Let go of Gondria or Arcturis?????????

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Let go of Gondria or Arcturis?????????

Unread post by zedxrgal »

I've been tussling the last couple days about getting my cursed Har'koa offspring back but there are only two pets I'd really be willing to release and that's Gondria or Arcturis. Do not get me wrong I LOVE my two SB, but I really loved and miss my Ruby. I rarely seen the cursed as someone's pet. I also am seeing that of the SB Gondria and Arc seem to be the rarity compared to Loque and Skoll.
I have Snort, Cluthmother and King Dred. I'm honestly not wanting to part with ANY. Maybe Clutchmother but I have concerns I'll be right back in the same boat. My vanilla wolf is gone and I'm still missing him dearly.

So release Gondria to tame cursed offspring?
Release Arc?
Release Snort or Clutchmother?

Shut my mouth and attempt to have a little patience for once?

King Dred is not on the chopping block. Not now, not ever.

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I've released Gondria on two seperate occasions, both times for a Devilsaur. Haven't regretted it. =)

And I can't particularly stand Arcturis. But this is all my own opinion.

How long have you had Gondria/Arcturis? Which one do you feel more attached to? Do a few instances, maybe run around in the forests and have them attack random beasts, and see which one gives you the fuzzies when it comes running back to you! =3 It's how I usually determine how I feel towards my pets.

And you shouldn't take rarity into consideration when it comes to feelings. =) I know for one I'd have my sweet old Prairie wolf over both my SBs anyday.

I wish you the best of luck with this decision, and whatever you end up doing, the beauty of this game is this; you can always pick up where you left off. =) x

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I would base it on how attached you are, not how rare/hard to get the pet is. If you love your Cursed kitty more than Gondria or Arcturis, let one go. And if you are still missing your wolf and love him more than the shiny spirit beasts, go get him. Nothing wrong with plain pets. They often are more "rare" and have a lot of their own unique charms.
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Gondria is 100% more easier to replace than Arcturis.

Gondria has a firm respawn timer, and due to Arcturis still being 'newish'.. his timer is both wonky, and I'm convinced he has multiple spawn points.


Arcturis seen 3 times in the wild.

Gondria over 20 in the wild.


I'd ditch the tiger over the bear, first. Good luck though!
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Phyra wrote:Gondria is 100% more easier to replace than Arcturis.

Gondria has a firm respawn timer, and due to Arcturis still being 'newish'.. his timer is both wonky, and I'm convinced he has multiple spawn points.


Arcturis seen 3 times in the wild.

Gondria over 20 in the wild.


I'd ditch the tiger over the bear, first. Good luck though!
Arcie has ONE spawnpoint. It's been proven. And the amount of times you've seen either doesn't play into this. When I've been playing, I've seen Loque eight times, while levelling in that zone. I've seen Gondria twice, and both times I tamed her.

She should go after which one she likes more, not what you think.

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I say release the one you dont have a strong connection to. I agree with Tyu, test them out and see which one you tend to draw towards.
Rarity isn't something that should keep you from taming a pet you really care for. Of course all my pets are rare but I have them for different reasons, namely the thrill of getting them. If you really are thinking about Ruby go and get her, gondria or arcturis will be waiting for you come cata if you want them back.

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I never liked Gondria... I saw her 3 times... when Ive seen Loqu 2 and the other 2 once... so yea Gondria is really easy to get I would let her go :P
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I know what you're saying Sat, but I agree with Phyra. If it really doesn't matter that much to Gio which one to let go, Gondria is infinitely easier to get. Every time I hear someone say they want to tame her, they have her in a few days. Arcturis is all luck and random spawn times. Phyra was just trying to help with some info (and believe me, she knows spawn times, the woman is a frikkin' stop watch!!), so the same thing could be said for you too. Really, we're all just trying to give info to help Gio decide.

Gio, my personal opinion is that Arcturis is more rare than Gondria, though I agree that both are more rare than Skoll and Loque. If that is important to you, then I'd say to keep Arc. However! I really agree with what Tyuri and Teigan said, if you're not attached then why hold on to them?
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Saturo wrote: Arcie has ONE spawnpoint. It's been proven. And the amount of times you've seen either doesn't play into this. When I've been playing, I've seen Loque eight times, while levelling in that zone. I've seen Gondria twice, and both times I tamed her.

She should go after which one she likes more, not what you think.

That's fine and that's common sense you get rid of the one you like least.. HOWEVER in terms of easiness to tame, Gondria is considerably more easy in my opinion to tame than Arcturis for a variety of reasons.

I don't understand why you're getting so snippy. Text is hard to decipher, and whether meant or not, it came off that way. She asked for advice --outside the common 'what the heart wants', and I gave my two cents like many folks above.

