2017 Community Mount - We have our Winner!!!

Nvm I might aswell talk to a brick wall on this, been the same for years with the comps. At least If I ever enter a comp in future i'll know I won't have to stick the criterias or that if i'm asked, I can use it to change my mind to fit into them.

Congrats to the 3 winners and great job to everyone who participated Can't wait to see the mount in game, gonna be interesting ​​

Winner drawing is very nice very detailed...but....how many legs do you see it standing on?.....also on *riders scale* i dont know maybe there is something wrong with my eye sight...but....how many legs is it standing on?.....yes clearly a winner

thenamesdomino wrote: »

we did in fact speak with the designer (which was why posting took so long) and they did confirm, their design is based on the Wyvren and will in fact walk bi-pedally yet occupy an idle animation on the ground (putting this design well within the scope of the traits voted upon)

Well the designer also said in the original thread that their first entry (the bird) was a mammal .... when it clearly IS in fact A BIRD. So based on that we can totally agree that their mount is bipedal *strong sarcasm intended*. Not to mention the lack of horns or glowing eyes, given how the mount's eyes are covered with a metallic plate....

Aside from this mount not even following the criteria, the reason why it's getting a lot of hate is because I'm pretty sure this was not even the community favourite (most of the favourites as seen in the comments didn't even make the final poll) so I have no idea why it even won. It would be great if next time when you guys make a voting poll it shows the voting result after you vote. That way no one can argue whether it was favouritism or a genuine win.


Edit: I almost forgot ... what's up with those huge ****. For the love of god if this is ever presented in the game can you resize those to a normal size. I mean it looks like the mounts chest is so heavy that the poor thing can't even stand up even less walk.

I dunno.... a female with humongous **** attached to a chain.. is a bit offensive.
Of course I assume there will be a male counterpart with a humongous mound in between their legs also in chains will be available.

bipedal = nope
ancient = nope
horns = nope
glowing eyes = nope

large titties = winner

You guys are asking for way too strict qualifications. The 2nd place winner has a "feathered" belt and necklace. The creature it self has no feathers on them but the designer incorporated it nonetheless by using a simple accessory such as a belt to meet the qualifications. It even says, if the mount needs more feathers, it could have feathered sholderpads, which are another accessory! The same thing was done about the horned crown you can say about the first place mount.

I can understand how it would look four-legged at a first glance to most viewers but since it is part wyvern, it could be deducted as two legged (I also thought the wings made it apparant). Since wyverns have a similar body structure of a bat, would you call a bat four legged too? Bats do in face use their arms/wings on the ground as well, and even humans do too.

I will say it is unfortunate for those that tried to create a very strict image of the criteria given and did not make it into the top 10 by PWE. Perhaps the following that got into the top ten was not as expected (I saw some pretty nice submissions that did not make it) but that part was on the staff of PWE and not the fault of the voting phase which voted for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.

I am not trying to side with anymore here, but the majority of the voters I think would choose their favorite mount they would want to see in game rather than a mount that meets all the criteria very strictly and literally. If you picture about it, the average voter would click the link, scroll through and pick the coolest/favorite one they would like to have in game, not pick the mount that meets the criteria the most. They have nothing to gain from doing that.

What's done is done. Heck, I remember being frustrated over the Heavenfall Competition when they closed the date 2-3 days earlier than what they posted. My run time did not make it and was not listed at all. I believe they cancelled sending out the rewards or never compensated me and other people for doing it at the wrong time that they mistakenly posted on the news page. I still want that promised War Avatar S Chest though lol.

dat1guyy wrote: »

What's done is done. Heck, I remember being frustrated over the Heavenfall Competition when they closed the date 2-3 days earlier than what they posted. My run time did not make it and was not listed at all. I believe they cancelled sending out the rewards or never compensated me and other people for doing it at the wrong time that they mistakenly posted on the news page. I still want that promised War Avatar S Chest though lol.

Damn that sucks. I know Ararat still has fastest Wiz time and he was never even given the cape reward for being fastest over all servers.

milkins wrote: »

But the final options were supposed to have been mounts which meet all the criteria. This one is missing the glowing eyes and curled horns yet still made it. Also the ancient side of it is just a copy paste from google so nothing original there either. As you say though, PWI clearly wanted this one to be a mount so they included it in the final voting and somehow its won. Without being able to see the votes either, people will only conclude that it was chosen because the devs love it so much. Explains how an entry without meeting specs can win.

But it isn't missing those traits. Under the description that creator types up and sends with the submission it says:

thenamesdomino wrote: »

Glowing Eyes - this chimera has a covered head and the golden glow of its eyes should iluminate the inside of the helm like a headlight.

Curled Horns - still not letting go of my signature crown for horns (they did say I can "Attributes can be used in any creative manner" ) My obssession for crowns. I leave it here.

