Preach. My thoughts exactly.
Planet Zoo | ZooKeepers Animal Pack Announcement
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Just it's surprising how many ppl mentioning that animal and then they acting surprised on its inclusion like it's not in the 25 top in ur meta wishlist.. I get that bears are not fan favorite, mainly when we lacking other animals but there is no need to hate its inclusion.
Sure, I get you, it's unique enough, I was just following the logic from this forum saying 'dhole is wolf copy' and 'all ungulates are the same' kind of behaviour while the same doesn't apply to bears or tortoises which -kinda- look the same
My main problem with this "zookeeper animal pack" is that it feels... Unfocused.
Compare it to JWE2: it was much more centred around the community and the animals the community wanted... Megalodon, microceratus, segisaurus, and thanatosdrakon which was kinda out of nowhere, but a solid addition.
Meanwhile this pack... It feels like it doesn't really cater to the whole community. The Baboon was something we all wanted pretty much, and the Markhor and Spectacled Bear were also kind of heavily requested. Everything else though... (I personally prefer the Sifaka, I find it a lot cooler, BUT.) They could have picked any South American monkey, and the community would have gone absolutely insane over it. They could have swapped out the tortoise (as much as I love it) for the Secretary Bird, which was the second most requested animal on the wishlist.
But instead we got this random assortment of animals.
Again, I love it, but I feel like they could have pulled off a much better "community favourites" type pack.
Compare it to JWE2: it was much more centred around the community and the animals the community wanted... Megalodon, microceratus, segisaurus, and thanatosdrakon which was kinda out of nowhere, but a solid addition.
Meanwhile this pack... It feels like it doesn't really cater to the whole community. The Baboon was something we all wanted pretty much, and the Markhor and Spectacled Bear were also kind of heavily requested. Everything else though... (I personally prefer the Sifaka, I find it a lot cooler, BUT.) They could have picked any South American monkey, and the community would have gone absolutely insane over it. They could have swapped out the tortoise (as much as I love it) for the Secretary Bird, which was the second most requested animal on the wishlist.
But instead we got this random assortment of animals.
Again, I love it, but I feel like they could have pulled off a much better "community favourites" type pack.
The apple tree was very requested. Hopefully there are more surprisesNow, if only we could get some very requested plants too. Like the pampas Grass and California palm trees.
You know guys is ok to not love this pack and say it.
You can like all the animals and still feel this aucka as a finale pack. That's how i feel.
Unless this is just a celebration pack for the 5 years and we get another surprise along the line.
But if not (which is probably the case) this is a completly tone deaf selection of animals. They trully donn't care what the community has been asking for to end things with.
I really hate that they always have to include oddballs. If this is trully the end anything else from the top 25 of the metawishlist would've been better for a collection pack.
Also the fact they sacrificed an exhibit animal for some random celebration scenery is also frustrating.
You can like all the animals and still feel this aucka as a finale pack. That's how i feel.
Unless this is just a celebration pack for the 5 years and we get another surprise along the line.
But if not (which is probably the case) this is a completly tone deaf selection of animals. They trully donn't care what the community has been asking for to end things with.
I really hate that they always have to include oddballs. If this is trully the end anything else from the top 25 of the metawishlist would've been better for a collection pack.
Also the fact they sacrificed an exhibit animal for some random celebration scenery is also frustrating.
Oh okay, that's fair ahahaha. I'm one of the ungulate supporters I get what u feel.Sure, I get you, it's unique enough, I was just following the logic from this forum saying 'dhole is wolf copy' and 'all ungulates are the same' kind of behaviour while the same doesn't apply to bears or tortoises which -kinda- look the same
Hello fellow ungulate guy!
Honestly the two we got here are kinda fire
My comment won't be very original. I like all the animals in this pack, they're all lovely additions, especially the bear, the cat and the Markhor. 
I can't wait to add all those animals to my zoos.
Sad it's the last pack but the game already has a solid roster. Birds and fish being exceptions but they hopefully will be better represented in a sequel...
I wished for more South American species. It would make more sense to add Pudu (or Patagonian Mara) instead of the dik-dik. And any South American monkey instead of sifaka. Sifaka and dik-dik look like the most random choices to me personally.
I'm excited about getting the Apple Tree and I'll be looking forward to seeing any more foliage and scenery pieces.
The biggest pain I guess is the lack of any new birds and no chameleon.
But still, I can't wait to try out all those amazing new animals. Thanks Frontier!
I can't wait to add all those animals to my zoos.
Sad it's the last pack but the game already has a solid roster. Birds and fish being exceptions but they hopefully will be better represented in a sequel...
I wished for more South American species. It would make more sense to add Pudu (or Patagonian Mara) instead of the dik-dik. And any South American monkey instead of sifaka. Sifaka and dik-dik look like the most random choices to me personally.
I'm excited about getting the Apple Tree and I'll be looking forward to seeing any more foliage and scenery pieces.
The biggest pain I guess is the lack of any new birds and no chameleon.
But still, I can't wait to try out all those amazing new animals. Thanks Frontier!
But without common requests like Plateosaurus and Protoceratops
Amaaazing inclusions, a caprid and a tiny ungulate, just what I wanted tbh
Yep. The 3 trailer animals(Markhor, Pallas Cat and HBaboon), would all be well represented in a lot of people's Final DLC ideas, so even people who aren't a big fan of any of the 3 still recognize their popularity.
But the other 4 animals wouldn't get more than an occasional mention.
- Any SA monkey
- Coati
- Tree Roo
- Secretary Bird
- Other Birds(Pheasant/Turkey/Wading Bird/Duck/Pelican/etc)
- Walrus
- Elk/Musk Ox/Blackbuck/Asiatic Deer Species
- American Black Bear
Swap out the 4 animals that were just revealed with any combination of the above animals and the vast majority of the PZ community would be ecstatic.
It would be very fitting given how slow this pack has been HahaPlease let the reward statue be for the tortoise, please, please
Wait, where did that get confirmed, and did they confirm any other plants/scenery.The apple tree was very requested. Hopefully there are more surprises
I would love that, I also would not mind the Baboon, Sifaka, or Andean Bear taking that spot to, just don't pick the Markhor frontier, PLEASE!!!Please let the reward statue be for the tortoise, please, please
You know that the bear is higher ranked in the 2024 wishlist than the markhor, the cat and the baboon isn't it ?
2024 Essential Habitat Animals Meta-Wishlist:
With random goat's blessing, I am starting a new wishlist for HABITAT animals only. This one will account for prioritization. You can post 10 to 50 animals. The first animal should be your favorite, and the last should be your least favorite. There will be no resubmissions, but the list will...
It doesn't make the pack better once you know that, specially considering that none of the 3 most requested animals are not in the pack...
I agree with the rest of your comments, 3 out of top 10 animals in the list are SA Monkeys, but hey let's put 2 African primates...
6 out of 10 are SA animals, let's just put one, and the least unique one possible.
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The tree and placeable apples can be seen in one of the screenshots. Several YouTubers have pointed it out (I think Delady and CesarCreates are some of them)
Erm, Well actually we got two primates, one Monkey and one LemurAmazing, look at Baboon how amazing they look?! And Sulcata Tortoise is such a great great pick, much common regaring zoos.
I love Andean Bear, look how beautiful.
Frontier you gave us 2 monkey in one pack I love you. We still need birds and even more monkeys for South America.
