Guild Wars 2

I think the models, textures and bumpmapping on the feline ranger companions are awesome, but it constantly bothers me that they swat at flies with their tail, endlessly. I can see it being an idle animation, but typically cats do not do this like cattle, in fact they would probably be more inclined to bite at pests, than swat at them. Their run animation is kind of ‘eh’ as well. Watch a documentary about cats and observe them when they give chase. Their head does not bob nearly so much as the felines of Guild Wars 2. I would also love to see ArenaNet implement the other feline skins in the Guild Wars 2 world.

Secondly, the shortbow animation, overall, seems a little too simplified. Mainly because the bowstring draws itself to meet your hand.

Thirdly, Krytan Drakehounds ear animations don’t work, like their wolf counterparts and the ears should be a little more upright. Typically dogs with erect ears have them up and at attention, otherwise, the Krytan Drakehound is pretty great, and I think my favorite pet. The canine’s have perfect animations. The brown wolves coat is rather shiny, for a wolf, and the bottom jaws of both wolves is set a little too far back for a realistic looking wolf.

The Juvenile Hawk has a ground animation problem with its tail feathers. They kind of compact and crunch together, making it look almost like a hen.

Lastly, the Rockfur Raccoon, from the Hall of Monuments, has a broken run cycle. It is far too fast and I actually don’t use him because of it, despite playing Guild Wars 1 far more than I ever would have on my own, to get him. This made me very sad, and I’m sure other people have noticed it as well. I would love to see that fixed.

As the title says, these are purely cosmetic, and not at all high priority, lol. I just thought I’d post my observations/opinions. Generally the animations and whatnot wouldn’t bother me if Guild Wars 2 didn’t seem to have a semi-realistic art style. I think whoever did the feline animations needs to reference big cats a little more. Thank you for reading, and thank you ArenaNet for providing Guild Wars 2.