Are there any new ~skeletons~ (new models) in WoD?

[Xeraxis]

People who don't see the river beasts as lazy dire horns are crazy. Do you not own one in mount form yet? They gave hippopotamuses tails to justify using the dire horn skeleton, and put rocks where the neck frill is. Press space bar with one as a mount, does the same tail slam that direhorns and the SUPER LAZY boars do.

To OP. Having been keen about this during beta and made a few threads about it previously, the answer is only one - the thunder hydra. Everything else is using a pre-existing skeleton. Of the ones using pre-existing skeletons, arakkoa and ravagers are the only ones heavily modified.

I'm fairly certain they gave the hippopotamus a tail because it actually has one.

[The Boomking]

Nah, Magnaron use the Gronn skeleton, as for Tectus (Draenor Earth Elemental), it uses the yeti skeleton, which I think is in turn a modified classic gorilla skeleton.

Aside from player models (which are in of themselves a huge amount of work and shouldn't be waved aside as easily), uncorrupted Arakkoa are definitely a new one, as well as the new hydras. I'd even count rylaks as being a WoD model, and they use a new skeleton.

I'll be interested in seeing how many new skeletons/models they'll be able to make for the next expansion, for two reasons. One, I believe they've finished their big team size increase and have gotten people up to speed, and two, because they'll have finished the player character models (unless they do goblin and worgen, but that's only four).

[Deleted]

uncorrupted Arakkoa are definitely a new one

arent they the mantid/klaxxi rigging?

[Yzyz]

I'm fairly certain they gave the hippopotamus a tail because it actually has one.

Made me chuckle. Thank you lol.

[Conscripts]

Why does it matter if there are new skeletons? Be happy with new skins.

[TheWindWalker]

Why does it matter if there are new skeletons? Be happy with new skins.

Because there's nothing wrong with wanting less corner-cutting. Even if it's only a few examples.

[Al Gorefiend]

I'm fairly certain they gave the hippopotamus a tail because it actually has one.

Haha, cheeky. Hippos have ungulate tails. River beasts have clubbed ankylosaurus tails.

[The Boomking]

arent they the mantid/klaxxi rigging?

Definitely not. If it is, it's HEAVILY modified.

[Deleted]

the corrupted Arrakoa still use the old skeleton right?

[Jingoism]

I don't mean to scare anybody, but inside all of us is a spooky scary skeleton.

[Deleted]

Definitely not. If it is, it's HEAVILY modified.

im fairly sure theyre the same, pose (especially shoulder placement and foot placement), as well as arm length

[Deleted]

Is this going to just be a thread of 'We want everything to be brand new and never before seen'. You got brand new character models with new animations and skeletons.

[Deleted]

maybe Stonegrinder, Peacock, Molten Corgi and Elekk Plushie?

[Hyrican]

so modified skeletons are now all the same? different animations do not count? Moving like something existing is not possible and only corner cutting?

Of course they start with something similar and go from there. Lazy would be exactly the same animation, which they have done more often than we like but that does not make every single likeness the same.

[Deleted]

Is this going to just be a thread of 'We want everything to be brand new and never before seen'. You got brand new character models with new animations and skeletons.

hopefully not, i just find it interesting to see whats new and what isnt. i dont have a problem with re-using rigging, it saves time that can be spent elsewhere. but from a design perspective, its just intriguing to look into

[Xiphan]

There were those new character models.

[The Boomking]

im fairly sure theyre the same, pose (especially shoulder placement and foot placement), as well as arm length

It's similar in the idle pose, as well as body shape. But look at the way they walk, run, fly, fight, what have you. It's entirely different.

[Rivin]

Hydras use the same skeleton as chrimaeron or however you spell the mutant hydra's name from BWD

No, Chimaeron uses the Classic hydra skeleton. You can even see that it fights with its "arm" that's where one head should be. The thunder hydras don't even have the same body type as the old hydras, nor do they have any similar animations, so it's either a new skeleton or heavily modified from something else.

[Holdodlig]

Gul'dan and Molten Corgi does have a new skeleton.

[Weriik]

Player character skeletons = New (18 currently, 20 with blood elves)
Hydras = New
Rylaks = New
Goren = New I think, the rolling animations certainly are. Other ones seem familiar.
Mandragora = Old hydras
Botani = Zandalari trolls (Which I think are modified night elf males to begin with)
Infested = Plague eruptors
Sproutlings = Pygmies
Ogron = Northrend giants
Magnaron = Gronn
Gronnlings = Northrend/Pandaria yeti
Arakkoa = Modified Mantid skeleton
Boars and Riverbeasts = Direhorn
Draenor Earth Elementals = Northrend/Pandaria yeti
Other draenor elementals = Pandaren elemental spirits
Dread Ravens = Skyscreamers
Genesaur = Magnataur
Saberon = Male worgen
Ravagers = Silithid
Pale orcs = Geists
Hulk pale orcs = Berserker trolls

I think that's most of them, what it really boils down to is how great 5.2 was and that Blizzard couldn't help themselves from reusing so many of its assets.

Also, where the hell are my fungal whales?