Ryai wrote:WE ALL WANT RETIRES! the rarer the pet is..the more the people will like it.
When the sapphire hive queen was untameable and I was the only one with her- no one complimented Ryai infact people were SCARED of Aurelius ;D
When I run around with Erebus- Spirit of Atha aka the Hydra, no one compliments Ryai.
The only compliments I have gotten horde side, hellscream, were for Brainbug and Chromaggus.
my dwarf harp recieved love and praise for her pets from nearly all her outlands pugs and none of them were retired either, dear.
I'll chip in here in agreement. It's not 'the rarer the pet', it's 'the more visually stunning and infrequently seen the pet'. Yes, ghost wolves get a lot of attention, but it's because you hardly ever see them, and because they look awesome. Sure, they're rare and they're retired, but that's not why people love them.
The most attention I ever got was as a level 20 hunter with my level 20 white serpent, Suresh. I can't tell you how many people asked me where I got that pet. *MANY* people asked about it. And Suresh is almost never seen. However, white serpents are just about everywhere compared to some of the other colors. You just need to actually pick one up. I had a friend drag me through Wailing Caverns specifically for my white serpent when I was a tiny little dwarf, and it paid off in spades. Suresh didn't need to be rare and/or retired. He was just extremely unusual to see.
.... which I guess makes him 'rare' in one way, but really *anyone* can get him who is patient enough.