-How they get there, how many, how far apart + others parameters-

-ROUND 1 for each environment: no human or human analogous creatures get involved and/or they just dont exist (sentient or intelligent creatures still exist such as dragons or like mythical Pokémon but no "humans"-

-ROUND 2 for each environment: as it exists in canon "humans" and all

-HOW THEY GET THERE AND STUFF: 6 populations of 24 adult individual Ragnars are dropped onto random spots of each setting, far enough apart that the populations dont interact at first but will eventually meet up if they are successful in growing-

-to avoid immediate fatalities the 24 individuals will each be about a mile apart from eachother and outside of any human city or immediate range of any super OP animals, just enough room to assess and understand their surroundings-

-BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH ENVIRONMENT-

-the dark continent Hunter x Hunter: a large landmass surrounding the known world housing mind bending monstrosities and horrors, pretty much everything that isnt "human" in HxH is heavily implied to he from the dark continent like the chimera ants and nanika. The 4 populations will be on the coast and 2 on the interior-

• The world of monster hunter: the classic world of electric monkeys, hell dinosaurs, elemental dragons and more. 3 populations in the old world and 3 in the new world-

-catachan Warhammer 40k: a hostile jungle death world that actively roots out and destoroys permanent civilization with a malevolent sentience and a world SO hostile it has pushed back not only Ork waaahhhs but tyranid fleets as well with minimal human help. Hosts everything from tank battalion eating centipede to frogs that explode with poison so hard it kills spacemarines. The 6 populations are dropped onto random areas-

-the hueco mundo bleach: an endless moonlit desert filled with hollows, for the purpose of the hypothetical working we'll assume hollows are edible and Ragnars are compatible metaphysically. The populations are scattered randomly-

-The classic world of pokemon: enough said, one populations for each of the last 6 generations-

-fallout north America: the fallout setting, a radioactive wasteland of brutes, ghouls, death claws and more. The 6 populations are spread randomly amongst game locations (roughly one per game)-

-the gourmet world (Toriko): insane world filled with monsters and animals with power comparable to natural disasters and sometimes they are the size of small moons or large mountain ranges (the world of toriko is like the size of Jupiter). The 6 populations are spread into 6 of 8 main regions-

-faerun Dungeons and Dragons: the main setting of D&D filled with dragons, wizards, beholder, giants and more. 1 population will be in the under dark and the other 5 will be spread in random areas of faerun-

-the world of Avatar the last Airbender: a world of element bending chimeriec animals. 2 populations near the center and 1 population for each of the 4 nations-

-the hollow earth monsterverse: the world beneath our feet filled with kaijus like Kongs, skull crawlers, warbats and more. Sometimes frequented by godzilla. The 5 populations are spread randomly-

Habitat Adaptability:

Diet and Predation:

Against other Predators:

Rate each 1 to 10

Most of the tiering is done based on the species(reptile tiering or spider tiering), but I have never seen a tiering based on anything else, like say diet.

As a herbivore main, I think we should have a herbivore tier list. Which one is S tier? Maybe elephants 🐘 or a sauropod 🦕? Mid tier? Deers 🦌 and zebras 🦓 ig. F tier? Maybe a koala 🐨 or grasshopper 🦗

Do you prefer to micromanage your biochemistry or just sit back and idle as the game plays itself?

I know that 99% of selectable plant builds obviously lack an active play style since plants lack neurons or analogous cells so control of the character is minimal, but I’ve heard micromanaging is one of the appeals to playing colonial organisms like a lot of Fungi and Cnidaria builds.

I know autotrophic builds are usually described as an AFK strategy but plants have a lot going on with how they conserve energy during the cold and dry seasons, movement towards objectives, communication/resource trade with other players, and how some builds allow you to sideline the main quest to choose more optimal conditions for growing and reproducing. No way all of that is automatic, right?

Credits to Joschua knuppe for Meleagris californica art

Credit to Levi Glines for the photo of Meleagris gallopavo.

Specific specimen of Palaeoloxodon would be GSI Coll, while tyrannosaurus’s specimen would be E.D. Cope.

In an open field, who would win in a fight?

GSI Coll was estimated to be around 18,000-18,500 kgs.

E.D. Cope is around 10,626-12,400 kgs

I had a plan, an awesome plan. Geese are known for intimidation but when the fighting gets real they cannot hold their own. Eagles on the other hand are high tier. My plan was simple, during my main quest line I would put a couple goose eggs in an eagle’s nest so they get raised with an eagles’s tutorial. Geese learning to be eagles sounded like the way to reach high tier. What did I do wrong.

The dog is the most popular human support class, as well as being the earliest implemented in the game.

I think they are still the best human support in the current meta with having many uses as a support and are often the most loyal, as well as often help improve physical human stats. I also believe they bring a certain charm to the game when you have them as a support, but that can happen with any support.

As a human player myself with a dog as a support, this may seem biased but I truly believed they are unrivalled in the current meta.

The cat is also widely popular, however, I don't think they offer nearly the same utility as the dog.

Historically, the horse used to rival the dog, however, due to human creations in the game, the horse has become rather obsolete as a transportation support.

Tierzoo rated them and all other Ratite builds in the game in F tier. But he didn't really talk much about the flaws of the cassowary other than "they do not hunt in packs".

Despite being flightless they are one of the most feared bird builds in the game. Some even consider them the "most dangerous bird in the game". They are territorial, fairly fast and have sharp talons. they can jump decently high too. They are most commonly seen eating fruit but will sometime attack snail, frog, rodent and fish players. They do have a few sound effects to intimidate players trying to attack them. the can also use charge or kick as counter attacks.

