I like extra fluff. I'm all for this kind of thing.
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I like it *as long as you can dismiss them*. That is the ONE thing that I hate about the other non-combat pets, that they hang out with you regardless of whether you want them there. Hell I'd like to be able to select summoning and dismissal emotes too!
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I actually think that it would be better to have them as a merit reward option than as a reward for having/getting the badge. Other specific pets could be done as recipes. Make it a temp power with unlimited uses like the Veteran Reward. Get the random recipe drop and craft that bad boy. I'd love to be able to get optional non-combat pets though.
I want a geode shard or a rubble pet. Seriously, those things are adorable.
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I'd probably replace the broken shield generator with a miniature Jump Bot, but I'm all for having non-Vet-Reward non-combat pets. I like this idea.
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I like it *as long as you can dismiss them*. That is the ONE thing that I hate about the other non-combat pets, that they hang out with you regardless of whether you want them there. Hell I'd like to be able to select summoning and dismissal emotes too!
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Oh of course, these pets would be dismissable, more like a toggle power (that uses no endurance) and would disappear when detoggled.
I actually quite like the idea of giving them as a Merit reward option, don't make them too expensive, say 10-20 merits but then I want these to make something more tangible out of certain Taskforces/Strikeforces than simply merits but it remains a nice option.
Sadly we can't yet make selectable emotes for summoning them but I would suggest for certain pets have a different summon (The three demons use the Cast costume change emote without the puff of smoke, the Robotic ones use the MM robot summoning and so on).
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So it would be a 'Hot Wheels' tied up in a wire coathanger? Yay!
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As long as you can get rid of them if you don't feel like having them hanging around you at the moment, then yes, I'm all for this.
since they are just fluff, why not make them purchasable with tickets from AE. then they could be either a model of the full size version or just a hologram that looks real.
Also I would love to have one of each GM possible. might be hard to have a mini-lusca or mini hami.
Mini Hami isn't hard, infact it's already ingame as the Hamidon Bud (not used since the Hami revamp). Mini-lusca would be...erm..problematic to say the leasts.
Actually using AE tickets is quite a good idea, that way a major explanation like the ones I've made wouldn't be required, it could use the standard Vet power description (You summon a solid hologram of X, it follows you around, it's great for parties).
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since they are just fluff, why not make them purchasable with tickets from AE. then they could be either a model of the full size version or just a hologram that looks real.
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I would rather they be added as regular recipes. That way they can be purchased or dropped via all means in the game.
Tying them all to AE forces use of the MA, which is optional. Maybe tie one specific one to AE, a mini holo-contact.
Hmm I would prefer to keep some (the ones mentioned) as taskforce rewards, since they're something just beyond merits as a reward for it.
Random recipe drops one I would like to have drop at the same rate as costume recipe drops, I wouldn't want them to become the next big expensive item (lord knows how much I shelled out in gold for certain pets in WoW though...think the most expensive was 1000g, considering you could train for epic mount raiding and buy a mount for that, it was expensive).
Perhaps, as suggested, a plethora of ways of picking up non-combat pets.
Taskforces/Strikeforces award the ones listed.
AE tickets grant you a little holocontact.
GMs award each player their miniature versions.
Random recipe drops...hmm what ones could we include in random recipe drops.
My main problem is if (big if) the suggestion was taken up, I wouldn't want to flood people suddenly with non-combat pets.
Heheheh, mini Lusca + Tenebrous Tentacles = RING OF SUSHI!
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Sadly Lusca just wouldn't make any sense for a mobile non-combat pet that's summoned out of water.
In order to stop people becoming a one person zoo with the non-combat pets I'd think them be a mutually exclusive toggle (you can't have more than one pet around at any one time).
Technically for the RSF I'd like a minature Recluse that follows you around shaking his fist randomly.
But I think something else other than a Hellfrost demon should be givin' for the Ice Mistral Task Force.
I suggest something more along the lines of something Psionic-ish.
Possibly even a floating purple wisp?
I'm all for something like this--but we have to sneak a Miniature Fusionette in there somewhere. ^_^
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Or a full sized one.
And when you have several players that have the same pet, she groups up and starts spamming broadcast with inane chatter.
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Nooooo....
No clearly human pets, think that has to be a rule right there, it goes from the realms of the entertaining into the realms of the downright silly and in the words of Monty Python "We shan't go there...tis a silly place!" Humanoid (like Jack in Irons) is fine, obviously robotic or non-human (such as the AE holo-contact) is fine too.
The reason for the Hellfrost is that the Ice Mistral TF does focus on the Circle of Thorns as a primary enemy (hell the end boss is a CoT AV) so it does make sense...and you already have a floating purply whispy thing in the Nictus Wisp from the Moonfire TF.
