2009-07-19 21:26:15
The current forms on live stand up properly with a straight back. The preview screenshots of the new bears show them standing up properly with a straight back. Why, then, do the bears on the PTR have that utterly awful and unnatural stance the animal-bears and the bear mounts use? It really "ruins" the new forms, making them looks silly and crippled, especially when moving -- it is as if their forelegs were broken. It also means that all you see is the bear's arse, which does not make positioning easier IMO. Also, it means that the "elbow-bands" on both races' bear forms clip horribly and are often mostly invisible, which rather defeats the point of having them in the first place and makes the whole thing look more like a shoddy piece of work.
So, PLEASE:
Give the new bears the proper, nice stance they had on the screenshots and which we have on live. No more nose to the ground, butt in the clouds, drag-your-broken-forelegs-around-on-your-elbows. It must be a simple thing to fix, and it would really help the looks of the new form. They do look great on those screenshots. On the PTR, the whole form is overshadowed in my mind by the awful stance and movement.
So, PLEASE:
Give the new bears the proper, nice stance they had on the screenshots and which we have on live. No more nose to the ground, butt in the clouds, drag-your-broken-forelegs-around-on-your-elbows. It must be a simple thing to fix, and it would really help the looks of the new form. They do look great on those screenshots. On the PTR, the whole form is overshadowed in my mind by the awful stance and movement.

Feralan
