What are your thoughts on man's best friend accompanying you on your travels? Yes, I'm thinking Skyrim would probably benefit from a Dogmeat style companion, as mentioned in the companion thread. Then again, why not introduce a variety of animal companion? Why not purchase the equivalent of Porkchop the Boar from the Cyrodil Arena? The inclusion of pets would be brilliant. Especially if said pets had wild or stray counterparts. I'm visualising stray dogs of differing breeds wandering the cities, looking for scraps and generally messing the place up. Maybe trying to bite a child, then being taken out by the guards or something?

But anyway, pets would be good. Maybe have dedicated quest lines in order to obtain them, or just a shop where you could buy them in differing forms or breeds. Animal companions have real character (as exemplified in Fable II and III, Dragon Age: Origins, all of the Fallout games and many others) and require a minimal amount of work on behalf of the developers. They don't require comprehensive voice work or backgrounds (which can be hinted at by third parties, but require nothing new from the character/pet itself).

So, thoughts?

No. Other.

Never liked pets.

Wolf-Meat!

I want my pack rat back...

I hated Dogmeat and I hated Rex. Those dogs were useless.

I want a saber tooth as a pet. I would name him fangs or a wooly mammoth named stompy

Or maybe Colin the Friendly Troll?

I'd much prefer a mechanical owl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoy8MEL9N3M

Lies. Rex held 200 units worth of stuff for me. And for that, I luffed him with my whole heart.

So did ED-E!

And i could wear hats around ED-E!

[censored] Rex!

No heavy breathing / annoying barking / overall uselessness

If our little or big furry friends are actually USEFUL as in disabling or occupying enemy combatants effectively, or retriving useful items for use, then fine really.

I'd like to see a dog rip into the guts of my enemy, so yes to pets.

This I could get behind.

pets are already confirmed to be in the game already.

Cats and dogs in the cities is a good idea for sure, infact, didn't Daggerfall have that? But pets like in the pc having a pet? no thanks. I am not really interested in having a pet in my roleplaying games. They just get in the way. I admit it can sometimes be humorous like in Dragon Age but that's really also where the facination stops in my case. Still, so long as they don't "force" it on me like they did in Fable II, it's not like i would refuse to buy the game or anything. :laugh: There is just so many other things i would rather see Beth spend their time and money on and since i wouldn't use it anyway... the answer is no.

xD lol
Well, I used ede more probably than rex, but still. The dog took some damage for me from time to time and kind of acted as a tank if it felt like it. Though that one playthrough I gave rex Violet's dog's brain to increase speed, and all the damn thing would do was run away. That kinda torked me. :brokencomputer:

If dogs are put in, they should be able to carry a realistic weight. I could stuff an ungodly amount of stuff into rex and ede, but they took it as if it wasn't around twice to three times their own weight. At least with ede I could pretend that he just stored items as data.

As long as they are useful, I usually had Rex and Dogmeat just stay at my home most of the time.

just walk up to any khajit or argonian and cast a charm spell on them. instant pet.

One of them, please. But treat it right or it goes feral at an inopportune, fighting six other wolves, moment.

I had to mod cats into the game <_<

wouldn't mind some furry/slimy thing following me and witnessing my deeds.

I don't care if their useful or not.


Awesome idea for a pet in Skyrim.

http://www.badastronomy.com/pix/bablog/2006/cthulhu_kitty.jpg


Maybe Hermaues Mora could give it as quest reward?

I don't want companions.

That, i actually do.

Just not pets. But companions like in Dragon Age and Mass Effect? sign me up.

Big up for Colin the Friendly Troll !

Yes to pets. But I'd like them to be more useful in combat, faster than a human, and not so darn loud. I'd hate having to listen to the thump-thump, thump-thump, that Rex made when he bounced...er... I mean ran.