Suggestion: Vanity Pets

I really don't want this. Unless they make so you're pets can't leave your inn room. I don't want to see every character running around with a pokemon chasing them. If you're into that sort of thing I hear wow has pokemon fights in it now.

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Originally Posted by ToxicFox

Do you think that they'll let us call our choco when we're in town and or on a DOH/DOL class? Honestly due to your past posts I don't think anyone will give you much thought anyways.

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Due to your preveouse everything, blah blah blah, stupid that you are lol. WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE WANT THOUSANDS OF LITTLE PETS FLYING AND RUNNING AROUND IN TOWN!?!?!?!?! I would seriously quit the game if I saw that.

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Originally Posted by Rokien

Due to your preveouse everything, blah blah blah, stupid that you are lol. WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE WANT THOUSANDS OF LITTLE PETS FLYING AND RUNNING AROUND IN TOWN!?!?!?!?! I would seriously quit the game if I saw that.

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If it makes you leave the game then all the more reason to want it!

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Originally Posted by ToxicFox

If it makes you leave the game then all the more reason to want it!

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you are a scum bag you know that lol

I try and refrain from calling people names and what not, but wanting somebody that's not even on your server gone from the game, is a super low for anyone on these forums.

I think vanity pets could be a neat idea, if they implemented them carefully. IMHO they would have to be on the small side, no big obtrusive critters with flashy animations. And I'd like them to be fairly ordinary and, dare I say, pet like. No mini floating eyes or tiny beastmen! I think ones like these would be fun:

Dodo Chick
Young Dormouse
Opo-Opo Follower
Dwarf Coblyn
Befriended Spriggan

As for framerate and lag and such in cities, well, I dunno. But other games manage it just fine, and XIV is getting a snazzy upgrade, so I think they should be able to handle it too. Just my 2 gil, though. :)

Yes, please add this SE! And for those of you who don't like the idea, you don't have to get them.

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Originally Posted by RikkCavalier

Yes, please add this SE! And for those of you who don't like the idea, you don't have to get them.

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That is the worst argument ever, Don't like it don't use it!~

Sorry but I will still have to see em and deal with them. You do know you have a pet goobuu and chocobo right, and in 2.0 you get to raise your own chocobo! Sorry but no thanks.

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Originally Posted by Fleur

I think vanity pets could be a neat idea, if they implemented them carefully. IMHO they would have to be on the small side, no big obtrusive critters with flashy animations. And I'd like them to be fairly ordinary and, dare I say, pet like. No mini floating eyes or tiny beastmen! I think ones like these would be fun:

Dodo Chick
Young Dormouse
Opo-Opo Follower
Dwarf Coblyn
Befriended Spriggan

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^ This.

And I would prefer if they were only around our houses/ housing area. After a long day, you get back home and find that little creature waiting there for you... starving! xD

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Originally Posted by Teuciont

Do you have a problem with people having an opinion? It is my OPINION that it would cheapen the feel of my character being someone who's been through the world being destroyed if I had some fuzzy little thing following me. You're entitled to yours, but don't go attacking people when their opinion is different from yours.

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Well you don't need a pet. Simple. You are not being forced to have one. x.X I'm pretty sure it would be optional to have. So just because you don't like it mean others wouldn't want it part of their game experience... that's what we call selfish mentality.

I personally wouldn't mind vanity pets, because that's all they are for vanity sake. =D

And for those who don't want to see them period on their screens, its pretty simple... simply request as well from SE to apply an option to "remove vanity pets from being visible". I've seen such toggles before in Tera Online, so I believe it should be possible for SE to make something similar. There, everyone wins.

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Originally Posted by xXHalloweenTrixXx

Well you don't need a pet. Simple. You are not being forced to have one. x.X I'm pretty sure it would be optional to have. So just because you don't like it mean others wouldn't want it part of their game experience... that's what we call selfish mentality.

I personally wouldn't mind vanity pets, because that's all they are for vanity sake. =D

And for those who don't want to see them period on their screens, its pretty simple... simply request as well from SE to apply an option to "remove vanity pets from being visible". There, everyone wins.

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If you're going to do nothing more than throw the "if you don't like, don't use it XD" argument, then there's really no point in arguing. What's selfish is not accepting that some people don't want them in game. That's what selfish, making people who have an OPINION out to be the bad guys when we're just trying to voice our opinion, which we have just as much of a right to do as you. Just because you don't agree with us doesn't make us selfish, and a claim such is that is nothing short of ignorant. And if you're saying anything's okay "just for vanity's sake," then you surely wouldn't mind people having gigantic black and white wings, having an obnoxious fire effect on their character or any other sort of distracting and (oh my god) immersion breaking types of things.

