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Dinosaurs were clappers not slappers

spotter5spotter5 Member Posts: 42 Arc User
edited October 2013 in The Art of Star Trek Online
Image from the latest dev blog shows off the (amazing imo) dinosaurs. But as an avid dinosaur fan I couldnt help but notice that all the dinosaurs had pronated hands. :(

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Pronated hands are when the palms of the hands face downwards towards the ground (something we are very good at)
Now, Therapods such as the ones seen in the dev blog held their hands parallel to each other, like this
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Could the art guys rotate the character models hands to reflect this? :)


more info about pronated hands here; http://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/theropods-are-clappers-not-slappers/
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  • drogyn1701drogyn1701 Member Posts: 3,606 Media Corps
    edited October 2013
    These aren't Dinosaurs as they existed on Earth, but rather genetically engineered artificial animals created by a civilization millions of years and tens of thousands of light years removed from Earth. Why should they need to be structured the same?
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  • spotter5spotter5 Member Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    Yeah I get that, but biologically the pronated hands are weaker than having them in the correct position. It would make more sense to have them parallel. Plus apart from the lack of feathers and sail on the back of the raptors, they are identical to the extinct dinosaurs
  • mreeves7amreeves7a Member Posts: 499 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    I'm now picturing the Voth pets clapping when you mess something up...
  • alexmakepeacealexmakepeace Member Posts: 10,633 Arc User
    edited October 2013
    They're begging, like dogs. Specifically, they're begging you to put them out of their misery.

    To be honest, I don't think it's bad that they're not accurate to real dinosaurs. Quite the contrary, I would like them much better if they were more different from dinosaurs--after all, millions of years have passed passed.
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