The pet you choose to roll with in Classic will say a lot about you as a Hunter since there are such big differences between them. Additionally, on a few pet slots means that your choices really matter.
I am pretty sure I will be rolling a Nelf Hunter again, same thing I did in Vanilla, but I am not certain on what pets I will be taming. In Vanilla I ran with Humar and one of the black armored boars from Razorfen, loved them both dearly. Just taming them was an epic adventure in itself! Towards the end I also went back and tamed a black widow spider from Duskwood and leveled it when I was out farming as a project pet. Not too many alliance hunters had spiders in those days, it was fun to be a bit different.
Not sure if I want to repeat all that or try out some new critters this time around. Such choices!
What say all you other hunters? What’s your plan, and most importantly, why?
Boar is a better tank pet then turtle when you incorporate the hunters skill to properly use their pet. I know a dude who would rolfstomp farm elite black dragons with a piggy like it was nothing but again better because of pet handling skills.
Kresh. I played mostly solo on my hunter, loved the high armor rating and just the aesthetic of a big turtle for a pet. Agree with ^^ that turtles were really not an optimal pet, but it was still my favorite.
Also had echeyakee on an alliance hunter just because he was such a pain in the but to taim. You have to sit there and wait for a horde to summon him, and then that horde also had to be willing to let you take him without ganking you halfway through for the lols.
I was so proud when I got Humar, and want him again. He’s an elite in Vanilla (I assume he’s not anymore).
If I end up playing alliance, I’ll bring my hunter to where Echayakee is spawned and hope there’s a Horde nice enough to spawn him, but let me tame it.
I asked about how rare spawns will spawn at launch for this exact reason.
I’ll be going after Humar as soon as I am able to which is level 23 I believe. Until then I’m rolling with a crab because I’ve never seen some one take one as a pet if even for just a few levels.
I’ll be taking Humar to 60 as my main pet and will go for a Wind Serpent and ZG bat for the other 2.
Edit: I know it’s going to be tough going for him right at 23 especially right at launch having probably the most simplistic gear. Just thougt if I get a mage to poly will beginning to tame break that? Will it even let me start it? Was also thinking of leveling survival to imp traps and trying with imp freeze trap hoping for snares? Any thoughts?
For those that are looking for pets at lvl 10 and up before endgame or pvp etc…
If this is your first toon youll be flat broke and want to level as fast as you can right? Bear, a bear will eat just about anything in your bags. Saving you hassle in farming food or buying food in an emergency. Saving gold till you have your mount is your #1 goal.
p.s. Gorillas eat peaches, I always thought that was super cute.