So I made that hunter pet thread, and it got me thinking about hunter pets. Which then got me thinking about Pokemon, and I got an inkling of an idea for a hunter nuzlocke challenge.
(Reference for those who don’t know about the Pokemon Nuzlocke Challenge, in a Pokemon game for every unique area you go to with wild Pokemon, you can only catch the first Pokemon you run in to. If you defeat it, too bad, no new Pokemon in that area. You need to give each of your Pokemon a unique name, and if they get knocked out in battle, then they’re dead and you can’t use them anymore.)
So on to the Hunter Nuzlocke Challenge! The rules(to be debated):
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The one tame rule. I’m on the fence here. Since spawns are set and so are entrance locations, it’s not really random which tameable pet you will run into first. Plus, pets have much less unique skillset compared to Pokemon. So maybe instead of the first pet you run into, you get a set time of 10 minutes to search the zone for a pet you like. Or you can be a bamf and just grab the first beast you run into. It’s up to you.
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You can’t do anything in the zone until you catch your pet.
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The pet you catch is the only pet you can use in that zone whenever you are there. So if you go back later for something, you’ll have to pull your zone pet out of the stable before you can do anything in said zone.
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If you are Beastmaster hunter your other pet has to be your starter.
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Name your pet.
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If it dies, it’s dead. You can no longer use a pet in that zone, so you’ll probably have to switch to lone wolf marksman if you want to do anything in that zone going forward. Although, good luck getting a pet killed outside of group content.
Thoughts? Gonna take up the challenge? Got any pet related challenges or rules you impose on yourself for fun?
I’m gonna start a Worgen hunter to see what kind of pack I end up with.