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Prowlinger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Georgia, USA

[HYE]

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23 Aug 2007 at 19:40 - 1

Ok I am getting GWEN... I have all the prior GW...

The animation for the new OOZES look really odd...

The flipping gymnastics acrobat oozes looks so wrong... Oozes should
creep and jiggle... not flip and wiggle...

Am I the only one who thinks the oozes look really out of place and wrong
when they move around flipping like acrobats?!?

badfish34668

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2006

LF guild

R/Mo

23 Aug 2007 at 19:44 - 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prowlinger

Am I the only one who thinks the oozes look really out of place and wrong
when they move around flipping like acrobats?!?

probably.....and your the only one who cares.

fgarvin

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

23 Aug 2007 at 19:55 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by badfish34668

probably.....and you're the only one who cares.

That's awesome...one guy speaks for the ENTIRE community.

I have to agree tho...damn my omniscience.

MSecorsky

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

So Cal

The Sinister Vanguard

Me/

23 Aug 2007 at 19:56 - 4

[skill]"You're all alone!"[/skill]

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

23 Aug 2007 at 19:57 - 5

I agree to Prowlinger.

We will be able to see tomorrow. Maybe this Ooze splits in multiple tiny Oozes when you kill it. Except you shock frost and then put it into a microwave!

Solar_Takfar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

23 Aug 2007 at 20:00 - 6

Last time I saw magical oozes moving around in real life they looked and moved roughly the same as they do in GW:EN...

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

23 Aug 2007 at 20:01 - 7

I couldn't care less. It could jump up and scream "Goooo Anet!!!" for all I care.

Prowlinger

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Georgia, USA

[HYE]

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23 Aug 2007 at 20:03 - 8

I just think jellies and oozes should not flip end over end to move... just looks wrong...

Like saying a snake hops everywhere instead of slithers...

Same effect... Looks silly.

Series

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2006

23 Aug 2007 at 20:56 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prowlinger

I just think jellies and oozes should not flip end over end to move... just looks wrong...

Like saying a snake hops everywhere instead of slithers...

Same effect... Looks silly.

What are you basing that on, the giant slithering piles of ooze you encounter in real life? Oh wait...

Gucio

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Poland

Mo/W

23 Aug 2007 at 21:02 - 10

I like those animations, don't really know why you wanna change it...

plasmasword

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

23 Aug 2007 at 21:05 - 11

didnt u see the movie flubber?

WasAGuest

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

23 Aug 2007 at 21:09 - 12

They are kinda silly looking... but in a fun way. Made me smile when I saw them.

Reminds me of... nm, this isn't an adult site.

Brianna

Insane & Inhumane

Join Date: Feb 2006

23 Aug 2007 at 21:15 - 13

The people will find /anything/ to complain/point out in some way.

No one cares.. really.

Sleeper Service

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

CULT

23 Aug 2007 at 21:22 - 14

i care, and yes i agree Bouncing Ooze looks dumb. Ooze shoould OOZE not go "Boing boing"

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

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23 Aug 2007 at 21:36 - 15

Actually, GW:EN is a level 20 expansion.
Creatures thee should be evoled.

Oozes are not like the old RPG slimes. They are more like jellyfish.
That way is better to move, so they evolved that way.

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

23 Aug 2007 at 21:40 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmasword

didnt u see the movie flubber?

So true! And LoL at the "You're All Alone!"

Seriously, who wants oozes that creep around slowly? It'd just be a huge nuking target.

Exhibit A

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

W/

23 Aug 2007 at 21:42 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prowlinger

I just think jellies and oozes should not flip end over end to move... just looks wrong...

Like saying a snake hops everywhere instead of slithers...

Same effect... Looks silly.

Well, actually, on kind of snake, the sidewinder, does move by sort hoppin. It may look a bit silly (especially since it moves sideways), but it goes much faster than most snakes.

Why should oozes have to move in the slowest way possible just because they're slimy and gooey? Flipping like they is much faster, and besides, I like the way it looks.

MrFuzzles

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2007

Norway

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23 Aug 2007 at 22:24 - 18

ha. They do a simple novel thing where they have 2 bloody mobs in town and the first thing that comes to some people's mind is to find something to complain about.

Seriously, if I were a developer at anet, I wouldn't have been able to read these forums without knocking myself unconscious by banging my head against the keyboard.