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Originally Posted by Teuciont

If you're going to do nothing more than throw the "if you don't like, don't use it XD" argument, then there's really no point in arguing. What's selfish is not accepting that some people don't want them in game. That's what selfish, making people who have an OPINION out to be the bad guys when we're just trying to voice our opinion, which we have just as much of a right to do as you. Just because you don't agree with us doesn't make us selfish, and a claim such is that is nothing short of ignorant. And if you're saying anything's okay "just for vanity's sake," then you surely wouldn't mind people having gigantic black and white wings, having an obnoxious fire effect on their character or any other sort of distracting and (oh my god) immersion breaking types of things.

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Actually I wouldn't mind people running around with gigantic black and white wings, its just decoration wear =). Also I'm pretty sure SE would be subtle in what kinds of aesthetic decorations they would allow within the world. You wouldn't expect them to suddenly allow people to dress up like Gundams would you? They are smart people =D. And as I said in my previous post, they simply can just add a toggle that they are no longer visible on your screen. So those who want their vanity pets can have them, and those who don't want anything to do with them don't have to use them nor have to see them period.

I'm not being ignorant if I'm trying to appease to both sides. I think you are the one quick to judge xD. There was no reason for your anger filled retort.

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Originally Posted by xXHalloweenTrixXx

Actually I wouldn't mind people running around with gigantic black and white wings, its just decoration wear =). Also I'm pretty sure SE would be subtle in what kinds of aesthetic decorations they would allow within the world. You wouldn't expect them to suddenly allow people to dress up like Gundams would you? They are smart people =D. And as I said in my previous post, they simply can just add a toggle that they are no longer visible on your screen. So those who want their vanity pets can have them, and those who don't want anything to do with them don't have to use them nor have to see them period.

I'm not being ignorant if I'm trying to appease to both sides. I think you are the one quick to judge xD. There was no reason for your anger filled retort.

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There you go again, making me out to be the rampaging nonsensical bad guy. Both you and I know they will not add in a toggle for vanity items. If they do, I'd be very surprised, but they won't. There's no point in arguing with you if you're going to continue taking the high road, so I'm done here.

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Originally Posted by Rokien

you are a scum bag you know that lol

I try and refrain from calling people names and what not, but wanting somebody that's not even on your server gone from the game, is a super low for anyone on these forums.

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If your gone from the game then your gone from the forums... >.>

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Originally Posted by Rokien

That is the worst argument ever, Don't like it don't use it!~

Sorry but I will still have to see em and deal with them. You do know you have a pet goobuu and chocobo right, and in 2.0 you get to raise your own chocobo! Sorry but no thanks.

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Another fail logic by Rokien. I don't really want to see female galka running around but yet I still support them being added cause I think people should be free to do as they like and it does no real harm to me.

It would be a nice crossover I think if there's like a FF version of Pikachu, I'm not saying it has to be Pikachu.

No, just NO!
If SE ever bow to stupid childish crap like that( go play WoW and its clones if you want that kinda stuff... periode ), they better have a toggle off option, otherwise, its goodbye FFXIV for me.

Tied with houses, thats would be ok and would make a lot of sense though.

Whats with this generation and their need to have hundred of different mounts, vanity pets, etc... Its a effing waste of resource. Don't worry, you are already a special little snowflake, ask your parents.

Botttom line, NOT NEEDED AT ALL & A WASTE OF DEVS RESSOURCE & GAME COMPUTING.

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Originally Posted by Teuciont

I don't like to side with the public enemy, as he doesn't even supply a reason as to why, but having little "pets" that follow you around really cheapens the feel of being a rough and tumble seasoned adventurer into a a baby animal collector.

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limit to lalas and mi'qote?

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Originally Posted by Ganji

While the Malboro would be neat...I was thinking more along the lines of a Snurble or Ewe...or a tiny Mog that will fly behind you like he's trying to catch up, but then land on your shoulder and pant heavy for a moment when you stop.

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DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THIS MAN'S INNOCENT APPERANCE!

He is in my linkshell, and his simple request for more added casual fun in this game is a devious ploy! It is a plot with Camate to force me to witness Snubble 'pets' that I cannot kill! Worse is that I might become shackeled to one!

