New Pets in Uldum on PTR

[Blooddsurge]

im only complaining cause ive been camping it for 3 weeks and i still am. im wanting it not for the rarity, im wanting it cause i like him, his color, the model, i want him as my pet. so im only complaning because my 3 weeks of camping have gone to waiste for the blue madexx. now its a common spawn. so yes im upset they make the color i want a common spawn now espically since its a color changer. it just wont be the same. so i am going to still camp for my blue madexx im just upset the way they made this all turn out.

[Kalliope]

If you're catching a pet for the vanity instead of your own personal preference, you're doing it wrong.

Not everyone plays the same, and if that is how someone plays, well they are doing it right for themselves.

I don't understand the anger directed at people who tame rares for the thrill, and because they are rare. People who do that have every right to be upset if Blizz puts the skin in as a common.

Differing opinions, people.

And I apparently fail at quoting

Agreed that those who want to tame pets as trophies have the right to do so.

However, said hunters should also keep in mind that a large portion of the visitors to these forums actually do care about their pets and that this is probably not the best place to complain about their eye candy being taken away. That's not to say "oh, you can't post here" or anything; it's just that you should expect this kind of response when such subjects are brought up here. It's a touchy subject all around.

[Acherontia]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's new level 84 hyenas called Rabid Hyenas, and they're color-changers--gold and white.

Or were they there before? >.>

[Ijomi]

I prefer to think of the Golden Rule, myself. My rare camps were a nightmare in one way or another. Would I wish that on another player? No, never ever. Just watching the childish sniping and bickering and dickery on Moon Guard over Ashtail, with a two hour respawn timer, tops, only seems to prove that point.

Yes! Take my Arcturis and Skoll. :p Back in my day, I had to camp a week in the snow uphill with no shoes to tame 'em. *shake cane*

/2 cents.

[Jagwyr]

I'd be happy as punch if every rare in the game had its own unique skin. I'd also be delighted if, as someone suggested, all the rares had short (30 min-1 hr?) spawn timers, to make them much more easily accessible to any hunter that wanted them.

Why?! That would defeat the purpose of a rare spawn with a unique skin. If this were the case I think I'd honestly prefer running with a duller common mob, purely because they'd be more rare as tamed pets than the sparkly rares that have an hour respawn rate.

Why - because I hate camping. Because I hate competing with other hunters/other players for a spawn. There is no "thrill of the hunt" for me... there is only "painful, stressful agony of the hunt." LOL. I swear, every time I set out to camp a rare, it does bad things for my health... blood pressure, sleep, etc.

But I do it because I want the skins. I love, love, love, love the Spirit Beasts. All of them. And I love Humar and Sambas. I don't care of everybody and their mom has one. I don't care if the Rare (silver dragon) beasts are actually more "common" (spotted in use more frequently) because you see them more often than the Common mobs. I'm after the skin. BUT, for the people (myself included) who do endure the "painful, stressful agony of the hunt" to get the beast, I just don't think it's fair to later on stick the skin on a regular mob. At the very least, it gives me the whole "well darn, if only I had waited for the next patch, I could have spared myself a whole lot of stress and 36 hours of my life that I spent camping... crap" sort of feeling.

But really. There is no "you're doing it wrong" regarding how we feel about our pets, or why we tame what we tame. Some people tame because they like the look of the skin. Some people tame because they like the thrill of the hunt. And yes, some people tame because they want the pet as a trophy or status symbol, so that when people see the beast they think "wow, look, a shiny Rare." And THAT'S OKAY. We all get enjoyment out of our pets for different reasons... they're all pixel animals... you can choose to tame or not tame for whatever reason you want, and more power to you.

[Gimlion]

We must think about things differently I guess. /Shrugs, To each their own.

What I meant about the common vs. Rare statement however, is that I HATE fitting in/being part of the majority. My favorite SB use to be Loque. I wanted to get him so bad it wasn't even funny, but you know why I settled with my Gondria, and am incredibly happy with her? B/c every hunter on my realm has Loque, almost literally. I choose my pets for not only how I like their looks, but their uniqueness among my community, thus my Diseased Wolf, my Aqua Kitty, my common Black Devilsaur, etc. If rares had short spawn times, and anyone could get them, I'd be hard-pressed to find a pet with a decent look that I enjoyed, b/c I would not enjoy them if everyone and their dog had the pet.

[Lisaara]

I prefer to think of the Golden Rule, myself. My rare camps were a nightmare in one way or another. Would I wish that on another player? No, never ever. Just watching the childish sniping and bickering and dickery on Moon Guard over Ashtail, with a two hour respawn timer, tops, only seems to prove that point.

Yes! Take my Arcturis and Skoll. :p Back in my day, I had to camp a week in the snow uphill with no shoes to tame 'em. *shake cane*

/2 cents.

Trufax

[Kalliope]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's new level 84 hyenas called Rabid Hyenas, and they're color-changers--gold and white.

Or were they there before? >.>

They appear to be completely new; they're not on Petopia. Nice one!

