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Watcher Pet
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Nemesis7884✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭i do think they could at least add a few more things besides the reskin, like slightly different ears, beard, sattle etc...4 -
rotaugen454✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭The Pocket Watcher is at least a new pet, not a reskin. The mount is a harder sell, and would wipe out my gems saved up."Get off my lawn!"6 -
Vigawatt✭✭✭Most of us are disgusted with the gem system, and crown crates in general.
What is so off putting about a monthly fee for everyone? Like mandatory ESO+ for everyone? Everyone wants to jump on a game that is free to play after initial purchase, but with the greedy pandering of ZOS and our constant criticism on performance, just make the game have a mandatory fee! It would give ZOS a steady income stream so they wouldn't have to worry so much about selling their souls on the crown store and could have more freedom to focus on other things.
Some players would absolutely jump ship if they were required to pay, but when the player base is just disgusted with how things are it can't be good for ZOS morale.8 -
Kiyakotari✭✭✭✭✭I've seen one watcher, and I really like it. I have the gems available that I could easily afford either the mount or the pet.
I will not be getting one. I cannot participate in a system that is so blatantly a cash grab.11 -
starkerealm✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Seriously thought about picking it up on EU. I've got a bunch of gems over there. But, nope. I have seen one in the wild, though.0 -
LMar✭✭✭✭✭
✭I have the gems from the free crates of the past but as i do not support gem exclusives or the crates i shan't be getting it."If a stick of fish is a fish stick, it will stick like other fish sticks stick"
"Taller races now sit in chairs correctly"2 -
Vicarra✭✭✭✭✭I would have happily bought the watcher pet immediately for crowns if it were offered in the crown store , but I'll be damned if I'm going to buy enough gamble crates to farm enough gems to get it. If they don't want my money, I guess I'll keep it for myself.PAWS - Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff!
Haakon Stormblade - Nord Illusionist, Dwemer scholar, Horse Whisperer, Bringer of Storms18 -
Lord_Wrath✭✭✭✭✭Did Zos hire a used car salesman or something? Shame on them trying to nickel and dime us.1300+ CP | Lørd Wrath | - Sorcerer - Palatine - Grand Master Crafter - 30000 Achievement Points
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Artim_X✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Glorious pet, but disgusting price
(AD) Artim X/Xirtām/Måtrix |PC/NA| Casual staff wielding vampire sorcerer/templar/arcanistElectric-Stunhttps://media.giphy.com/media/Av0zcKH3i2BkaY1GXW/giphy.gif/https://c.tenor.com/jQHdFftrgwMAAAAC/tenor.gifElectric-Pets- Roleplay Damage Dealing Build.
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (infused/shock enchant), and Kinras's jewelry (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused/flame/weapon damage enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Boundless Storm, Mages' Wrath, Lightning Flood, Shocking Soul (Shock damage, Class Mastery Signature Script, and Empower), and Power Overload.
- Ability-Bar 2: Storm Pulsar, Streak, Shock Reach, Unstable Wall of Storms, Shocking Burst (Shock Damage, remove 1 negative effect, and interrupt) and Thunderous Rage.
Solo: Use Kinras's chest, replace Mora with Ring of the Pale Order, and use a heavy Slimcraw piece for max critical.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHVjemwxZHI2ZmQ2bTg1ZG0xOTZ3b2QwajBzNGxmaHh6OXRpN3p6YSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/eBgWizk5dmZRS/giphy.gifElectric-Heal- Stress free one bar pet build .
- Gear: 5 Infallible Aether (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants. No chest piece), 1 medium Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, medium, Max Mag Enchants), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant ring and necklace (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant), Oakensoul ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant)
- Ability-Bar: Daedric Prey, Summon Volatile Familiar, Bound Armaments, Unstable Wall of Storms, Summon Twilight Matriarch, and Greater storm Atronach.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5ibGIHneWS6ek/giphy.gifElectric-Ward- My Healer Build.
- Gear: 5 Spell Power Cure (All apparel light and Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 Slimecraw Guise for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchants), Maelstrom's Perfected Lightning Staff (Charged/shock enchant), and Infallible Aether jewelry (arcane with spell damage enchant)/restoration staff (Powered with absorb magicka enchant). 1 Mora's Whispers.
- Ability-Bar 1: Power Surge, Boundless Storm, Blessing of Restoration, Energy Orb, Twilight Matriarch, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Dark Deal, Overflowing Altar, Elemental Drain, Blockade of Storms, Twilight Matriarch, and Aggressive Horn.
https://media.giphy.com/media/Wa0TGmtDvwW3e/giphy.gifElectric-Vamp- My Meme Tank Build that uses high resistance and variety of wards.
