Guild Wars 2

I have a love/hate relationship with the new SAB pets.

Ever since they were introduced into the game, I’ve struggled with accepting them. Below is what I believe to be the good, and not so good things about them.

Negative Aspects

- They’re annoying to listen to

Whenever they’re out, they produce this, “rrrrwrrrrrrwrrrrr” sound along with their 8-bit sounds that is super loud and annoying. At first I could figure out where the sound was coming from, and I ran off trying to get away from it. I eventually realized it was the pets, and haven’t displayed them since.

- Blue Glow & Dance Show

Other pets, in general tend to blend into the game. A lot of people have pets running around, but they’re not often that much of a distraction. The SAB pets on the other hand, stand out a tad too much.

The blue glow, the noise, and the constant movement make them quite distracting in the real world.

Positive Aspects

- They look awesome!

I think most would agree that these pets are awesome. I struggle with which one I would rather have following me.

- Super Adventure Sound

The sounds they make (note: not the rwrrrwwww), is awesome. If the sounds happened less frequently I would have no complaints.

In the end I struggle with these pets. I would like to see them patched to become a tad less distracting. This of course may lead to a influx of pets running around, but it would be cool to see while the SAB is active.

I think a lot of mini pets would benefit from making their sounds less often.

I made the mistake of taking the Halloween ghost with me on a run from LA to Fort Trinity and by the time I was about 1/3 of the way there I decided I’d rather deposit the thing and go without a mini (very rare for me) than keep listening to it.

Other than that though the SAB pets haven’t bothered me, and I’ve been using either the bee dog or the monkey almost exclusively since I got them on the 1st. (Sadly the spider will never see much use from me. It’s stupid but even an 8-bit cartoon spider following me around creeps me out.)

Whenever I hear the Monkey sounds in the “real world”, I instinctively start looking around for it so I can kill it. >.> Been conditioned too much by SAB…

how often do you hear monkey sounds in the “real world”? O___o

akamon.2769:

how often do you hear monkey sounds in the “real world”? O___o

Every 5-10 seconds if you have the minipet out :p

I will admit I want to love my monkey. But I end up putting him away after like 3 minutes cause I’m afraid of annoying the crap out of people with the sound. >.<

Maybe Mini’s in general should just be silent. I can’t say I have encountered any that are really annoying sound wise. The Princess Doll makes sound but I can’t really say if its on the same level of annoying as super monkey. Silent until clicked on by the person wishing to hear the sound? I dunno.

Not to mention as stated above. Super monkey sparks peoples brain into thinking of the monkies that ruin your day in SAB. lol

Other then the sound, I don’t mind the blue glow very much. As it is part of the aspect of them. But I kind of wish it’d be toned down a bit. They pretty much have no color because of this or even the hint of color. But at the same time, that could also be the same side effect of being ripped out of the 8 bit universe as the glow is.

I never hear much come from it. maybe I have my effects sound turned down or something.

I really wish the pets looked like they do in the SAB. The monkey pet is fun to troll people with though. The spider is cool for dancing with.

I don’t mind the glowy blue look at all. In fact, I love it. Its one of my favorite aspects of the pets. I actually think the blue glow makes them fit the world better, because it makes them seem like they’re holograms (and I believe that is exactly the case, they are holograms just like the weapons are). It makes more sense for a hologram of a “video game” character to be in the real world than to just have the real thing somehow exist in Tyria. Not that minis make a whole lot of sense to begin with, but… I still think being holograms works best.

The sound effects, though, I agree are bad. I really don’t like those. Mainly the monkey and the bee (I haven’t actually noticed any sounds with the Spider except when it dances). The constant chattering of the monkey and the constant buzzing of the bee make me feel guilty for even having them out, like I’m annoying everyone in the area and I feel bad. But I don’t want to not use them, I paid for them and they look cool.