Think of the reprocussions, I will be forced to kill everything in sight in a vain attempt to get rid of it! Please, oppose this measure for the sake of Snurble Slayers everywhere!

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Originally Posted by G_Carlin

No, just NO!
If SE ever bow to stupid childish crap like that( go play WoW and its clones if you want that kinda stuff... periode ), they better have a toggle off option, otherwise, its goodbye FFXIV for me.

Tied with houses, thats would be ok and would make a lot of sense though.

Whats with this generation and their need to have hundred of different mounts, vanity pets, etc... Its a effing waste of resource. Don't worry, you are already a special little snowflake, ask your parents.

Botttom line, NOT NEEDED AT ALL & A WASTE OF DEVS RESSOURCE & GAME COMPUTING.

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Oh would you look here! It's someone who doesn't want it and doesn't give a crap reason as to why. Well he is a tad dramatic I would agree that the devs should focus their attention on whats important first. That doesn't mean this can't be added in though. It wouldn't take all that much work cause the follow system will be there cause of chocos and they can make them despawn as soon as the player enters combat. Toss in a limit on how long the pet stays out and people won't have their frame rate killed by people afking with pets out. Does it hurt to know that if you thought about it for more then 2 seconds it could work out fairly well?

Most of this isn't directed at the person I quoted. >.>

Just a side note. Making vanity pets would not be a huge distraction, especially when you have a development crew of 200 +, like Yoshida has.

The "it wastes Valuable Developer time!" is moot given the circumstance. The more content this game has that players can find enjoyable, the better.

That said, there is a much more valid excuse to appose this - the destined extinction of all Snubbles that must not be stopped!

If Camate can turn into a Behemoth, what would happen to all those pets if left alone? The Adventurers will be caught unaware and we'll have to fend of a Behemoth invasion on top of an Imperial one!

My opinion on this is less of a yes/no to it, but the line of development where i think its worth bothering with.

My main issues with past iterations of "vanity pets" are mostly.

-They all are cut/tiny. I wouldn't mind having a Vanity pet Dog. But they are always purse puppy side. Even if it can't attack etc could you atleast give me a German shepard type vanity pet? to scale? Maybe my dog is a coward, maybe he just growls and barks when i'm in combat. But atleast its not a mini poodle.

- Lack of an emotes involving Vanity pets. This one is usually a pity because it leaves the vanity pet as a small shadow that may randomly bark or animiate but your unable to do anything with except summon/desummon. If they make a vanity pet dog. Let me pet it, throw a ball for it give it a snack whatever. But if all they do is exsist and bark here and there its very blah.

- Realistic isn't quite the word to use, but i prefer Vanity pets to be somewhat withing the realm of game lore as much as possible. I personally don't want to see a baby Ifrit or Ifrit jr Vanity pet. Or the baby version of the biggest baddest dragon out there etc. Marmots, dodos, Dogs, Cats, Bombs, Leaftraps etc sound good enough to me. If their pets i prefer them to resemble pet type things. Leave the exotic stuff to a pet class/job.

Those are my thoughts and opinions, hope you found them constructive.

I posted earlier that I don't like this idea but I'm going to elaborate a little bit as to why:

FFXIV and its predecessor FFXI are fantasy MMO's with a realistic style to them. Yeah, I know, there are some very unrealistic things in the game like casting magic etc. However, for the simple things they always follow the normal rules of nature.

The reason why something like vanity pets passes in WoW is because WoW is ridiculous and nothing in that game even closely follows the rules of nature, it's like a children's cartoon. In FFXIV on the other hand, it just wouldn't make sense to have a bunch of exotic pets following you around, unleashed, and with no evidence of ever existing anywhere else in Eorza. In RL the only domestic animals you would ever commonly see in public are dogs really, maybe on rare occasion some crazy person will have a cat on a leash. The only domesticated animals in the FFXIV universe are Chocobos... and moogles I guess if they count, and on rare occasions a wyrm. I don't want to see people with Cactars, bombs, caits, and what ever else chasing them around town because it doesn't make sense, and it ruins the atmosphere of the game.

I know that there are some of you pokemon generation that really get hot and bothered over this kind of stuff though... So it would be acceptable to me if they allowed it with the restriction that it can NEVER leave your inn room... What you do with your own pets in your own house in none of my own business, as long as I don't have to see it or hear about it.

