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I fixed the "unknown" name issue by giving it a custom name "Jingle" since if you use the default button it reverts back to "unknown".I feel sorry for the intern who designed the pet who will be getting flak about this, even though the blame rest squarely on management for gutting QA.I'm not even sure if QA even reviewed the implementation because normally it would be a straight cut-and-paste of the original code blocks from all the previous years after updating it with new a date and text.
The pet RNG is not something I find good or nice. It would be one matter if there were two holiday themed models (say one with a red winter veil hat, the other with green or something like that) and people got a random one, but giving some people something not even holiday themed (a raptor pet when there are already raptor pets) and others something holiday themed seems wrong to me. Frankly I hope it's a bug of some sort.Also have to say I agree with others I was really disappointed not to get an achievement/FOS for the first year in memory from this. It's actually the reason I logged on Christmas day. I get they're rushed and I feel badly for the devs and their situation but I do wish they could have gotten the time to put in an achievement. Fixing it after the fact presents the issue that all previous winter veil FOS are attached to each character. That is if I logged in and looted the presents on multiple characters each would get it and show it (also as a kind of badge of honor for my characters that they existed in a given year's holiday season) and when you, like me, use "hide all achievements from my other characters" to prevent people stalking your alts that presents an issue because it means I'd only have it at most on the first character that looted it or logs in were they to implement it after the fact. I can actually date my characters and their age roughly from winter veil feats of strength because I always open all my presents on every last one of them.This is on top of the (I think) wrong and ungenerous decision to withhold the Greench daily reward boxes with chances at previous items from all but level 60 characters when the expac dropped a mere month ago. Understanding is a two-way street and Blizzard should grasp that. They shouldn't be uncharitable and lock chances at getting good stuff out of the holiday behind max level so shortly after expac launch (and when previous rules were that you could get it on characters up to one expac in levels behind) then give us presents that appear rushed, no achievement, etc and expect the players to just sit there and smile at them. The achievement really bums me out most of all though :\.Nevertheless I should end this comment in good cheer for this is the season, a merry winter veil to all, devs and players alike. And a happy new year.
I had the same issue with the training stones not working, but with it being battle pet week, I was able to level him up quickly. The pet treats didn't work either.
Sigh this year was so crappy, you would think they could at least give some nice winter veil gifts but nope.
I agree, I wanted the pet but am not 60 yet. I won't bother this year...this is so 2020.So, I opened gifts on a level 50 and got both the regular raptor and the toy. Thanks Blizz
well toy isn't that appealing this year IMO (just so you know I give a special attention to the toys and I am at 642 toys), this one is a bit disapointing compared to the other years. Though I was really excited about the pet... Until I discovered mine does not display the Xmas stuff... I summoned him several time no Xmas decoration. This is highly frustrating.You cannot even revoke him to learn him with a toon !This is what I feel with WoW those day, : a real hype, cool stuffed teased... and a !@#$ty implementation like N'zoth, Ny'alotha, the culmination of BFA expac, just f*cked up.Shadowland, a whole new worl, with new activities, less stuff for more deterministic ways... and ^&*!ing grind and stupid RNG...
I won't lie, I feel like Blizzard's just pulling ideas from one of those word generator sites, taping them to corkboard and going ham with a few darts. Holly that you can only use during winter veil? At least the weapon toys have a CD when it isn't in season. And instead of something like a HD snowman, they spend maybe 20 minutes on a raptor, that isn't even always holly-jolly.Call me a screaming crybaby but it'd probably be more exciting to see Greatfather Winter shoved a mount into a present; they already have the sleigh model flying around with the one or two people that actually noticed. Heck, I'd be happy just with the old model reindeer! Just something more than throwing a wreath around a pet's neck and stabbing it's hand with a candy cane and calling it a day at the office.
I actually like the raptor pet. He's cute and his pattern looks like he's wearing a christmas jumper to me. Shame you can't get both versions though. Maybe they should have given him the wreath and cane for Christmas and without the rest of the year.
I assumed my Jingles was bugged due to being called Unknown and not looking remotely festive; turns out he's wearing a tiny wreath (I say wearing, it feels more like he's being subjected to it đŸ˜’). #JusticeForJingles #JinglesHasAName #LetJinglesGetStoned #JinglesDeservesASantaHat
I like the pet & toy, but between the pet being bugged, no achievement, & the Stolen Present requiring lvl 60 this year (I only have one, but all my alts are 50), it was a disappointing Winter Veil, honestly. :(And the lack of transparency about it with Blizz is quite disappointing. Usually they're very quick to fix things and/or put out correct information, but they haven't said a word about anything, still, and the holiday is almost over. I'm holding out hope they'll fix the pet, especially now that it's after the holidays- I'm sure employees had holiday time off, no one wants to drop everything on Christmas to code.I feel like all the Jingles should have been festive, it seems like a bug that some aren't, (Mine's not. :( wish he was!) the fact he's named Unknown too tells me something's off about him to begin with. But because they haven't said anything about the Stolen Gifts, I'm not too sure if they'll bother fixing him. I hope so!A 2020 Winter Veil, indeed, as some have said, lol.At least we FINALLY got Winter Veil Pepe! Been waiting for him for a year lol. At least that kind of makes up for it.
Hopefully they'll hotfix Jingles both for the name issue and the skin issue :( Even if its just letting us cage/release them.
Got the pet, saw the name, and immediately "renamed" him to a Fallout: New Vegas reference.
Can confirm that Jingles is summoned with "Unknown" for the nameplate, and there's no FoS for the yearly present.