It sort what I meant with the 2nd place winner; where the feathers were added as an accessory to the creature but are not part of the creature. I can only think that they allowed the criteria to be flexible in order to have diverse and unique submissions. Perhaps the image of that submission did catch their attention, but they wouldn't they have double checked the written description to make sure it passes to the voting phase? I can only guess some of the other mounts had a written description that allowed them through as well. The 3rd place winner I thought at first was clearly four-legged but now I can see that it can hop like a kangaroo, or run like a T-rex even without them giving out the extra information. I feel like Domino and the rest of the staff have already tried to carefully post this announcement as clear as possible that winners do indeed meet the (arguably flexible) criteria listed.

I mean horns on a helmet is just the same as feathers on a belt if we are talking about their criteria requirements right?

dat1guyy wrote: »

But it isn't missing those traits. Under the description that creator types up and sends with the submission it says:

It sort what I meant with the 2nd place winner; where the feathers were added as an accessory to the creature but are not part of the creature. I can only think that they allowed the criteria to be flexible in order to have diverse and unique submissions. Perhaps the image of that submission did catch their attention, but they wouldn't they have double checked the written description to make sure it passes to the voting phase? I can only guess some of the other mounts had a written description that allowed them through as well. The 3rd place winner I thought at first was clearly four-legged but now I can see that it can hop like a kangaroo, or run like a T-rex even without them giving out the extra information. I feel like Domino and the rest of the staff have already tried to carefully post this announcement as clear as possible that winners do indeed meet the (arguably flexible) criteria listed.

I mean horns on a helmet is just the same as feathers on a belt if we are talking about their criteria requirements right?

I'm pretty confident though that when the community voted for glowing eyes and curled horns, it was so the mount could have visible glowing eyes which aren't hidden under a mask like Cyclops from X-men. I'm also confident to say they most likely voted the curled horns to have them as curled horns from the head or body, which like google says, is a hard permanent outgrowth. I highly doubt if the curled horns had a bone crown option as a description for it, it would not have been chosen.

dingo488 wrote: »

dingo488 wrote: »

Something can have 10 legs n still be bipedal, as long as it only uses 2 legs to walk... Gratz to the winners. Imma just enjoy watching people spit facts about fictional creatures, cuz I too am an expert in things that are completely made-up and fantasized, someone fetch my bible please. Hang on, let me find screenshots from a fictional game that supports my interpretation and present it as concrete proof.

Guys, I have shocking news. Dogs were in fact bipedal all along.

Here is the Ancient Brian Doge Boss in Dank Souls 3, if you stare long enough he'll move.
As you can see, the doge is clearly bipedal and does not use its front legs for support.

Point is, I can show u many videos where Wyverns do walk on both their legs n wings and are, in fact, not bipedal... Can we not be stupid and present interpretations of fictional creatures as facts, its probably the most stupid thing you can do. Just accept that this thing is gonna be bipedal n shut up.

Since when did I claim they were facts? I only claimed that the single Wyvern in that video is bipedal, and if you watched it, you could confirm that that wyvern in that video is indeed bipedal:

dat1guyy wrote: »

Here is the Ancient Wyvern Boss in Dark Souls 3 (skip to 0:20 to see its entrance)
As you can see, the Wyvern clearly is Bipedal and does not use his arms (wings) for support.

"the Wyvern" vs "all Wyverns"

I am only trying to explain the general concept of a "Wyvern" to those that do not know what they are and not trying to claim facts about them. There is a generally accepted concept of Wyverns versus a general concept of Dragons even if they are fictitious creatures. Using your strange troll counter example, Dogs were in fact bipedal all along and using one fictional character such as Brian from Family Guy, you could also say "Humans were in fact magicians all along" because one single fiction character such as Harry Potter who is a human, could use magic.

I have already accepted the winner as soon as I voted. However it is obvious through the forums and how carefully the PWE staff had to post this announcement, that there are some that still cannot on the forums and even in game. The last thing I am going to mention here is that what I don't want is for them to cancel the whole thing, and no one gets anything out of it like what happened with the Heavenfall Competition that's all.

motherhen wrote: »

I find the winning entry little more than offensive with the big **** and chain link neck...but ofc i am a prude and wouldnt understand the need for such sexuality from a mount.

ok tell me why is it offensive?

Because it is female and it has ****?
Because it is a pet and i placed a chain around its neck?​​

@iamtearsh No one ever said a Wyvern doesn't walk on 2 feet or that chimera isn't ancient mythology so I don't know why you say it as if it was mentioned. You're defending yourself against an argument that never existed lmfao.

forbiddenwords wrote: »

So now that all criteria-related issues have been clarified, let's all get offended by a pair of big titties because our favourite mount didn't win and there is nothing else we can QQ about...It's not like so many MMOs promote half naked, busty female characters with explicit **** graphics and physics. Including PWI. Shocking!

...smh​​

It did not fit the criteria that argument doesnt intrest me and clearly it doesnt,nor does the sexually explicit excuse of a mount to be honest with you....intrest me....but yes plz do hang onto my words and my opinion yet i fail to see why you find an issue with me expressing it