Plz ZOS, give us an option to turn other people's cosmetic pets off

Milvan

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Please they are soo annoying. Especially the flying bone chicken and those chernobyl ponies and dogs.

Dont_do_drugs

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:

* the glitter ponies while logging in, this awfully cheesy sound
* the meow of the cats is way to realistic, before i recognized its a pet in eso it really freaked the *** out of me because i never knew wether my own cat has been meowing to me.

well i dont see a reason to totally turn it down, i still am able to tolerate it. but if there was at least an option to especially turn the sounds of those pets down, i wouldnt mind at least.

Integral1900

Hell yes, I’d pay extra for that, maybe just turn them all of, especially those stupid door blocking twighlights

redspecter23

If I could turn off the sorc Matriarch, I think I'd be a happier person overall. Not a cosmetic pet but easily the most annoying one to me when I'm trying to turn in my writs or use a crowded bank.

Danikat

Most of the time non-combat pets don't bother me.

What does annoy me is the Winged Twilight summoned by sorcerers. There always seems to be at least one (or two, or three) in the bank in every city and the constant flickering wing animation at the side of my screen is extremely distracting when I'm trying to use the guild store or bank. I try to position my character so I can't see it, but then the sorcs move and it's back on my screen.

I wish ZOS would disable them (or even all summoned allies) when you go into a building in town.

Mureel

Omg lol. The bone thing is mainly on the ground and I think sorc pets are far more annoying.

In other news: how to troll your friends in 2nd boss Scalecaller: use wraith pet xD

idk

I rarely notice cosmetic pets. Of course the Sorc pets cannot be turned off and certainly would not with OPs suggestion because they are not cosmetic.

Milvan

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:

* the glitter ponies while logging in, this awfully cheesy sound
* the meow of the cats is way to realistic, before i recognized its a pet in eso it really freaked the *** out of me because i never knew wether my own cat has been meowing to me.

well i dont see a reason to totally turn it down, i still am able to tolerate it. but if there was at least an option to especially turn the sounds of those pets down, i wouldnt mind at least.

This bone chicken




Not the Chernobyl Butterfly

GreenHere

Like many others have said, I'd be happier to not see people's annoying Twilights or derpy looking Warden Bears anymore.

VaranisArano

I double-bar my Twilight, which makes it really annoying to dispel. Does anyone know of an easier method than removing the skill and then replacing it on my active bar?

swippy

on the Character screen you can drop it like a buff.

Dont_do_drugs

Integral1900 wrote: »

Hell yes, I’d pay extra for that, maybe just turn them all of, especially those stupid door blocking twighlights

since when do they block doors again? i cant remember ever seeing that many sorc pets that i wasnt able to easily go through a door or to a crafting bench.

Demycilian

We need a poll for this.

idk

Demycilian wrote: »

We need a poll for this.

Please not another worthless and pointless poll.

GreenHere

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

Integral1900 wrote: »

Hell yes, I’d pay extra for that, maybe just turn them all of, especially those stupid door blocking twighlights

since when do they block doors again? i cant remember ever seeing that many sorc pets that i wasnt able to easily go through a door or to a crafting bench.

As a controller user (on PC, gasp!), I can confirm that this is definitely a thing. Even my own pets annoy me with this, which is why I seldom use them.

Are keyboarders really not cursed with this?

Gargath

Twilight is the most annoying combat pet, and I'm waiting for the time ZOS will agree and change it to something smaller and less disturbing. It's flying just directly on the level when is the line of 3-rd view sight.

mmogamerperson

VaranisArano wrote: »

I double-bar my Twilight, which makes it really annoying to dispel. Does anyone know of an easier method than removing the skill and then replacing it on my active bar?

Try this addon:
http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1314-PetDismiss.html

GreenHere

idk wrote: »

Demycilian wrote: »

We need a poll for this.

Please not another worthless and pointless poll.

Why do people hate polls, @idk ?

Aren't they just like regular posts, with the added functionality of being able to see a tally of people's opinions on things without needing to scroll through the entire thread?

I think we should put it to a vote, y'all...

Does this thread need a poll to be made about it?

Yes!

No!

Maybe!

Other!


:: VOTE NOW!! ::

;D

Arizona_Steve

At least just make them invisible when the player is interacting with something (bank, another NPC, crafting station). I run a twilight on my sorcs, and they annoy the heck out of me when I'm trying to get something done. I can totally see how they're an annoyance to other players.

Dont_do_drugs

GreenHere wrote: »

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

Integral1900 wrote: »

Hell yes, I’d pay extra for that, maybe just turn them all of, especially those stupid door blocking twighlights

since when do they block doors again? i cant remember ever seeing that many sorc pets that i wasnt able to easily go through a door or to a crafting bench.

As a controller user (on PC, gasp!), I can confirm that this is definitely a thing. Even my own pets annoy me with this, which is why I seldom use them.

