More/Varied companions that are actually cool to have ! ?

Phantax · May 2014

Yes a hireling is cute and yes the mudcrab is kindy quirky but I want a companion I'm not embarrassed to be seen with !

I want a polar bear, or a wolf, or (my personal choice) a Sabrecat ! And I don't mean a tiny little thing scampering behind me. I want the full sized, omg look at me version !

Now don't get this mixed up with in game pets like the Clanfear, I don't expect them to do anything, just a visual addition to my characters persona ! Give them as achievements, let us buy them using achievement points. (Buyable from the stables maybe?)

Well that's my two-cents worth !

EDIT - NO, you can't have a mammoth (although be funny as hell) and they have to de-spawn on entering a building !

nerevarine1138 · May 2014

No. Companion pets are not meant to make you look "badass". They're cute little pets. That's all.

Phantax · May 2014

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

No. Companion pets are not meant to make you look "badass". They're cute little pets. That's all.

Why aren't they?

nerevarine1138 · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

No. Companion pets are not meant to make you look "badass". They're cute little pets. That's all.

Why aren't they?

Because they aren't there to help you in combat. Big, "cool" pets are for fighting. Mudcrabs are for loving.

lavendercat · May 2014

i dont really like the pets.

i suppose if they were bigger, like you are suggesting, that might be better ?

and if they were more awesome.

as it stands i have not seen a pet that i liked.

Phantax · May 2014

He's big and he's cool, now you tell him he's not for loving....lol
(especially at 3am when you find him on the bed next to you...rofl)
Fighting? nah.. he's scared of his own shadow.

Phantax · May 2014

lavendercat wrote: »

i dont really like the pets.

i suppose if they were bigger, like you are suggesting, that might be better ?

and if they were more awesome.

as it stands i have not seen a pet that i liked.

Which is why we need 'cool' pets. Mudcrab or Sabrecat... know which I'd choose !

lavendercat · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

Which is why we need 'cool' pets. Mudcrab or Sabrecat... know which I'd choose !

yeh. that might be good.

probably the best pet type things ive seen were in star wars. theyve got these hologram things you can buy. some of them are quite big and they look really cool.

obviously holograms might break the lore of ESO a bit. so maybe not those.

Phantax · May 2014

lavendercat wrote: »

Phantax wrote: »

Which is why we need 'cool' pets. Mudcrab or Sabrecat... know which I'd choose !

yeh. that might be good.

probably the best pet type things ive seen were in star wars. theyve got these hologram things you can buy. some of them are quite big and they look really cool.

obviously holograms might break the lore of ESO a bit. so maybe not those.

Spirit pets wouldn't though !

lavendercat · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

Spirit pets wouldn't though !

good point

some kind of large, spirit wolf-type pet.

KORJ · May 2014

Companions?

Phantax · May 2014

KORJ wrote: »

Companions?

No, that's a guy in a silly hat and a ginger lion...lol (neither of which I'd want to be seen round town with)

cabbageub17_ESO · May 2014

Only if they auto unspawned in cities would bigger pets be acceptable. Crowded enough already.

Phantax · May 2014

cabbageub17_ESO wrote: »

Only if they auto unspawned in cities would bigger pets be acceptable. Crowded enough already.

In cities no, cities should look crowded. In buildings... yes definitely auto-despawn !

Liquid_Time · May 2014

I agree.. Some smaller pets that are gained from quests/achievements would be nice. Such as a bear cub, hawk, snake, and etc. Nothing large, but still very neat to have. I do not see any drawbacks to having this option.

Keep in mind.. The taste of pets we currently have is already a hint that there may be more. I hope they will be things you can earn, but I bet they lean more towards things you buy with IRL funds from the ESO store...

Things such as emotes, pets, and outfits will all be items they may try to sell for IRL funds and I almost bet they will. I know runescape is a poor example, but they have proven it is a very popular money making method for a company and that it has no true impact on the gameplay itself.

esoone · May 2014

Wil be horrible in banks and crafting stations.

Phantax · May 2014

esoone wrote: »

Wil be horrible in banks and crafting stations.

Which is precisely why a few of us have stated definitely not allowed in buildings !

Chatoyancy · May 2014

I just want a kitty. They are everywhere all through the towns, why I can't I take one with me? Cat pets need to be added.

#priorities

Gisgo · May 2014

Be aware if its too cute ill kill you and adopt him.

PBpsy · May 2014

I first read that mudcrabs are kinda kinky then I read it correctly than I stopped reading...

stefaan.de.wasch1b16_ESO · May 2014

Chatoyancy wrote: »

I just want a kitty. They are everywhere all through the towns, why I can't I take one with me? Cat pets need to be added.

#priorities

Because that would make all the little children all across Tamriel cry on these forums over their lost pets... duhhh....

