Random Pet Challenge [v3.0]

[Cerah]

I haven't had much luck with random pet challenges in the past, but I thought I'd give it another shot. My little goblin here, Gadjet, is only level 34, and (rather sadly), only has 6 petsto her name. I honestly can't think of any others for her, so any ideas you guys have I'd be willing to try.

Any colours are okay, just no previously tamed familes, so no other cats, turtles, crocolisks, crabs, raptors, or carrion birds please. Anything else would be cool.

[TygerDarkstorm]

Cerah, in the future, if you could use the roll format, it'd be appreciated.

Cerah(Gadjet):
Black Bear

[Talaridan]

Sorry this took so long!

Here is my report on the Violet Dragonhawk.

Name: Aido
Pictures:




Swimming: The same animation as flying.

Aggro: He held aggro well on single targets and with a little pet control, he did find on two or three, though more and he just didn't have the health to handle it and would go down.

DPS: As a cunning pet, he pulled good DPS, though I am Beast Master, so it was a bit less than my Ferocity pets.

Idles: He was somewhat limited in this, really doing not much more than glancing around, though he doesn't land or have legs, so I don't know what else he could have done.

Overall Impression: A very pretty pet and model. He had a lot of subtle colors and interesting little features. However, he just gave the impression of being very, very delicate, almost like a butterfly. It didn't really seem to suit my troll at all. If she was a Blood Elf or a Night Elf, I think it would have fit better, but for Khi'jazi, the character, this delicate, pretty little pet just didn't seem right.


Another please, if you have time!

[Sarantha]

Red Beetle. He looks so interesting I couldn't wait to tame him and see what he could do. So I head out to plaguelands and attempted to get one to spawn. It took a few tries to get one to spawn before I killed the mob that spawned them, but I got him in the end. He's very shiny and has awesome colors. He is a SPAWNED mob, so he is pretty rare and you don't see his colors around often. He can be found in Plaguelands and is summoned by Nerubian Sycophants or Crypt Horrors. I named him Akai, descriptive form of "red" in my native language:





Right after tame, and then somehow dead to level 40ish mobs:





Akai in water:



Idle motions. Really cute little pincer clacking:



Sara and Akai:



I really loved Akai. I think he'll stick with me for awhile. He's much more interesting than the black beetle I had fallen in love with in an earlier pet challenge. His combat animations and his Harden Carapace ability are great. I love Harden Carapace for easily soloing elites and other painful mobs that would do a lot of damage to any other pet. Akai really can kick some ass and take some ass kicking. He's a great tenacity pet, imo. Anyone wanting a REAL tenacity pet with a built-in damage reducing ability should tame a beetle.

Name: Sarantha
Level: 85
Exotics: Yes
Restrictions: No monkeys/gorillas. Would like to add dogs and Shale/lava spiders to restrictions. Just do not like dogs/shale spiders and lava spiders I just see too much of. Wolves are perfectly fine, as are normal spiders, just no dogs or shale/lava spiders.

[TygerDarkstorm]

Khi'jazi, if you could please repost the roll format, it would be appreciated.

Sarantha: Akai didn't die to level 40 mobs so much as it's a part of his timer or something to just kick the bucket randomly after being tamed--that initial time should be the only time it happens. I've heard of similar things happening to pets like the ghost saber as well.

I'll post rolls later on before my raid, going to go crank some CoH in before that. XD

[Sarantha]

Sarantha: Akai didn't die to level 40 mobs so much as it's a part of his timer or something to just kick the bucket randomly after being tamed--that initial time should be the only time it happens. I've heard of similar things happening to pets like the ghost saber as well.

LOL. I didn't know that. It looked so funny, a level 85 pet just rolling over dead to level 40 mobs. Now I know why. Cuz he was a summoned pet.

[Talaridan]

Oh! Sorry!

Name: Khi'jazi
Level: 85
Exotics: Yes! Beast Master is my main spec!
Restrictions: None

Pets already tested: Violet Dragonhawk, Red and blue Boss Wasp

[TygerDarkstorm]

No worries! Rolls coming out now.

Khi'jazi:
Yellow Hyena


Sarantha:
Blue Worm

[Kyria]

I'd like a roll. It's been a while since I've done this, and I've got room.

Name: Kyria
Level: 85
Exotics: Sure!
Restrictions: None. If you roll a pet I already have, I'll do a report on it and go again.

[Kebi]

I'll give this a try! If it is still running, that is.

Name: Keby
Level: 84
Exotics: Surely.
Restrictions: None that I can think of.

[Sesamee]

My random pet this time was a Red Dragonhawk. I found her in the Botanica but she killed the mobs so fast I couldn't get a good shot of her doing it lol.


She's a cunning pet so I figured I'd take her along on a random bg. She didn't get much of a workout as Horde, for a change, stomped Alliance butt and we won in like 5 minutes. She managed to have a bit of fun though:


Can you find the Dragonhawk??:


Then it was off to see what she could do on a few mobs in Hyjal. She made short work of them as well:


She moved in water the same way she moves in the air, a very graceful flowly flapping with her body doing sort of an "S" type movement:


She's very pretty but, to me, the name Dragonhawk should belong to a much more fierce looking creature. It just doesnt suit this graceful beauty. Also, the buff she brings, eight percent increased magic damage, isn't very suited to a hunter unless he or she is in a group and the group needs the buff. I think there are other far more useful pets in most situations.


In the end the Red Dragonhawk wasn't the right pet for me. I didn't name her as we just didn't click enough for that. But she sure is pretty! Thanks for checking out our story. The End!

[Sesamee]

Another please!

Name: Sesamee
Level: 85
Exotics: Yep
Restrictions: No turtles or dragonhawks, please, since I've reviewed them already.

