Hi!
Let me start of by saying that I am extremely excited about the game and I think it is going to be a huge hit, no doubts about that. My only issue with this game since the start was the IP and the visual representation of the game. Don't get me wrong, the graphics are absolutely gorgeous for a mmo and most parts look beautiful and on point (The dragon raid for example looked exactly as it should and made me feel like I was in Molten Core all over again haha.)
But then there are parts that just don't fit with the rest, like the dinosaur mob that was seen in the latest preview. Why does that raptor has to look exactly like a raptor illustration from a history book? Something like that works for games like Ark, because of the game's setting, but a high fantasy game should look and feel more 'magical'. I don't know if you can see my point, especially when games like WoW has dinosaurs in them as well, but they work there thanks to the overstylised meshes and textures with crazy colours. This DInosaur mob looked just like something straight out of Jurrasic Park and immidietly put me off.
If I may suggest, make your dinosaur mobs look more 'magical looking' and less 'realistic looking' . TES: Morrowind would be a perfect inspiration for this. In Morrowind you have dinosaur looking mobs like Clannfears, Kagoutis or Guars... You can tell that they are like a 'dinosaur type' creature, but so heavily altered, that they fit into the setting perfectly.
Reference to what I am talking about:
https://imgur.com/3kAeWRz