Are keyboarders really not cursed with this?

i dont know, i remember once upon a time u could block doors with those pets, but it got fixed. i never recognized, even in the prime time at the most crowded hubs problems with that pets at doors ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

elantaura

I have issue with combat pets, other ones not really they don't block writ boxes and bankers..
I go to character menu and dismiss my scamp under active effects where your food buff is etc not all the time but 80% as it even annoys me. If I could quickslot dismiss pets I would but alas no such thing.

Gythral

The Twilight Sorc pet seems to have a knack of always being in the wrong place, flapping in doors, over that item you want to loot etc

& this is from a Sorc that uses both pets almost all the time,
why cant they both move into some pocket of oblivion when not beating mobs up?
(this would. aid everyone)

Ermiq

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:
...

So, being unable to interact with a banker/vendor because there're 3+ sorc pets are flying around not bothers you? Really?
See, you can't interact with NPCs/objects through these damn combat pets, and you have to walk around awhile to find a point where there's no pet between you and that NPC/object.
Haven't you ever encountered such a situation?

On topic: since those ridiculously giant cosmetic pets was introduced (that pile of dead dragon bones and that fat pony), cosmetic pets started to annoy me, yes. But I'm pretty sure ZOS managers think opposite, because that's how the system works: a player see those other players' pets, and it makes him to think about purchasing one for himself.

NewBlacksmurf

Seems logical that it would be an option
-Pets
-Assistants

Both would need to apply
For jokes.....add in mounts cause many of us run around on their backs anyways, seems a waste

jaye63

The Chernobyl Butterfly gets in the way of targeting. Outside of that, Im not worried about cosmetic pets.

And on a personal level... that bone dragon is a work of magical art. Do you know what a mage has to do to form that and give it animation(I almost said life til I realized it was bone =D ). Be a little more respectful to the magi who rose it from mere bone!

Dont_do_drugs

Eremith wrote: »

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:
...

So, being unable to interact with a banker/vendor because there're 3+ sorc pets are flying around not bothers you? Really?
See, you can't interact with NPCs/objects through these damn combat pets, and you have to walk around awhile to find a point where there's no pet between you and that NPC/object.
Haven't you ever encountered such a situation?

AGAIN: Those pets never stopped me from interacting with any npc or crafting bench. They have no collision and i always could interact with anything in this game even with pets around, also with a couple of sorc pets.

GreenHere

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

Eremith wrote: »

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:
...

So, being unable to interact with a banker/vendor because there're 3+ sorc pets are flying around not bothers you? Really?
See, you can't interact with NPCs/objects through these damn combat pets, and you have to walk around awhile to find a point where there's no pet between you and that NPC/object.
Haven't you ever encountered such a situation?

AGAIN: Those pets never stopped me from interacting with any npc or crafting bench. They have no collision and i always could interact with anything in this game even with pets around, also with a couple of sorc pets.

Interesting. Can't say I've noticed them blocking me from interacting with npcs or workbenches and the like, but I suspect that's more because I don't tolerate them long enough for them to make it back to town. :P

I have, however, had them disrupt me while in a delve and whatnot, blocking crates and the like. Only ever a problem there with my own pets, though. At least I can do something about them.

Having other people's pets flapping on the edge of my screen when in menus is pretty irksome, though.

Mureel

idk wrote: »

I rarely notice cosmetic pets. Of course the Sorc pets cannot be turned off and certainly would not with OPs suggestion because they are not cosmetic.

Yeah they can - just drag out of bar a bit - or if PC get the add on 'Pet Dismiss' People are just a bit self centred and don't bother.

RANKK7

I don't pay for an item to be invisible to others, at this point you people could quietly play a single player game and don't be annoyed with other people choices.

I'm annoyed too by the flying nix or whatever the name and that noise could be toned down a bit, though to entirely hide other players pets or other elements defining their style and preferences seems so lame to me in a multiplayer game.

Ermiq

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

Eremith wrote: »

Dont_do_drugs wrote: »

the bone chicken isn cosmetic, if u mean the sorc pet. actually till now i never have been annoyed by anything besides those two things:
...

So, being unable to interact with a banker/vendor because there're 3+ sorc pets are flying around not bothers you? Really?
See, you can't interact with NPCs/objects through these damn combat pets, and you have to walk around awhile to find a point where there's no pet between you and that NPC/object.
Haven't you ever encountered such a situation?

AGAIN: Those pets never stopped me from interacting with any npc or crafting bench. They have no collision and i always could interact with anything in this game even with pets around, also with a couple of sorc pets.

The thing is not about collisions. You can walk through them just like you can walk through other players, yes, there's no collision. The thing is, they're 'not clickable through'. Maybe it depends on camera position settings, 3rd/1st person view, I didn't test it, but the fact that I can't see "E - do something" if there's a sorc's pet/warden's bear between my camera sight and the interactable object is... the fact.
That's why I don't use a bear on my warden. It always stands on the mob's corpse and I can't loot the corpse unless my bear walks away. The same with Hunger summoned by Defiler's set, the same with all summoned pets.

SynodicOracle

I personally would prefer if they didn't do this, it's kind of a thing we enjoy to show off, what would be the point of them if nobody else could see them?

And anyway, I barely even notice it. It also makes an area with lots of players feel more inhabited and lived-in.