[TygerDarkstorm]

Also, the buff she brings, eight percent increased magic damage, isn't very suited to a hunter unless he or she is in a group and the group needs the buff.

Actually, if you don't have another class already providing it (like a warlock), then a dragonhawk is an excellent pet for an SV hunter to use because it buffs all of SV's damage.

[Sarantha]

Blue worm. Had to go all the way to Desolace and enter Mara to get one. He's quite an out-of-the-way pet to get! The flight was very long. I ended up keeping Akai, the red beetle from the previous challenge, and abandoning Magria (she's always up and no one ever wants her, so I can usually get her whenever I want) to tame this worm. Here's a taming shot and a shot right after tame. He's a tall fellow! Towers over my female orc. So tiny at first and they swarm in packs:





Rankin in combat:



Side/back shot and swimming shot. It was hard to get a good shot of him swimming, but its really neat. He swims like, well, a worm! He almost slithers through the water:





Rankin and Sara:



I really like Rankin. There's a possibility he might replace Akai. I love his blue coloring. Its almost enough to make me keep him instead of Kulingile, my yellow worm. His animations are awesome and he's a great tenacity pet. I love his acid spitting ability. A lot of people don't like worms, but the blue one is really good looking. He's also tall for those who like larger pets and even looks like he could om-nom-nom a tauren. I love his yellow eyes and he makes nearly no sound in combat. It could just be that I have sound turned down low, but I think he is a great pet to do dailies with.

Name: Sarantha
Level: 85
Exotics: Yes
Restrictions: No monkeys/gorillas. Would like to add dogs and Shale/lava spiders to restrictions. Just do not like dogs/shale spiders and lava spiders I just see too much of. Wolves are perfectly fine, as are normal spiders, just no dogs or shale/lava spiders.

[Sesamee]

Also, the buff she brings, eight percent increased magic damage, isn't very suited to a hunter unless he or she is in a group and the group needs the buff.

Actually, if you don't have another class already providing it (like a warlock), then a dragonhawk is an excellent pet for an SV hunter to use because it buffs all of SV's damage.

Hmm good to know. If I ever try out SV I'll have to go back and get her again.

[TygerDarkstorm]

Caelan(Kyria):
Light Blue Scarab Beetle


Kebi(Keby):
Diseased White Bear


Sesamee:
Blue and Red Wasp


Sarantha:
Green Corehound

[Sesamee]

OK how bad is it that I'm looking over the pictures of the Red Dragonhawk I tamed and thinking now that I want him back? Yes, I decided he is male. And I'd name him DragQueen because he is fierce and fabulous, lol!

[TygerDarkstorm]

((Sounds like you found a pet that wormed its way into your heart Sesamee.
Much belated report on . >_>))

I decided on a whim to take Rev back out to the deserts of Tanaris for a visit to his old homelands. As we traveled, we kept hearing tales from the villagers about a large, two headed carrion bird roaming amongst the smaller, single headed ones. My curiosity piqued, I mounted Rodrigo and began combing the desert locations that the reporters mentioned. Finally, hot and weary, and came across this magnificent bird, almost as if she were a mirage.


She seemed undisturbed by my approach, regarding me coolly with one green eye. As I reached out a hand to pet one of her beaks, she nipped me, cutting right through my glove and drawing blood. Cursing, I withdrew my hand and began trying to tie a quick bandage around it, glancing at the bird out of the corner of my eye. She hovered there, proud and regal, knowing she had my full attention. An idea sprang to mind and I turned Rodrigo around, having him walk away from the bird. A shrill squawk sounded behind me and I heard the sound of her wingbeats get a little faster. Smiling, I continued to move away from her until I felt talons latch around my shoulder and two bird faces stick themselves in mine, trilling. "Well hello there," I cooed, pretending to shoo her away. This resulted in more insulted trills and a peck on the head; she was mine.


With more force than I expected of the bird, she managed to lift me up off of Rodrigo's back and throw me to the ground. The breath knocked out of me, I barely had time to climb to my feet before she came squawking angrily at me and chasing me around the desert. So much trouble for just a tiny trick I played on her!


Once she finally settled down, I took Ember to my home of Undercity and showed her to a few of my favorite places there.


And, at her behest, we went and explored the training dummies, which she then promptly proceeded to attack with gusto. I'm not entirely sure if she was showing off or if she actually saw them as a threat.




A very interesting pet to be sure!

[Ilanthe]

Assign me a challenge!

Name: Ilanthe
Level: 72
Exotics: Yes
Restrictions: Already have a Cat and Dog i like.

[Sesamee]

My challenge pet this time was a Blue and Red Wasp. The trip out to tame him didn't start off so great as I was searching Sholazar Basin for what seemed like forever wondering where the hell this damn wasp was. Then I realized I was in Un'Goro crater! Oops! I shook off the blonde moment and headed to the actual Sholazar Basin and found him right away. Once he was tamed I was immediately struck by how beautiful he is. He is this beautiful soft baby blue with gold outlines and red highlights. He reminded me of a watercolor painting, something with soft pastels and bright light so I named him Monet. He would fit well in a Monet painting, I think!


His movements in water are the same as in air but in slow motion:


Being a ferocity pet I took him along on some dailies. He held aggro really well without an MD and his health stayed high. When he fights he does a sting animation that looks pretty cool and is very appropriate! I just wish wasps didn't shrink so much when tamed. A little bigger would be nice!


Here he is again on the training dummies


Glamour Shot!!!


This is a gorgeous wasp but I'm not keeping him as I love my black wasp, Buzkilington, too much. I'm definitely interested in checking out new colors of wasps. Thanks for looking! The End!