[13221] Taming AQ - new colossi, green wasp, orange beetle

[Wain]

Most of the rest of the relevant mobs in AQ20 & 40 are now set as tameable beasts! This covers a number of wasps, and the colossus model silithids.

I'll cover the juiciest ones first:

- The "Bug Trio" in AQ40 are now all tameable. Princess Yauj is the same blue as the rare in Tanaris, but Vem and Lord Kri are new colours:
Vem is pinkish-purple:

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Lord Kri is orange with red:

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I basically tamed them as the 3 of them were all wailing on me. I left Princess Yauj because she's a colour that's available elsewhere and also because I hoped to kill her. When she dies she spawns Yauj Brood which use SilithidScarabSkinGold that aren't available elsewhere. Unfortunately I couldn't get her down solo. She heals herself to 100% frequently and hunters can't seem to interrupt.

UPDATE: Yauj Brood (that spawn when Princess Yauj dies) are also tameable. They're beetles that use SilithidScarabSkinGold, which is kind of a coppery-orange, and is the only known use of this skin on a tameable mob. I can't fit any more screenshots in this post, wo will include them in a later one.

The third new and interesting skin is Princess Huhuran, the green SilithidWaspBossSkin5 wasp in AQ40:

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Now for some less-interesting ones (ones that are tameable elsewhere):
- Hive'Zara Wasp (white wasp skin, just inside the entrance of AQ20)

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- Buru the Gorger (purple and orange silithid colossus, same as Ainamiss and the Gorishi Fledgling), boss in AQ20:

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- Ayamiss the Hunter (orange wasp boss, same as Sapphire Hive Queen), boss in AQ20:

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- Vekniss Hive Crawlers (elite level 62 pink scorpids in AQ40)
- Vekiniss Wasps (tan wasps) in AQ40

Theoretically tameable (i.e. I could start the tame), but perhaps impossible:
The following two wasps are flagged as tameable but their interrupts are so frequent that you can't get more than about a third of a tame off before it's cancelled. They're both immune to freezing traps. Perhaps there's some other trickier way to tame them, but since they're both available elsewhere, why bother?
- Hive'Zara Stingers (standard magenta skin) in AQ20
- Vekniss Stingers (white) in AQ40
Also in this category is the Hive'Zara Swarmers (standard green wasp) which spawn during the Ayamiss the Hunter fight. You can start the tame on them, but they don't react aggressively. They just keep flying around, ignoring you. In a few seconds they'll fly out of range and then the tame cancels.

[Kalliope]

HAHAHAHAHA! Awesome, Wain!!!!! I can think of a number of hunters who played back in vanilla who are going to be ecstatic about this!

Thanks so much for checking these!

[Sonam]

Excellent work as always, keep it up! Hopefully we see even more buggies joining our side

[Moonlost]

Oh wow!
As always, nice work man!
I wonder if these guys will be flagged untamable in the future though. It seems... wrong somehow, having these once feared bosses as the pets and playthings of tiny little hunters.

[Kalliope]

Oh wow!
As always, nice work man!
I wonder if these guys will be flagged untamable in the future though. It seems... wrong somehow, having these once feared bosses as the pets and playthings of tiny little hunters.

But that was 25 levels ago!

Things change. Just don't remind Beastie of that, since he's losing his boss status.

[Ryno]

Oh, very fancy! /claps

Will definitely get me that green wasp.

[Moonlost]

Oh wow!
As always, nice work man!
I wonder if these guys will be flagged untamable in the future though. It seems... wrong somehow, having these once feared bosses as the pets and playthings of tiny little hunters.

But that was 25 levels ago!

Things change. Just don't remind Beastie of that, since he's losing his boss status.

That's true. I mean, I'm not wishing that they loose their tamable status or boss tags. I can see these guys being the new beast of this expansion quite easily and I'd love to have a stab at them myself one day. But at the same time, I won't be crying hax if they decide to do just that.

I have to mention that I do love Huhuran. I think she is the most stunning colour; she or some wasp like her will be mine!

