Blizzcon mount, place-holder graphic?

#0 - Oct. 17, 2008, 3:27 p.m.
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I was wondering if the Blizzcon bear mount was just a temporary graphic as of now. It is a cool looking mount don't get me wrong. But one of the best things about going to Blizzcon is you get this really cool looking item that no one else has and it normally has a lot of thought and detail put into it. When I say no one else has, of course I mean besides about 20k others.
But for instance, the baby murloc made a noise and has a cool little dance, and the murloc suit is very detailed with stiching and a WAVING flag, also the suit has a dance of its own. The bear is pretty plain as far as Blizzcon rewards go.
I know you might think I am just trolling and I should be happy with what I got, but here is my complaint for the bear.

1. It hardly has any kind of cosmetic graphic on it that makes it unique beyond a murloc that looks like it was hunted down and stuffed then glued to the top of the bears head.
2. The murloc on the bears head has no animation, no sound, and the flag it is holding is suspended in animation resembling the flag on the moon.
3. The armor the bear has is pretty cool looking with the straps on his knees and the goggles, until I saw the new armored brown bear who has the exact same graphic, PLUS an additional set of armor placed over the top half of the bear. And getting the armored bear is easily obtainable in comparison.

I probably stand alone in this, and I am not really upset with the mount, I was just hoping to have something a little more unique and had a little more thought put into it. It seems a shame to get the lower end of the bear mounts from an event such as Blizzcon.

With the great art work and even greater dances put into the last two Blizzcon rewards, I was only hoping for a little more from this years Blizzcon reward that seems to be lacking that special unique quality.

Thank you for your time. Now I am sure it is going to get hot in here from the flames, so let me apply my sunscreen.
#6 - Oct. 17, 2008, 6 p.m.
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Blizzcon mount, place-holder graphic?


Nope.
#12 - Oct. 17, 2008, 6:46 p.m.
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I like my bear the way it is. I don't like the armored ones that much.


Which is why making a variety of mounts is important as different players have different tastes. :)

Glad you like the bear!