my question is... why are you looking at that pic.... and not an in game pic? O.o they're showing off armor... not differences in height.
This. Yes they said if they straightened the WD model out it's actually taller than the in game model of the barb, but since he never stands up, so what?
So crouching giant = straight up midget? <_<
I'm afraid thats where you've lost me. They clearly wanted to display him as tall and crouching for a reason, and its reasonable to assume that he is an example of what could be expected from similar members of his tribe/profession. People would think its a bit silly to see the barbarian portrayed in fan art as a WoW gnome sized character. But if he crouched it would be ok?
Edit: Btw they were specifically talking about the differences in height. This came from a slide show, the previous shot was discussing the armor with the WD in his customary crouch. To specifically emphasize that the WD was taller, they created this particular slide, and mentioned it.
Blah ok I give up... Apparently using the fact that the model creators say the WD is taller isn't good enough, nor is the fact that his eyes are on a higher level than the Barbarians... So you guys win, and Blizzard and general measurement are wrong, WD is infact smaller than the Barbarian and should thus be displayed in fan art as 2-3 feet tall.
Uhm, the WD aint taller than the barb on that picture?
Their eyes are at an equal height.. tall helm doesnt make you tall
I agreed with this one. The area for the eyes in their mask are on the same horizontal plane, so I don't think the Witch Doctor is taller then the Barbarian, imo.
Look at the top of the rounded part of the helm, noticably higher than the barbarians rounded part even disregarding the headress stuff. If you take a piece of paper and hold it to the pick under each of their eyes, it slants downwards toward the Barb. Not to mention the tooltip on the picture, slide made by Blizz, for a presentation at the 2012 GDC, while Lichtner talks about how the witch doctor is taller...
How tall are WD females compared to Baba females then?
Female barb might be slightly taller, but as I don't have the original models to pop into maya and straighten them I can't be sure. Either way there isn't a huge difference between the two, female WDs are also NOT pigmy sized.
So I was looking through some of the art here and decided to check out the reveal site to see some of the other entries for the art competition. And the one thing that bugged me is that everyone keeps submitting little midget goblin pictures of the witch doctor...
WHY?!
Blizzard demonstrated with the original models in maya, and it seems relatively noticable in game that he is crouched, but if standing straight is actually taller than the barbarian. It just seems silly that no one seems to recognize it and has decided that witch doctors are little pigmy people.
What about you guys? Am I the only one that knew this? Do any of you have trouble thinking of them as giant people that like to crouch?
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Well if he was... He could dunk on the Barb... Thats all I'm saying. But the fan artists don't think so lol.
So crouching giant = straight up midget? <_<
I'm afraid thats where you've lost me. They clearly wanted to display him as tall and crouching for a reason, and its reasonable to assume that he is an example of what could be expected from similar members of his tribe/profession. People would think its a bit silly to see the barbarian portrayed in fan art as a WoW gnome sized character. But if he crouched it would be ok?
Edit: Btw they were specifically talking about the differences in height. This came from a slide show, the previous shot was discussing the armor with the WD in his customary crouch. To specifically emphasize that the WD was taller, they created this particular slide, and mentioned it.
Look at the top of the rounded part of the helm, noticably higher than the barbarians rounded part even disregarding the headress stuff. If you take a piece of paper and hold it to the pick under each of their eyes, it slants downwards toward the Barb. Not to mention the tooltip on the picture, slide made by Blizz, for a presentation at the 2012 GDC, while Lichtner talks about how the witch doctor is taller...
Female barb might be slightly taller, but as I don't have the original models to pop into maya and straighten them I can't be sure. Either way there isn't a huge difference between the two, female WDs are also NOT pigmy sized.
Updated the original post with the blizzard side by side comparison just for you ;).
8ft or not, WD is taller.
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WHY?!
Blizzard demonstrated with the original models in maya, and it seems relatively noticable in game that he is crouched, but if standing straight is actually taller than the barbarian. It just seems silly that no one seems to recognize it and has decided that witch doctors are little pigmy people.
What about you guys? Am I the only one that knew this? Do any of you have trouble thinking of them as giant people that like to crouch?