Reading over all the info posted in this thread is interesting but no matter how much you beg, plead or argue it will not change the planned update. The request for the size changes was through a major outcry from a large portion of the community. I get everyone has an opinion and they're entitled to it but by posting over and over and over it just get annoying and repetitive. There's some battles you can't win and this is one of them. As for your suggestion:
I think you'll find there is a handy wishlist that you can link that to.
I get your argument for the sizing but there is no point continuing it. The decision has been made and a majority of people support it, including myself incidentally.
Some of the info you have linked however i'll point out is inaccurate.
Looking over numerous scientific articles there is a clear agreement that the Spinosaurus was and is the largest Terrestrial carnivore. There is continued debate regarding the bipedal/quadrepedal aspect of the animal but based on simulation and testing the argument leans heavily towards a bipedal animal, and while Jack Horner at the time advised the Spino was a fisheater only, this argument has been debuffed and it has been proven that while the spino was semiaquatic and did eat fish it was also a terrestrial scavenger and possibly hunted smaller prey although there is still discussion regarding this.
I don't to argue I'm just sick of toxicity and arguments sprouting up over every decision made by frontier. At the end of the day the game they have made is pretty darn cool and much kudos to them and the fact they are listening to the community for suggestions such as the one leading to this thread is something they deserve credit for. They don't have to do what they're doing, they want to.
Anyway enough of a lecture from me. I don't want to argue and won't respond to any replies just wanted to correct and inform you on a few things. :|
I've learned throughout my life that this isn't necessarily true, until the proposed change is implemented there is still a chance that it could be changed, and even after the proposed change is implemented there is still a chance that it could be changed. As far as discussions such as this one goes, I'm not going to assume anything, but I am going to speak my mind in hope that I will be heard, even if long after I first raised my voice. Indeed, there are battles you probably won't win in life, but that doesn't necessarily mean that this is how it's actually going to go down. You still have the possibility to win against all odds. I've already heard others say my complaints don't matter, and I still fail to see what this is supposed to actually change, my opinions doesn't change and nothing is really added to this conversation.
As for your claims that my provided information is supposedly "inaccurate" and that "Spinosaurus is the largest terrestrial carnivore", I would simply ask for you to actually provide some justification for those, or else I'm calling you out on it, because the actual data seems to suggest something much different and refusing to support the claims will ultimately render them pointless and self-refuting.
Indeed, there is continued debate on whether Spinosaurus was bipedal, quadrupedal, or switched between both options, though this doesn't really matter much since Tyrannosaurus would still remain the largest known terrestrial carnivore either way. I've already gone through all this. Regarding the supposed semiaquatic lifestyle of Spinosaurus, it was stated in a recent study that Spinosaurus probably did not do very well as a swimmer so that idea is essentially debunked, but indeed Spinosaurus was far better adapted for catching large fish than large terrestrial animals, but surely it scavenged and hunted smaller terrestrial prey, I'd consider that blatantly obvious, however it would hardly compare to the hunting habits of Tyrannosaurus which as the perfect dinosaur killer literally went for the largest and most dangerous prey available such as Edmontosaurus, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus, Alamosaurus, and perhaps even therizinosaurids and azhdarchids, and even engaged in vicious battles with its own kind.
Surely, Frontier has developed an impressive game, but no game is without its own issues, and I do indeed think the complaints the game received for its original size representations were ridiculous and unjustified, and they ultimately added a big negative for people like myself instead by deciding to change it rather than keep the original sizes. No, it's not something I consider worthy of credit. I was very happy when they first announced they wouldn't change the sizes and it seemed like this whole issue would be laid to rest, but then...
