 wrote: »

Its a sabre tooth. They have short tails. It is known.

This, IRL saber cats had short tails too. Probably why they went extinct, from people making fun of them.

Megabear · July 2017

Sigtric wrote: »

RoyalPink06 wrote: »

Its a sabre tooth. They have short tails. It is known.

This, IRL saber cats had short tails too. Probably why they went extinct, from people making fun of them.

I think that perhaps their stumpiness extended to their mating "prowess", thus the extinction.

Sigtric · July 2017

Megabear wrote: »

Sigtric wrote: »

RoyalPink06 wrote: »

Its a sabre tooth. They have short tails. It is known.

This, IRL saber cats had short tails too. Probably why they went extinct, from people making fun of them.

I think that perhaps their stumpiness extended to their mating "prowess", thus the extinction.

Did you know that bear tails are even shorter?

Crowzer · July 2017

200 crown to make its tail longer.

Enslaved · July 2017

That sabrecat is just fine. Looks like it can tear to shreds Molag Bal or two.

Scyantific · July 2017

Oh no ZOS released a somewhat accurate representation of a real life animal instead of some fantastical flying mount.

Seriously, this like the low-hanging fruit of things to complain about.

Fishoscandi · July 2017

I knew this would happen...

jlmurra2 · July 2017

I'm fine with the tail, that is how they looked. I do wish is was a different color. I missed the first version, and we already have a black Senche, and a black lion, now another black cat mount. I want more color variation, or please offer the original again.

Ch4mpTW · July 2017

Ugh... I'm so tired of explaining this, but sure I'll do it again. Lol.

The cat having a short tail, isn't stubby. It is because it is bobbed. M'kay? This is not a defect, but rather something that gives the cats with it a HUGE advantage in combat. Cats with bobbed tails, are basically spring-loaded. In other words, they are known for pouncing and essentially tackling their targets. Muscling them down to the ground, and then ripping them apart with ground work. This is especially beneficial, because the cat in question has sabre teeth. Something which is used to pierce the throat, and suffocate it's prey on its own blood and from the massive fangs impaling it. All the while ripping it open and repeatedly cutting and stabbing.

TL;DR Version: Think of the fangs as giant knives, and the bobbed tail as a means to assist with tackling power and stability mid-pounce. They aren't runners and chasers, but tacklers and hard-hitters. Look up the Smilodon, bruh. As that is what they are based off of.

Megabear · July 2017

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Ugh... I'm so tired of explaining this, but sure I'll do it again. Lol.

The cat having a short tail, isn't stubby. It is because it is bobbed. M'kay? This is not a defect, but rather something that gives the cats with it a HUGE advantage in combat. Cats with bobbed tails, are basically spring-loaded. In other words, they are known for pouncing and essentially tackling their targets. Muscling them down to the ground, and then ripping them apart with ground work. This is especially beneficial, because the cat in question has sabre teeth. Something which is used to pierce the throat, and suffocate it's prey on its own blood and from the massive fangs impaling it. All the while ripping it open and repeatedly cutting and stabbing.

TL;DR Version: Think of the fangs as giant knives, and the bobbed tail as a means to assist with tackling power and stability mid-pounce. They aren't runners and chasers, but tacklers and hard-hitters. Look up the Smilodon, bruh. As that is what they are based off of.

Thank you for the explanation. I think I much prefer the lion..

Ch4mpTW · July 2017

Megabear wrote: »

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

Ugh... I'm so tired of explaining this, but sure I'll do it again. Lol.

The cat having a short tail, isn't stubby. It is because it is bobbed. M'kay? This is not a defect, but rather something that gives the cats with it a HUGE advantage in combat. Cats with bobbed tails, are basically spring-loaded. In other words, they are known for pouncing and essentially tackling their targets. Muscling them down to the ground, and then ripping them apart with ground work. This is especially beneficial, because the cat in question has sabre teeth. Something which is used to pierce the throat, and suffocate it's prey on its own blood and from the massive fangs impaling it. All the while ripping it open and repeatedly cutting and stabbing.

TL;DR Version: Think of the fangs as giant knives, and the bobbed tail as a means to assist with tackling power and stability mid-pounce. They aren't runners and chasers, but tacklers and hard-hitters. Look up the Smilodon, bruh. As that is what they are based off of.

Thank you for the explanation. I think I much prefer the lion..

