Medved Taiga is beautiful and deserves more attention

[cybvep]

It's been a while since I've played on Medved Taiga. In fact, it's the only map where I haven't unlocked every outpost yet. Only now I'm discovering how beautiful it is.

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I must say that I'm not a big fan of snowy regions, so at first Medved wasn't as appealing to me as the other maps. Now that I gave the map an another chance, I must say that I'm really impressed with all the detail that went into making it. Medved has a certain cold beauty and rawness that can really make you feel that you are somewhere far away in the world and can rely only on yourself.

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All this makes me wonder why the map receives so little attention. How come there are STILL so many floating rocks and grasses everywhere? How come there are only 6 animal species (the lowest number out of all maps)? Seriously, ATM Medved Taiga is like a rough diamond, but it can be so much more!

[ColdConduct]

Well said and agreed. What makes the limited 6 species even worse is that only 2 of the 6 are unique to the region. The rest are animals we've already seen in other reserves - if you consider the Brown Bear along the lines of a copied Black Bear like I do.

Siberian Ibex, Wolves, Ptarmigans, and even Smowshoe Hares as a sort of 'filler' species could go a long way to mix things up.

Yeah though, it's such a great reserve that needs a little more love. The best and often overlooked aspect to Medved was the story plot. I really enjoyed the narration and doing the missions there.

[cybvep]

I have nothing against the animal species which are already present on Medved. It's good to be able to hunt wild boar outside of Hirschfelden and moose fit this reserve as well. I like hunting brown bear a lot and I love the fact that there are so many fur variations!

I like all the animal suggestions which you mentioned, although snowshoe hare would be the least exciting one and AFAIK it's a North American species, anyway. Another possibilities would be the muskox or the squirrel.

[Lt. Heinz Becker]

Medved should have received the wolves. Yukon should of had Dall Sheep in the place of the wolves. Also, Layton should have the moose removed and bighorn sheep in its place. Just my opinion, but agree that Medved has been neglected. It's the most beautiful map in my eyes. It also has a lot of unique areas. Fernando and Vurhonga seem more bland.

I would of liked to have seen a southwest U.S. map with pronghorn antelope, javelina, bobcats, mule deer, bighorn, Rocky Mountain Elk, turkey, exc. That would be 4 brand new animal species, one repeat, and 2 new variations of animals we have in game already.

[PiRadiusz]

Oh God, those memories. Made hundreds of screenshots and a short movie about Medved to show people how amazing and natural the environment is. Feeling of cold, calm loneliness, snow accumulation and sense of space around me...
I started playing Medved to kinda compensate lack of winter in real life and definitely got what I was looking for. I'm not easily impressed by video games, but Medved was literally jaw-dropping despite its flaws.

So, yes, I agree that Taiga needs some love, some polishing and at least one new animal.
I just hope we're not in minority here.

[Mahelz3750]

I agree that Medved is really really really cool and just needs some love, then it will be amazing.

[sakhlas]

I agree. Medved it's my favorite map.

[Zyme]

It is kinda depressing.

[LotteR]

Maybe it's political? The taiga is my favorite reserve, I love the snow, the quiet, the animals - I'd like more Siberian animals, there are fewer than in the other reserves if I remember correctly. Elena is my favorite guide/warden, and the other characters are awesome and whacky. Since it's a game, I personally don't feel the need to leave out animals that are endangered in real life, but I respect if that is the decision of the developers. I don't hunt in real life, nor do I feel inclined to.