Cosmetic variants of existing pets, using the same abilities and animations, are skins.
New types of pets, with new abilities and new animations, are skills.
In the context of this question presented on the forum from time to time, more people seem to be asking for new skills than new skins. As I won't use skills and skins interchangeably, I have to say no in the context of this thread.
eklhaftb16_ESO wrote: »Yes, but not just pets. All skills with visual effects should have skins. I want fire-themed mages, desert-themed wardens, frost-themed dragonknights, ghost-themed necromancers...
FlipFlopFrog wrote: »I voted yes but actually.... I change my mind. Why does everything have to be via the crown store? i'd rather the skins be a reward for doing a quest or getting an achievement.
Cosmetic variants of existing pets, using the same abilities and animations, are skins.
New types of pets, with new abilities and new animations, are skills.
In the context of this question presented on the forum from time to time, more people seem to be asking for new skills than new skins. As I won't use skills and skins interchangeably, I have to say no in the context of this thread.
As I say every time this topics comes up I'm surprised this hasn't already happened. When Morrowind launched with the brown bear and then a grey bear skin as a collector's edition item I assumed they'd gradually bring out more skins over time, maybe more bears, maybe other animals too. I was hoping sorcerers would get new pet skins as well and I have no idea why it hasn't happened. I wouldn't have thought it would take much work since it's only the appearence of the creature summoned which needs to change and they could use existing animals and daedra.
I'd love to be able to summon a wolf or senche, either would be more fitting for my warden than a bear and other animals would open up a lot more options for role-play too.Cosmetic variants of existing pets, using the same abilities and animations, are skins.
New types of pets, with new abilities and new animations, are skills.
In the context of this question presented on the forum from time to time, more people seem to be asking for new skills than new skins. As I won't use skills and skins interchangeably, I have to say no in the context of this thread.
My understanding has always been the exact opposite: the vast majority of topics I've seen, and replies to those topics are asking for skins for the existing pets, not new skills with new abilities.
Yes the animations would need to be changed slightly, because other animals don't use the same skeleton, but I've not seen anyone proposing changes to the actual function of the skills - they would still have the same cost, do the same damage in the same way etc. it's just the appearence that would change. Just like the grey bear skin which is already available for the warden.
For example:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/389885/warden-pet-cosmetics
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/432746/warden-bear-pet-skins
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/466748/skins-for-summoned-combat-pets
I don't see anyone in those topics asking for the abilities to change, just the appearence of the animal summoned.