- Gear: 5 Brands of Imperium (All body pieces except Head and Shoulders, with Divine trait, and with Prismatic Defense Enchants), full Iceheart (1 light and 1 medium. Divines and Prismatic Enchant), and Combat Physician jewelry (bloodthirsty with Prismatic Recovery Enchants), Combat Physician restoration staff (Infused with hardening enchant), and combat physician ice staff (Infused with crusher enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Critical Surge, Bound Aegis, Deep Thoughts, Boundless Storm, Healing Ward, and Replenishing Barrier.
- Ability-Bar 2: Silver Leash (Elemental Drain if healer isn't running it), Bound Aegis, Frost Clench, Blockade of Frost, Empowered Ward, and Temporal Guard.
https://media.giphy.com/media/ukDQiYZzRAxMZKcK86/giphy.gifDawnfang- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (medium chest and body pieces light. All Impenetrable with Prismatic Enchants). Gaze of Sithis and 1 light Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton (light shoulders, and impenetrable with Prismtaic Enchants). Knight Slayer (Swift with spell damage enchant)/lightning staff (infused with oblivion enchant)/restoration staff (infused with oblivion enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Structured Entropy, Boundless Storm, Soul Splitting Trap, Radiating Regeneration, Healing Ward, and Life Giver.
- Ability-Bar 2: Drain Vigor (Elemental Susceptibility), Race Against Time, Rune Cage, Radiant Magelight, Regenerative Ward, and Shatter Soul.
https://media.tenor.com/ogWfvDdsqBIAAAAd/anime-black-clover.gifDuskfang- My casual one bar heavy attack Templar build that primarily utilizes Aedric Spear abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Puncturing Sweep, Aurora Javelin, Toppling Charge, Blazing Spear, Radiant Ward/Breath of life, and Crescent Sweep.
https://media.tenor.com/Jo8aG_ouy_oAAAAd/ac-odyssey.gifEye of the Queen- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Radiant Oppression, Race Against Time, Aurora Javelin, Breath of Life, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/44/1c/fd441c8242af6ec35ada94496feb0901.gifEye of the King- My casual one bar heavy attack Arcanist build that primarily utilizes Herald of the Tome abilities.
- Gear: 5 Noble Duelist (Head or Shoulder and body pieces except Chest. All body pieces Divines with Max Mag Enchants), 1 light Slimecraw for max spell critical (Divines, light, Max Mag Enchant), Lightning Staff of the Sergeant (precise/shock enchant), Sergeant's chest (Divines and max magicka enchant), and Sergeant's Mail jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (bloodthirsty with spell damage enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Pragmatic Fatecarver, Cephaliarch's Flail, Rune of Displacement, Inspired Scholarship/Evolving Runemend, and The Languid Eye.
https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExOTAzdjV1eTgwbDFmM3lrZmxuMXRqdDR3Y3h1ZDRpajR0M3VjZzQ3NSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/zXmbOaTpbY6mA/giphy.gifPvE Starter Gear- Tanky stage 4 vampire utility focused PvP healer that can take down very inexperienced players but is primarily focused on working alongside others in an organized group, PUGs, or zergs.
- Gear: 5 Torug's Pact (Heavy Chest with light Head, Waist, Hands, and Feet. All body pieces Impenetrable. Health enchant on chest/head/legs and everything else Prismatic Enchants), 1 Medium Mighty Chudan/Pirate Skeleton Shoulder (Impenetrable, Prismatic Enchant), Knight Slayer Restoration Staff (Infused/Decrease Health enchant), and Knight Slayer jewelry (One Ring and one Neck. Both Swift with spell damage enchant). 1 Oakensoul Ring (Swift with Spell Damage Enchant).
- Ability-Bar 1: Escalating Runeblades, Race Against Time, Rune of Uncanny Adoration, Evolving Runemend, Resolving Vigor, and Life Giver.
https://media.giphy.com/media/6CovzgyTig7M4/giphy.gifRace- Gear: 5 Law of Julianos (heavy chest, gloves/belt light, and the rest can be light or 1 medium piece if you're not wearing medium anywhere else on your body. All in training if grinding for XP or divines), Armor of the Seducer or Magnus' Gift head, shoulder, and staves (light with 1 medium piece if you are not already wearing 1 medium Julianos piece. All in training or divines. The staves should be training or infused), and 3 purple Willpower Jewelry with Arcane trait (can be bought from trading guilds for relatively cheap.
