Pet special effects tweet

[Slirith]

https://twitter.com/StephenDawson14/...32930392231936

@Dave_Maldo Any plans for pets that are tamed to keep special effects like Duskstalkers in jade forest with the shadowform?


Dave Maldonado ‏@Dave_Maldo 5h

@StephenDawson14 Looking into tech that'll put visuals like that on display level and not an aura; not sure when it'll be ready & applied.

[markdall]

I like it!

[Deleted]

That would be absolutely amazing, but I fear every Hunter and their mother will be walking around with nothing but these ''special'' pets.

[HonneurVilified]

That would be absolutely amazing, but I fear every Hunter and their mother will be walking around with nothing but these ''special'' pets.

Well, thankfully there are quite a few to choose from so I think it could only be a good change.

[Deleted]

Inb4 too many Hunters in a 20+man raid causes FPS drops with cool looking pets :P

[Prag]

Inb4 too many Hunters in a 20+man raid causes FPS drops with cool looking pets :P

You can max out settings on a 5 year old machine. These people with FPS drops should stop trying to raid on calculators tbh.

[Deleted]

You can max out settings on a 5 year old machine. These people with FPS drops should stop trying to raid on calculators tbh.

no you can't

[Prag]

no you can't

You're right, I was exaggerating slightly. i5 2500k-era machines max it out and were released in Jan. 2011, so 3 years.

[TJ]

You're right, I was exaggerating slightly. i5 2500k-era machines max it out and were released in Jan. 2011, so 3 years.

Nope, still can't raid 25 man without any lag. WoW is optimised terribly and you never get the most out of your machine. You can overclock and you'll see a big difference, but to max it out on a 2500k in 25 man raid? Doubt it. For general stuff I guess you're right.

[Rife]

I used to run 1920x1080 on ultra is easily maintain 60+ fps during combat, usually 100+ elsewhere.

I was running an overclocked i5 2500k and a 6970.

I'm on xfired 6970's and a OC'd 2700k now but my performance didn't change much. Once you've got a good CPU you won't have fps issues unless you're on integrated graphics or something.

[Deleted]

That would be absolutely amazing, but I fear every Hunter and their mother will be walking around with nothing but these ''special'' pets.

Not every hunter. Sometimes it's chill to just have some simplicity.

[prwraith]

no you can't

Idk my old 460 gtx could max out wow raids with the i7 I got 3-4 ish years ago.

So I don't think it's excusable to not have hardware for something like this.

[Tamaloks]

This post is about hunter pets or about computer specs?

Anyway, it should be cool to walk around with a ghost wolf with a sword impaled through it

[Deleted]

Not every hunter. Sometimes it's chill to just have some simplicity.

I agree, and I usually have some of the more simple pets myself just because they actually look more unique. But the lightning wolves in the vale tell a different story. I tamed one the other day just because it matched a new transmog set despite knowing it was quite a popular pet. After a day I just cound't take it anymore because literally 50% of the Hunters on my server was walking around with it.

Same reason why my poor Loque'nahak pet has been stabled for months. It's by far my favorite pet, but I like feeling a little unique.

[prwraith]

I agree, and I usually have some of the more simple pets myself just because they actually look more unique. But the lightning wolves in the vale tell a different story. I tamed one the other day just because it matched a new transmog set despite knowing it was quite a popular pet. After a day I just cound't take it anymore because literally 50% of the Hunters on my server was walking around with it.

Same reason why my poor Loque'nahak pet has been stabled for months. It's by far my favorite pet, but I like feeling a little unique.

I just grabbed the blue / gold Portent. It's simple and elegant, and not flashy enough for 90% of the server to want it