Post by Trench on Jul 24, 2009 18:10:54 GMT -5
So, my first suggestion is that we get a suggestion board XD But that's beside the point. Anywho, my actual suggestion is that we put up a chart or a post that lists the average heights and weights of the species allowed on here, just to keep things accurate. I know that probably no one else is as much of a stickler for realism as I am, but it just irks me when things don't make sense, haha. Not to pick on anyone, and certainly not to offend, but just some of the characters I've noticed that were a bit off:
Kotori (who I absolutely love, just so you know I'm not trying to be mean) is 6 inches taller than the tallest snow leopard ever recorded, let alone the average height
Na'ara, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 60 pounds lighter than the average jaguar weight range
Nuka, unless he's meant to be the size of an average female, is about half the weight of the average male Siberian tiger
Alice, again, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 80 pounds lighter than the lower end of Siberian tigers, and about 200 pounds lighter than average females
Kaper, though not a huge difference, is about 25 pounds heavier than the heaviest gray wolf
Iroka, yet again, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 30 pounds lighter than the lightest gray wolf sub-species
Also, just looking through, Nelsi's species says Liger (?) but seems to be accurate for a lion XD
Now, understand that I'm really, really not trying to pick on these characters, and I know this site isn't meant to be perfectly realistic, but where eye and pelt color doesn't give a character any advantages, weight and height can make a huge difference in a fight. And, if you'll notice, most of these, if fixed, would be to the character's advantage. A couple inches, or a few pounds, is not too much of a problem, but some of these are rather large differences. I don't know, maybe I'm just being picky, but does anyone else think it'd be a good idea to put up a chart so we keep sizes accurate? Please?
Kotori (who I absolutely love, just so you know I'm not trying to be mean) is 6 inches taller than the tallest snow leopard ever recorded, let alone the average height
Na'ara, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 60 pounds lighter than the average jaguar weight range
Nuka, unless he's meant to be the size of an average female, is about half the weight of the average male Siberian tiger
Alice, again, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 80 pounds lighter than the lower end of Siberian tigers, and about 200 pounds lighter than average females
Kaper, though not a huge difference, is about 25 pounds heavier than the heaviest gray wolf
Iroka, yet again, unless she's meant to be starving, is about 30 pounds lighter than the lightest gray wolf sub-species
Also, just looking through, Nelsi's species says Liger (?) but seems to be accurate for a lion XD
Now, understand that I'm really, really not trying to pick on these characters, and I know this site isn't meant to be perfectly realistic, but where eye and pelt color doesn't give a character any advantages, weight and height can make a huge difference in a fight. And, if you'll notice, most of these, if fixed, would be to the character's advantage. A couple inches, or a few pounds, is not too much of a problem, but some of these are rather large differences. I don't know, maybe I'm just being picky, but does anyone else think it'd be a good idea to put up a chart so we keep sizes accurate? Please?
