How Lyra's brain works: I was thinking about possible future pets. I was thinking about having a gorilla or a large primate. Then i started thinking about silverbacks gorillas. That jumped to wolves and i started looking up wolves. Then i remembered an image i saw of two wolves. One was really dark, almost black, and another was grey, like your normal stereotypical wolf and the wolves were supposed to be brother and sister.
So anyway....
Idea: Animals in the wild have some sort of color variation. Not SUPER distinct, but maybe some sort of variation.
Additional idea: Randomly in the wild....some animals have more rare colors...like albino pets. Like...1 out of 1000 wolves in the shiverpeaks will be all white. ^^ twould be fun.
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Pet Suggestion: Color Variation/Rarity
lyra_song
actionjack
lyra_song
^^ I actually had that concept running in my head, along with pokemon's "shiny" rare pokemon and breeding for baby skills.
It would be a REALLY cool sidegame. But i think thats too involved for guildwars (ie: Unfair to PvP in extra content).
Color variations would be simpler to implement and possible to use in Pvp.
however the super rare "golden" or "white" pets would be PvE only :P
It would be a REALLY cool sidegame. But i think thats too involved for guildwars (ie: Unfair to PvP in extra content).
Color variations would be simpler to implement and possible to use in Pvp.
however the super rare "golden" or "white" pets would be PvE only :P
Soul Shaker
They did have colour variations, but for some reason they got removed. You may see people with an albino lynx, although very rare. Immediate signifier of beta tester.
Epinephrine
If they ever bring in natural variation in pets I hope they'll put in a /releasepet command, allowing you to free your pet or something. It would be such a pain to be out with your beastmaster and see a gorgeous polar bear, or rainbow moa or something, and be unable to catch it.
calamitykell
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...I hope they'll put in a /releasepet command...
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And I like the idea by the OP too. I'd like any kind of distinction between some pets.
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grikdog
I totally agree. There should be variation in the way the pets look. It would give them personality and add interest.
This is true for cats as well. Think of how many great variations big cats have in their markings and here we have only lynx and Melandru's Stalkers which are nothing all that much as far as coloration/markings. Think Clouded Leopard or Snow Leopard or Lynx (the bob tailed variety like we have) or Tiger or Lion. Variety is everything.
There should be wolves adapted to the desert that look different than the mountain ones.
I also think it would be cool to have a flying bird like an eagle or hawk that could do aerial attacks.
This is true for cats as well. Think of how many great variations big cats have in their markings and here we have only lynx and Melandru's Stalkers which are nothing all that much as far as coloration/markings. Think Clouded Leopard or Snow Leopard or Lynx (the bob tailed variety like we have) or Tiger or Lion. Variety is everything.
There should be wolves adapted to the desert that look different than the mountain ones.
I also think it would be cool to have a flying bird like an eagle or hawk that could do aerial attacks.
Starsky-sama
/signage!
(Ive suggested similar ideas for pets here too before. I hope there is some variation in looks for pets in upcoming factions.)
(i.e. "wolf" and "snow wolf" ingame have the same look...)
(Ive suggested similar ideas for pets here too before. I hope there is some variation in looks for pets in upcoming factions.)
(i.e. "wolf" and "snow wolf" ingame have the same look...)
Slimster
i think they should add birds with arial attacks, that would be sweet. like kd attacks and such.. they could be big eagles that ride around on rangers shoulders....
Kidney Licker
Being able to dye pets would be nice
zaza
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Being able to dye pets would be nice
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That could get really out of hand, i would like it if there were different pet colors...and a ton more pets.
Kidney Licker
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That could get really out of hand, i would like it if there were different pet colors...and a ton more pets.
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Actually if they had different coloured pets, I like the idea of hunting down the pink or albino leopard in the deep dark jungles of Cantha (random spawn though).
zaza
If they do they should actually put normal pet colors in...no pink or neon green!
icemonkey
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Additional idea: Randomly in the wild....some animals have more rare colors...like albino pets. Like...1 out of 1000 wolves in the shiverpeaks will be all white. ^^ twould be fun.
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here, ill save you the waiting, go to mineral springs 500 times in a row then change the color settings on your monitor so your pet looks white. I have completely recreated the experience you are looking for without you having to wait for the devs to impliment it happy hunting.
Diablo???
Easy, Pet Armors.
Kidney Licker
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wow what a terrible idea, you WANT a reason to have to go out and look for an animal 1000 times over???
here, ill save you the waiting, go to mineral springs 500 times in a row then change the color settings on your monitor so your pet looks white. I have completely recreated the experience you are looking for without you having to wait for the devs to impliment it happy hunting. |
With pet armour, I like the idea of having socks and a hat on my bear
lyra_song
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wow what a terrible idea, you WANT a reason to have to go out and look for an animal 1000 times over???
here, ill save you the waiting, go to mineral springs 500 times in a row then change the color settings on your monitor so your pet looks white. I have completely recreated the experience you are looking for without you having to wait for the devs to impliment it happy hunting. |
To give PVE something to do.
YES! I want to spend HOURS/DAYS/MONTHS searching for a specific pet color then more time raising it to the exact evolution i want. It something to do, but it gives me ZERO advantage in PvP.
How can you not agree with that? If you dont like it, you dont have to do it, grab the first melandru stalker you see, more power to you. It wont disadvantage you since all pets are essentially the same.
Starsky-sama
luv.that.sample.pic.
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I'd definitely enjoy exploring and discovering for that elusive type of pet. then have the ability to "parade it" through outposts and cities for others to see.
/sit booboo sit. hehe.
.I'd definitely enjoy exploring and discovering for that elusive type of pet. then have the ability to "parade it" through outposts and cities for others to see.
/sit booboo sit. hehe.
Epinephrine
I do like the idea, but I have always wanted a /releasepet command - it's absurd to have to go to Jarrel. I know that the fear would be releasing pets to let others tame them, but simply make a released pet untamable :P
And yes to multiple skins for pets - and I like your sample - all fairly realistic skins, rather than purple and golden and fluorescent pink. For birds it could be very bright colours though, and lizards too... where's my Gila monster?
And yes to multiple skins for pets - and I like your sample - all fairly realistic skins, rather than purple and golden and fluorescent pink. For birds it could be very bright colours though, and lizards too... where's my Gila monster?
Elena
/signed i really love what u done to the wolf and it would add in some variation as well not like oh wow 1000 wolf's wich look exactly the same
zaza
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Originally Posted by icemonkey
here, ill save you the waiting, go to mineral springs 500 times in a row then change the color settings on your monitor so your pet looks white. I have completely recreated the experience you are looking for without you having to wait for the devs to impliment it happy hunting.
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Love the sample pics...we do need varaition in pet colors
ReaverGTX
Yep, me and my searching, duh...
Since my thread is basicaly slower and only involves wolves, I think I'm gonna resurrect this thread by posting
White Wolves FTW
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Since my thread is basicaly slower and only involves wolves, I think I'm gonna resurrect this thread by posting
White Wolves FTW
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Hyper Cutter
/signed. Variant skins for pets is a great idea.
Caleb
I love this idea!
BahamutKaiser
I like the idea of variation, but since they wile likely introduce more and more variations in the future I don't sweat it. We got tigers didn't we?
I look forward to Lions with Full Mane, and new kinds of pets, but variations are a given addition for new chapters, Tigers and Cranes, and even Crabs, although some people try to avoid getting those for some reason. I think new kinds of pets is what we should be asking for.
Pet Boa would be nice.
I look forward to Lions with Full Mane, and new kinds of pets, but variations are a given addition for new chapters, Tigers and Cranes, and even Crabs, although some people try to avoid getting those for some reason. I think new kinds of pets is what we should be asking for.
Pet Boa would be nice.
Nevin
I like the random colored wolf thing. /signed for randomized pets.
Bone Jangle
New skins for existing pets is a great idea. Some pets would look great in different colors.
fiery
I tried so hard to get that dang shiny Wubbub or whatever that bird was called.
But I like it, we have black moa bird, we should have more colors.
But I like it, we have black moa bird, we should have more colors.
Aki Soyokaze
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wow what a terrible idea, you WANT a reason to have to go out and look for an animal 1000 times over???
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Besides the only people that this would apply to are people who want a rare coloration on their pet; and if they're able to find it and tame it that is their reward. Anyone else who can't be bothered to go out 1000 times probably don't care anyways.
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