Everyone has opinions, and that was my thoughts/opinion on the given situation.
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Phyra wrote:
Saturo wrote: Arcie has ONE spawnpoint. It's been proven. And the amount of times you've seen either doesn't play into this. When I've been playing, I've seen Loque eight times, while levelling in that zone. I've seen Gondria twice, and both times I tamed her.

She should go after which one she likes more, not what you think.

That's fine and that's common sense you get rid of the one you like least.. HOWEVER in terms of easiness to tame, Gondria is considerably more easy in my opinion to tame than Arcturis for a variety of reasons.

I don't understand why you're getting so snippy. Text is hard to decipher, and whether meant or not, it came off that way. She asked for advice --outside the common 'what the heart wants', and I gave my two cents like many folks above.

Everyone has opinions, and that was my thoughts/opinion on the given situation.
To me, it seemed as if you were saying that she should let Gondria go, just because in your experience, she's easier to find. If you were just posting spawntimes, then I apologize. Me misread comments. Me misread comments much.

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I agree with Saturo. We're not talking about ease of taming, we're talking about the connection Gio has to her pets. =s

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Second guess and all is a real B in all honesty. The strange part is that I'm honestly much more 'in love' with Gondira then I am Arc. I've been that way though since first seeing her and Loque. I love Arc and although yes he's much more difficult to obtain in terms of spawn time I don't think it will be an issue releasing him. Gondria I cannot say that with.

I did a test and ran several dungeons with each pet. Gondria was MUCH much faster to attack and seemed to fit my style better. Not to mention everyone who encountered her gave massive compliments and she had the 'wow' factor. Yes Arc got his compliments but not like she did. Also Arcs attacks was ....................... normal. Like every other bear (of course) but seemingly slower even when not in stealth mode. I kind of got that 'eh' feeling when running with him even soloing. As a tank (of course) he's phenom. But overall he's just ok. He's gorgeous but really he feels like every other bear to me. Not the same with Ms Gondria.

So really I may have answered my own question. I guess it's Arc who's going to be released to roam with his bear brethren. I guess I am after all the crazy cat and hyena lady. :lol:

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I was just about to say, you just sorta answered it all for yourself :D

Glad you were able to come to a conclusion that fit you! :}
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There ya go, Gio. :) Sometimes all it takes is to just talk the issue through.
I agree with you by the way, I always got way more compliments on Gondria than I have on Skoll or Arc. That being said, though, I just don't like her. For me, it was an easy choice to abandon her when I tamed Skoll.

Tyuri, while I agree with you that it's about the connection, if all else is the same ("I love both these pets equally") knowing the relative ease/difficulty of retaming them helps make the decision. Phyra was simply trying to give Gio more information to help her make her decision. I'd appreciate that kind of info anyway, if I had to make that decision.

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Tyuri, while I agree with you that it's about the connection, if all else is the same ("I love both these pets equally") knowing the relative ease/difficulty of retaming them helps make the decision. Phyra was simply trying to give Gio more information to help her make her decision. I'd appreciate that kind of info anyway, if I had to make that decision.
I completely understand, but the way Phyra put over her point was very personal, i.e it's what she would do in that situation. It might help her, and it might help you, but just the way she was putting her point across *SEEMED* a little 'this is what you should do because it's what I would do'.

She cleared it up anyways, and Zed found what needed to be done, so it's fine. =)

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Tyuriwen wrote:
Tyuri, while I agree with you that it's about the connection, if all else is the same ("I love both these pets equally") knowing the relative ease/difficulty of retaming them helps make the decision. Phyra was simply trying to give Gio more information to help her make her decision. I'd appreciate that kind of info anyway, if I had to make that decision.
I completely understand, but the way Phyra put over her point was very personal, i.e it's what she would do in that situation. It might help her, and it might help you, but just the way she was putting her point across *SEEMED* a little 'this is what you should do because it's what I would do'.

She cleared it up anyways, and Zed found what needed to be done, so it's fine. =)
I agree, Gio figured out what she wanted to do, which is great. I will say though, she asked for opinions and input, and Phyra's answer was simply "in the light of these observations, this is what I would do." That's exactly the same answer the rest of us gave, just drawing on different facts. I don't see why Phyra's answer is in any way wrong, bossy, or rude. I thought it was helpful.

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Had a similar feeling about getting back King Bangalesh one day while running through STV and spotting him. I had all 4 SB as well as the Crocoslime and was really in a quandry as to who I should release. The crocoslime was def out as he can't be replaced and because he's a damned good tanking pet. So that left my SB collection. Loq was my first and is still my favorite so he stayed. I spent weeks trying to get Skoll so he stayed and the choice came to Gondria and Arc. As I have seen Gondria dozens of times she was the choice.
But another alternative for you would be to just wait it out till Cata and then you can have your cake and eat it too!

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Keep whichever one you can stand the look of. Between the 2, I'd keep Gondria because I like her look better than Arcturis.

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