Potential new hunter pets in WoD

[Wain]

OK this is HILARIOUS.

Ghamoo-Ra, who was our only source of the "ancient turtle" skin, is being mutated by Twilight guys as you watch.

He now uses that slightly odd, green-black dragon turtle skin that we noticed in the database in MoP but the textures point the wrong way to all the in-game ones and and don't quite match the model. We kind of assumed it was for an earlier, discontinued version of the dragon turtle:



He is NOT tameable.

But don't despair over the loss of the old skin. What's that in the corner behind him?



Pahboo-Ra, Son of Ghamoo-Ra IS tameable

[Keilden]

Checked Wowhead for new npcs, found this: http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77157#.

Its a tameable serpent with the python model.

[Qraljar]

Haha, that's cool, Wain. Also, Keilden. I hope that remains. There is no good reason not to make those serpents tameable, and they would make a lot of snake fans really happy!

[Wain]

Checked Wowhead for new npcs, found this: http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77157#.
Its a tameable serpent with the python model.

Cool find. I'll keep an eye out for it

[Wain]

Aku'mai is now a disembodied, purple, Megaera-style head, and so won't be tameable.

[bluddy]

What happens if you've got Ghamoo'ra tamed on the live version? Does he get transformed in this new (apparantly exclusive) skin?

If I recall correctly that's how the silithids changes after the cataclysm worked.

[Keilden]

I do hope that these models ain't placeholders. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77110#. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=76276#.

Also a new wolf with armor. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=79755#.

[Qraljar]

Aku'mai is now a disembodied, purple, Megaera-style head, and so won't be tameable.

I hope they put some non-elite hydra mobs with the same skin there, walking around the dungeon.

I do hope that these models ain't placeholders. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77110#. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=76276#.

Also a new wolf with armor. http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=79755#.

I can assure you that the first two aren't supposed to be tameable. One is mechanical, so that one is right out. It also has a placeholder model. And there is no family for the frogs to go into, and they certainly don't fit with turtles, so that seems like a mislabeled mob.



For the two of those, you can hope that it will be like the case in WoTLK with the ghost pets, and that it'll slip by Blizzard's attention. I doubt it, though. Personally, I would love a frog/toad, but I wouldn't get my hopes up until they make a new family for it.


For the Armored Wolf.. that's a 50/50. Frankly, Blizzard's position on armoured pets is sketchy. In some cases, it's okay (Hellfire Wolves, Raptors in MoP, Razorfen Boars), and in others, it's not. It could be that they're okay with it, which would be really cool, but again.. don't get your hopes up.

[Qraljar]

Oh, I found the WoD version of Aku'mai: http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75158#.

[Wain]

Aku'mai is now a disembodied, purple, Megaera-style head, and so won't be tameable.

I hope they put some non-elite hydra mobs with the same skin there, walking around the dungeon.

I didn't spot any other hydras in the dungeon. Unless they're summons and I killed something too fast.

But the grey skin is still used on Bittertide Hydras in Shol. So it's no loss. Kind of nice the purple Megaera head is finally used

[Qraljar]

Aku'mai is now a disembodied, purple, Megaera-style head, and so won't be tameable.

I hope they put some non-elite hydra mobs with the same skin there, walking around the dungeon.

I didn't spot any other hydras in the dungeon. Unless they're summons and I killed something too fast.

But the grey skin is still used on Bittertide Hydras in Shol. So it's no loss. Kind of nice the purple Megaera head is finally used

Yeah. Perhaps they could be working in a new hydra type that used the body of the Thunderhydra pets, and the heads of Megaera. Small chance, but possible. And the reason why I would like to see some non-elite mobs is because it's still another skin low levels will be able to get that way. But oh well!


Also, there are actually.. multiple Aku'mai..


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75157#modelviewer:10+0
http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75155#modelviewer:10+0
http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75158#modelviewer:10+0

[Qraljar]

http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=78712


Another tameable serpent with the new serpent model. But it doesn't really look like a cobra, so it's probably the wrong model.


EDIT:


This gives me a lot of hope! :


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75772#.
http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77597#.
http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77099#.



and this Rylak is classified as a tameable Chimaera. Probably a fragment from an older build, from before the Rylak family:


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=72849#.



EDIT 2:

Another serpent with the new model labeled tameable:


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=77070#.


This one has a name that fits with the model. Adder.



Draenor has Pterrorwings. Or the Trolls brought them in:


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=71782#.


Still hoping they and Kunchong will become tameable.

[Wain]

Razorfen Kraul has also been updated. It has at least three colours of the new bat model, none of which are currently tameable, or even marked as bats. The blond one is a boss and the fight looks like it might be quite interesting at level.

[Qraljar]

So far, all the plant hydra NPCs I've seen are beasts. I've even seen one that specifically had "Hydra" in the name. It's possible that they will become tameable.


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=80699#modelviewer:10+0



Also.. Draenor roaches are very #savage:


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=71870#modelviewer:10+0



Not sure if these crab colours were available yet ingame:


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75812#modelviewer:10+0
http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=74508#modelviewer:10+0


It's hard, because Wain demonstrated that there are a lot of possible variations to work with for the texture.


EDIT:]

http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=80652#modelviewer:10+0


Some more Sandreaver in WoD.



Yet another beast with the new pythonpet model. This one an anaconda. Another fitting name for the model, and it's tameable too.


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=80354#modelviewer:10+0



It's a hydra, but also a plant!


http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=80024#modelviewer:10+0

[Wain]

Razorfen Downs also revamped. Lots of untameable spiders. Don't have time to worry about them more tonight though.

(Plus I think it's a bit broken, or I'm not reading what to do correctly).

[ShootsAlot]

http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75207#modelviewer:10+0 I don't know if anyone caught it, but I found this plant hydra with a very... memorable name.

[Wain]

Checked most, but not quite all, hydras tonight and were tameable and are now marked as such on the OP. Still haven't checked Spirit of Atha, Trigore the Lasher or Chimaeron.

[Vephriel]

Mass reply time!

Just leaving this here...

EEE, Wain that's so exciting to see! I can't believe after all these years my lil black hydra will finally get to come home with me. ;u;

A bit of sad news about Aku'mai! Not really the skin per se, as it's available in other places, but I have a lot of fond nostalgia for BFD and I always loved Aku'mai as a character. On that other hand though, shame the new model isn't tameable somehow as I LOVE that purple head!

I'm very stoked about those new python models though, I'm dying to tame one so I hope they really do make it!

REALLY CROSSING MY FINGERS for Pterrorwings and Kunchongs.

http://wod.wowhead.com/npc=75207#modelviewer:10+0 I don't know if anyone caught it, but I found this plant hydra with a very... memorable name.

Yessss!

[SylviaDragon]

did you get into beta Wain? did I sleep in to much and miss something Big!? Also yay to hydras and all the new finds. That Ravager looks amazing.

[Niabi]

EEEeeeeee! I can't believe it's finally happening! I've waited to tame hydras for sooo long now, it still feels like a dream sometimes! EEEeeeeee!