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Post by RogueRowan on Aug 10, 2014 11:24:21 GMT -5
I got to thinking the other day... If I somehow had the magical ability to bring any Petz out of my game and into real life, which would I choose? It's a more complex question to me than it should be. Surely I would just get all of my favorite petz, right? Well, having a magical ability to make pixel petz real doesn't include the magical ability to have food, space, toys, etc for said petz. So knowing I live in a fairly small house with pretty much no backyard and not enough money to board a horse, I would choose my cat Forest. The only thing is, he probably would shed a lot and my mom is allergic to cats (and I might be as well...) Forgoing that tiny tidbit, Forest would be the best fit for me since he is lovable, smart, and just stinkin' awesome. So Forest is my semi-realistic choice (forgetting allergies...). If I did have the ability to suddenly have a few acres, I would choose my horses Carlie, Shadi, and Ambition. (Left to right: Forest, Ambition, Shadi, Carlie) I limited myself to three horses because I think any more than that would be too much work and these three are the ones I enjoy playing with the most. Carlie is sweet and calm. Ambition is handsome, confident, and kind. Shadi is extremely handsome and a good natured stallion (though I'd geld him in real life). There are a few others I could choose as well, but as I said, these are the ones I actually enjoy playing with the most and I assume in-game personalities would transfer to real life, lol. A lot of my horses are jerks, so... yeah haha. So who would you choose? Realistically, semi-realistically, or completely fantasized, show off the Petz (of any kind) that you would bring into the real world and tell us why.
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Post by midnightwolf on Aug 10, 2014 13:47:18 GMT -5
I'd use it to get my cat back. Also; Unrealistically; (all hexed by Star) Space wise, not sure about Dragon, but I'm sure I could hide him in my closet or something. Why? My cat cause I miss him, Davy I just really enjoy having in game and he's awesome, Dragon cause who doesn't want a dragon?
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Post by gumdrop on Aug 10, 2014 16:19:35 GMT -5
This is really tough, but I think I'd have to go with these two: Alfred isn't the showiest of my petz, but he's sweet and gets along with all my other petz, which bodes well for him in this cat-filled household. He is also a goof, and the giant fluff would be so much fun to hug! Pretty much, even though he's not the pixel-pet I play with the most, he's exactly the type of dog that appeals to me IRL. (Plus if I had him in reality maybe I could get a picture of him that didn't look ridiculous. He's the kinda petz that's better to play with than to photograph.) Deanna is so fun and bouncy and, like Alfred, gets along with everyone. Also, since she's female, my cat Zephyr might be slightly less inclined to hate her as much as she hates my boy cats. Plus while she's very improbably colored, it's not quite as weird as some of my critters, so I'd be less likely to face annoying questions at the vet. She's a big girl, but that's okay, we have a 22lb fella who would probably like a similarly-sized wrestling companion. This is, of course, all in an alternate universe where having another pet would a) not completely kill our chances of finding a new place to rent and b) not lead to Zephyr killing us all in our sleep. I don't currently have any dragons in my petz game, but if I did, I'm so with midnightwolf: who doesn't want a dragon?
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Post by Jez on Aug 10, 2014 17:01:07 GMT -5
If absolutely nothing else, I would bring my Wonder back. As a second choice, my lovely boy, Twister. My mom doesn't like pintos very much, so we'd probably never ever get a horse with as much chrome as Twister. I also want a rat someday, but everyone's burned out on rodents and lagomorphs, so I have Rigby. And while I don't like real life dogs nearly as much as I used to (the neighbors butthole dogs kind of sealed the deal for my dad on no dogs in this household), I'm in love with this dog I adopted from Cheaco when I was looking for Dali mixes. If I could undermine my dad's rule I would want this big fluffy foof, whom I call Frozone. (I wound up naming most of the dogz I got from my want ad after Incredibles characters haha) Wonder and Frozone would make the best riding buddies. Although, he'd probably have to get his coat trimmed in summer because it's just too hot for any dog to be outside with long fluffy coats. Our ranch dog Rey used to get summer cuts, sort of in the same fashion as our sheep.
