Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I was super excited to see the name from the update notes this morning, though the skin was disappointing. For me it doesn’t look like a oriental dragon at all, more like some weird dog/goat dragon from the NeverEnding story... I mean it’s ok for Anet to design skin with any look they like but if they are aiming for an oriental dragon look skin then there’s a few features: 1: Oriental dragon has mane, but only on the head and the beard (both around the face and two long ones like the carp). Other part like the spine and the tail should look more like fish fins. 2: Face of oriental dragon looks more like a Croc instead of a furry mammal, the dragon the often referred as the “King of the scale animals” (Phoenix is the king of the feathered). 3. The horns also usually look like a deer horn that spear like branches, not a goat horn... 4: for this skin they could try to just hide the wings model and the animation should already look good for walk and fly. They already got really nice animaition of the body waving when flying and run. I know It’s just a skin but since they named it Lunar Maned skyscale I’m a little worried that’s the direction they going to go with for Canthna creatures... hope they do more research and sketch on the authentic oriental dragon’s look, not because we can’t change the old tradition, just because I find they look truly more epic. PS: Still love u Anet... ![](https://i.imgur.com/CfGRDBP.jpg "") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astyrah.4015 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Hoover.6394" said: > Was super excited to see the name from the update notes this morning, those the skin was disappointing. For me it doesn’t look like a oriental dragon at all, more like some weird dog/goat dragon from the NeverEnding story... it's like they slapped a dog's head on the skyscale's neck, added some fake mane extensions on the neck and called it a day lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Wow. Just. .... .... Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynder.2509 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Looks a bit like Bangar Ruinbringer from the face wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenom.9457 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Ah... as sure as the sun rises I knew there’d be a post complaining about the new gemstone items. It is Tuesday, after all. That said, you’re not wrong to express your opinion, and I kind of agree. I love this skin and would like them to use it in the world somewhere, but I hope it’s not the only, or one of very few, designs of dragons we get to see. Considering the name of the expansion is end of *dragons*, we’re fighting 1 more more elder dragon, AND this is the empire of the dragon, I find it very unlikely we won’t see many more dragon designs. Also, this is really kind of a lunar new year skin, not cantha. The real question is why did they add this the day the festival ends and not a week or two prior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Fenom.9457" said: > Ah... as sure as the sun rises I knew there’d be a post complaining about the new gemstone items. It is Tuesday, after all. > > That said, you’re not wrong to express your opinion, and I kind of agree. I love this skin and would like them to use it in the world somewhere, but I hope it’s not the only, or one of very few, designs of dragons we get to see. Considering the name of the expansion is end of *dragons*, we’re fighting 1 more more elder dragon, AND this is the empire of the dragon, I find it very unlikely we won’t see many more dragon designs. Also, this is really kind of a lunar new year skin, not cantha. The real question is why did they add this the day the festival ends and not a week or two prior? Yeah I’m just so excited for Cantha and I have high hope for the art. I love GW2 for the visual and I think it’s the best, so I just hope they treat some of the concept art a bit more seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatsamu.4327 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I don't think it's supposed to be an oriental dragon. I think it's "lunar" because it's like a wolf-dragon-thing, like you'd see on DeviantArt. And other places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"hatsamu.4327" said: > I don't think it's supposed to be an oriental dragon. I think it's "lunar" because it's like a wolf-dragon-thing, like you'd see on DeviantArt. And other places. I can see the reference from Spirited Away dragon, it’s a very unique new design they introduced in the movie with the wolf face and hairy body, and since then there are artists start to go that direction because the movie is famous. In eastern mythology, dragons (called Loong) is a creature that lives in water either ocean or lake, and they have power to control water and weather, that’s why they are so powerful and treated like god because farming culture depends on the rain to get good harvest. So those creature highly related to water animals, they are called the King of all scaled. Covered by a whole body of fur won’t do them good, they be always wet and swim super slow lol, I think it was a bad design decision for that movie anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I didn't think, from the name, it would have anything to do with Cantha, or any oriental-type dragon. The art team does know how to fashion oriental dragons: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Mystical_Dragon https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Snow_Flurry_Dragon That said, barring a significant change with different dyes, it's not my cup of Oolong tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > I didn't think, from the name, it would have anything to do with Cantha, or any oriental-type dragon. > > The art team does know how to fashion oriental dragons: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Mystical_Dragon > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Snow_Flurry_Dragon > > That said, barring a significant