Tbh I would prefer arctic or fennec fox, but it seems we wont be getting those for a while, so I would take red fox in European DLC at this point. It might not be only found in Europe, but it is a very common animal in Europe, and a few of animals you can immidiately think of when talking about European animals. Nothing stops Frontier to also give it NA and Asia tag even if it is introduced in EU dlc.
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Tbh I would prefer arctic or fennec fox, but it seems we wont be getting those for a while, so I would take red fox in European DLC at this point. It might not be only found in Europe, but it is a very common animal in Europe, and a few of animals you can immidiately think of when talking about European animals. Nothing stops Frontier to also give it NA and Asia tag even if it is introduced in EU dlc.
I would absolutely love it to see them in the Game
The same can be said about it here in North America...
I am aware of that... but this is suppose to be a European Pack... as in "animals largely specific to Europe" pack... and since all four European animals currently in the game are also commonly found elsewhere, I'd personally like to see animals that are specific to Europe as oppose to ones found across half the planet...
Okay, so, yeah... obviously there must be some people who would want them... that said, Wild Boar also fall into the "common outside of Europe" group of animals which, again, I'd prefer European specific animals in our European animal DLC.I would absolutely love it to see them in the Game
Yes it can, but if we want red foxes, they have to be added in some pack. If there was an American pack and it was about to add foxes, you would probably say the same: But NA has alot of more animals that would be more fitting!
It is the thing with animals distributed all around the world...You have to fit them into some place if we only have dlcs with continent theming.
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My issue with the cassowary is that I think it would've fit better in a Southeast Asian dlc, instead of Australian. I see what you're saying, I think it just comes down to I believe that the Iberian lynx would be better while you disagree. I'm not trying to change your opinion and I don't think you're trying to change mine. Heck who knows, maybe Frontier won't give us either of the lol. Hard to tell at this point
In that case perhaps animals that are spread over multiple continents should not be added in specific continent packs, and we should get only animals that live in that given continent. I don't think that's such a crazy argument to make. Animals that are found on multiple continents could be included in "Worldwide" packs or taxonomy packs like "Felidae" or "Canidae" etc.
I don't think (at least I seriously hope) that Frontier won't keep doing these 4 animals only continent centered packs, after 2020. Hopefully 2021 and onward we get more animals, les build pieces, and different themes.
Well of course, that could be the case, but I am just saying it with current DLCs in mind. There is no evidence that Frontier would make other themes as of now, so I am taking that into consideration. Should Frontier make different themes for DLCs, then I would agree with you, but so far, that is not the case.
I also think that themes like "small carnivores", "endangered species" or "desert animals" would sell better than "cats" or "dogs" or "bears",..etc.. I am sure it would make alot of people happy (and it alsmost feels like lots of people on these forums would be happy with the game containing just cats, lol), but I think DLC with diverse animal types are more marketable than just look here is DLC with cats - animals from such pack would be mostly having similar if not the same animations. I think it would be wiser to distribute for example the cats species into several packs - eg. Lynx - boreal themed dlc, puma - NA dlc etc rather than have them all in one pack.
Just my two cents though.
I think if Frontier is going with continent packs for the next ones, the main focus should animals that most people relate to that continent.
For example: The crested porcupine is considered an African species, there are present in Italy as well. Would I love seeing the porcupine in PZ ,Yes.
But I highly prefer it in an African DLC.
I think they should adress every continent in DLC, after that I'm fine with a lot of choices - as long as it has variation/diversity in species.
I think the building pieces are highly popular among players, so don't expect much change in that one - mainly the reason for many to keep playing the game.
Personally would buy a cats DLC pack with a discount. Same goes with a lot of similar ideas (Canines/bovines/etc.)
But carnivores/herbivores would work.
I would. swap out the Red Deer for me and give me that Boar and I'm good with this pack (also either Lynx is fine with me, we do need a small cat rig though.) I don't dislike the Red Deer just like I don't dislike the White Tailed Deer over here in NA, but I'm not aching for them to be in the zoos, they really like they're too common yet not iconic of an animal to put in a zoo, maybe not in the real world where you have hundreds of zoos with hundreds and thousands of species over all, but in the game, focusing on animals that are so common when we are maybe going to have around 150 animals total (at a guess), seems a bit of a wasted spot, IMO. Just IMO. And I do realize we have the deer statue.
I'm not super interested in the Red Deer either... I like it more than the Boar though. Plus it's specific to Europe, unlike the Boar. I wouldn't mind if something else got the spot, but right now I'm not sure what to put there...
The Red Deer does also live on multiple Continents (Europe, Asia, North Africa)
Does it? That's not what Wikipedia said...
It's mentioned in the German Article. Did you maybe look at a Article about a specific Subspecies?
That's the African Subspecies:
Barbary stag - Wikipedia
Ok, seems like the Asian Red Deer is a separate Species, so this means that there are only Red Deer in Europe and one Subspecies in Africa
“The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa“
Yeah, I didn't read that part... I was looking more at the map they have pictured, which suggests the Red Deer does exist outside of Europe, but that presence represents a smaller fraction of the population. In any case, I already said I'd sacrifice the Red Deer for something else, so... "shrugs"...
I think I would rather have a Moose than a Red deer. The Moose is another strange one because it can fit equally well in a North American pack or a European pack. We in the U.S often associate it with the Rocky Mountains or Canada, but it is also the national animal of Norway!
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I usually associate the moose with North America and the reindeer with Europe even though both animals live in both continents. When I think of Norway or Scandinavia in general, the first animal that comes to my mind is the reindeer, not the moose.
I think we need both moose and deer, so I prefer to have the red deer in the European pack and the moose in the North America pack. Otherwise we have the risk that the European pack only has animals from cold northern countries and very little representation for the warm southern countries. That wouldn't be the case for a NA pack if they add the alligator and the moose.
I totally agree with the Llama argument. It should have always been Guanaco or Vicunia.
I don't even think it should have been one of them. It could have been a capybara, or a southern pudu, or a spectacled bear, or a spider monkey, or a so on and so forth...
I wouldn't mind the llama so much if it came with some kind of special feature, such as some kind of petting zoo interaction (and yes, they are completely safe in petting zoos, literally no more dangerous than any other domestic hoofstock). Or if we knew we were getting other petting zoo animals down the line somewhere. It rubs me the wrong way having a single domestic farm animal in the game (the Bactrian camel is a rather clear exception I would say).