[Dvalin]

I remember all the hullabaloo that went on when Pitch was added to the game and here we have it again and I think that part of the problem is that Blizz made a named mob with multiple skins rather than using that model with a unique skin for a rare and slapping a few others out there. I mean I think the new scorpid model looks awesome and it really makes the classic scorpids show their age. Oddly enough my first rare tame was a scorpid, with a little help from some guild mates at the time I got from Dun Morogh to Durotar and tamed Death Flayer at level 10.

I no longer have Sting, as he was so dubbed, but I do have a great memory of the tame, unlike my Humar tame which I did once I hit level 23. I'd busted up my ankle at the time so was off work for what felt like an eternity and 3 days of that eternity were in the Barrens sat under a tree waiting for that stupid black lion. I got him eventually but after 10 levels with my black lion, who I did enjoy questing with I got so tired of seeing other hunters with the same cat that me and Shadow parted company.

So despite the challenge of taming Humar and the initial thrill, in reality he was more common among the halls of Ironforge than in the Barrens.

I appreciate that people are a bit frustrated that the new shiny scorpid skin is get a run on a non rare but really if you want the thrill of the hunt then you'll still go for Madexx. If you're in it for the ego boost, well tbh that rare pet you hunted for is never as rare once you've tamed it.

Also bear in mind that if you tame a blue Madexx you only get a blue madexx, not an occasionally bronze one.

[EDIT]
Also, its nice to see blizz chucking some of the newer high rez models out there because some mobs now really look OLD.

[Gimlion]

I mean I think the new scorpid model looks awesome and it really makes the classic scorpids show their age.

I'm not entirely sure where you're basing this from, but I'd have to disagree, I think the new scorpids are neat, and look cool, but much prefer the classic scorpids, as I find them much more appealing, ferocious, and overall more realistic in comparison to Madexx.

[Sasrei]

Well I dont know how I feel about this topic.. I mean yah kinda sucks that I camped for my Madexxs and two of my fave colors are going to on a common skin.. but its nice for those who dont want to camp.

Personally I enjoy the thrill of it, nothing like the drums of war to give you a heart attack and a fun thrill. Plus the fact is I mean seriously madexx is huge in the wild so thats fun too and when you find him after looking for him for so long, and in the color you want I dont know but I tend to have a bond with them a bit more then my common skins (who I still adore )

I guess you can get that thrill by putting in the commons ID.. but somehow I just dont think it'll be the same

[Dvalin]

I mean I think the new scorpid model looks awesome and it really makes the classic scorpids show their age.

I'm not entirely sure where you're basing this from, but I'd have to disagree, I think the new scorpids are neat, and look cool, but much prefer the classic scorpids, as I find them much more appealing, ferocious, and overall more realistic in comparison to Madexx.

Well really its a matter of preference, I prefer the new higher poly count model, you less so however lets not derail this thread further, I'll start a new one and we can see what people think.

[GormanGhaste]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's new level 84 hyenas called Rabid Hyenas, and they're color-changers--gold and white.

Or were they there before? >.>

Do you mean the skins that are labeled 'yellow' and 'grey' on Petopia?

I will have to ponder this--I've had trouble deciding between the brown, grey, and yellow skins, so if I could have two of them on one pet...*starts mumbling about potential names*....

[Acherontia]

Er, I think so? It's the Giggler skin (white/gray colors) and the standard Barrens hyena (goldish + dull brown). I only saw them as 84, but there could well be 83s. I think it odd that Uldum is a level 83 zone, and most of the mobs were 83, yet all these new beasts are 84...? O.o Anyways, here goes:

Rabid Hyena
Level 84
Color-Changer:

[GormanGhaste]

It's the Giggler skin (white/gray colors) and the standard Barrens hyena (goldish + dull brown). I only saw them as 84, but there could well be 83s. I think it odd that Uldum is a level 83 zone, and most of the mobs were 83, yet all these new beasts are 84...?

Thanks Acherontia! Uldum is a fairly heavily phased zone, I wonder if the new mobs only show up in the final phases? Either way, it's one less level to grind

[Shade]

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but there's new level 84 hyenas called Rabid Hyenas, and they're color-changers--gold and white.

Or were they there before? >.>

Do you mean the skins that are labeled 'yellow' and 'grey' on Petopia?

I will have to ponder this--I've had trouble deciding between the brown, grey, and yellow skins, so if I could have two of them on one pet...*starts mumbling about potential names*....

Gemini (for twin) is what I named my color changing fox. She's my throw away, I'll go back and pick her up when I'm done cleaning up my stable a bit.

On my lowbie hunter I have the raptor that changes between four colors, can't com eup with a name for him that I like yet.

[Kurasu]

Actually, I took an up-close look at the wasps. I don't think they're the same as the other. In fact, it looks to be http://www.wow-petopia.com/look/silithi ... skin2.html, a presently unused skin, to me.

[Magnakilro]

Try a comparison? Bring one to Sholazar and see if anything's different?"

[Kurasu]

That's actually a good idea. Going to go catch and compare. Screenshots will be up in a bit to be sure.

[Acherontia]

The ones I've seen in Uldum (ferndweller wasp?) still have brown edges to their wings--but I grabbed one and am headed to Sholazar now anyway. For science.

Edit--same skin

Attached screenshot, but Kurasu will be able to say if I grabbed the wrong one or something stupid >.<