[IDEA] Pet Emotes

DaniAngione

Just a simple suggestion, to be honest.

I could suggest a really complex and thoughtful system, but I suppose that for the sake of realism*, let me keep it minimal:

Simple commands to change the current idle animation loop for pets... Like /petsit, /petliedown, /petroll... maybe an unique emote for each pet like /petunique, dogs would roll over for a belly rub, etc...

Just a simple idea

*Realism as in... being possible without much effort, not in terms of gameplay realism.

WraithAzraiel

I want my monkey to climb up my toon and sit on his shoulder. And stay there, until I tell it to get down.

Qyrk

Anything is possible. I remember when some players gave feedback in letting /dance(race) for your character regardless if it's not your race , and that was soon added. I'm sure this is a fantastic suggestion and best to put a feedback to ZOS (if they haven't already seen this thread). I for one have already message this feedback through , after reading your suggestion, so hope more feedbacks means it will get added In the near future.

Aren_Liore

THIS! ZOS please give me a reason to want a pet. I want to want a pet but I don't.... because they don't do anything.

phairdon

If only. My normal emotes never work. Perhaps pet emotes might if introduced

DaniAngione

I'm glad all of you like the idea

Senet

Yes, I love this idea. I'd really like to see emote control for the pets. I even have little a little story for my Redguard's monkey called Sir Reynauld. It would be great if he had a little more personality and could sit on my shoulder as was mentioned.

Pheefs

Yes!

& I can't tell you how much it bothers me that the picture for the house cat on the crown store shows them sitting in the lap...
as if!!

icontested

DaniAngione wrote: »

Just a simple suggestion, to be honest.

I could suggest a really complex and thoughtful system, but I suppose that for the sake of realism*, let me keep it minimal:

Simple commands to change the current idle animation loop for pets... Like /petsit, /petliedown, /petroll... maybe an unique emote for each pet like /petunique, dogs would roll over for a belly rub, etc...

Just a simple idea

*Realism as in... being possible without much effort, not in terms of gameplay realism.

Very cool idea. I want to brush my golden retrievers teeth. His breath needs to smell good because he gets all the ladies. Lulz

Gidorick

I love the idea but I would prefer them not being attached to / commands. Maybe have it so you can select your pet and choose a trick.

I'd even like it if tricks costed treats.

RyuLevone

I'd settle for them just having better idle animations. I hate how my striped senche-panther just sits there and does nothing. Even something as simple as just sitting after a bit is better than them just sitting there not moving.

EDIT: And after I posted this I realized you mentioned idle animations. Though I'd rather them not need a command. It can't be that hard to just add in small animations to cycle every once in awhile. More 'complex' animations could use a command or something.

afgncaap7

I wouldn't mind seeing pets contribute to certain gestures. Something like cats sitting in your lap while you're in a chair. Perhaps even give us the ability to "talk" to our pets. They need......anything really. It's odd to have so-called pets that are just...there.

UrQuan

Hmm, I like it. It would be nice if each pet had its own unique emote that only that pet did - that would give me a reason to use different pets from time to time instead of just picking the one I like best for a given character and sticking to it like I do now.

WraithAzraiel wrote: »

I want my monkey to climb up my toon and sit on his shoulder. And stay there, until I tell it to get down.

As long as your monkey doesn't have a /flingpoop emote

Gidorick wrote: »

I love the idea but I would prefer them not being attached to / commands. Maybe have it so you can select your pet and choose a trick.

I like this idea too.

Gidorick wrote: »

I'd even like it if tricks costed treats.

NO! It's trick OR treat, not trick FOR treat!

Robbmrp

The only pet emote that this game needs are fights. Anytime someones pet gets closer to another ones they both start going at it. Monkeys need to be able to fling things at each other.....