BM pet that is no longer BM only

[Azunara]

I think it's time we just stop factoring abilities. It's supposed to be a fun thread. A "If I could have any pet for looks in another spec, it would be..."

So really. Just drop focus on abilities, take a look at...looks. Essentially, do as Rhyela suggested.

Personally? Devilsaur or chimera. Devilsaurs cause I love my Krush, and chimera cause almost no one loves them. xD I'll vote chimera though.

[Slickrock]

I think it's time we just stop factoring abilities. It's supposed to be a fun thread. A "If I could have any pet for looks in another spec, it would be..."

So really. Just drop focus on abilities, take a look at...looks. Essentially, do as Rhyela suggested.

Agreed.

If I think about what pet I would miss the most if I wasn't BM, I would have to go Devilsaur, followed by corehounds.

[malikith]

Its not an argument. We are all hunters after all. Arguing about "what if" is juvenile. The post is what pet would you like to see available to non BM hunters. NOT whether or not you would feel slighted as a BM if non BM hunters got an added pet.

[Nefretiti]

None

[Cialbi]

The frustrated BM inside of me is screaming "SHALE SPIDER!" right now. Either give the pet family a special ability of any sort, or just 'demote' the pet family from exotic status and call Embrace of the Shale Spider a Special Ability. Either option would be a significant improvement over the current situation.

If exotic abilities were to not be taken into consideration (if all these had two abilities like they should, then I would be unable to pick a special ability that I'd be willing to lose), then I would have voted worms or silithids. I mean, how hard could it possibly be to control a worm? That, and if non-BM hunters can tame silithid wasps and silithid beetles, then why are silithids themselves untamable by them? I can't see any of the other beasts being controllable by some marksman or ranger; only a beastmaster is capable of subduing and bonding with a raging lava puppy, two-headed flying monster that breathes froststorm flames, massive stampeding rhino, or colossal bipedal carnivore.

Its not an argument. We are all hunters after all. Arguing about "what if" is juvenile. The post is what pet would you like to see available to non BM hunters. NOT whether or not you would feel slighted as a BM if non BM hunters got an added pet.

If you were looking at this from a solely non-BM standpoint (and a rather narcissistic one at that), then the obvious choice would be core hounds. However, it definitely should be considered that BM hunters get exclusive pets for a reason, and said exclusive pets have unique abilities as well for that same reason. Hence, precluding the question with a 'what if' hypothetical where the loss of the exotic ability were somehow compensated for (maybe basilisks, hydras, or what-have-you become tamable exotics and are given the exotic ability that the newly non-exotic pet had previously possessed) is anything but childish.

[Kryte]

Worm. ;_;

I've wanted a worm as soon as I'd heard they were being made available to hunters, but being that I don't play BM, I can't have one. As has also been said, they also seem to be the odd pet out with regards to "exotic-ness". They're rather plain, and comparable in body and diet to a number of other, non-exotic, Azerothian creatures. From a logical standpoint, Outland creatures would probably require a lot more special care and knowledge than would worms.

[Akycha]

Worm, because if I ever wasn't BM I would miss Thor the most. He's one of my two pets I always have with me. *hugs big golden worm*

[Slickrock]

Worm, because if I ever wasn't BM I would miss Thor the most. He's one of my two pets I always have with me. *hugs big golden worm*

Is that a worm in your stable or are you just happy to see Veph?..

[Aleu]

Appearance wise... I'm gonna say Worm. To me, it just doesn't strike me as an exotic pet when I look at it. oO

Personal opinion? Hmm... I'll say... Devilsaur. Just cause. XD

[Comett]

Worm. ;_;

I've wanted a worm as soon as I'd heard they were being made available to hunters, but being that I don't play BM, I can't have one. As has also been said, they also seem to be the odd pet out with regards to "exotic-ness". They're rather plain, and comparable in body and diet to a number of other, non-exotic, Azerothian creatures. From a logical standpoint, Outland creatures would probably require a lot more special care and knowledge than would worms.

That's a fair point actually. xD Worms would be a good candidate too. They're cute (but again... another BM tenacity pet... argh ) [Well, I think they're tenacity? I forget.]

[Davarra]

The frustrated BM inside of me is screaming "SHALE SPIDER!" right now. Either give the pet family a special ability of any sort, or just 'demote' the pet family from exotic status and call Embrace of the Shale Spider a Special Ability. Either option would be a significant improvement over the current situation.

^^

I really love the little guys, it'd be great to be able to have a squee spider out while in surv....is it really that much different than the wolf ability, balancewise?

[Cialbi]

The frustrated BM inside of me is screaming "SHALE SPIDER!" right now. Either give the pet family a special ability of any sort, or just 'demote' the pet family from exotic status and call Embrace of the Shale Spider a Special Ability. Either option would be a significant improvement over the current situation.

^^

I really love the little guys, it'd be great to be able to have a squee spider out while in surv....is it really that much different than the wolf ability, balancewise?

They're only slightly better than a pair of bongo drums, so I don't see an issue with making shale spiders non-exotic in terms of balance. Granted, I also would love to have an exotic tenacity pet with both the special and exotic ability being useful in some way for pet tanking (unless you consider standing over a wormquake with Deterrence up and an Explosive Trap at your feet to be a particularly useful method of AoE tanking).

[Ryai]

Yeah... I wasn't interested in talking about them losing abilities or gaining abilities, it was more of a "when I'm not BM, I miss ___ pet the most, sometimes I am sad it is not BM only". Not supposed to be a "BM is better rawr" vs "nuh uh BM are dumb lawl" war -_-

And when I'm BM I miss Explosive Shot/Black Arrow, or Steady Shot proccing instant Aimed shots.

But you don't see me making threads on BM hunters getting them/unlocking Black Arrow for all hunters, do you?

Exotics are BM's Explosive/Black Arrow/Aimed Shot etc talents/spells. Why? Because they're bigger, badder and meaner versions of NORMAL pets. That's why they're EXOTIC because a Beast Master is the only one who can subdue their ferocious nature and bring out their full abilities!

So when you're SV or MM you're to focused on your little shots and explosive magics to give the full attention an exotic requires.


Do we really need another of these 'I dislike not using my exotics when I'm not BM QQ' threads? :/

[Davarra]

Lol, not quite I switched Thor over to dps also and he's my go-to pet for farming HBRC til I get my bow. I use him for the first area + boss, then play it by ear afterwards. My sister loves it, and she's the tank.