Do bugged pets keep their name?

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

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I'm sure we've all seen or at least know that charmable animals can sometimes have their name switched for an enemy in the area.

My question is, does the animal keep that name if you charm it? And if it does, can it keep the name for as long as you don't /namepet it? Has anyone even bothered trying to capture a bugged pet?

My main reason is I would like to roll into RA with my pet build and have a pet with a creature name. I once saw a black bear in Thunderhead Keep who's name got switched with Argyris the Scoundrel, and having a pet with a boss's name would be epic.

Haggis of Doom

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2009

TGB

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How about /namepet Argyris the Scoundrel?

SpyderArachnid

SpyderArachnid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

United States

Lords Of Noh [LoN]

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Originally Posted by Haggis of Doom View Post
How about /namepet Argyris the Scoundrel?
Because the pet's name can only be 12 characters.

Unsure if it keeps the name or not. I'd suggest testing it out and finding out for yourself.

Snograt

Snograt

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Join Date: Jan 2006

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I've only ever seen it the other way around - a regular enemy with the name of a charmable animal.

Valeria

Valeria

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Germany

PaRe

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same for me and i doubt i could have charmed that jungle troll named warthog

How about the moa / strider? Doesen't a charmed strider in pre searing change its name to moa? Or at least if you name him something different and then just type "/namepet" I do not remember anymore That was 5 years ago...

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

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Originally Posted by Snograt View Post
I've only ever seen it the other way around - a regular enemy with the name of a charmable animal.
It's less noticed because people breeze over those tameable non agreesive animals like they don't exist. But when you see one the other always exists in an area. Like if you see an afflicted rit in the area named tiger there will be somewhere in the area a tiger named afflicted rit...

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

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^while farming totem axes a few months ago I found a Warthog named Root Behemoth. Would have tamed but I already had a pet with me. Still...not as cool as that bear with the boss name