change with different dyes, it's not my cup of Oolong tea. Yeah I think they do know how to model a oriental dragon, this skin is just a lazier approach to re-model the skyscale, it’s fine, but they could do a little bit more, for example a bigger and more stylized head fur (like the fur style on the Shrine guardian Jackal skin) and it would already look much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astralporing.1957 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > The art team does know how to fashion oriental dragons: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Mystical_Dragon > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Snow_Flurry_Dragon Or, one can just look at Kuunavang in EoD trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Oh! Does the teaser have an actual in-game model? I only remember a kind of animation-art thing. Ok, just watched the teaser, and yeah, there you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Astralporing.1957" said: > > @"Inculpatus cedo.9234" said: > > The art team does know how to fashion oriental dragons: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Mystical_Dragon > > https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Mini_Snow_Flurry_Dragon > Or, one can just look at Kuunavang in EoD trailer. Kuunavang actually looks very close to the Shimmering skyscale model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky.4861 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Thanks for your post OP; you've saved me from spending gems on BL keys :) The goat-dog-dragon is as bad as the anime springer but not as bad as the stunted alicorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky.9751 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Who is drawing these skins?:X is there no quality control ? the recent springer skin was also very cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raknar.4735 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Base skyscale face looks better than any of the pricey skyscale skins imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farohna.6247 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"vicky.9751" said: > Who is drawing these skins?:X > is there no quality control ? the recent springer skin was also very cringe. Lol the springer grows on you, after it's dyed. Unintentionally received one from a chest... surprise. Now I find it quite whimsical, like a kangaroo rat. I will be interested to see more of the new skyscales flying about, curious to see how they look in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fueki.4753 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Nothing of the "Lunar-maned" name strikes me as Asian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinnitty.8256 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 My first thought when I saw it was a ware wolf with the full moon in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Fueki.4753" said: > Nothing of the "Lunar-maned" name strikes me as Asian. I guess Lunar new year sounds just like a nightly event for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostfang.5109 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 The design didnt bother me that much, but the texture did, and the choise to makecthe saddle dyeable instead of giving the horns a separate Chanel. I bougt this but what a disapointment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 It wouldn't surprise me if the way a lot of gem store skins come about is an artist does a bunch of designs, the people who create the 3D models make the ones they think are possible to do in the game, the best of them get chosen to go into the game and then the marketing team gives them names when they're going to be released, based on not just how the skin looks but what they're currently promoting. This is coming out at the end of the Lunar New Year festival, so they stuck the word Lunar in the name. That doesn't mean the artist who designed it set out to design an Asian style dragon and somehown accidentally drew that instead, just that it was an available design at the right time and someone in marketing wanted to make it obvious it's tied to the Lunar New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 What about this skin made them go with the name "Lunar-maned" anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > What about this skin made them go with the name "Lunar-maned" anyways? Probably because Bearded Dragon was already taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoover.6394 Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 > @"Danikat.8537" said: > It wouldn't surprise me if the way a lot of gem store skins come about is an artist does a bunch of designs, the people who create the 3D models make the ones they think are possible to do in the game, the best of them get chosen to go into the game and then the marketing team gives them names when they're going to be released, based on not just how the skin looks but what they're currently promoting. > > This is coming out at the end of the Lunar New Year festival, so they stuck the word Lunar in the name. That doesn't mean the artist who designed it set out to design an Asian style dragon and somehown accidentally drew that instead, just that it was an available design at the right time and someone in marketing wanted to make it obvious it's tied to the Lunar New Year. Kinda agree, probably just a bad naming... I’m ok with this skin’s look, just worry that the art department will associate the furry/dog looking features with eastern dragon design, that’s it... A lot of people think it’s acceptable because the furry dragon design in Spirited Away, personality I think Ghibli did a bad design by giving the dragon lot of furs, specially it is a water/river-god dragon. It should look more like a serpent or reptile. Feel like they did that to try to look different and cool... Furry dragon could be a good idea if it’s some kind of arctic monster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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