A suggestion from the EU forums was that they be account based, a nice idea in that it will encourage people to do things they normally wouldn't do (villainside TFs when they normally play hero) this would also allow you to choose the most appropriate accompanying pet from the word go once earn't.
Right since the kind of guy I am,, making a summary of all the feedback I've gotten.
The pets would be accountbased but you could only ever have one active (summoned) at any one time, they can be dismissed in much the same way as Controller pets (by right clicking and selecting dismiss).
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Each Giant Monster will issue there own mini-version as well as those listed from the taskforce rewards.
alright...here goes..more descriptions incoming...please note if we're going this route, the Bitesized Babbage would come from the GM version of Babbage and in its place would be a Pint-sized Paladin (same descripton for the Paladin, will do Babbage's description here).
Hero GM reward pets
Name:Bitesized Babbage.
Description:All large clockwork produce those tiny little Gears and Babbage was no exception. This one has decided you should take care of it now that you've destroyed the main body. It does like to steal shiny things though, so keep an eye on it...
Name:Kranky Kronos.
Description:Kronos, the greek god of time and Malta's largest Titan. This one isn't quite so mighty, infact its downright miniscule, less a tiny terror and more a tiny toy....it's lack of functional weaponry and it's size has left it with an attitude problem...
Name:Diminished Adamanstor.
Description:Sometimes the summoning of Adamanstor goes wrong, very wrong and this is what happens. A rather miniscule little undead creature who seeks out to devour the souls of small rodents, which are distinctly lacking in Paragons pest free enviroment...it'll give your shins a good kicking through!
Name:Squashling (award from Hallowed Spirit or Pumpkin King/Queen)
Description:Not all Fir Bolg grow up to be big and strong, this one a little Squashling, it sides with you in the hopes that you will defeat the nasty Redcaps, since it's bigger brethren aren't doing so well...
Name:Jack Junior (awarded through the Iron Warrior or Giant Killer badge).
Description: Jack isn't the only giant but this one is less of a giant and more of a pest, some speculate it could be one of Jack's loathsome offspring...though nobody quite knows who or what would want to mate with Jack...
Name:Cute Kraken.
Description:Alright, it's not cute, it's a small green hydra that likes to vomit on things...but you're it's parent now you slain the mommy, so look after it, even if it is ugly....(As not to be confused with the Hydra spawnling, the Hydra Spawnling will be a miniatue Man O' War which is red in colour, while obviously the Cute Kraken will be dark green in colour).
Name:Rumblin' Jurrasik Rubble!
Description:This Rubble wants to be just like it's dad, instead it has a toy car on a small stick and couldn't be less deadly if it tried, it's still made of rock mind you so try not to drop him in the water, he'll sink and the car will rust, so don't be mean!
Villain GM reward pets
Name:Arachnos sanction toy Flier.
Description:Hey Kids, you wanna be cool, get the new artificially intelligent Arachnos Flier, comes with foam missiles and several Bane spider action figures. Remember Arachnos IS watching you using this toy and your playtime amuses Lord Recluse!
Name:Ghostly whisp (Scrapyarder).
Description:All the remains of the gigantic ghost of the Scrapyarder is this tiny whisp, it follows you wherever you go. Sometimes you hear voices on the wind mocking you every time you fall in battle but it must be nothing...
Name:Grim Gremlin.
Description:While Deathsurge is a monstrous amalgamation of death dealing electricity, this tiny little gremlin barely has enough to power a pocket calculator...still be useful if every you need some batteries charged on the go.
Name:Quaint Caleb.
Description:A small Nerva ghost, which had decided that since you kicked Caleb's backside, you're probably the person to hang around with and your ten times scarier than Caleb ever was...
Co-op/event specific GM pet rewards
Name:U'Kon Pr'pul.
Description:A miniaturised Rikti Drone all of your own, watching your every move and recording it for prosperity, shame you have no idea why it's following you and why it's recording but you still look cool with it...just got to remember to not let it in the toilet...
Name:Frozen Frosty (Frozen Fury badge).
Description:Guess this member of the Winter horde really couldn't take the heat...it's nearly melted away to nothing, probably should stick it in the freezer...
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For 1000 tickets (each) you can buy the...
Name:Handsome Holo (male).
Description:Now AE entertainment has already bought you the mobile way to work from home with it's handy palm terminal for those playful users, now you can try out our mobile contact hologram, it's not hooked up to the AE yet but be sure to talk to it for all your AE update needs!
Name:Comely Contact (female).
Description:Now AE entertainment has already bought you the mobile way to work from home with it's handy palm terminal for those playful users, now you can try out our mobile contact hologram, it's not hooked up to the AE yet but be sure to talk to it for all your AE update needs!
