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New Pets, New Currency
Previously, the pet rewards from this scenario were awarded from a related achievement and as drops from the Challenge reward bag. This has since changed.
In the most recent PTR update, the three new Deadmines-themed pets are now instead purchasable from the NPC that sends you into the dungeon.
Players must earn a new currency, Old Bottle Cap, in order to buy these pets.
The account-wide Pet Battle Challenge: Deadmines weekly quest awards one Cap each week (pictured above).
- Pet Reaper 50 - 1 Old Bottle Cap
- Pocket Cannon - 3 Old Bottle Cap
- Tricorne - 2 Old Bottle Cap
In addition to selling these pets, Marcus "Bagman" Brown also sells Mr. Smite's Supplies (pictured right). This bag contains Pet Charms and other Pet Battle supplies, but no new pet drops.
What do you think of this change? Do you prefer buying the pets, or do you find RNG more exciting?
Earning currency is definitely an improvement. Will probably mean I'm running both until I have all of the WC pets though.
I actually think It's a great change since it will assure u will get the pet u want and still have the excitement of going and doing it again next week.
I actually think It's a great change since it will assure u will get the pet u want and still have the excitement of going and doing it again next week.
I like the change. It is better than RNG for sure.
I personally like the change, as I always had bad luck with that stuff. On one hand being able to sell extras is fab on the other...screw you RNG.
I run Wailing Criiters every week no luck so far; DEFINITELY liking this change. There are plenty of RNG pets in Legion right now no need for more RNG.
Am I the only one who sees bottle caps as a currency and ther mind immediatly goes to Fallout?
I feel that having tokens used to purchase these pets is good, as RNG well lets say it is not my friend. On the other hand RNG gives for that OH MY moment of it finally droped. The idea of them not being cagable if you can purchase with tokens is good because it will just flood the AH if not. Though having RNG pets that are cageable is good also for those that enjoy doing the pet battles always giveing something to look forward obtaining. Its all how you play the game. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS
Buying the pets - especially with a fairly low cost - is more my preference than random loot.
Interesting. I wonder if the bottlecaps are a reference to Pokemon Sun and Moon? Those introduced bottle caps as a rare currency you can use to upgrade your pokemons' stats. Given how many people jokingly (or not-so-jokingly) compare WoW pet battles to Pokemon, I would be surprised not to find any veiled references to the franchise.
Oh good, I would prefer this to the RNG I have been having in Wailing Caverns. :) A welcome change.
Fantastic, just fantastic! Something new and fun.
Both happy and sad about the change. Happy I know I have to do six runs to get the pet. Sad with the pets not being cagable gives no reason for anyone to run it more than six times.
Yes please currency! Like so many of the rest of you, I prefer a grind I can actually see the end of. That being said, I wish that battle stones were vendor-able now that I don't need them any more. Be nice if they could encorporate that into the currencies somehow.
RNG doesn't even exist for me hence why I still don't have an Albino Buzzard, Snobold Runt, Knockoff Blingtron, Wisdomball and Nightmare Whelping even after 8 months of doing the requirements every chance I get. Feel like I'm running in circles. Six weeks of work for 3 new pets is awesome in my book!
I would rather work towards earning anything than have to count on rng any day.
i hope they cut back or get rid of rng as much as possible.
I was one of the people that sent a email about the change to the pet battle dungeon but, I didn't know or not if I could of sent you screen caps otherwise I would have. Since I have the ptr and all that goodness and the challenge isnt that hard at all. I also would like to note that if you buy the Mr. Smites Supplies it has a chance of haveing one of the three pets in it.
In many ways I prefer buying as well. This gives me the knowledge that I WILL get the pet as long as I try. With the random drop, I am not so lucky.
If Blizzard could find a way to increrase the possibility of gaing a random the more you try, I would really like that better. I LOVE the "YES!" that I feel when I get a much desired prize. If there was a way to increase the possibility of success with each attempt (or set number ie: 1-4) that would be so wonderful.
YES thank you this is perfect. KILL ALL RNG, GIVE ME ALL YOUR CURRENCIES! Idc how many currencies they come up with if it means I can for sure work towards the goal of gettinv each pet. RNG will ruin this game. In many ways it kinda has, it makes me wanna leave. I live for these pets mane. They sustain meeee... XD
Yes! I'm also in favor of this change. I like having an end goal to work towards. I wish they would add this to the Wailing Caverns as well.