New Minipets For 5.2

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Thwip wrote:
Wain wrote:
Kurasu wrote:After carefully going through pet by pet, rather than just skimming, icons that I see that have been changed:

Kun-Lai Runt
Nexus Whelpling

I was incorrect about the others. Faulty memory and I wasn't comparing at that point. :) But those two have definitely been changed.
Weird, since they both had really good, accurate icons to begin with.
The current Kun-Lai Runt icon on live looks like a bear paw from the druid skill list rather then anything else. :3 The new one is a Kun-Lai yeti face!
My mistake then. I thought it already used the yeti icon.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Good news, everyone!

New models for pets!!

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Thunder Crocodile

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Four new toad / croaker colors!

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Ji-Kun Hatchling!

And four upcoming fishy pets.

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Tiny Blue Carp (New) Right Click to summon and dismiss Bubbles. Battle Pet. Instant.
Tiny Green Carp (New) Right Click to summon and dismiss Bubbles. Battle Pet. Instant.
Tiny Red Carp (New) Right Click to summon and dismiss Bubbles. Battle Pet. Instant.
Tiny White Carp (New) Right Click to summon and dismiss Bubbles. Battle Pet. Instant.

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Baby Chi-Ji? O_O

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Also, I hadn't seen this before, but there are icons for two new python colors. I will get all of them, of course, but I'm loving the green one!

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Brown

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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That baby Ji-kun is killing me with allll the cute!

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Loving the frogs and excited about the python icons!
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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The Thunder Crocodile looks more like it's a Dimetradon baby than a Crocolisk one.
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Oh my goodness those adorable frogs! Ah!

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Cute as they are, the frog models clip, stretch, and twitch a lot when placed on that old model.
Hopefully there are some future skeleton improvements to come..

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Ugh. I actually liked the *old* Ji-Kun Hatchling better than this one. :/ A *lot*. I don't hate this model, I wouldn't mind seeing it on something, but I'm more neutral to it, where the other hatchling I *LOOOOOOOOVED*.

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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I prefer the new one.

If it was a Stunted pet and not a Hatchling, I'd prefer the old one, but it's a hatchling.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Equeon wrote:Cute as they are, the frog models clip, stretch, and twitch a lot when placed on that old model.
Hopefully there are some future skeleton improvements to come..
I made two short videos for those without the ability to view PTR models...

Funky Frog Jump
Funky Frog Idle

I would've made them into .gifs, but I'm not sure how. I really, really hope that the clipping issues are fixed... it's almost a dealbreaker for me! :(

Quickedit: Wowhead now has the frogs in their modelviewer. Upon checking those, it seems obvious that they're going to be fixed... see for yourself.
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If you watch for a while, the frog twitches, sinks back into itself, with its leg entirely entering its stomach, freezes, and then resumes breathing.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Kurasu wrote:Ugh. I actually liked the *old* Ji-Kun Hatchling better than this one. :/ A *lot*. I don't hate this model, I wouldn't mind seeing it on something, but I'm more neutral to it, where the other hatchling I *LOOOOOOOOVED*.

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I liked the old version much better too, even if it did look a little bit more like a teen, but then it's not like everything has to be all hyper "cutsiefied" to make it work as a chick/pup/young version of a beast. Just look at Flayers, Clefthoofs, sporebats, etc.

I guess it could leave the older version open to add as a possible hunter pet? I do really like the model and skin, and it's pretty much a feathery raptor right? :)

cowmuflage wrote:The Thunder Crocodile looks more like it's a Dimetradon baby than a Crocolisk one.


That was exactly my thoughts also, but I still think he looks dam spiffy :)

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Wain wrote:There's also this "Cookbot" pet in the database in the latest patch. I haven't seen any reference to it anywhere yet, but maybe I missed it:

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The guy actually stirs his frying pan as he moves. Pretty cool.
I'm pretty sure that's the one they're calling Pierre.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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It's crafted by engineers.

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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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I am surprised to see the Electrofied Crocolisks as wild battle pets. Hmmmm
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Kurasu wrote:Ugh. I actually liked the *old* Ji-Kun Hatchling better than this one. :/ A *lot*. I don't hate this model, I wouldn't mind seeing it on something, but I'm more neutral to it, where the other hatchling I *LOOOOOOOOVED*.

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Leave the new ones the mini pet, and make the old one a tameable, problem solved. :ugeek:
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Mumper said on his twitter that we can expect "the green and the blue" frog models for 5.2. That's disappointing that we won't see them all at once, but I guess it's something to look forward to for those interested in the brown and black.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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Apparently Mumper also said that the new koi come from fishing around Panderia.
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Re: New Minipets For 5.2

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That I wouldn't mind at all.
I still have to sit down and fish for Nat Page's rep. It'll be good to have some extra motivation, as, apparently, I am lacking some :P
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