I'm basically writing this because I feel loopy from bein sick and cause it's something I've wondered for a while.
Now, I like wolves. I'd like to play a game where I AM a wolf--that's why I'm downloading Wolf Quest right now. Another reason fer this--I'm tryna kill some time and I can't write my story things because my brain says no.
But why are so many people wanting wolves in the forest? Now, I'm not talkin about th people that want it just to be, like, another forest thing--like the birds and the frogs and the whatnot. Whatchamacallit. Like...AI stuff. Because personally, I think it would be cool to add wolves as a sort of background effect. I mean all the people that want to work around being a deer so they can actually BE a wolf.
Guys, I know it's been a while without Impressive Title. The wait for Feral Hearts has been difficult for me to endure as well. And goshdarnit, there just aren't enough diverse animal mmos out there for us beasts-at-heart!
But people, TEF isn't, as far as I can tell, meant to be a diverse animal mmo. I've read the plan on the official website. You are a deer. Specifically, a male deer. You can turn into other, non-hostile animals with spells. You can roleplay other animals with masks.(As fer a wolf mask, sure, I'm cool with it.)But in the end, we are deer. That is the point of the game. The whole FOCUS of the game, simply, is to be a deer. Its diversity lies in the accessories--masks, pelts, antlers. Not in the actual base, the animal itself.
I'm not saying I'm mad or anything. I get it. Wolves are coo. But it seems like a lot of ideas I come across on the official concept thread are suggesting some way to turn us into wolves. I didn't come to this game to be a wolf, and I'm pretty sure when YOU downloaded it, you weren't expecting at some time in the future for them to incorporate the possibility of being a wolf when the creators haven't even hinted at such a thing(far as I can tell, anyway.)
I'm kind of rambling here and I apologize. I'll wrap it up.
Basically, my point is, I don't get it. I don't get why so many people seem to be trying so hard to tack something on to TEF that simply isn't meant to be there and wouldn't fit at all if it was--I guess it would make sense if we were pushing for lots of more playable animals, like elk and bears and eagles and salamanders and raccoons and cougars and what have you. But no. It's wolves, wolves, wolves.
So people, please. I love wolves. But I also love--and prefer--TEF as it is. It can stand alone without them--it stands alone /great/, I think. If you want wolves, give Wolf Quest a shot. If you don't like that, either find another game, be content with what you have, or go make your own wolf game.
Like I said, not trying to pick a fight here. Just trying to give people a little perspective, I guess.