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Originally Posted by Krausus

hmm I usually am not against adding in game content but aside from moogles and chocos it doesn't really seem to fit Final Fantasy. Maybe it can be a part of the housing system where the pet can hang out around your property.

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I'd prefer it this way too. This game I fear, even in 2.0, will have its limitations on the amount of sprites rendered at once.
Players > Pets

I'd love to have my own little herd of choco-hatchlings.

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Originally Posted by Mijin

I posted earlier that I don't like this idea but I'm going to elaborate a little bit as to why:

FFXIV and its predecessor FFXI are fantasy MMO's with a realistic style to them. Yeah, I know, there are some very unrealistic things in the game like casting magic etc. However, for the simple things they always follow the normal rules of nature.

The reason why something like vanity pets passes in WoW is because WoW is ridiculous and nothing in that game even closely follows the rules of nature, it's like a children's cartoon. In FFXIV on the other hand, it just wouldn't make sense to have a bunch of exotic pets following you around, unleashed, and with no evidence of ever existing anywhere else in Eorza. In RL the only domestic animals you would ever commonly see in public are dogs really, maybe on rare occasion some crazy person will have a cat on a leash. The only domesticated animals in the FFXIV universe are Chocobos... and moogles I guess if they count, and on rare occasions a wyrm. I don't want to see people with Cactars, bombs, caits, and what ever else chasing them around town because it doesn't make sense, and it ruins the atmosphere of the game.

I know that there are some of you pokemon generation that really get hot and bothered over this kind of stuff though... So it would be acceptable to me if they allowed it with the restriction that it can NEVER leave your inn room... What you do with your own pets in your own house in none of my own business, as long as I don't have to see it or hear about it.

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You know I don't think we'll really have inn rooms in 2.0... >.> We're getting player housing. Depending on how this is handled we may never see another inn room.

Your main complain though seems to be that you don't want to things that aren't in the FF world added as pets or things that are extreme aggressive by their nature. Do you really think they would add something that didn't fit into the lore? I don't see a reason as to why we can't have a marmot pet or a snurble as a pet other then the fact that it may turn into a behemoth and eat us. There are loads of other things that would work out as well of course.

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Originally Posted by Ganji

Nothing fancy or game changing. I was thinking a very rare drop on various mobs that yields a reusable item for summoning a vanity pet to follow you around! I think it may add something fun to collect and show off a rare trinket that you happened to run across.

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I'm cool with it as long as there is no stupid pets like they have in WoW. Though I really don't think that would be an issue with these guys. Mini Marlboro sounds cool and mini whatever else, hell the Japanese are king of collectible figurines.

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Originally Posted by ToxicFox

You know I don't think we'll really have inn rooms in 2.0... >.> We're getting player housing. Depending on how this is handled we may never see another inn room.

Your main complain though seems to be that you don't want to things that aren't in the FF world added as pets or things that are extreme aggressive by their nature. Do you really think they would add something that didn't fit into the lore? I don't see a reason as to why we can't have a marmot pet or a snurble as a pet other then the fact that it may turn into a behemoth and eat us. There are loads of other things that would work out as well of course.

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I didn't know that about the inn rooms being taken out, I try to know as little about 2.0 as possible to prevent the impending disappointment when it comes out.

But I guess in a nutshell my complaint is just simply too unrealistic, and it doesn't fit in well with my idea of FFXIV. Regardless, that's just my opinion. I guess it wouldn't really be the end of the world if they added them.

Yes let's convince SE to waste precious development resources and time for shit we don't need over something more important. New DoM please.

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Originally Posted by Caselia

Yes let's convince SE to waste precious development resources and time for shit we don't need over something more important. New DoM please.

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Seems to be a lot of people with extremely low post counts showing up lately... If you payed attention you would realize that this wouldn't take much to do. The models are in game already. The following system is being added in 2.0. All that's missing is a item to call them with and maybe some special animation. Perhaps you should let SE decide how they spend their time? Seems like too many on these forums think the dev team is full of complete retards that can't make any good choices.

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Originally Posted by elreed

i think that stuff will cheap content, a mini marlboro while its cute takes away the fear of those mobs, its like the adding of gobbues, those were felt fierceful and powerful mobs but now are cute things people have..just an op.

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This is the reason I hate Mob mounts... An Aldgoat or sheep would make sense, but these Goobbues and Ahriman or what not are supposed to be feared!

Perhaps baby coeurl, baby moomba, moogle types, Chocobo chicks. Nothing that actually could not act in a tame fashion... and even then the coeurl would probably be biting your ankles.

