I believe this wing-craze will, slowly, die down. I've been able to find a few wingless rps, but most are winged or both winged and non-winged. I'm in an RP where both are allowed...I am one of the two wingless members of my group. It's pretty sad actually xD
Back to the subject: wings. I cant comment about IT here, as I have never played it. But I've seen videos and pictures. I think the wings look a little better...i mean...they aren't 2D like some of the ones in IT looked.
Stay on the subject, Larka! - Wings...I have only three winged chars, but two of them should have wings because of their species. I mean come on, you can't blame someone if they have a dragon char or some other winged species. I know they could make a normal lion instead, but maybe they dun like lions or wolves or whatever xD. So yes, wings have definitely changed the game. It's taken most of the realism out of it.
But since when was FeralHeart realistic?
If the game were truly realistic, we wouldn't have blue wolves and red lions running around. And some of the maps don't contribute to any realism, either. I'm pretty sure there aren't any islands with floaty platforms made for climbing in the real world. So in conclusion, I dun mind the wings, even though I dont use them a lot. Fly as you will.
As for the items? I dun care about them either, as long as you don't need to find them randomly around maps. I'd absolutely hate to see FH turn into a pointless, item-obsessed game.