Acherontia wrote:Rikaku wrote:
Truth is, the game is full of exclusives. That's how some rewards work. The ZA bear, the ZG tiger (in cataclysm), original Naxxramas invasions, numerous feats of strength, certain pets other than Ghost wolf, like the Brown Wolfs of LBRS that color shifted or even the ghost hydra...
This is, I think, the crux of it. Some people like the idea that they can get something unique to them, but others think it should be available to all. I understand both points of view but I'm in the second camp. DIFFICULT to get, sure--the challenge and triumph of having a rare pet is great! But impossible, due to just not being there at the right time? I dislike that idea. (The Naxx invasions are another story really, as it's a known temporary event at the time, and didn't grant much reward.)
I actually don't like the idea of the ANY pet being made untameable, nor the ZG mounts getting removed, etc. The only exception is, I understand that certain achievement-based things get removed as an attainable thing once the content in question becomes trivialized.
Trust me, I don't like the idea of anything getting removed either. As I've stated before, I've always been a big fan of things being available for anyone to achieve, even if it's stupidly hard to accomplish, let us at least try.
I'm just saying that basically, the game has always had exclusive items in it and it always will be. It's just the way it is.
Doesn't mean I like it persay, but I accept that it is just how a dynamic game works.
In any case, I think that the devs are making a huge effort--they listened, they heard repeatedly how much we love the Spirit Wolves, and they said "Hell. Yeah, it's a shaman's wolf too now, but you know what? The hunters always loved this guy. We have a Spirit Beast family now--these fit there. Let's add them, for all the people who've been asking." They put in the effort of making it something that won't devalue the rarity of the existing wolves, and will make the hunters who've always wanted this skin happy. I think it's a beautifully done compromise, and I applaud them.
Completely agreed. I'm glad Blizzard finally put some pets in there that Hunters have been asking for (aka they stopped neglecting that thread asking us what pets we'd like to see tameable).
That'd be far more fun than my real job. I live in Australia, so I'm not sure they'd have employees who aren't local. Plus, if I WAS a developer, it wouldn't be much fun finding and posting these things. In fact, I'd probably get in trouble for doing so, or something 
