Colour-changers in Cata

[Wain]

It looks like a bunch of new mobs in the beta exhibit the colour-changer bug. I know these can be a fun gimmick, but the problem is almost all of these are also the source of colours you can't get anywhere else. So if you want, say, a purple scarab, you're stuck with one option that only shows up purple a quarter of the time.
As far as I've seen there are five new mobs that show the bug:
- Chasm Stalkers (warp stalkers) in Vashj'ir
- Pyreshell Scuttler crabs (the biolucent crab model) in Vashj'ir
- Vale Howler monkeys in Northern Stranglethorn
- Temple Scarabs in Uldum
- Marsh Crocolisks in Silverpine

All but the Marsh Crocs are also the unique source of one or more skins :/

I've posted a bug report on the Cataclysm forums:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/threa ... 7303222768
In it I've highlighted which are the sources of unique skins, so they're singled out as more important. I've also included all the older colour-changing mobs listed on Petopia, as some of those are also the unique source of colours (I've just re-tested all of them to confirm they're still colour-changers). Hopefully some of them will be fixed before the beta ends

[Kalliope]

As mentioned in the other thread, the rhino skin in question is the shale (grey) skin, not the blue one.

Thank you for reporting these; color changers with unique skins inside are quite frustrating.

[Wain]

I'm pretty sure now Mania has the right skins listed. Though in the English names she gives those skins, she refers to the colour of their faces and legs rather than their fur, while the official skin names do the reverse. Basically, the "blue" skin has blue fur and a grey face, while the "grey" skin has grey fur and a blue face. Confusing!

If anyone has beta access and can post on the forums, a bump post in support would be appreciated now and then. Thanks

[Kalliope]

No wonder I'm confused. T_T *facepalm* Thanks for clarifying!

I really wish the Gundrak ones were available...sigh.

[Selethias]

I can tell you that this is happening with the "blue" spikey raptors in ZulDrak (the ones with the riders). Last night mine went from purple/blue to black/grey repeatedly.

[Wain]

Thanks, yeah, I listed that one in the bug report. Unfortunately that's the only source of that blue/purple skin and you only get it 50% of the time, mixed with an old grey one.

[GormanGhaste]

Yes, I would like the green/blue Temple Scarab skin without the others, especially the red one.

Conversely, I went and tamed a Gundrak Raptor on purpose, so I would have a raptor hunter pet that matched Two of my minipets