Guild Wars 2

Could we get an option to hotkey “Hide/Show Minipet”? Or a small button on the UI somewhere, but a hotkey would probably be less intrusive and easier to implement.

Couple reasons for this, our pets get auto-hidden when maps get overpopulated, but they don’t get auto-show’ed when that changes.
Secondly, WvW, apparently enemies can see the minipets even if we’re stealthed, so a veil push could potentially be spotted by a mini Mr Mittens, as such, generally everyone is expected to hide their minis.

Just a QoL suggestion that I’m sure many would like.

As I recall the minis disappearing and not coming back is a bug that they will (one day) fix.

Ah k, that would fix it for pve, but still would be nice for wvw:)

True. But the 2 opposing sides in WvW might consider that the enemy forgetting to put away minis during stealth is a perk. ^^

I like this suggestion. In fact I like the idea of being able to (not required to) bind a key of choice for any on-off toggle option in the game. Hats, gloves, shoulders, minipets, outfits, all the options in General Options, etc. Sure there won’t be enough keys to handle it all, but players can pick the ones they toggle the most frequently and assign keys to those.

Not even sure why a mini would create aggro, as it’s merely an aesthetic item, unlike Ranger pets. >_>

Moyayuki.3619:

Not even sure why a mini would create aggro, as it’s merely an aesthetic item, unlike Ranger pets. >_>

Did someone say that minis create aggro?

Edit: the OP said stealthing in WvW. He’s talking about enemy players seeing the minis, not random mobs.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

Moyayuki.3619:

Not even sure why a mini would create aggro, as it’s merely an aesthetic item, unlike Ranger pets. >_>

Did someone say that minis create aggro?

Edit: the OP said stealthing in WvW. He’s talking about enemy players seeing the minis, not random mobs.

Oh, kitten , my bad. Though doesn’t WvW also have some AI enemies? Eh, forget I mentioned it.

Yea, the mini issue isn’t with agro or anything:D They just don’t get stealthed, so people can see where you are if they notice it.

Pros and cons for both lol.

You could even use it as a strategy: 4 people keep minis on, stealth and run left, while 10 people hide minis and run right

A hot key would be nice. I wish they would improve the minis by giving each one a talent. Some could play fetch, others could run around distracting specific enemies. Maybe some could do a very tiny amount of damage. Not like a ranger pet but just a token amount. Imagine how funny it would be for a mini to get a final blow on someone in PvP. A mini rabbit that does a bounce knock down or some minis that don’t get along in PvE and fight each other. Strategic use of minis could add a whole new dimension to the game.

Just a flesh wound.3589:

As I recall the minis disappearing and not coming back is a bug that they will (one day) fix.

It is a bug and it’s been at least 7 months since its reappearance. The nice thing about this suggestion: it means the devs don’t actually have to fix the bug at all. If the mini doesn’t appear due to the bug, press [HOME] (or whatever) and voila, it’s back — no muss; no fuss.

“Hide/Show Minipet” would be nice.
Or “Hide/Show Pet” – for the Ranger
Or “Confirm/Cancel Dialog” – for example when you enter the home instance

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I like the idea too tbh, wouldn’t be bad to have a hotkey together with the normal system to keep the whole thing more easily manageable!
((Didn’t even know that WvW thing! xD))

Just a flesh wound.3589:

True. But the 2 opposing sides in WvW might consider that the enemy forgetting to put away minis during stealth is a perk. ^^

What would be more terrifying about a zerg of minipets? That their owners are all stealthed, or that there’s a zerg of minipets? Then again minipets aren’t that scary… like being assaulted by puppies… or buried in kittens…

Hmm, never mind then.