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There think that has covered all the feedback I've had so far, also the Miniature Malfunction Forcefield Projector for the Silver Mantis TF would be replaced with....
Name:Jury-Rigged Jumpbot.
Description:Not quite upto the standard of the Sky Raiders, perhaps one of them built this in their spare time, either way the little robot has taken to following you, perhaps it's malfunctioning...who knows...
So we good...can someone send a Dev this way to see what they think? 
Right you get a selection of Non-combat pets as the 36 (3 year) vet reward, so we know the game can do this sort of thing (I'm not including the 'buff pets' that veterans get as a later reward as these could fall under the catergory of combat pets since they do provide a buff).
When I played World of Warcraft I was something of a non-combat pet collector (verged on 70 overall, including ridiculously rare ones, I went more out of my way for those little critters than any piece of gear I ever wanted) and wouldn't mind seeing them as a more tangible reward to some of the Taskforces/Strike Forces within the game. I'll run down my suggestion for each individual Taskforce/Strikeforce and the pets name and power description. Some Taskforces/Trials wont have a pet reward, both to keep the numbers down and only when it makes the most sense.
Hero Taskforces/Trials
Fall of the Clockwork King: Synapse Taskforce
Name:Bitesized Babbage.
Description:A completely unterrifying version of the monstrous Babbage, found as a plaything for the Clockwork king to amuse himself within his lair, it decided it prefered its chances with you after the mechanical menace fell and you've not had the heart to give it to DATA for study.
The Kheldian War: Moonfire Taskforce
Name:Nictus Wisp.
Description:Too small to be of any harm, it hovers around you, perhaps waiting for a moment of weakness within which to try to merge, you're keeping any eye on this thing, unfortunately you can't seem to find any tangible way of getting rid of it apart from shooing it away for a while but it always comes back...
Citadel's Childen: Citadel Taskforce
Name:Zippy Zenith Hoverbot
Description:First of the two prototypes designed as a cheaper alternative to the much larger robots but rejected that the miniaturised parts actually costs MORE to create. It never had it's weapons activated but it has designated you as it's operator and owner.
The MegaMech Cometh: Ernesto Hess Taskforce
Name:Miniature Mark II Zenith.
Description:second of the two prototypes designed as a cheaper alternative to the much larger robots but rejected that the miniaturised parts actually costs MORE to create. It never had it's weapons activated but it has designated you as it's operator and owner.
Sewer Trial
Name:Hydra Spawnling.
Description:Perhaps a young offspring of the Hydra, perhaps something else, you can't be sure but you were there when 'it' hatched and it now calls you it's mother.
Eden Trial
Name:Crystal Titan Shardling.
Description:Smaller than the standard Crystal Titan Shards it looks up to you as it's protector, shattered from the main consciousness and driving force of Devouring Earth it seems to follow you as it's new hivemind.
Villain Taskforces/Trials
Beast beneath the Temple: Virgil Tarikoss Strikeforce
Name: Hordling Lasher.
Description:This Demon respect powers and considering you've subdued Bat'zul, you're clearly the most powerful thing around, it's siding with you for safety.
Pirates of the Sky: Silver Mantis
Name:Malfunction miniature forcefield generator
Description:Unfortunately this Forcefield Generator has had some of it's circuit scrambled, it thinks you're the Engineer that built it and isn't powerful enough project a forcefield. Sad little thing really...
Temple of the Waters: Operative Renault Strikeforce
Name:Cute Coral Guardian
Description:While the idea of hanging around something 'adorable' probably isn't something you'd like you just can't get rid of the damn thing for long, smash it and it reforms, shoo it away, it comes back and dropping the thing into the sea just plain won't work...
The Crystal of Serafina: Ice Mistral Strikeforce
Name:Mildly Melted Hellfrost
Description:Not quite the demon it use to be now that you've crushed it down to size, like all demons it respects power and has sided with you to further it's own rather ambitious (for it's size) gains, though it won't be threatening anybody just yet...
Respec Trial
Name:Impetious Impette (Succubus model)
Description:Power begets power and now your powers have changed and improved this little imp is going to make sure you put this stolen power to evil use, after all, it was from her summoners, the Circle of Thorns, from which you stole it.
Co-Op Taskforce/Strikeforce
The Lady Grey Strikeforce/Taskforce
Name:Hamidon Bud.
Description:What remains of the weakened Hamidon you fought in The Abyss, it's rumoured these globules of goo could grow back into a full sized Hamidon, best keep an eye on it then even if it does seem to be following you around...
What do people think (spent quite a while working on this) and what would your suggestions be?