Lunch Topic: What animal should Blizzard add to the WoW bestiary?
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The world of Azeroth is filled with creatures great and small, and a multitude of animal types are represented, both realistic and fantastic. From the beginning, we've had real-world animals such as lions, tigers, bears, ostriches, spiders, bats, hyenas, vultures, and wolves alongside mythological creatures like dragons, centaurs, werewolves, and demons. The Burning Crusade expansion added moths and wasps, dragonhawks and warp stalkers; Wrath brought in rhinoceroses, mammoths, giant worms, and minotaurs; and now, with Cataclysm, we've seen the inclusion of monkeys, mastiffs, eels, fish, sharks, and the much-anticipated fox.
Blizzard is broadening the World of Warcraft bestiary with each new expansion, but there are plenty of animal types left to draw from. How about a tamable sugar glider or a chinchilla vanity pet? Speaking of vanity pets, I'd love to see some of them turned into game mobs. Who wouldn't want to fight (or tame!) a mutant rabbit or Rodent of Unusual Size? With the addition of Vashj'ir, Blizzard has already opened the door for any number of sea creature models. How about a manta ray to join the existing whales and sea turtles?
Is your favorite animal or mythical creature represented in World of Warcraft? What would you like to see added to WoW's bestiary?
The world of Azeroth is filled with creatures great and small, and a multitude of animal types are represented, both realistic and fantastic. From the beginning, we've had real-world animals such as lions, tigers, bears, ostriches, spiders, bats, hyenas, vultures, and wolves alongside mythological creatures like dragons, centaurs, werewolves, and demons. The Burning Crusade expansion added moths and wasps, dragonhawks and warp stalkers; Wrath brought in rhinoceroses, mammoths, giant worms, and minotaurs; and now, with Cataclysm, we've seen the inclusion of monkeys, mastiffs, eels, fish, sharks, and the much-anticipated fox.
Blizzard is broadening the World of Warcraft bestiary with each new expansion, but there are plenty of animal types left to draw from. How about a tamable sugar glider or a chinchilla vanity pet? Speaking of vanity pets, I'd love to see some of them turned into game mobs. Who wouldn't want to fight (or tame!) a mutant rabbit or Rodent of Unusual Size? With the addition of Vashj'ir, Blizzard has already opened the door for any number of sea creature models. How about a manta ray to join the existing whales and sea turtles?
Is your favorite animal or mythical creature represented in World of Warcraft? What would you like to see added to WoW's bestiary?
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Reader Comments (Page 5 of 10)
Spelio Mar 16th 2011 1:45PM
African, European, or Azerothian?
Sithril Mar 16th 2011 2:38PM
Outlandish.
With two heads.
Wolfshanze Mar 16th 2011 12:42PM
Ummm... they're already in the game all over the place... horde fly on them all the time.
Wolfshanze Mar 16th 2011 12:49PM
OMG, comment system from hell, this was supposed to be in reply to the Manticore comment... I hate this comment system.
Therar Mar 16th 2011 12:43PM
Being able to coordinate with others hunters and invade Stormwind with hundreds of rats would be epic.
The Dewd Mar 16th 2011 1:08PM
Until someone pulled out their Piccolo of the Flaming Fire and led them all to another capitol.
Hal Mar 16th 2011 12:43PM
Cliffracer.
EaterOfBirds Mar 16th 2011 12:44PM
PLATYPUS!!!!!
EaterOfBirds Mar 16th 2011 12:44PM
i didnt even spell check that and its right, GOAL.
mossygreen Mar 16th 2011 9:16PM
Can platypus be the new aquatic form? Prettyprettypleeeease?
Dreyja Mar 16th 2011 10:51PM
MONOTREMES - HOOoooOOOoo!
Platypus have some wicked poisonous spurs on their hind legs. The pain is evidently exquisite. ;)
Wolfshanze Mar 16th 2011 12:44PM
We already have Manticores... they're all over the place... horde fly on them everywhere.
Cyrus Mar 16th 2011 12:44PM
More breeds of dogs. Until Wrath there was a grand total of two types of canids in WoW, the worgs and the darkhound/plaguehound/bloodhound things, and the latter resembles real-life animals about as much as draenei. In Wrath they added the pug vanity pet, and in Cataclysm they added the mastiff NPC, but that's still damn few, compared to the variety of dogs in real life and the importance of dogs to humans. Where's the greyhound (with, maybe, a speed bonus) or the dachshund (chases down small critters that get away from bigger predators) or some huge breed of dog that would make a good tenacity pet?
I'm not even much of a dog person in real life, but it does seem like the kind of thing they would do.
Literaltruth Mar 17th 2011 4:41AM
I'd never really thought about it before - but you're right. After all, we have hunters in the games - and if a hunter IRL is going to have an animal to help him out with what she's doing, then it's going to be a dog. German Shepards, Great Danes, Rottweiler and Labradors would all be good (with an Lab puppy as a vanity pet XD).
Of course, since Dogs are, by definition, domesticated animals you do lead to the slightly unfortunate conclusion that 9 times out of 10 when you click on a dog and "Tame Beast" you're probably nicking some poor little kid's pet...
Wolfshanze Mar 16th 2011 12:45PM
Ugh, Amsterdam comment system, this was supposed to be a reply!
Telerion Mar 16th 2011 1:12PM
Tameable Snakes!!! Triceratops would rock, especially as a mount. Pteranodons. Ducks, geese. Hedgehogs as companion pets.
SpaceGoatPriest Mar 16th 2011 12:49PM
Dachshund mini pets.
Norwegian Flemish Giant Rabbit hunter pets. Even better, a giant rabbit mount.
sherekhan88 Mar 16th 2011 12:50PM
Naked molerat. For people with allergies!
Bovinebill Mar 16th 2011 12:51PM
Dear Bliz, Please give the following:
1. Tameable MANBEARPIG!!!!
2. Tiny Al Gore pet
3. Ridable Triceratops.
k thanks.
WARFACE Mar 17th 2011 2:59AM
Sorry, but you can't tame Malfurion.
buuuuuuuurn