Sleeper Service

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

CULT

23 Aug 2007 at 23:17 - 19

...sidewinders dont HOP, they go sideways granted and no i dont think that looks stupid.

whats wrong with saying that ooze should ooze? you would all be whining if chars "glided" instead of walked/ran i mean why bother with animating anything correctly at all following that logic.

liner

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

R/Mo

23 Aug 2007 at 23:48 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleeper Service

i care, and yes i agree Bouncing Ooze looks dumb. Ooze shoould OOZE not go "Boing boing"

Exhibit A

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

W/

23 Aug 2007 at 23:58 - 21

This is completely different from having the Charr 'glide'. The Charr are bipedal creatures, and the only logical way they would move is by walking. The oozes, on the other hand, are completely unlike anything real. There's nothing about their appearance that would show how they moved. Having them bounce makes as much logical sense as anything else.

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

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24 Aug 2007 at 00:23 - 22

well since we're debating this whole thing about an in-game novelty.....

you'd firstly need to konw
-the habits of the creature,
-What it lived on? -insects,blants a form of placton that live in the gw air
-conditions it lived in, safe to assume it lived underground more or less, damp conditions, maybe damp or warm
-how it hunted, maybe underground in the dark it iluminates drawing the attention of the insect life,when they land on itit simply absorbs them.
-how it processed energy, a stomach system or so much
-if it is areally all ooze or is there a light skin on it.

if it was made to be luminous and absord then i'd say its aslow mover, however if it hunted then it should move around....

Exhibit A

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

W/

24 Aug 2007 at 00:38 - 23

That's basically what I meant. There's no reason to believe that it would move any particular way based on what we know of the creature.

tenshi_strife

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

in sardelac getting yelled at.

Angels of Strife[Aoc]

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24 Aug 2007 at 00:58 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exhibit A

This is completely different from having the Charr 'glide'. The Charr are bipedal creatures, and the only logical way they would move is by walking. The oozes, on the other hand, are completely unlike anything real. There's nothing about their appearance that would show how they moved. Having them bounce makes as much logical sense as anything else.

the mursaat glide and they are bipedal :P but im not agreeing with OP thats just stupid, i guess if it exists people can complain about it, but i like the ooze as it is the movement is refreshing compared to the bland movements of most creatures.... cause i am part of the ooze fan club and i say let the oozes flip

Exhibit A

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

W/

24 Aug 2007 at 02:57 - 25

I can see where some people are coming from, though. I understand why you might want to see an ooze move by oozing. But that's just a name, it doesn't necessarily mean a whole lot. Personally, I like the name the species was given in the manual: jellies. It gives a better feel of what they are like.

street peddler

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

24 Aug 2007 at 05:52 - 26

why would someone care about this.

OhCrapLions

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ivalice

D/P

24 Aug 2007 at 16:22 - 27

In before tentacle rape jokes.

Eldin

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

America. How about you, commie?

Fellows of Mythgar [FOM]

R/Mo

24 Aug 2007 at 16:31 - 28

As awesomely trippy as it is, it is somewhat distracting (plus it doesn't transition well with some of its idle animations).

They never looked like slimy things that should ooze and squirm around anyway - they look like giant horned watermelons.

Kuldebar Valiturus

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

Garden City, Idaho

The Order of Relumination (TOoR)

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29 Aug 2007 at 18:28 - 29

Well, I have been fighting Oozes for years: Betrayal at Krondor, Might & Magic Series, Wizardry 8, Baldur's Gate, and yes, even WoW.

These Oozes found in the major cities of Elona, Tyria and Cantha are highly unorthodox!

nechronius

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Southern Cali

Herald of the Storm

W/R

29 Aug 2007 at 19:37 - 30

The Ooze is clearly mimetic poly-alloy.

And last I checked, the T-1000 could do more than just "ooze" around.

Or you could say that a.net has chosen to make their glob of stuff be more animated than a lump of jello and be done with it.

Metal Herc

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

29 Aug 2007 at 19:42 - 31

They really remind me of the Slimes from Dragon Quest. Bouncing around like crazy

sagilltwins

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

Your Mom's House

香港,poke, mad, BECK, nH

A/W

29 Aug 2007 at 22:56 - 32

its just an ooze calm down ><

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

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30 Aug 2007 at 02:41 - 33

I dunno, these guys are fun to chase around the square. They're way more eye-catching and interesting than the standard globs of Jell-O you see bouncing pathetically through other RPGs. I'm looking forward to meeting them in battle if they're actually enemies. Wouldn't they look great with a boss sheen?

A welcome departure from ooze that just... oozes.

tenshi_strife

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

in sardelac getting yelled at.

Angels of Strife[Aoc]

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30 Aug 2007 at 03:07 - 34

ok lets end this, the oozes you saw in LA ect are aggressive oozes *i know i encountered them in a dungeon and killed them* they charge at you aggressively hence the movement type not the earthen oozes, and ominous oozes both are less aggressive and both ooze in the fashion you speak of soooooooo yea there done