[13202] New spirit beast: Ghostcrawler!
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[13202] New spirit beast: Ghostcrawler!
It looks like I've been immensely fortunate tonight. I just ran across a second rare spawn tameable!
I was flying above Vashj'ir to see if there was anything interesting when I noticed everyone's favourite developer, Ghostcrawler, appear as a blip on my minimap. I plunged in, and swam down to the bottom only to find he'd vanished. A minute later he reappeared and it turns out he's a rare spawn green spiny crab with blue biolucent markings: At first I thought this was rather boring, since the Pyreshell Scuttlers already have this skin. Then he vanished before my eyes. When he reappeared I finally realized, he's a spirit beast, not a crab: I tamed with with a freezing trap, so I'm not sure how hard he would have been without it or if he has any special abilities as an NPC. I didn't get a shot of the tame, but here he is immediately after. Because he has spirit walk, which keeps him transparent, on top of the fact that he's a sombre green, there's actually not much to see:
Here he is with his spirit walk off: Here's hoping they tweak him to use a brighter skin, maybe he'd show up a little more.[/strike]
UPDATE: the proper skin for him has gone in since and he looks great now. See later posts for pictures.
I didn't get a screenshot of the location, but it's easy enough to describe. He's in the far south-west corner of the Abandoned Reef, which is in the far south-west of Vashj'ir.
I was flying above Vashj'ir to see if there was anything interesting when I noticed everyone's favourite developer, Ghostcrawler, appear as a blip on my minimap. I plunged in, and swam down to the bottom only to find he'd vanished. A minute later he reappeared and it turns out he's a rare spawn green spiny crab with blue biolucent markings: At first I thought this was rather boring, since the Pyreshell Scuttlers already have this skin. Then he vanished before my eyes. When he reappeared I finally realized, he's a spirit beast, not a crab: I tamed with with a freezing trap, so I'm not sure how hard he would have been without it or if he has any special abilities as an NPC. I didn't get a shot of the tame, but here he is immediately after. Because he has spirit walk, which keeps him transparent, on top of the fact that he's a sombre green, there's actually not much to see:
Here he is with his spirit walk off: Here's hoping they tweak him to use a brighter skin, maybe he'd show up a little more.[/strike]
UPDATE: the proper skin for him has gone in since and he looks great now. See later posts for pictures.
I didn't get a screenshot of the location, but it's easy enough to describe. He's in the far south-west corner of the Abandoned Reef, which is in the far south-west of Vashj'ir.
Last edited by Wain on Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I'm so taming that slimy bugger... then... I will feed him FISH!
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=x He's so....plain.....
/looks at an actual picture of the real Ghostcrawler
Oh wait, no, that's pretty close, lol!
/looks at an actual picture of the real Ghostcrawler
Oh wait, no, that's pretty close, lol!
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Re: [13202] New spirit beast: Ghostcrawler!
He could just have a placeholder skin for now -- I bet his live incarnation will look a lot more spirit-beastly.
I'm looking forward to catching this cool crab, and now my hopes are up for more Cataclysm spirit beasts!
Thanks for sharing this!
I'm looking forward to catching this cool crab, and now my hopes are up for more Cataclysm spirit beasts!
Thanks for sharing this!
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Good work man, first the turtle and now this, keep it up.
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My hopes are up for a jackal spirit beast, like one of those statues in Uldum.
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WOw wain, first the Fire-Turtle, now this!
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Thanks
A jackal would look fantastic, but there aren't any showing up in the database yet. If they add a rare to Uldum, my money is currently on a lion that looks like the Alliance mount. All the friendly lions there now have that skin and I think they'd almost have to introduce a tameable one.
A jackal would look fantastic, but there aren't any showing up in the database yet. If they add a rare to Uldum, my money is currently on a lion that looks like the Alliance mount. All the friendly lions there now have that skin and I think they'd almost have to introduce a tameable one.
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Good find Wain - I was wondering what the next SB would be. Just hope it gets a more "spirity" look before cata...
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Yeah I'm hoping that this is only a placeholder. But neat find nonetheless! (The turtle is still better, woot!).
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I'm pretty confident that it's a placeholder - I don't think they would ever make an exotic pet (let alone a Spirit Beast!) identical to a common, normal pet.
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*nods* I'm fairly confident they'll give him some sort of unique model. There's still plenty of time.
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lol funny, nice find, hope they update his skin to something more unique though
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Either that or it's just a joke pet placed in this current build.
But anyway, epic find! I laughed a lot there. XD How many upset hunters are gonna pick up this crab and send it up against deathwing solo when Blizzard nerfs us?
But anyway, epic find! I laughed a lot there. XD How many upset hunters are gonna pick up this crab and send it up against deathwing solo when Blizzard nerfs us?
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I kind of doubt this will end up as an actual pet on live, given that Ghostcrawler is lead system designer, probably just a Beta Easter Egg. Here's to hoping though xD. I have also heard that Ghostcrawler is actually Dr. Ghostcrawler; he has a PhD in Marine Biology! No wonder he is a crab
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ROFLMFAO!!!! Thats awsome! Ghostcrawler the spirit beast XD!! (Though yes, I hope they d give him more of a unique skin)
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I wonder if (assuming it's not a fleeting joke and, as I rather hope, is the real thing) they'll spice it up with some flaming effects like the guys in Blasted Lands.
I will seriously hunt for this guy, if he makes it to live. Non-mammal spirit beasts! Woohoo!
I will seriously hunt for this guy, if he makes it to live. Non-mammal spirit beasts! Woohoo!
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he's the new loque ^^ they always show one SB prior to the expansion...to make all the hunters drooling and getting em to buy the game as fast as they can....and it's working...IT'S WORKING!!!!