Guild Wars 2

For over a year the Owl and Raccon have wandered past the Troll cave in Queensdale, hand in hand, happy in each others company, confident that each had their place in the world. The Raccoon was ambient (white) and the Owl passive (yellow).

Today friends a heinous crime has been committed the Owl is now ambient! Things will never be the same.

Aww there goes another kill count for my daily variety.

This made me very sad to see when I met up with them for my daily stroll around the lake with them after the patch.

Azure Prower.8701:

Aww there goes another kill count for my daily variety.

Ambients count towards variety. ;3

back at launch i got t1 claws off killing an owl twice

wonder if that was the cause

Scumbag Mawile.6384:

back at launch i got t1 claws off killing an owl twice

wonder if that was the cause

Yes. The owls used to drop loot like any other creature. I think they had a similar issue with the thunder shrimps when the bazaar was first released.

I am confused because the OP said the owl was just ambient, but I saw no owl walking along with the raccoon. Can a dev please tell us why it was necessary for the owl to be removed? It’s just something that made me smile, and now the raccoon is going to be lonely.

EDIT: Never mind, I found the owl! Yay!

I actually feel remorse if I accidentally kill the wandering duo while fending off the hungry bears. I have never intentionally killed either of them. It also gets to me if I see one without the other (usually Raccoon waiting for Owl). To see it there, alone, waiting and wondering if their friend will return to them. It reminds me of that story from some years ago of a dog that would be let outside and it would go to where this cat was waiting for it. Like old buddies. They would then go walking around together in silence, like old war buddies just needing that company of someone who understands, but does not need to say a word.

ThunderBadger.3049:

I am confused because the OP said the owl was just ambient, but I saw no owl walking along with the raccoon. Can a dev please tell us why it was necessary for the owl to be removed? It’s just something that made me smile, and now the raccoon is going to be lonely.

Owl is still there. They still follow their routine of walking in silence around the lake together, it’s just that they are both classified as ambient (white) now instead of only Raccoon being ambient and Owl being neutral (yellow). If you see one without the other, then someone likely slaughtered one and it has yet to ‘respawn’. Usually one will complete its circuit and then it will wait for the other to ‘return’ before venturing on their journey again.