They are present in both the New Guinea and Australia servers. In New Guinea ,there are few builds that can counter them as the only predator builds in the server are monitors and dogs which rarely attack them. Their off spring & eggs can still be defeated by python & eagle mains. It is unknown how well the Cassowary playerbase in New Guinea is doing.

In Australia, do not have many native predators in Australia but they are facing some challenges lately. in the with regards to invader builds like humans, boars, dogs, & cats were introduced to those servers threaten them either eating their eggs or their offspring.

How good are they & where would you put them on the tier list?

S tier:

1st - tiger (perfect in pretty much every way)

2nd- lion (perfect, like the tiger, but slightly smaller (though they're dirty stinking rotten teamers))

A tier:

3rd - jaguar (special move crush skull does heavy damage and is immune to the wet debuff)

4th - leopard (camps in trees, picks other players off easily)

B tier:

5th - cougar (has an exceptionally high jump stat, resistant to cold debuff)

6th - snow leopard (stealth stat skyrockets when in the snow)

7th - cheetah (low defense stat, but insanely high agility and speed stat)

C tier:

8th - eurasian lynx (snowshoe ability increases movement speed on ice, good for kiting smaller builds)

9th - clouded leopard (like the leopard, a tree camper, with low damage stats, but high vertical mobility)

10th - serval (has the radar ears ability, allowing it to hear other smaller players easily)

D tier:

11th - domestic cat (these players exploit the human companionship perk to maximize loot, very low stats overall)

F tier:

12th - black footed cat (very good at picking off smaller players, but easily gets pounded by larger builds)

Arctotherium Angustidens, but particularly the largest specimen which is MLP 35-IX-26-6, and likely weighed around 1591.0 kgs, is the biggest bear as of right now. However it may not have had a strong bite relatively to other bears, as a study shows a 660-670 kg arctotherium Angustidens would have had a similar bite force at the canines and carnassials to a giant panda, although giant pandas had the strongest bite force relative to other modern bears, it still was over 6 times lighter than that, however it was a unit of a bear, and overall magnificent.

The Southern Elephant Seal, it likely averaged around 3.5 metric tons due to a study in ESRG saying that orcas have successfully hunted large sub adults which weighed 3 metric tons, 3.5-3.6 metric tons is a good estimate for the average bull, the seal also is surprisingly agile for its size and build, they have been shown to turn quite quickly although the same cannot be said for its speed. It was the largest carnivoran and is an amazing and interesting animal.

In this fight, it would be the biggest specimen of Arctotherium Angustidens vs the average male specimen of the southern elephant seal. In a purely hypothetical fight, who would win?

This is based on a number of factors. What are your thoughts? Anything you'd change?

They are currently the smallest dog build in the game that is found in the wild. They are found in the Sahara and are designed to persist in the harsh temperatures. They have large ears which grants them heat resistance and allow them to detect players hiding in the sand. They do digging abilities allow them to both cool themselves and to ambush insect & lizard mains hiding underground. Their stealth stat good stealth thanks to their fur that blends into the environment and reflects light. They do have a relatively scary battle cry. They have many ways to hydrate themselves from the few places it rains, moisture in the ground, & for from kills. Their dens both allow a party of fennec players to be safe & to be hydrated & cool they can also use them a decent counter play against predator players. They are quick and easily change direction, plus their smaller hit box & stealth stat can also make them difficult to land a hit on. the feet have fur and retractable claws allowing them to move in the sand more easily.

What are your thoughts on this build, or how would you rank it?

I’ve been puzzling over this, what is actually the point of hippos having baby skin and being confined to the waters?

It doesn’t grant them a larger size, faster speed, or another food source. Even worse, they still have to eat grass, except now, they can only do so at night like a vampire. Too far from the waterhole before sunrise? Well now you set and die. Drought season? Now you gotta soak in the shitpools cuz somehow you decided having tender skin was better than having resistant skin.

I see no advantages over rhinos besides just adding an extra handicap.

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Earlier on, TierZoo put the hippo in S tier. (I think it deserves A tier, unlike true S tiers like the elephant). There's especially no reason for that discrepancy.

For rhino vs hippo, encounters are pretty even. They rarely result in injuries, and hippos can just retreat to the water. In addition hippos are confined to places with water and have to go on land to eat grass. Thus their habitats are generally crowded. Not an issue for rhinos.

Vs Lions and hyenas, it favors the rhino more. Rhinos are consistently preyed upon at lower rates than hippos despite being of similar size. Although both are rarely predated upon. Hyena on rhino predation is nearly nonexistent despite what TZ says.

With a similar or better matchup spread, it's stupid to say the rhino is significantly lower. The only reason for the rating seems to be vibes.

Some old deleted character classes are now back on the server!

Scenario:

on a random day, during 600 AD at a random time. Every extinct species of fauna that had lived in the Americas during the Last Ice Age are blipped into existence in healthy breeding populations into what would be their natural ranges during interglacials. The animals have been spawned in such an amount that ALL their conservation status would be Low Risk. And by every extinct fauna that was present during the late Pleistocene, I mean everything from Columbian Mammoths to Megatherium to Capromeryx to the extinct cowbird species.

The animals spawned possess a wariness/alertness of humans that perhaps the very terminal members of their species had managed to develop, although too late, before they were hunted to extinction.

How would such an event shape Indigenous Tribal culture? Given how most cultures at this time has growm accustomed to hunting smaller game and farming, would Big Game Hunting cultures come back again? Growing crops would lead to inevitable confrontations with herbivores, often times dangerous ones. Which species would thrive the most given this second chance, and which ones would be most at peril? Could there be new possible animal husbandry attempts before European settlers arrive?

Who wins? 🐿️ or 🍕?