#notcosmere

So this is entirely based on opinion. One of the things I dislike about Dragonflight is Blizzard seemed to forget their design principles on their dragons. I remember watching a little video about their Wrath cinematic, and they deliberately based SIndragosa (And to an extent all of their other dragons.) on cats for their animations and walk cycles.

This is because lizards walk with splayed legs, and look goofy. If you've ever seen a lizard haul ass, it's hysterical. They don't run often if they can help it. Cats, in contrast, have a smooth gait, owing to the fact their joints are directly beneath their body.

The original bones (not the model, the bones.) for the drakes and wyrms is felid based. Notice Nozdormu here, sitting with his tail curled around him. If you've ever paid attention to their animations, the dragons will "bat" at their opponents, stretch out, breathe fire, and overall, act "cat-like".

The "new" bones seem to be based on the fox bones, but I may be completely off base here. This is simply based on my observations, I have no opened these models up and compared their joints or animations under a microscope. The legs are too far to the side of the body, instead of being directly underneath, and the animations are too stiff. I think they were going for a more traditional European style dragon here, still wanting to give it a fluid, more mammalian body structure but also completely forgetting what makes their dragons so wonderful in the first place.

I see screenshots from them and I just get so angry. Remember how beautiful White and Black were? And Legends: Arceus was a nice looking game.

It's got major flaws but I LOVE the casting and the acting. BBC always does these period dramas well.

I think it's time for me to listen to Wuthering Heights. Only Bronte Sister novel I haven't read yet.