- Check tamrieltradecentre.com for the best deals if you're not using a price checking addon).
https://media.giphy.com/media/sdEkeWpiaGz0A/giphy.gifMundus Stones- High elf, since you will not have issues with sustain, but other mag based races are also fine so this is more of a personal choice.
https://media.giphy.com/media/cT3wMhLGQWdKU/giphy.gifCurrent Champion Points- PvP: The Steed for speed. Gotta go fast!
- PvE Healing/Damage: The Thief for decent crit rate.
- PvE Tanking: The Lady to get close to resistance cap.
https://media.giphy.com/media/l4FGDAx6u3hthMhgI/giphy.gifFavorite Foods and Potions- DPS: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Exploiter, Weapons Expert, Fighting Finesse, Master-at-Arms, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Healer Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Hope Infusion, Weapon's Expert, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- Tanky Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Ironclad, Enduring Resolve, Reinforced, Duelist's Rebuff, Bastion, Ward Master, Rejuvenation, Fortified.
- PvP Sorc: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, Occult Overload, Arcane Supremacy, Bastion, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
- PvP Temp/Arcanist: Shadowstrike/ Master Gatherer, Meticulous Disassembly/Plentiful Harvest, Steed's Blessing, Sustaining Shadows, Enlivening Overflow, Weapon's Expert, From the Brink, Arcane Supremacy, Celerity, Rejuvenation, Fortified, Boundless Vitality.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3otPoTggaYFNd1FdAI/giphy.gif- Parse Food for PvE:(DPS) Ghastly Eye Bowl (increases Max Magicka by 4592 and Magicka Recovery by 459 for 2 hours).
- Gold/Purple Food for Sorc PvP and Meme Tanking:(PvP) Clockwork Citrus Filet (increases Max Health by 3326, Health Recovery by 406 [useful if stage 1 vampire], Max Magicka by 3080, and Magicka Recovery by 338 for 2 hours). Witchmother's Potent Brew (Increase Max Magicka by 2856, Max Health by 3094, and Magicka Recovery by 315 for 2 hours.
- Trash Potions when feeling cheap: Regular CP150 Essence of Magicka pots that I obtain frequently from playing the game or Crown Tri-Restoration Potion obtained from dailies.
- Crafted Potions: Essence of Spell Critical (Bugloss, Lady's Smock, and Water Hyacinth). Without magelight this is my primary means of obtaining Major Prophecy on my Sorc, which increases my Spell Critical Rating. This also heals and restores magicka. Essence of Immovability (Columbine, Corn Flower, and Wormwood). I use this in PvP, since this gives me stealth detection, knockback immunity, and restores magicka (better to use it when competent allies are nearby, since it might reveal that you are surrounded by multiple players in stealth and you will not have an emergency pot available after use). Essence of Invisibility with only 2 ingredients (Blue Entoloma, Namira's Rot, Nirnroot, or Spider Egg). I use this in PvE content that requires stealth and if I need more speed I'll use Rapid Maneuver before using the potion. Essence of Invisibility with 3 ingredients (Blessed Thistle, Blue Entoloma, and Namira's Rot). Very useful in PvP alongside the vampire Dark Stalker passive, since you'll be invisible, ignore movement speed penalty while in Crouch, and you'll have a 30% movement speed boost from Major Expedition (I always have this slotted when riding from point A to B in PvP land, since gankers are always lurking). My templar/arcanist will mostly use Essence of Health (Tri-Stat Potion) Ingredients: (Mountain Flower, Columbine, and Bugloss).
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Jaraal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭He guards my treasure.
Gems were sitting around collecting dust, and this is a good thing to spend them on. The animation is very well done.12 -
Cloudless✭✭✭✭✭Saw someone with it on PC EU and I do like how it looks, but for 300 gems... yyeah, thanks but no thanks.5 -
Canned_Apples✭✭✭✭✭
✭IT'S ONLY $300. THAT'S NOTHING!
That's the price of 20 months of eso+
It's ridiculous, but people will still buy it.
I'd be interested in pets if they actually roamed around you house instead of just sitting in one spot.8 -
Jaraal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Canned_Apples wrote: »IT'S ONLY $300. THAT'S NOTHING!
That's the price of 20 months of eso+
It's ridiculous, but people will still buy it.
I'd be interested in pets if they actually roamed around you house instead of just sitting in one spot.
Not necessarily. I got almost half of those gems out of my first free Hollowjack crate last year:
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Raideen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Canned_Apples wrote: »IT'S ONLY $300. THAT'S NOTHING!
That's the price of 20 months of eso+
It's ridiculous, but people will still buy it.