[Wain]

I updated the post with details on other bosses and mobs that were tameable in there, but were less interesting because the same skins are tameable elsewhere.
- Hive'Zara Wasp (white wasp skin, just inside the entrance of AQ20)
- Buru the Gorger (purple and orange silithid colossus, same as Ainamiss and the Gorishi Fledgling), boss in AQ20
- Ayamiss the Hunter (orange wasp boss, same as Sapphire Hive Queen), boss in AQ20
- Vekniss Hive Crawlers (elite level 62 pink scorpids in AQ40, same as pink scorpids everywhere)
- Vekiniss Wasps (tan wasps) in AQ40

Theoretically tameable (i.e. I could start the tame), but perhaps impossible:
The following two wasps are flagged as tameable but their interrupts are so frequent that you can't get more than about a third of a tame off before it's cancelled. They're both immune to freezing traps. Perhaps there's some other trickier way to tame them, but since they're both available elsewhere, why bother?
- Hive'Zara Stingers (standard magenta skin) in AQ20
- Vekniss Stingers (white) in AQ40
Also in this category is the Hive'Zara Swarmers (standard green wasp) which spawn during the Ayamiss the Hunter fight. You can start the tame on them, but they don't react aggressively. They just keep flying around, ignoring you. In a few seconds they'll fly out of range and then the tame cancels.

[Mania]

*sigh* More pictures to take. I thought I was done for the night.

[Wain]

*sigh* More pictures to take. I thought I was done for the night.

I didn't think your work was ever done But sorry, I'll try not to notice you pets for a while. I can't vouch for the others though

[Kalliope]

*comforts poor Mania*

And here's a question about Buru: can he be tamed in Hive Controller form if he phases? This is more of a theoretical question than something to test right now. xD

[Wain]

*comforts poor Mania*

And here's a question about Buru: can he be tamed in Hive Controller form if he phases? This is more of a theoretical question than something to test right now. xD

Now that would be interesting. I'm not sure. He's gone, so I can't test. Still, he's the same colour as the other open-brain bug, so unfortunately it wouldn't be a new colour.

[Mania]

I didn't think your work was ever done But sorry, I'll try not to notice you pets for a while. I can't vouch for the others though

No, no - don't stop! It's better to pile up a bunch to handle all at once.

[Kalliope]

*comforts poor Mania*

And here's a question about Buru: can he be tamed in Hive Controller form if he phases? This is more of a theoretical question than something to test right now. xD

Now that would be interesting. I'm not sure. He's gone, so I can't test. Still, he's the same colour as the other open-brain bug, so unfortunately it wouldn't be a new colour.

YEP! Would be for the sheer challenge of it. Or for people who are dead set on having him and ONLY him as an open brained bug. xD (Not me, I don't have interest. I'm just...curious. xD)

[ShootsAlot]

do they all keep boss tags?

[Worba]

Too much awesome in one day - don't stop though!

BTW can someone please check the summoned red EPL beetles and see if they are now (fully) tamable in the new build?

[Wain]

Too much awesome in one day - don't stop though!

BTW can someone please check the summoned red EPL beetles and see if they are now (fully) tamable in the new build?

Sadly, they're still broken (i.e. controlled)

[Royi]

Ugh i hated the Buru the Gorger boss fight back in vanilla.

Perhaps i'll just go tame him then abandon him just out of spite. That'll show him to set his eyes on me again!

[Worba]

Too much awesome in one day - don't stop though!

BTW can someone please check the summoned red EPL beetles and see if they are now (fully) tamable in the new build?

Sadly, they're still broken (i.e. controlled)

Oh well, thanks for checking - hopefully whoever got them this far will follow through on them at some point.

Do want red beetle.

[Falcon]

OMG! Princess Huhuran will finally become tamable?! O_O I must be dreaming. I've got to be dreaming. My bug collector's going to be busy! First the blue blighthounds, now Huhuran, if Blizzard comes out with a white silithid reaver, I will love them forever.