I love it.
I've always enjoyed the bird pets, but I had always wanted there to be more flying birds. Before Eye Of The North, we only had Phoenixes as flapping familiars. Now, we have three more fliers: the Mountain Eagle, the Raven, and the Rainbow Phoenix.
That's three times as many flying animals in one installment as there were in all three chapters before it! And better yet, all three are very well done.
Now, I admit that I was a little bummed out that the last group of pets we'll ever get did not come with an owl, but to see all of these other birds makes me happy.
There are more, though! Arenanet didn't forget the moa-lovers and Big Bird-huggers. White Moas can easilly be tamed just outside of Olafstead--there's a huge flock of them that don't even go agressive when you use charm animal!
All in all, I just wanted to say: thanks for all the feathers. :V
Eye Of The North is for the birds!
Spazzer
Darkpower Alchemist
Well, you have to take into account the type of birds are needed as a pet built for attacking. The phoenix is mythical, so anything goes. The raven, as big as it is, and the mountain eagle are birds of prey, so they work as attack pets.
Owls hunt rats, not Charr, last I heard.
Owls hunt rats, not Charr, last I heard.
Mordakai
You left out the Black Moa Chick!
Now, if only the Rainbow Pheonix was a weeee bit more attainable.
It should be hard to get, but not "People Know Me" hard.
Now, if only the Rainbow Pheonix was a weeee bit more attainable.
It should be hard to get, but not "People Know Me" hard.
wolfwing
Where is the raven? :> Is it tameable?
Epinephrine
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The raven, as big as it is, and the mountain eagle are birds of prey, so they work as attack pets.
Ravens are not birds of prey. Owls are. A bird of prey is a bird that hunts with its talons.
Ravens are in fact songbirds.
Ravens are in fact songbirds.
KamikazeChicken
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Where is the raven? :> Is it tameable?
Sacnoth, and yes.
wolfwing
Ravens hunt with their beaks more then their talons. Though they will hunt their own food, especially in winter. In Alaska it was discovered by checking the stomach contents of Ravens that 50% of their diet was live prey in winter.
lyra_song
Can we get bats now? :9
nunix
Does anyone know if the raven grows?
Sekkira
You forgot about Moa's and Cranes.
Senrath
I want a mocking bird, but only if it would mimic the sounds it hears :P
genofreek
My white moa is > all.
As a bird person, I'm definitely enjoying the wide variety of avian wildlife!
EDIT: I agree with you, Wolfwing! I was disappointed to see that we get an Asura, a Dwarf, a Norn, and even a flippin' Centaur, but no Tengu? What gives?
As a bird person, I'm definitely enjoying the wide variety of avian wildlife!
EDIT: I agree with you, Wolfwing! I was disappointed to see that we get an Asura, a Dwarf, a Norn, and even a flippin' Centaur, but no Tengu? What gives?
wolfwing
Only thing that annoys me is they are missing the single most important bird feature. A hero Tengu..:> I at least hope they are playable in GW2.
Hyper Cutter
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You forgot about Moa's and Cranes.
Also the flamingo.
Onarik Amrak
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Only thing that annoys me is they are missing the single most important bird feature. A hero Tengu..:> I at least hope they are playable in GW2.
Me too!
*grunt grunt*
*grunt grunt*
OlMurraniKasale
And if only they had room above 3' off the ground with which to come swooping down in a vicious, terrible talon attack! Caw caw! lol
KamikazeChicken
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Does anyone know if the raven grows?
All EotN pets grow.
nunix
Seriously? I picked up a Mountain Eagle for Pyre, got it to L20 Hearty, and it's.. pretty much the same size.
tox_169
does the raven have the same animation as the phoenix and mountain eagle, in that they fly for a while, then land, then fly again?
somehow I was expecting something like the NWN raven familiar, which iirc always hovered about you.
somehow I was expecting something like the NWN raven familiar, which iirc always hovered about you.
Arduin
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does the raven have the same animation as the phoenix and mountain eagle, in that they fly for a while, then land, then fly again?
It does have the same animation, so it's kinda weird behaviour for a raven. It's still a nice addition though.
