Prong-Eared Grimalkin animation issue

Tawniey · January 2021

Seeing the PTS Patch Note mention of the Dwarven Scarab Pet's wings having a fix for during idle animations prompted me to look to see if an issue I'd noticed right away with the Prong-Eared Grimalkin had been addressed yet. Alas, it seems it hasn't (which, I hadn't posted about it here before I don't think, and I'm not sure if anyone else has so it may have gone completely unnoticed)

The animation seems to be one of the less frequent idle animations, but it is very jarringly broken, and was a major motivator in my decision to not purchase that pet at 1000 crowns though it has stayed in the Crown Store all this time.

Here's a screenshot of the behavior taken just a few minutes ago in game. The legs break when it lays down, prompting me and my friends to jokingly refer to it as a "rotisserie kitten" because of how its bottom half looks kind of like a plucked chicken with the wings up. Definitely not ideal. ^^;

I know it's a low-priority fix, but given the 2+ years the Grimalkin has spent in the store, I figured it might need to be brought up.

SickleCider · January 2021

Does this kitty still have the broken texture on the underside of the tail, too?

meekmiko · January 2021

Tawniey wrote: »

Seeing the PTS Patch Note mention of the Dwarven Scarab Pet's wings having a fix for during idle animations prompted me to look to see if an issue I'd noticed right away with the Prong-Eared Grimalkin had been addressed yet. Alas, it seems it hasn't (which, I hadn't posted about it here before I don't think, and I'm not sure if anyone else has so it may have gone completely unnoticed)

The animation seems to be one of the less frequent idle animations, but it is very jarringly broken, and was a major motivator in my decision to not purchase that pet at 1000 crowns though it has stayed in the Crown Store all this time.

Here's a screenshot of the behavior taken just a few minutes ago in game. The legs break when it lays down, prompting me and my friends to jokingly refer to it as a "rotisserie kitten" because of how its bottom half looks kind of like a plucked chicken with the wings up. Definitely not ideal. ^^;

I know it's a low-priority fix, but given the 2+ years the Grimalkin has spent in the store, I figured it might need to be brought up.

The non-combat pet Cat legs have all always been broken when previewing them in the Crown Store.
They AREN'T broken after you've purchased them and have them standing next to you. They will sit/lay down perfectly fine. It's how it's always been. No clue why.

Versispellis wrote: »

Does this kitty still have the broken texture on the underside of the tail, too?

And yes, the texture under the tail is still broken.

Tawniey · January 2021

meekmiko wrote: »

The non-combat pet Cat legs have all always been broken when previewing them in the Crown Store.
They AREN'T broken after you've purchased them and have them standing next to you. They will sit/lay down perfectly fine. It's how it's always been. No clue why.

That's bizarre but very enlightening! Thank you.

I feel a bit better about it now, knowing that it doesn't keep doing that broken pose after purchase. I definitely feel like the preview glitch should be addressed so there isn't more confusion from others like myself, but now I understand why it's low enough priority to go years unfixed. I appreciate your taking the time to inform me.

MagicalLija · January 2021

Versispellis wrote: »

Does this kitty still have the broken texture on the underside of the tail, too?

I'm begging for it to be fixed.

meekmiko · January 2021

Tawniey wrote: »

meekmiko wrote: »

The non-combat pet Cat legs have all always been broken when previewing them in the Crown Store.
They AREN'T broken after you've purchased them and have them standing next to you. They will sit/lay down perfectly fine. It's how it's always been. No clue why.

That's bizarre but very enlightening! Thank you.

I feel a bit better about it now, knowing that it doesn't keep doing that broken pose after purchase. I definitely feel like the preview glitch should be addressed so there isn't more confusion from others like myself, but now I understand why it's low enough priority to go years unfixed. I appreciate your taking the time to inform me.

You're very welcome.

And here's an example:

https://youtu.be/TyrEI8-dAv8?t=57