Guild Wars 2

I think mini-pets would be used more often if they didn’t get sent back to your bank when you used the “deposit all collectibles” option when trying to deposit regular materials.

I love to use my mini pets, but I always forget that they get treated like regular materials and accidentally deposit them.

I completely agree. I think it would be nice to have a slot on your hero screen where a mini pet would go, just like a piece of gear. It wouldn’t be hard to do. You could have that one pet that isn’t affected and then they can just keep the deposit mechanic the same. I would love to begin collecting them but I don’t want to spend money on something that is just going to be a hassle.

I agree that a hero screen slot would be nice for the pets; I don’t see why they should take up inventory space anyway, they don’t confer any advantages (as far as I know, I don’t own any pets yet). Having a slot for them might also make more players aware of pets and increase mini-pet sales.

That said, you should already be able to put your pet in an invisible bag so they don’t get deposited when you deposit all collectables.

ElGreenGo.6734:

That said, you should already be able to put your pet in an invisible bag so they don’t get deposited when you deposit all collectables.

This is the correct answer.

would be nice ef thy arent mini, can barely see/notice them while running.
I want them by my side, tall as i am
Mame em big big pets

Make the shortest asura model and your minis will basically be your size.

annapreciated.2019:

would be nice ef thy arent mini, can barely see/notice them while running.
I want them by my side, tall as i am
Mame em big big pets

i think you are misunderstanding the word mini!

they are likely made small on purpose because one.. mini/vanity pets in every MMO i’ve ever done have been tiny/small. And so Anet is probably sticking to that look too.

second, you don’t want people to confuse them with Ranger pets or Necromancer imps or anything like that.

Awesome’s suggestion is true though. i’m almost the smallest size an asura can be and my mini-pets are nearly as big as me ^^

pbplaya.2583:

I completely agree. I think it would be nice to have a slot on your hero screen where a mini pet would go, just like a piece of gear. It wouldn’t be hard to do. You could have that one pet that isn’t affected and then they can just keep the deposit mechanic the same. I would love to begin collecting them but I don’t want to spend money on something that is just going to be a hassle.

this would be a perfect solution.

i love mini/vanity pets in games. But after buying my first two ‘random three’ batches from the Black Lion Trading Company, i realised that pets get sent away to your collectables when you are depositing other collectables… which makes them pretty useless. Since they’re always disappearing on me >.< so now i never use them and haven’t bought any more.

Having a slot on our Hero menu for a single mini-pet would be amazing. ^^ you’d still have to visit the bank to swap to a new one, once in awhile, but it would make using the one you currently want active much much easier.

An invisible bag prevents them from being being sent by deposit all.

Awesome.6120:

An invisible bag prevents them from being being sent by deposit all.

not all of us have invisible bags?

and certainly you can buy mini-pets from BLTC right when you are level 1 and new to the game. You wouldn’t have the funds to have an invisible bag at that point. Nor have the in game cash to buy one. Nor have the crafting skill level, at that point, to make one.

i’m level 62 and don’t have one of these invisible bags… >.< Although depending on the price i might be able to afford to buy one off the trading post. i’ll check into it myself. But.. that “work around” is not really a fix.

Unless Anet starts giving a 4 slot invisible bag out to level 1’s too. So their mini pets are safe and easily useable from the start.

invisible bags are easy to make. a low level one just needs glittering dust and leather bolts of just or copper ingots. make your own problem solved. and youre welcome.

A 10 slot invisible bag is like 7s.