Government Flu
We should all kill any raven and mountain eagle we find in GW:EN. It's obvious from the way they're only able to fly a few inches above the ground and hop around in a lazy, random pattern, that they've either become severely crippled or were born with profound retardation, making it impossible for them to hunt for their own food.
Therefore, we need to give them rest. :*(
Therefore, we need to give them rest. :*(
Etta
i don't like them that much to be honest. If they can really fly then that would be cool. Now they're just a big chicken.
genoem
Anyone tried to charm bees?
cataphract
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I love it.
I love new pets also, but... There's just way too many charmable animals and no zoo/pen/whatever to keep them in. I'm not dissing my 26-month-old Black Widow just to get a new pet I have to level to 20.
Oh, and more thing: the Eagle is basically a Sparrow. It's the sparrows that fly low over the ground in order not to get caught by hawks, not eagles. Eagles soar.
Oh, and more thing: the Eagle is basically a Sparrow. It's the sparrows that fly low over the ground in order not to get caught by hawks, not eagles. Eagles soar.
Epinephrine
I agree that the flying birds are obviously ill.
I haven't ever charmed any of them, as the animation is SO bad. Love the moa and crane, no desire to ever tame a raven, eagle, phoenix or rainbow phoenix. Glad that some people like them, an that there's variety, but the model is horrid and the animations are ghastly. Heck, Labyrinth had better animation for the CGI barn owl, and it was made for a 1986 realease, over twenty years ago.
Come on, give me a break. How about an animal that can actually fly, not a reskined turkey?
I haven't ever charmed any of them, as the animation is SO bad. Love the moa and crane, no desire to ever tame a raven, eagle, phoenix or rainbow phoenix. Glad that some people like them, an that there's variety, but the model is horrid and the animations are ghastly. Heck, Labyrinth had better animation for the CGI barn owl, and it was made for a 1986 realease, over twenty years ago.
Come on, give me a break. How about an animal that can actually fly, not a reskined turkey?
Lord Feathers
Where is the Phoenix ? I have yet to make it to Asura lands so I'm assuming it's down that way ?
Venomous Toxin
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Where is the Phoenix ? I have yet to make it to Asura lands so I'm assuming it's down that way ?
It appears in your Hall of Monuments after you gain the title "People Know Me" and enter alone with charm animal. It's the largest animal companion of any of the games, but looks like something that came out of the closet. It's bright pink, pastel blue, and sports zebra stripes on it's neck.
Azael Durge
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Come on, give me a break. How about an animal that can actually fly, not a reskined turkey?
Stuff them and cook them on winters day YUMMY RAINBOW PHEONIX!
Stuff them and cook them on winters day
lakatz
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Also the flamingo.
Flamingos in EotN too??? Where? I swear I've been all over EotN, and I haven't seen cranes or flamingos yet.
Curse You
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Where are the cranes in EotN? I haven't seen any yet. I hope they're different than the cranes in Factions.
EDIT: Flamingos in EotN too??? Where? I swear I've been all over EotN, and I haven't seen cranes or flamingos yet. They're both just mentioning other birds available. So no, there are no Cranes or Flamingos in EotN.
lakatz
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They're both just mentioning other birds available. So no, there are no Cranes or Flamingos in EotN.
Dang... I was hoping they are there. I was looking forward to checking out potential pets I hadn't yet discovered.
Thank you for letting me know.
Vinraith
I charmed a raven for my necro but was disappointed by both its completely unreasonable size and it's awkward animations, so I got her a black moa instead and that's been much better.
Miss Puddles
speaking of flying things, and since much of eotn is reminiscent of pre...
let us charm a swarm of bees! i'll do anything!!! :] freaky naughty
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speaking of flying things, and since much of eotn is reminiscent of pre...
let us charm a swarm of bees! i'll do anything!!! :] Hmmm... if only The Frog was in an explorable zone so we could charm it.
It's
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I want a mocking bird, but only if it would mimic the sounds it hears :P
The mocking bird defies and makes fun of you for even thinking that.
 first post, yah
mrmango
Pre-searing striders own.
Like mine.
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