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Originally Posted by Caselia

Yes let's convince SE to waste precious development resources and time for shit we don't need over something more important. New DoM please.

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Wouldn't be wasting anything. It would make a portion of the customer base happy and it wouldn't take much time to create a system like this. Though I guess we are getting a pet Chocobo with multiple options why would they give us vanity pets too!?

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Originally Posted by Dargoth_Draconia

Wouldn't be wasting anything. It would make a portion of the customer base happy and it wouldn't take much time to create a system like this. Though I guess we are getting a pet Chocobo with multiple options why would they give us vanity pets too!?

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Oh you used logic! Get as far away from these forums as you can! We must preserve those who still have their sanity! The end is near....

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Originally Posted by Teuciont

I don't remember the last time I saw people bringing their cats/dogs/hamsters out to war with them.

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it's actually very common...
Wojtek, the soldier bear
Rin tin tin
War Dogs
Military Mascots

I can't believe, as a former coastie, I forgot SINBAD!

It's not a pet system it's a partner system to use your Chocobo in your party. Vanity pets require new models or models that must be redesigned, new animations = resources/time and not everyone believes the dev team are full of idiots they just believe it would be more useful to add something that's more important rather than fanservice to satisfy people who crave to have some small animal walking behind them. You want a pet play a Summoner. And just because someone has a low post count they can't post an opinion? Yet you also had a low post count before didn't you so how does that make you anymore special?

Wouldn't mind if we got some sort of pet we could have in our inn/housing and around our home town. Aslong as it stayed there :) If we are getting housing, a vanity pet would fit in with the rest of the stuff we put in our home, its a home after all, and alot of ppl have pets in them :-)
Having pets following you all the time would get old fast, as its done in other games, atleast thats how its been for me. And having tons of pets would for me, make it uninteresting in the end. So only a few rare once would be fun.

I am not sure if anyone posted this yet, but we are going to have pets. I am not sure how they will work but Yoshi P. said yes in this interview for the Japan Expo.

http://ffxiv.jeuxonline.info/article...the-japan-expo

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MP : Can we expect more diversity in-game between players such as more mounts, more unique armor sets for jobs, more pets than chocobos?

Yoshida : Absolutely. It's a short answer but it means everything. We will definitely bring you lots of stuff, I'm sure you will be excited.

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I am all for Vanity pets and if people don't want them they do not have to engage in the content.

Yes, solo content for vanity pets would be nice.

A variety of Vanity Pets and achievements for them.

I think it will bring more life to the game. The world seems stale and in need of movement. I wish the NPCs would walk around in a set pattern too. Would be nice to see some movement by them instead of just standing still all the time.

Perhaps you can get a pet through a series of quests with multiple paths, depending on the path you choose will determine your pets features.

I also think the option of having your pet follow you around and or staying in your Home and looking after your things would be fun as well. Like a guard pet hehe. Or perhaps a pet that makes your plants grow.

PLEASE MAKE A WHITE SNURBLE PET! >.>

Pet Content: Pankitron! <Yes please!>

I like the idea but wouldn't want to see them get carried away with it... how bout bring back chocobo raising and when there babies you can have them follow you around or something like that.

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Originally Posted by Toxsik

I like the idea but wouldn't want to see them get carried away with it... how bout bring back chocobo raising and when there babies you can have them follow you around or something like that.

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That is a great idea and still stays very Final Fantasy-esque

Restrict them to the personal residences, and I'm all for it.

But flood Ul'dah and grind it to a halt with meaningless pets? Terrible Idea.

BTW, what's with all the requests for 'vanity stuff' recently? This is an MMORPG, not Second Life! How about asking for utility in the game? Cosmetic/vanity stuff should be limited to seasonal events.

Would like to chime in my support on this one. I've always liked collecting things in games (lore, mounts, books, pets, etc.) and would love for additions like this to be added. :)

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Originally Posted by AliceKaye

Would like to chime in my support on this one. I've always liked collecting things in games (lore, mounts, books, pets, etc.) and would love for additions like this to be added. :)

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^Same.

As for the people who don't want to see pets, here are some solutions SE can conisder, as most of us want our Vanity Pet of choice displayed:
1. Under FFXIV Config - Turn off viewing of all Vanity Pets
2. /display vp off
(display vanity pet off)
3. With the new servers and new 2.0 I highly doubt there would be any residual lag from pets and if there are, turn them off in Config.