▁the ▁early ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁nearly ▁all ▁cre atures ▁were ▁real ▁din osa urs ▁and ▁other ▁pre histor ic ▁cre atures , ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁story line ▁progress ed , ▁myth ical ▁cre atures ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁wy vern , ▁m antic ore , ▁and ▁p ho enix ▁were ▁added . ▁As ▁exp ans ions ▁were ▁released , ▁completely ▁original ▁cre atures , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁K ark inos ▁and ▁the ▁Vel onas aur ▁also ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁game ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁original ▁robot ic ▁cre atures ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁En for cer ▁and ▁Sc out . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁game ▁mechan ics ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁t aming ▁cre atures . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁cre atures ▁can ▁be ▁t amed ▁by ▁the ▁player , ▁though ▁some , ▁such ▁as ▁Meg ane ura ▁or ▁T itan om yr ma , ▁cannot . ▁The ▁t aming ▁method ▁var ies ▁creature ▁by ▁creature . ▁Most ▁cre atures ▁are ▁" vi ol ent " ▁t ames , ▁meaning ▁the ▁players ▁must ▁knock ▁the ▁creature ▁out ▁using ▁tran qu ill izing ▁project iles ▁like ▁tran q ▁d art ▁or ▁by ▁using ▁bl unt ▁weapons , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁club . ▁ ▁O ft ent imes ▁players ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁din osa ur ▁sed ated ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁t ame . ▁ ▁Some ▁din osa urs ▁take ▁longer ▁than ▁others ▁to ▁t ame , ▁therefore ▁require ▁more ▁n arc ot ics . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁are ▁able