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slimdim · Dec 16, 2005, 12:07 PM // 12:07

I think it would be quite cool to be able to take your pets into towns. Possibly have the option to toggle them on and off like you can with capes and helmits.
What dose everyone els think of this?

Phrozen_ · Dec 16, 2005, 12:18 PM // 12:18

Its not a bad idea, but imagine if everyone in lions arch had their pet equiped.

Zackile Greenbirth · Dec 16, 2005, 12:19 PM // 12:19

I Think this would be a good idea.... but what would happen if you were in LA D1 and there was only rangers with pets on.....would the server overload......i dunno as i'm a gamer...not a tech

Epinephrine · Dec 16, 2005, 03:03 PM // 15:03

It is something people work on - raising a pet. Similar to getting fancy armour to show off, people find an animal they want and go to the trouble of raising it, I can see how it'd be nice to have them show. Heck, I imagine people would love to see weapons in town too. Of course, with the detailed animations on some weapons it would get laggy, but a pet is pretty basic skins, and really angular - they're low-poly anyway, so they shouldn't matter too much.

fiery · Dec 16, 2005, 03:05 PM // 15:05

i wouldnt mind showing off my bunny from preseering.. or my bull from mesmer path

Elena · Dec 16, 2005, 05:03 PM // 17:03

well you can do what you can do with other people in towns make em low res this should kill a lot of the lag and would be yust funny to see a huge moa bird parading through town

Symeon · Dec 16, 2005, 06:30 PM // 18:30

1. This would cause too much lag.
2. This is yet another request for 'show x in town', along with weapons and previously of course, helmets. If these happen we'll just all be running around with our helmets and weapons and pets exactly like outside town. No.
3. Think of all the bears, dune lizards, ostriches, spiders running around Lions Arch...

Swampgirl Inez · Dec 16, 2005, 07:15 PM // 19:15

I admit I'm tempted to show off my pet, but I have to vote no. I've been in other games that allowed you to take your pet with you everywhere. Too much lag... I mean really bad lag. It was frickin' annoying to walk around town and not be able to see anything with all the pets running around. In towns, they do nothing but take up bandwidth.

Pyrrhus · Dec 16, 2005, 09:01 PM // 21:01

While i admit allowing pets into towns and outposts would increase pride in one's self and it wouldn't cause too much lag the problem is, a Swampgirl Inez said, that the place would be filled with with pets everywhere. If you ruled a city would you let huge spiders, big cats and wolves in?

Epinephrine · Dec 16, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10

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Originally Posted by Pyrrhus

If you ruled a city would you let huge spiders, big cats and wolves in?

If the guy with the 12 foot tall killer chicken says it comes in, and you are a guard making 2 shillings a day, do you argue with him?

Lt.Crumpet · Dec 16, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10

back about a year ago i played star wars galaxies. my main proff was a creature handler, so naturally it prided me to have the largest pets. problem was, as soon as i popped out my awsome bol named clyde, everyone else would too. laagg central. and then there was the time i almost got banned for having my giant dino thingy ( dont even remember what it was called, but man was it huge. ) jump inside of the mos eisly cantina.
overall, pets cause problems in large groups of people. long way of saying it, but i said it.
~i

Swampgirl Inez · Dec 16, 2005, 10:22 PM // 22:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lt.Crumpet

back about a year ago i played star wars galaxies. my main proff was a creature handler, so naturally it prided me to have the largest pets. problem was, as soon as i popped out my awsome bol named clyde, everyone else would too. laagg central. and then there was the time i almost got banned for having my giant dino thingy ( dont even remember what it was called, but man was it huge. ) jump inside of the mos eisly cantina.
overall, pets cause problems in large groups of people. long way of saying it, but i said it.
~i

This is exactly what I was talking about.

I played SWG as well. Some players, depending on profession could own multiple pets. There was always the guy in Coronet City with three Rancors. Then next thing you know, everyone was running around with their Rancors. These things were about twice the size of a hydra. Mass chaos... in 2 frames per second. Oh joy.

Elena · Dec 16, 2005, 10:36 PM // 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epinephrine

If the guy with the 12 foot tall killer chicken says it comes in, and you are a guard making 2 shillings a day, do you argue with him?

You: How do you mean Feathers cant enter he killed all those undead for you and he can't even come in! I should let him peck youre eyes out!
Gaurd: umh yeah umh.. go in ehehe yust don't let him peck of my face

Dentenko · Dec 16, 2005, 10:38 PM // 22:38

hahaha lol.

Ya, pets in towns cause too much lag.

Daemon Dremora · Dec 16, 2005, 10:38 PM // 22:38

i agree it would cause alot of lag. but atleast (anet if you are listening) make it to where we could customize our pets not just their name. i mean like elder scrolls 4: oblivion. you will be able to customize your horse with armor and everything. so i mean they could make some cool looking armor. i have seen screen shots and this looks really cool. and i mean again (anet if you are listening) this would encourage people to actually play pve with other chars instead of using henchmen. because they would want to show their cool looking pets off to other human players. and if you cant take pets into a town the only other place to show them off is outside of a town. so no do not let people take their pets into towns just simply give people a way to customize their pets.

Kai Nui · Dec 17, 2005, 03:47 AM // 03:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiery

i wouldnt mind showing off my bunny from preseering.. or my bull from mesmer path

Or my lying capabilities from my mom.

Arcien Trueflight · Dec 17, 2005, 04:03 AM // 04:03

It's simple. They don't go into towns because they have to wait outside, with the van. If they didn't watch the van, who's to keep some asshole from stealing it? You see? it makes perfect sense.

Deadlyjunk · Dec 17, 2005, 10:46 PM // 22:46

Laggy and hectic. Not signed.

And lol @ arcien...

Hot Dead · Dec 17, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57

Too much lag and loading time
/not signed

art_ · Dec 17, 2005, 11:04 PM // 23:04

they would just get stuck everywhere