Aeradon · May 2014

This one wants a rabbit that this one can feed on when he's hungry.

Nah, that's just sick. I want a mini goblin named Stibbons.

wrlifeboil · May 2014

Pets are pets. Non-combat pets. Only sorcs have combat pets. Pets are not companions.

Companions are the humanoid npcs that 'help' you in quests. Actually because the way they are programmed, companions mostly help you die by breaking crowd control. $:\$

Phantax · May 2014

wrlifeboil wrote: »

Pets are pets. Non-combat pets. Only sorcs have combat pets. Pets are not companions.

Companions are the humanoid npcs that 'help' you in quests. Actually because the way they are programmed, companions mostly help you die by breaking crowd control. $:\$

And another negative comment from you ! (Don't think I've ever seen a thread where you say something amusing or constructive (maybe wrong tho)
I bet you say 'Bah, humbug' a lot, probably throw rolled up newspapers at next doors dog when he's on your lawn too....lol

Lighten up dude... geez

cisadanepajsuxrwb17_ESO · May 2014

Once they have decided that pets dont occupy bag space, I will vote yes for all kinds of pets

wrlifeboil · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

wrlifeboil wrote: »

Pets are pets. Non-combat pets. Only sorcs have combat pets. Pets are not companions.

Companions are the humanoid npcs that 'help' you in quests. Actually because the way they are programmed, companions mostly help you die by breaking crowd control. $:\$

And another negative comment from you ! (Don't think I've ever seen a thread where you say something amusing or constructive (maybe wrong tho)
I bet you say 'Bah, humbug' a lot, probably throw rolled up newspapers at next doors dog when he's on your lawn too....lol

Lighten up dude... geez

I just call them like I see them. I'm not a homer.

Btw, my latest positive message:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/98906/have-the-bots-won#latest

Here's a tip. Be less judgemental about forum posters unless you have read every single message on the forums. Small view, small picture.

wrlifeboil · May 2014

cisadanepajsuxrwb17_ESO wrote: »

Once they have decided that pets dont occupy bag space, I will vote yes for all kinds of pets

I predict that non-combat pets will magically transform and no longer take up inventory space when ZOS starts selling pets in the store.

Phantax · May 2014

wrlifeboil wrote: »

Phantax wrote: »

wrlifeboil wrote: »

Pets are pets. Non-combat pets. Only sorcs have combat pets. Pets are not companions.

Companions are the humanoid npcs that 'help' you in quests. Actually because the way they are programmed, companions mostly help you die by breaking crowd control. $:\$

And another negative comment from you ! (Don't think I've ever seen a thread where you say something amusing or constructive (maybe wrong tho)
I bet you say 'Bah, humbug' a lot, probably throw rolled up newspapers at next doors dog when he's on your lawn too....lol

Lighten up dude... geez

I just call them like I see them. I'm not a homer.

Btw, my latest positive message:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/98906/have-the-bots-won#latest

Here's a tip. Be less judgemental about forum posters unless you have read every single message on the forums. Small view, small picture.

It was a bit of fun numbnuts... like I said... lighten up !

Phantax · May 2014

wrlifeboil wrote: »

cisadanepajsuxrwb17_ESO wrote: »

Once they have decided that pets dont occupy bag space, I will vote yes for all kinds of pets

I predict that non-combat pets will magically transform and no longer take up inventory space when ZOS starts selling pets in the store.

I really hope we don't go down the pets for sale route (seriously) But yes agree pets should not take up bag space. Maybe they could go into the quest tab maybe?

wrlifeboil · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

wrlifeboil wrote: »

cisadanepajsuxrwb17_ESO wrote: »

Once they have decided that pets dont occupy bag space, I will vote yes for all kinds of pets

I predict that non-combat pets will magically transform and no longer take up inventory space when ZOS starts selling pets in the store.

I really hope we don't go down the pets for sale route (seriously) But yes agree pets should not take up bag space. Maybe they could go into the quest tab maybe?

I remember seeing a tv interview of a guy who created virtual pets and he didn't sound at all like a software engineer. He was talking about sales to housewife gamers and profit margins on virtual pets. If it really is still that lucrative, why wouldn't eso sell them too. I was pleasantly surprised when I got the mechanical pet as a quest reward for the level 40-something quest line in Bangkorai. The mechanical is a very nice pet. I'm not a virtual pet person but I might have been tempted to pay $10 to buy it if it had been for sale. I wouldn't have paid money to buy the mudcrab or scuttler pet separately.

AngryNord · May 2014

Phantax wrote: »

He's big and he's cool, now you tell him he's not for loving....lol
(especially at 3am when you find him on the bed next to you...rofl)
Fighting? nah.. he's scared of his own shadow.

*gives doggy a good scratching behind the ear*