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Re: Possible new pet models?!

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Aettis wrote: (I think my post got skipped!) But yes, the raven is the same(as well as crow).

Replaced models: squirrels, rabbits, rats, mice, faerie dragons, eagles, raven/crow
New models, but not replacing: owls, whelplings, spiders
Oops, sorry for missing it! That's awesome. Thanks :)
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Think I'm gonna wait on pet judgement till I see them ingame myself. But I do like that new owl skin.
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Quiv wrote:Image
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As a few people commented on Twitter... these aren't cephalopods, they're jellyfish (Cnidaria). Former marine biologist Greg Street even chimed in, haha ;)

A little like when they called monkeys bonobos... though at least those were in the right phylum ;)
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They may be moving all the old models out into the 'old models' category for when you check mark that box in the interface since they have that option now.

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Thwip wrote:They may be moving all the old models out into the 'old models' category for when you check mark that box in the interface since they have that option now.
Wow that's interesting! So we may have the option of both? If so, maybe they'll do the same thing with hunter pets.

I admit I really like a lot of the model updates. They've done a great job at keeping the original feel. I'll reserve judgement on the bear, though.
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I am unsure, just me speculating! I know that right now we have the option to view 'old character models'! So it wouldn't be a stretch to think that they'd be possibly just moving these into that group?

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Thwip wrote:I am unsure, just me speculating! I know that right now we have the option to view 'old character models'! So it wouldn't be a stretch to think that they'd be possibly just moving these into that group?
Absolutely :) It seems unusual that they'd go to all that trouble unless they plan to make good use of it. So it's a solid theory.
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Ooh, that's a great theory!

So basically the best of both worlds! (Although I'm still side-eyeing the bear model for now.)

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If they do this though I hope they keep character models and beast models as separate options. I like the new player models but if they do something drastic to old beast models I'd hate to have to be forced into one or the other :s

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That'd be nice. Give a check box for Characters, Beasts, and Battle Pets?

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I.... dunno. I do like the old world boxcats (I still use the shiny poison-colored one on my tauren) but by the same token... I think they look kinda terrible next to the new player models. I think I have more polygons in my left hand than the entire cat's body. And the weird jaggies on the old world wolves/worgs manes need...fixing...

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Thwip wrote:That'd be nice. Give a check box for Characters, Beasts, and Battle Pets?

Or they could make it like the outline mode, and add a drop down menu for it with multiple options. Something like...

Show all new models
Show new Character models only
Show new Beast models only
None


I think Battle pets would be lumped together with beasts.

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Wain wrote:
Quiv wrote:Image
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As a few people commented on Twitter... these aren't cephalopods, they're jellyfish (Cnidaria). Former marine biologist Greg Street even chimed in, haha ;)

A little like when they called monkeys bonobos... though at least those were in the right phylum ;)
Yes, exactly! Did they figure people would be confused by the name Cnidarian?
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Wow.. Those battle pet updates are great. Though I'm now a little concerned, that my shiny mountain cottontail is not going to keep it's shiny coat.

But other than that. The whelplings, owls, squirrels and the nightmare spider pets look very nice!
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SetsunaChan wrote:Wow.. Those battle pet updates are great. Though I'm now a little concerned, that my shiny mountain cottontail is not going to keep it's shiny coat.
Quintessence was worried about the very same thing, and I don't think she found out what is happening to it yet.

But I can say that the shininess of that rabbit was because it used a different model with shiny effects, and not because of the skin. It just used the plain white skin. If they're replacing the old models with new, they would likely replace that model as well. Hopefully they'll replace it with a version of the new model that has the same shiny effects. They kinda need it for the quest (where it originated, I think) anyway.
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http://beta.wowdb.com/npcs?filter-build ... -tamable=1

Seems like elks will be tameable and in the stag family.
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Im more interested in
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Keilden wrote:http://beta.wowdb.com/npcs?filter-build ... -tamable=1

Seems like elks will be tameable and in the stag family.
Also MECHA SHEEP!
I SEE SKOLL'S BROTHER HATI IN THAT LIST

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just lurking around and by accident and boredom, I clicked your link... what do I see... my Wolf's name "stolen" for a SB! Now I know why there was a restriction on Hati, named mine Háti! and yeah it's after norse mythology, sonmy guess that that SB is another wolf since that's what Hati is in mythology.
anyways just had to comment on that! XD

and so far most of the new models look amazing, heck I might even be getting a bassilisk since that model I do like! :D
Now to the hard part.... finding out which pets to sack for Legion.... Need 10 more stable slots plz!

edit: someone beat me to it! xD #Hati
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Makes sense that he finally showed up after all these years since we're in more Vrykul territory! I hope for a lovely vibrant orange saber worg in opposition to Skoll's blue night shades.

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