Tier Zoo, and what Animal would you be?

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Ghoulfield Jan 8, 2018 @ 5:22pm

Thought I might share this channel here, seeing as it is somewhat related to gaming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbBMVa2A68s
Now if you didn't watch the video, the Tier Zoo channel is a channel that treats animals as an mmo game, going through abilites and classes of different animals.

So which animal would you be?

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Felix Jan 8, 2018 @ 11:46pm

Something between wolverine, wolf, hamster, pteromyini, fox

Indiana Georg Jan 8, 2018 @ 11:46pm

A penguin

Zekiran Jan 9, 2018 @ 12:46am

A Fossa.

{루루}RuRu Jan 9, 2018 @ 12:48am

A cat.

My abilities include knocking stuff over and sleeping 16 hours a day.

Vince ✟ Jan 9, 2018 @ 12:49am

Tortoise

Dr.libro Feb 16, 2018 @ 10:36am

a king crab would be interesting, no natural predators and pretty high HP, plus the armor of other crabs. i also consider being an octopus, since i like the steath element of it.

Vince ✟ Feb 16, 2018 @ 11:16am

Until the mother of all Mantis Shrimp came along!?

Originally posted by The leader of the BUNCH:
a king crab would be interesting, no natural predators and pretty high HP, plus the armor of other crabs. i also consider being an octopus, since i like the steath element of it.

Nine-ball Feb 16, 2018 @ 12:03pm

Unless I can go for human, I'd go with horse. Horses offer the most synergistic connections, even beyond dogs, because they can literally support the player, so long as the player supports them.

The average horse weighs around a ton, but has faster reflexes, greater strength, and wider range of visibility than any human. It is a sentry powerhouse capable of devastating offensive and defensive strikes in a 360 radius when operating alone, and outrunning most opponents that it can't flght.

But a good horse player knows to trust the human, assuming they have any idea how to use such a powerful support class. Few players know how, and those players are the ones you want to team up with.

Aside from their natural capabilities, horses can be used for every purpose dogs can and more. A skilled human in the saddle who knows well enough to protect and not threaten his horse is a skill amplifier beyond belief. That human will undoubtedly have some instrument of death capable of slaying threats a horse cannot handle on tis own, and the horse in turn contributes speed, reflexes, and strength to the human.

Most importantly, horses can be coordinated by humans for MMO raids and full-scale battles. There are war dogs, but they can never be sent to deliver a cavalry shock charge. Well-trained horses are better-sutied than even humans for a true shock charge. Short of cars or tanks, every single infantryman facing a cavalry charge is confronted with the possibilty that even if his spear stops that beast or its co-op partner, the whole massive mess might fall on top of him if it gets too close.

This is why people invented things like pikes and rifles. To keep the cavalry away from them. No horse will charge an unbroken line, they'll stop at the last second, saving the stupidest humans from impaling themselves or getting swamped, (horses hate not having an exit strategy) but that's where maneuver comes in handy. If you can't get around the front, go for the flanks or rear, and if you can't get those, just go for the baggage train, assuming your human is smart enough. Horses have absolutely no compunction about running over fleeing predators like tanks. And they hurt a lot more. A hoof could land anywhere with thousands of punds of pressure per square inch at full tilt. At least a tank tread is guarnteed to end suffering relatively quickly.

For best results, one should form a complimentary party of humans, horses, dogs, and hunting birds to really dominate game. I mean, the game. But only horses are useful in battle. They are mankind's true best friend, so long as there are humans good enough to master the playstyle.

jre Feb 16, 2018 @ 12:06pm

Poison dart frog. So small and deadly.

Crowbaria Feb 16, 2018 @ 12:09pm

Originally posted by 루치Ruuchi:
A cat.

My abilities include knocking stuff over and sleeping 16 hours a day.

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Dr.libro Feb 16, 2018 @ 2:36pm

Originally posted by Vince:
Until the mother of all Mantis Shrimp came along!?
Originally posted by The leader of the BUNCH:
a king crab would be interesting, no natural predators and pretty high HP, plus the armor of other crabs. i also consider being an octopus, since i like the steath element of it.

the king crab is located on cold water enviroments so the would be no shrimp

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