Lol. You're welcome. Here's another fun fact that you might not know. Cats with long tails, or "standard tails" use their tails as stability and balancing. In a sense to help them maintain balance while running or walking on surfaces. Hence why a Cheetah has an especially long tail. Stability for prolonged running. Leopards and jaguars having long tails for balancing upon tree branches, and unstable grounds.

Bobbed tails? Pouncing and tackling. Long tails? Balancing and steering.

Vipstaakki · July 2017

I don't get what the appeal is with these mounts. Personally i hate the idea of riding a big cat

Acrolas · July 2017

jlmurra2 wrote: »

I want more color variation, or please offer the original again.

White and Snow Leopard were datamined.

http://orcz.com/File:ESOSnowLeopardSabreCatMountMorrowind.jpg
http://orcz.com/File:ESOSabreCatMountWhiteMorrowind.jpg

Megabear wrote: »

Uh, what happened to his tail. I guess that's.. normal for its species?

"We now know Smilodon was about a foot shorter than living lions but was nearly twice as heavy. Also, unlike cheetahs and lions (which have long tails that help provide balance when the animals run) Smilodon had a bobtail. These suggest that Smilodon did not chase down prey animals over long distances as lions, leopards, and cheetahs do. Instead, it probably charged from ambush, waiting for its prey to come close before attacking."

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/carnivora/sabretooth.html

Ch4mpTW · July 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

I don't get what the appeal is with these mounts. Personally i hate the idea of riding a big cat

So how about a tiger riding a horse? Better?

Enslaved · July 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

I don't get what the appeal is with these mounts. Personally i hate the idea of riding a big cat

I guess you would rather ride a big D...

I ment Duck.

Farscape76 · July 2017

I don't know who I feel worse for the poor tiger or the, most likely, anxiety ridden horse carrying a large predator on its back...the caption for that photo should be "please don't eat me, Mr. Tiger sir. Take the guy next to us instead"

jlmurra2 · July 2017

Acrolas wrote: »

jlmurra2 wrote: »

I want more color variation, or please offer the original again.

White and Snow Leopard were datamined.

http://orcz.com/File:ESOSnowLeopardSabreCatMountMorrowind.jpg
http://orcz.com/File:ESOSabreCatMountWhiteMorrowind.jpg

Thank you. I have the black senche, and the yellow lion. I will go for the white sabre cat version.

SydneyGrey · July 2017

When the first sabre cat mount came out, there was another thread like this. People then posted pictures of extinct sabre tooth tigers that really did have short bobbed tails. You can do a search online for sabre tooth cat/sabre tooth tiger and see the pics.

Ch4mpTW · July 2017

SydneyGrey wrote: »

When the first sabre cat mount came out, there was another thread like this. People then posted pictures of extinct sabre tooth tigers that really did have short bobbed tails. You can do a search online for sabre tooth cat/sabre tooth tiger and see the pics.

Yup. Called the Smilodon. They essentially were like tigers on steroids. Absolutely massive and muscular cats, with fangs as sharp as swords. They were the real life senche, as they were definitely large enough to ride upon. Probably too big to ride.

Scyantific · July 2017

Vipstaakki wrote: »

I don't get what the appeal is with these mounts. Personally i hate the idea of riding a big cat

You mean to tell me you've never fantasized about riding a giant battle-cat into a fight?

Megabear · July 2017

Scyantific wrote: »

Vipstaakki wrote: »

I don't get what the appeal is with these mounts. Personally i hate the idea of riding a big cat

You mean to tell me you've never fantasized about riding a giant battle-cat into a fight?

I have.

Danikat · July 2017

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

SydneyGrey wrote: »

When the first sabre cat mount came out, there was another thread like this. People then posted pictures of extinct sabre tooth tigers that really did have short bobbed tails. You can do a search online for sabre tooth cat/sabre tooth tiger and see the pics.

Yup. Called the Smilodon. They essentially were like tigers on steroids. Absolutely massive and muscular cats, with fangs as sharp as swords. They were the real life senche, as they were definitely large enough to ride upon. Probably too big to ride.

I love this. Firstly because the name is Smilodon which in English makes it sound like it's always smiling. But apparently (according to an extended and well sourced discussion on the Wikipedia talk page) one species - Smilodon populator name literally means "blade the destroyer".

I think I have a starting point for naming mine.