Exotic Pets in the Distance

[Sonam]

To keep the creative juices flowing, I'd like to bring up something I've been thinking of lately...I'm sure its been brought up before, but yeah. Probably the most exciting thing from this expansion thus far for me, has been the Shale Spiders. Weird right? I prefer BM, and I've always gazed longingly at the wording of the Talent "Beast Mastery" itself. You've become so great at taming beasts, that you can handle exotic pets. Having a creature very much uncommon in its make up, the Shale Spiders joined the Spirit Beasts in being actually way unique amongst their legions of furry/scaly friends. Ghosts and Elementals, as pets! Though obviously classified as beasts for mechanic reasons, they're a bit different than a worg or plainstrider. (Magical anatomies, and whatnot)

To the point, I was wondering what unnatural pets the rest of the hunters would be interested in gaining access to. With enough creativity, I'm fairly certain the dev's could swing just about anything our way, the sky's the limit. Machines? More literal elementals? Other creature types I haven't listed? The removal of happiness pushes this idea further...but what would you want, barring the restriction of beast only?

I apologize if I'm confusing, I just got home from work, and I'm confusing to begin with.

[GormanGhaste]

I know a lot of people here will agree with you, and I hope they chime in to brainstorm with you. But while I'm not going to be upset if they have more non-beast pets (and I do have some myself), it's not an idea this BM hunter is fond of:

I like having weird beasts like sporebats and ravagers. I'm especially fond of non-traditional combat pets like insects. I like exotic mythical beasts like chimaeras and wind serpents. But they still feel like animals to me. I am less fond of core hounds, spirit beasts and shale spiders because they Don't seem like beasts. For me that's what the hunter class is, is a bond with an animal. If it's a bond with a demon, undead, or elemental, it seems like a different class.

[Jaraii]

I'm a bit on both of your sides. While granted I understand being bonded with animalistic beasts symbolizes hunters, it is associated with all the specs. On the other hand I love that with beast mastery we can tame things of animal mind, no matter their physical makeup, because they are still a beast inside. As such I use my specs very differently when it comes to what pets I take along. I still take pets to cover buffs/debuffs, but in beast mastery I take more exciting and visually striking pets.

On topic: While I would enjoy being able to tame hydras, there are very few new species I think could really add to the game. On the other hand what I would like to see them integrate would be updated models on all the old pets. In example: things like the 2D ridge running down chimaera's backs. Then more pets of every flavor would be visually appealing. I know that personally I hate the disappointment of taming a cool pet, and later getting tired of a broken animation or really low res skin that makes it look more like some 80's arcade game target then a beast at your side.

[Shirubia]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

[GormanGhaste]

I think we should be able to tame something like Wolpertingers.

These would be perfect for the alliance Twilight Highlands dailies: a hunter pet you can only use when drunk!

[peanutbuttercup]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

WTB whale sharks. I seriously want one so badly, so I can summon it in a raid and have it flopping in the middle of the room and have people yell at me "What the heck! I can't see anything!"

[TygerDarkstorm]

Having a creature very much uncommon in its make up, the Shale Spiders joined the Spirit Beasts

Erm, you know that shale spiders are their own family and not spirit beasts, right? If you don't mean the spirit beast exotic family then I apologize, but you capitalized it and shale spiders so it looks like you mean that shale spiders are part of the spirit beast family.

[GormanGhaste]

Having a creature very much uncommon in its make up, the Shale Spiders joined the Spirit Beasts in being actually way unique. Ghosts and Elementals, as pets!

Erm, you know that shale spiders are their own family and not spirit beasts, right? If you don't mean the spirit beast exotic family then I apologize, but you capitalized it and shale spiders so it looks like you mean that shale spiders are part of the spirit beast family.

(Added back in more of his quote.) He meant they were joined in being uniquely non-animal hunter pets, not in being the same family.

[TygerDarkstorm]

I was tired when I said that and it didn't read right to me, especially because of the way he was the words capitalized. /shrug
Carry on.

[Calomel]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Starving Amphibious Sharks

I'd name mine Larry.

[gigandetsgirl]

I know it probably wouldn't make for a very good fighter, but I have always longed to tame a horse!

[Cialbi]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Starving Amphibious Sharks

I'd name mine Larry.

This! I imagined that Larry would look like those two-legged, fire-breathing lizard things from Legend of Zelda; two legs for propulsion, and a very heavy tail dragging on the ground to offset the weight of the beast's head.

I wonder if I can find a pic online...

EDIT: Close enough

[Nick]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Starving Amphibious Sharks :headbang:

I'd name mine Larry.

:mrgreen:

Oh, that reminds me. I need to get a vanilla skinned lion and run around with Scratchfever. C;

[Heleos]

2 words: DRAGON WHELPS!!!!

[Lycanthrope]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Don't you mean a http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&secti ... k#/d2ve730 ?

[Tashi]

The Unearthed Fossil in southern Tanaris.
http://www.wowhead.com/npc=9397#comments

[Nubhorns]

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Starving Amphibious Sharks

I'd name mine Larry.

Oh, that reminds me. I need to get a vanilla skinned lion and run around with Scratchfever. C;

Been there, done that. Got him on at least three hunters, and he chills with my friend's hunter as well. He gets around.

I know it'd never happen by I'd love to see mechanical pets - wolves, devilsaurs, birds, whatever. I mean, steampunk anything is going to be badass. Plus the idea of tanking things with a turtle made of titansteel = awesome.

[GormanGhaste]

I know it'd never happen but I'd love to see mechanical pets - wolves, devilsaurs, birds, whatever. I mean, steampunk anything is going to be badass. Plus the idea of tanking things with a turtle made of titansteel = awesome.

*whistles innocently whilst backpedaling furiously* That Does sound awesome...hunters can be engineers, so it's perfectly justifiable, right?

[Shirubia]

2 words: DRAGON WHELPS!!!!

Not possible, dragons are intelligent beings, more than the playable classes in the game

I still think we should be able to tame hippogryphs or something else... like Wolpetingers or the Tikbalangs Griftah mentions...
And sharks, ground hovering air resistant sharks.

Don't you mean a http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&secti ... k#/d2ve730 ?

[Aritria]

I know it probably wouldn't make for a very good fighter, but I have always longed to tame a horse!

Me too! I love horses so much, and to have one as a pet would be awesome. I see those Chestnuts in Hillsbrad, and I'm all like, "HGGGNNNGG, why can't I tame you?! Why does only the Alliance have you?"