How serious a bond with WoW Pet

[Redith]

I have seen people act like wow pets are real animals all the way to people saying pets are like armor, its all about the best. So whats your guys opinon

[Kamalia]

Even though they aren't real creatures, I definitely feel a bond to my pets. They're hes or shes - not its. I also end up developing different personalities to each, their opinions of things, each other, or me. I guess you could just label it a creative side, as I've done it forever. My stuffed animals when I was a wee little girl, my Neopets when I was introduced to the internet, and now my WoW pets. I guess it also makes WoW a more realistic experience when you've got the imagination to add things that aren't even in the game.

It's quite fun, actually.

[Chrizesu]

My babies. ;_;

[Saturo]

I may share a bond with 1 or 2 but mostly Im realistic

That's pretty close to my opinion...

[Sarayana]

Im pretty serious, I share a bond with them

This is definitely how I feel. I don't feel heartbroken to see them die, though I do get upset. I don't view them like equivalents to my cats, you know? But They have personalities and I feel a bond of some sort. When Atha's heads fight I chuckle the same way I do when my youngest cat chases her tail... xD

[Palladiamorsdeus]

Eh, I love my pet's. As a writer I tend to give my pet's stories, back grounds, and personalities.

[Teigan]

From the perspective of the story of course Teigan or Grys or Kal is horrified if their pet is hurt or killed and releasing a pet is no easy matter. From the perspective of reality, I become attached to them in the way I would become attached to a favorite character in a novel. Since I have a fairly vivid imagination, that can still be a pretty powerful force.

[Aleu]

Im pretty serious, I share a bond with them

Sums up my feeling. It kinda hurt me when I did a storyline of Lunania's original wolf dying off. I'm mostly attached to my dear little Shadowflame (Humar). I love that little fluff ball. <3

[kairii]

ill be honest i do /cry when my pet dies and norally nag the healer (my bf so its cool) but i do know they aint real

[Tyuriwen]

It's a little sad, but I get VERY attached. I think it's mainly due to the fact I can't have my own pets till I move out (brother has allergies) so the virtual pets are the closest things to them. =)

I coo when I see Xena running beside me, or a new pet running towards their first kill. I cried when I saw Krush killed in front of me. Twice. And I am very sad to see pets I'm attached to, leave.

It's mostly towards Frëki and Xena, as they've been with me the longest. My 3 Spirit Beasts, even though I love them to bits, have varying degrees. Medea (Loque) seems to be a replacement for my Winterspring Pride Watcher, Erulissë, who I loved dearly. Kainos (Skoll) is like a daddy figure, who I'm still not very attached to. And Siouxsie (Gondria) I've tamed twice, mainly because I saw them as destined encounters. So it really varies. =)

[Dewclaw]

I've been known to sacrifice myself and die with them because they fight so hard for me.

I've also been known to dismiss quickly if I see an imminent wipe to spare a pet death.

[Dakonic]

You insult them you insult me.
I just don't react as strongly as I would with my real life pets.

[Sarayana]

I become attached to them in the way I would become attached to a favorite character in a novel.

This is a brilliant way to describe it. That's exactly how it feels for me.

[Ryno]

I rather like them, but to be honest, unless I'm RPing, I really feel like they're just another piece of gear, like a trophy to show to others about myself.

[Kyria]

I'm pretty serious if I've established a personality for the pet first. This is mildly disastrous for me sometimes, because Taizak tames a new pet for each area she enters in order to get a better feel for the land and the life in it, and after a time they mutually decide it's time to separate. Vargus, my Vargul Blighthound, really sticks out in my mind as an instance where she and I both were terribly sad to see a pet go. Zul'Drak was a great place for RP. ... Anyway, yeah, pretty serious, hehe.

(Hi, guys! New troll here. /wave)

[Saturo]

(Hi, guys! New troll here. /wave)

/wave

Me and Ryno like fellow trolls!

[Ryno]

(Hi, guys! New troll here. /wave)

/wave

Me and Ryno like fellow trolls!

Fresh meat mon! Gat da fire going!

[Teigan]

Me and Ryno like fellow trolls!

Now you're a troll? I finally decided you were a gnome trapped in a Tauren's body...

[Ryno]

Me and Ryno like fellow trolls!

Now you're a troll? I finally decided you were a gnome trapped in a Tauren's body...

Saturo is a gnome, wrapped in a troll, wrapped in an enigma, inside a mystery, who is also chained up to a chair in a really bad knockoff of a Jane Austen novel.

[Teigan]

So...it's finally beginning to make sense....but doesn't it get stuffy in there?