I'd be interested in pets if they actually roamed around you house instead of just sitting in one spot.
Not necessarily. I got almost half of those gems out of my first free Hollowjack crate last year:
Even a blind squirrel catches a nut every now and then.
His post is correct for the vast majority of people as your experience is not reflective of the well documented standard.10 -
Dusk_Coven✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I saw a Watcher Pet today and... honestly it looked rather too big to be a play on "pocket watch".0 -
Raideen✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Dusk_Coven wrote: »I saw a Watcher Pet today and... honestly it looked rather too big to be a play on "pocket watch".
Is that why its called a "Pocket Watcher"?
I thought it was named more after the idea of the "Eye of the Beholder" from DND (eye/watch= same thing), and pocket because its small. Most beholders were larger.0 -
Jaraal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Dusk_Coven wrote: »I saw a Watcher Pet today and... honestly it looked rather too big to be a play on "pocket watch".
Is that a watcher in your pocket...... or are your pants just haphazardly seamy?1 -
LadySinflower✭✭✭✭✭I think it's really cute but I refuse to buy crown crates, so I won't ever have it. I guess they are trying to keep it as some kind of "elite" pet, only for those who are willing to spend a lot of money in the crown store. I buy crowns, but not for crates. If the watcher pet was just for crowns, I probably would have bought crowns to get it. But I'm not doubling or tripling the amount of money this would cost if it were 300 crowns, just to hope to get enough garbage in the crates to trade for gems. Thanks again for nothing, ZOS.8 -
Karminathevamp✭✭✭After having the watcher pet for two days now, I noticed that while it flies behind me when I'm running and adventuring, it makes different sounds like the Dwemer Sphere or the Daedric Scamp. Is he a ventriloquist or is it a bug? Has anyone who owns the watcher pet noticed this?Master Angler0 -
Jaraal✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Karminathevamp wrote: »After having the watcher pet for two days now, I noticed that while it flies behind me when I'm running and adventuring, it makes different sounds like the Dwemer Sphere or the Daedric Scamp. Is he a ventriloquist or is it a bug? Has anyone who owns the watcher pet noticed this?
Is it possible you were hearing other people's pets? I don't hear anything other than the squishy tentacle sound, some faint clicks, and a whooshing sound when he spins around.1 -
ForMalacath✭✭✭I have plenty of gems that have been slowly building up and I love this thing so couldn't resist. My favourite pet so far and looks great with my NecroIn Malacath we trust
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Acrolas✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭The Pocket Watcher is not the first 300 gem pet. The HollowJack Netch and Ice Nixad were both 300 apiece.
Whether they're all worth it is subjective. The more troubling aspect is that there's a sub-community here that continuously bashes anyone they feel fits an outdated gamer stereotype. As far as I'm concerned, it says more about that sub-community than it does about anyone who happens to have a crown gem exclusive or two or seventeen.
Just let people enjoy what they want to enjoy in the game.Dusk_Coven wrote: »I saw a Watcher Pet today and... honestly it looked rather too big to be a play on "pocket watch".
It's a play off Pocket Mammoth. It's in the item description.remember the time when the new mounts. like camel, bear was 1200 crown? and the reskin was 2000. and they was unique. back then when only guar and horse was and the senche.
The Cave Bear, Hammerfell Camel, and Highland Wolf debuted with DLC game packs (Orsinium, Thieves Guild, and Dark Brotherhood, respectively) and were 1800 crowns apiece outside of the collector bundle. The median price of a limited reskin has always been 2500, even on traditionally cheaper mounts like the horse and guar.
So no, you're not remembering correctly.signing off6 -
LonePirate✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭300 crowns for this pet would have made it a solid seller. Instead, 300 gems as the price makes it nothing but a joke.5 -
Karminathevamp✭✭✭Is it possible you were hearing other people's pets? I don't hear anything other than the squishy tentacle sound, some faint clicks, and a whooshing sound when he spins around.
I have been testing this in the wilderness where no one was around me, it still makes the other sounds when it is running behind me. When I'm standing still, it just makes its usual clicks and whoosh sounds. He is a weirdo for sure.
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Araneae6537✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭It makes noise? O.o It doesn’t look like it should... I’ve seen it a time or two in game but only briefly in crowds so I wouldn’t have noticed. The Crown items are at the limit of what I will pay; these Gem exclusives are exorbitant.
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ShawnLaRock✭✭✭✭✭
✭I rarely have a non-combat pet assigned for too long after I get it (ie. Mummified Alfiq just achieved) - but the Watcher did look super cool when I saw a player’s yesterday.
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