Your Feature Request / Idea
Maybe I'm being too nit-picky, but I believe that the Dreadnoughtus is too similar to the Brachiosaurus, in regards to body shape, as well as size and height. The only noticeable difference is the head crest on the Brachiosaurus. I would love to include both of these sauropods in one of my parks, but doing so would be redundant, given how similar they are.
There are one of two ways to make the Dreadnoughtus better. The first solution is to redesign the dinosaur. In game, the Dreadnoughtus is presented has having a tall, upright neck. In real life, its neck was actually more slanted, like this:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dreadnoughtus-Scale-Diagram-SVG-Steveoc86.svg/2000px-Dreadnoughtus-Scale-Diagram-SVG-Steveoc86.svg.png
In JWE, I see most of the sauropods belonging to one of two categories: those that are lower and flatter (such as the Apatosaurus and Diplodocus) and those that are more upright (like the Brachiosaurus and Mamenchisaurus). Even with the Camarasaurus, I would argue that it falls into the "upright" category. This leaves no sauropods in the middle, where they aren't lower and flatter, but they're not exactly upright either. If the Dreadnoughtus is redesigned to fit into this middle category, not only will it be more distinct from the Brachiosarus, but it will further diversify the sauropods.
I realize that redesigning a dinosaur probably isn't a simple task. If the first solution is too much, there's an easier solution: give the Dreadnoughtus a size buff! According to the database in game, the Dreadnoughtus is 6 meters tall, and the Mamenchisaurus is 5.7 meters tall. Yet, with how they're presented in game, the Mamenchisaurus clearly outclasses the Dreadnoughtus in regards to size, and especially height. Bringing up the inconsistencies between the database, versus what's actually presented in game, is a whole different discussion for a different thread. However, if the Dreadnoughtus was changed to be taller than the Mamenchisaurus (to better reflect the database) this would make it a much more unique sauropod.
In fact, the Dreadnoughtus doesn't have to be taller than the Mamenchisaurus; even if the former was made to be the same height as the latter, this would make it a much better dinosaur. Yes, one of my initial complaints was that the Dreadnoughtus and Brachiosaurus were too similar because they're the same height, but the difference is that they also have similar body shapes. If the Dreadnoughtus was given a size buff to be as tall as the Mamenchisaurus, I would not complain about them being the same height because they're distinct enough in regards to body shape.
Maybe I'm being too nit-picky, but I believe that the Dreadnoughtus is too similar to the Brachiosaurus, in regards to body shape, as well as size and height. The only noticeable difference is the head crest on the Brachiosaurus. I would love to include both of these sauropods in one of my parks, but doing so would be redundant, given how similar they are.
There are one of two ways to make the Dreadnoughtus better. The first solution is to redesign the dinosaur. In game, the Dreadnoughtus is presented has having a tall, upright neck. In real life, its neck was actually more slanted, like this:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dreadnoughtus-Scale-Diagram-SVG-Steveoc86.svg/2000px-Dreadnoughtus-Scale-Diagram-SVG-Steveoc86.svg.png
In JWE, I see most of the sauropods belonging to one of two categories: those that are lower and flatter (such as the Apatosaurus and Diplodocus) and those that are more upright (like the Brachiosaurus and Mamenchisaurus). Even with the Camarasaurus, I would argue that it falls into the "upright" category. This leaves no sauropods in the middle, where they aren't lower and flatter, but they're not exactly upright either. If the Dreadnoughtus is redesigned to fit into this middle category, not only will it be more distinct from the Brachiosarus, but it will further diversify the sauropods.
I realize that redesigning a dinosaur probably isn't a simple task. If the first solution is too much, there's an easier solution: give the Dreadnoughtus a size buff! According to the database in game, the Dreadnoughtus is 6 meters tall, and the Mamenchisaurus is 5.7 meters tall. Yet, with how they're presented in game, the Mamenchisaurus clearly outclasses the Dreadnoughtus in regards to size, and especially height. Bringing up the inconsistencies between the database, versus what's actually presented in game, is a whole different discussion for a different thread. However, if the Dreadnoughtus was changed to be taller than the Mamenchisaurus (to better reflect the database) this would make it a much more unique sauropod.
In fact, the Dreadnoughtus doesn't have to be taller than the Mamenchisaurus; even if the former was made to be the same height as the latter, this would make it a much better dinosaur. Yes, one of my initial complaints was that the Dreadnoughtus and Brachiosaurus were too similar because they're the same height, but the difference is that they also have similar body shapes. If the Dreadnoughtus was given a size buff to be as tall as the Mamenchisaurus, I would not complain about them being the same height because they're distinct enough in regards to body shape.
I do not understand why they went with that particular design, although if I had to guess I'd say it was easier for them to do a similar design to a dinosaur which is already in the game rather than creating an entirely new body shape (which would probably require some unique animations and such). I do wish it had 45º neck angle but there's no way they would redesign the whole dinosaur. Let's just hope that future titanosaurs & other sauropods will come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
