to be fair, I don't pvp but still prefer flying pets to be grounded outside of combat or running. I really love my chimerae, but the wing clipping my pc body drives me insane!WerebearGuy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:54 pmAs for Blizzard not wanting pets to fly; there's a good reason for that, and it's a whiny bunch of players who have the highest level of entitlement out of the playerbase. Flappy pets are ANNOYING in pvp due to their size and erratic movement, and because it's a brand of annoyance that can easily be "fixed" by simply keeping pets grounded where possible, it receives that trimming.
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Previously, its textures just looked matte and fake-frosted, like some other not-so-great model updates from the past. The new look is technically only subtly different, but actually quite effective!
Unfortunately, it's hard to convey with a still screenshot and I can't post videos here, so here's a link to the Twitter post if you'd like to see
https://twitter.com/wowpetopia/status/1 ... uGvLPQOauA
(The reply tweet immediately under it has a video with how it looked in the previous build).
And here's the dark one:
https://twitter.com/wowpetopia/status/1 ... uGvLPQOauA
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I don't mind feathermanes that use the wyvern model just run when moving even though I feel they should at least fly when moving fast and land when they attack. However, I do feel that Rylaks SHOULD have the options to fly when on the move and land as it attacks.GormanGhaste wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 11:26 amto be fair, I don't pvp but still prefer flying pets to be grounded outside of combat or running. I really love my chimerae, but the wing clipping my pc body drives me insane!WerebearGuy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:54 pmAs for Blizzard not wanting pets to fly; there's a good reason for that, and it's a whiny bunch of players who have the highest level of entitlement out of the playerbase. Flappy pets are ANNOYING in pvp due to their size and erratic movement, and because it's a brand of annoyance that can easily be "fixed" by simply keeping pets grounded where possible, it receives that trimming.
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Counterpoint:WerebearGuy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:54 pm The thumb thing on the slyverns is that they have hands AND wings, rather than hands that have adapted into wings. If we use real biology, then slyverns have seven digits with one digit being attached to its elbow. Just think; a finger on your ELBOW. That's just weird as hell. Not to mention how those hands look like mutant growths out of their limbs rather than a natural evolutionary trait.
As for Blizzard not wanting pets to fly; there's a good reason for that, and it's a whiny bunch of players who have the highest level of entitlement out of the playerbase. Flappy pets are ANNOYING in pvp due to their size and erratic movement, and because it's a brand of annoyance that can easily be "fixed" by simply keeping pets grounded where possible, it receives that trimming. The best solution is obviously a way to toggle flight and terrestrial movement that's forced to terrestrial in a pvp environment, but it's just significantly easier and cost effective to not let them fly in the first place. It's unfortunate.
If they can allow people to troll LFR, BGs, and raids with Toy Train Sets, and put the thing that removes said train set on a 30 minute CD, they can let our pets fly.
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Whoever created that trainset is... not in heaven. I use my Lil' XT to get rid of it as soon as I hear it.
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Pet flying when moving shouldn't be a problem. Just let it land when it attacks or stop moving, just like ZM wasps.Maizou wrote: ↑Sun Sep 04, 2022 1:39 amCounterpoint:WerebearGuy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:54 pm The thumb thing on the slyverns is that they have hands AND wings, rather than hands that have adapted into wings. If we use real biology, then slyverns have seven digits with one digit being attached to its elbow. Just think; a finger on your ELBOW. That's just weird as hell. Not to mention how those hands look like mutant growths out of their limbs rather than a natural evolutionary trait.
As for Blizzard not wanting pets to fly; there's a good reason for that, and it's a whiny bunch of players who have the highest level of entitlement out of the playerbase. Flappy pets are ANNOYING in pvp due to their size and erratic movement, and because it's a brand of annoyance that can easily be "fixed" by simply keeping pets grounded where possible, it receives that trimming. The best solution is obviously a way to toggle flight and terrestrial movement that's forced to terrestrial in a pvp environment, but it's just significantly easier and cost effective to not let them fly in the first place. It's unfortunate.
If they can allow people to troll LFR, BGs, and raids with Toy Train Sets, and put the thing that removes said train set on a 30 minute CD, they can let our pets fly.
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Lesser Dragonkin are a Ferocity pet.
Lesser Dragonkin have a new pet family ability, Shimmering Scales. This reduces your pet’s magic damage taken by 70% for 8 seconds, on a 90 second cooldown.
Cloud Serpents have had their pet family changed from Serpents to Lesser Dragonkin, but the ability to tame Cloud Serpents has not been changed in any way.
Lesser Dragonkin taming is currently planned to be a reward from the Valdrakken faction.
Lesser Dragonkin includes creatures like the new Hornswogs from Dragonflight, or the Feathered Drakes in Ardenweald, or even some of the Faerie Dragons in places like Feralas.
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The taming pass hasn't yet been completed for Lesser Dragonkin. Besides that, the rep reward that grants the ability to tame them hasn't yet been implemented.
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One day, when the Botani race becomes a playable allied race, your dreams will come true.WerebearGuy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 12:36 am I've got several copies sitting at various critters, just checking every patch now. Anything could happen...except my plant hydra dream. That's cut off at the roots most likely.