Well, it's time for another look at what animals are likely to come, now that we've got the Arid Line up. For the previous discussion: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...-no-flying-birds-fully-marine-animals.615369/
As much as I'm not thrilled with the pack, it took a LOT of animals off this overview and put them into the game. However, there's a good bit that's still needed, which is frankly a little daunting if we have just two packs left. If we have 4 or 6 packs left I'm much more comfortable. So I'm looking at animals that make the most sense for Frontier to put in the game, not just what we're wanting.
As before, we'll divide this up into several sections but getting the two big ones out of the way right now.
Animal groups with a very poor showing in the game thus far. Most urgent needs of all.
New World Primates- I don't think I need to explain this one. I'm not a huge primate enthusiast and I can come up with 6 I'd like to see. At minimum!
Habitat Birds (and exhibit birds if possible) - and I don't think I need to explain this one either. I am a big bird enthusiast though and this is the only area that I feel Frontier is failing in. I love the game, I think it's a great game and I love the mammal roster. But I'm not going to try to make it out that the Bird situation is anything but pitiful at this point.
For both groups, it does make me wonder, is there maybe some other plan that Frontier has for these all along? Or is it just that we're destined to have the groups woefully underrepresented?
Animals with a high level of general recognizability that we do not have any of: - I realize they're not standard zoo animals, but as far as instant recognition, Rabbits and Hares are one of the biggest groups missing. Getting one is iffy especially if we do not get a Petting Zoo pack, but they're still well known animals. Additionally, Walruses are also very recognizable. Finally, for exhibits we're still missing a Cobra and a Chameleon and I honestly have no idea why they went for the snake they included in the Arid pack .
Animals that are high profile enough to stand out individually by their absence - Only the Porcupine was knocked off this list. This leaves the Tasmanian Devil, the Kiwi, and the Wolverine. A Baboon of some type is probably right under this group.
Animals from a family that have low representation in the game versus their extant species: We got a third equid, which I've set as the point at which a group of animals is removed from this list. It doesn't leave us with too much then. Really then the Procyonidae family has less than three representative, as does the Viverridae, family. I'd personally go with a Coati and the African Civet on those.
Animals in general from regions that need more representation - The North African region really got some love with this Arid pack, and there's a little bleed over to the Middle East but it's still a bit barren. The problem is, the theme would be too similar to the Arid Pack, so I'm really not sure we're going to get much if anything on that part. South America and specifically the Amazon are in desperate need of animals though. - Cut paste from the last discussion "The thing is that South America has such a vast diversity of life, that having what we have is just barely scratching the surface. In addition to NWP, the non-rainforest/tropical areas of South American could use a little filling in. The Spectacled Bear, Rhea and Patagonian Mara are all popularly talked about choices, but they're not the only ones out there."
Animals that have signs/props/something in the game already We got the Black Rhino and the Dromedary, so really all that's missing here is the Cobra. Again, the surprise that we got the viper over a Cobra.
Animals not represented in a region but there are a variety in real life - This is a new category and it may not be as critical, but it's worth noting that we still do not have any Asian antelopes. There's options like the Blackbuck, Saiga Antelope and Nilgai as the most popular species. Ideally, I'd love to see at least two in the game. To clarify with this category, I'm not including any animals that are the sole representative of a continent - probably the most obvious being the Spectacled Bear. I love them and want them but I want to steer clear of situations where there's a singular species to refer to.
The list keeps getting smaller and smaller which is good, it's supposed to as time goes on. I'm not as concerned about the individual and recognizable animals, I suspect most of those will make into the game. I'm more concerned about the first two points, the birds and the New World primates.
As much as I'm not thrilled with the pack, it took a LOT of animals off this overview and put them into the game. However, there's a good bit that's still needed, which is frankly a little daunting if we have just two packs left. If we have 4 or 6 packs left I'm much more comfortable. So I'm looking at animals that make the most sense for Frontier to put in the game, not just what we're wanting.
As before, we'll divide this up into several sections but getting the two big ones out of the way right now.
Animal groups with a very poor showing in the game thus far. Most urgent needs of all.
New World Primates- I don't think I need to explain this one. I'm not a huge primate enthusiast and I can come up with 6 I'd like to see. At minimum!
Habitat Birds (and exhibit birds if possible) - and I don't think I need to explain this one either. I am a big bird enthusiast though and this is the only area that I feel Frontier is failing in. I love the game, I think it's a great game and I love the mammal roster. But I'm not going to try to make it out that the Bird situation is anything but pitiful at this point.
For both groups, it does make me wonder, is there maybe some other plan that Frontier has for these all along? Or is it just that we're destined to have the groups woefully underrepresented?
Animals with a high level of general recognizability that we do not have any of: - I realize they're not standard zoo animals, but as far as instant recognition, Rabbits and Hares are one of the biggest groups missing. Getting one is iffy especially if we do not get a Petting Zoo pack, but they're still well known animals. Additionally, Walruses are also very recognizable. Finally, for exhibits we're still missing a Cobra and a Chameleon and I honestly have no idea why they went for the snake they included in the Arid pack .
Animals that are high profile enough to stand out individually by their absence - Only the Porcupine was knocked off this list. This leaves the Tasmanian Devil, the Kiwi, and the Wolverine. A Baboon of some type is probably right under this group.
Animals from a family that have low representation in the game versus their extant species: We got a third equid, which I've set as the point at which a group of animals is removed from this list. It doesn't leave us with too much then. Really then the Procyonidae family has less than three representative, as does the Viverridae, family. I'd personally go with a Coati and the African Civet on those.
Animals in general from regions that need more representation - The North African region really got some love with this Arid pack, and there's a little bleed over to the Middle East but it's still a bit barren. The problem is, the theme would be too similar to the Arid Pack, so I'm really not sure we're going to get much if anything on that part. South America and specifically the Amazon are in desperate need of animals though. - Cut paste from the last discussion "The thing is that South America has such a vast diversity of life, that having what we have is just barely scratching the surface. In addition to NWP, the non-rainforest/tropical areas of South American could use a little filling in. The Spectacled Bear, Rhea and Patagonian Mara are all popularly talked about choices, but they're not the only ones out there."
Animals that have signs/props/something in the game already We got the Black Rhino and the Dromedary, so really all that's missing here is the Cobra. Again, the surprise that we got the viper over a Cobra.
Animals not represented in a region but there are a variety in real life - This is a new category and it may not be as critical, but it's worth noting that we still do not have any Asian antelopes. There's options like the Blackbuck, Saiga Antelope and Nilgai as the most popular species. Ideally, I'd love to see at least two in the game. To clarify with this category, I'm not including any animals that are the sole representative of a continent - probably the most obvious being the Spectacled Bear. I love them and want them but I want to steer clear of situations where there's a singular species to refer to.
The list keeps getting smaller and smaller which is good, it's supposed to as time goes on. I'm not as concerned about the individual and recognizable animals, I suspect most of those will make into the game. I'm more concerned about the first two points, the birds and the New World primates.
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