That isn’t exclusive to the SAB minipets, though. I feel the same way about my mini Toy Golem from Wintersday (and to a lesser extent my Toy Soldier, though at least that one only makes noise when it “marches”). The Golem is probably worse than the SAB pets, or maybe tied with the monkey.

I think for both the monkey and the bee they should tone down the sound effects so they only happen during idle animations (like the Spider).

Good GOD. I bought the mini pack and the only one I can stand is the spider, who is quiet. I got it for the bee-dog but it keeps making this annoying “wub” noise every 3 seconds and it’s driving me crazy!

Please, please, please, get rid of noises for minis! I can take the bzzzing from the bee-dog’s idle animation, but this constant “wub” noise from it when it’s just sitting there is making me want to slay a bunch of puppies.

I love the noises they make.

I’m getting bloody sick of hearing monkey noises from mini pets and having the instinct to dodge or sidestep. Even when I know it’s there and not going to hurt me, it still bothers me. The sounds need to play once every 5 min…not 5 sec.

The monkey pet is annoying as hell and is single-handedly ruining my WvW experience. There is a one hundred g wonder commander on my server who always has that kitten thing out, so all I hear in WvW is “wok, wok, wok…wok, wok, wok…wok, wok, wok..bleep, bleep” over and over and over again. It can easily be heard above the sounds of battle, unlike my weapon noises.

Trying to get poorly socialized people who like to be annoying to put the thing away is, of course, impossible. The more you ask the more they want to keep it out.

This game has way too much idiotic developer trolling but annoying 1980s video game noises take the prize.

The next time someone comes out with a list like this, expect the monkey to be on it:

http://www.gamesradar.com/the-most-annoying-sound-effects-in-gaming-history/

NERF THE MONKEY NOISE, PLEASE!!!!!

Agree with nerfing monkey noise. I was excited to get the monkey as to me he is the most iconic of the superpets… but alas I can’t keep him out for more than a couple of minutes before either the frequency of the noise gets tiresome, or someone walks over and starts swinging their weapon at/over him :p

Can I ask Josh Foreman, or the one responsible, to add a Shopkeeper pet in the next SAB build, in the future?

I love that little fella.

Josh Foreman.8250:

If we put him in he will just loop “YEEEEEAH BOOOOI!” over and over at maximum volume.

Darn, and here I thought he was yelling ‘’LAMP OIL!’’

Josh Foreman.8250:

If we put him in he will just loop “YEEEEEAH BOOOOI!” over and over at maximum volume.

LOL

I named him Morshu the Shopkeeper. I can’t hear anything else than “Lamp Oil!”

I always wait for him to say “Sorry Link, I can’t give credit! Come back when you’re a little, MMMMMM, RICHER!” but it never happens.

The shopkeeper’s cheer doesn’t sound like anything to me. I only hear something like “wa-ha hooey!”.

The only thing I didn’t like was the annoying monkey bark. They do it too often. And it’s quite the annoying sound.
And every time I heard it I get distracted because I can’t help but watch out for pineapples. Every single time. It’s like I’m a skritt going “Pineapple! Pineapple! Incoming! Where! Where!”. It doesn’t matter if it’s a miniature, the automated response still triggers.

Stoopid Monkey…

Josh Foreman.8250:

If we put him in he will just loop “YEEEEEAH BOOOOI!” over and over at maximum volume.

Shopkeeper is obsessed with Flavor Flav: CONFIRMED.
In my mind, I’ll always picture him wearing a wall clock around his neck as he hypes your ability to whack at a cage with a stick.

Josh Foreman.8250:

If we put him in he will just loop “YEEEEEAH BOOOOI!” over and over at maximum volume.

Oh that would be awesome! Please make it happen, if only for a little while (such as inbetween patches).

Mah boi, i wonder whats for dinner

Josh Foreman.8250:

If we put him in he will just loop “YEEEEEAH BOOOOI!” over and over at maximum volume.

Best post I’ve read in a while.

Njordfinn.4921:

Mah boi, whats for dinner

I’m so hungry I could eat an Octorok!