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Post by Dew on Aug 10, 2014 22:19:45 GMT -5
I'm going to come off as a total animal hoarder because in RL I can be haha. Every spare penny used to go to my petz (now I have well established fish tanks only and pay cat support lol) Shadow, from Infinity circa 2005 and one of my fav breddies of all time. I have always wanted a great dane or great dane mix and he is a gorgeous petzy rendition. Warui because he is a grumpy old frump and my favorite cat (form Moo). Keoni from Kimberly because obviously he is the perfect large breed husky miz (my third favorite breed). Humphrey from Cath, who is a thing and those are totally real. And my favorite collie of all time Echo from Cel <3 I would have 5 house pets haha. And of course I would have a few horses. Cerengo, by Angora because he is a TOTAL oblivious well intentioned dork. Ginger by Mak, who was my first halter champion I posed by myself, and Kahlua by Ava for obvious reasons <3 And Dexter....because seriously he would probably be my first pick...and even if he was only the size of his real pixel self. POCKET DRAGONS!
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Post by RogueRowan on Aug 10, 2014 22:50:14 GMT -5
Awesome choices guys. Dew, you made an interesting point about if the petz were the same size as their pixel selves... If that were the case, I probably would go with a larger pet than Forest, for fear I would hurt him. Real life sized rats are the smallest pet I want, lol. I guess I could keep a lot of horses that way... but I don't think they'd be very fun to play with and impossible to cuddle... Hmm... I will have to think on this. By the way, Humphrey wants to live with me. Seriously, hand him over. XD So new question thanks to Dew! If you could have any of your Petz in real life BUT they were the exact same size as they are in game, who would you pick and how/where would you keep them?
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Post by CoffieDog on Aug 11, 2014 22:45:23 GMT -5
Interesting topic! I can only narrow down to two... (and size wouldn't be much of an issue here, hooray). If I could bring a breddie I'd bring.... MOHATU! (big shock huh?) bred by ShadeI imagine him in real life as a big lovable pit bull mix who is sweet and clumsy and playful (like his petzy self!) He would be a fun dog to have! (although I don't think my currents real life pets would approve of him lol) it'd be a squeeze to have him in my small house thats already filled to the brim with pets, but I'd make it work ;3 If I could bring a hexie I'd bring... CHASE! hexed by Star ★Wire fox terriers are one of my favorite breeds and they are my dream dog! <3 Having the aristocratic and overly dramatic Chase in my RL household would be awesome (and I'd love to show him in real life dog shows, AH MY DREAM). He'd fit a little better in my small house and would probably get more readily accepted than Mohatu by my other pets.
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Post by bambi vision on Aug 12, 2014 7:53:29 GMT -5
This is a really lovely thread! Isn't there something so sweet about how pixels & an old game can make us all so grateful and sentimental?! Ideally I'd have all of them in the real world ;> ... but sensibly I'd please like Legs, Urajiro, & Chukchi irl - my 3 wonderful ginger gentlemen! They make me so happy in-game I can only imagine how chuffed I'd be to have them for real haha. I'd love a dog, especially several! and can't think of anything more perfect for me than a Beezer, Japanese Akita Inu, & harebrained Husky
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Post by Arie on Aug 12, 2014 12:27:33 GMT -5
I've been craving a cat in my life ever so badly, and my ideal cat would be small, cuddly, and playful. Which are all things my kitty Hockey just so happens to be! Baby pic, because I might as well get a kitten while we're at it! It's so weird to imagine what petz would look like as real animals though, haha.
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Post by Kayla on Aug 12, 2014 15:09:52 GMT -5
I couldn't choose just one. If you told me I could only pick two, and choose them realistically, I know which two I would pick.
Big surprise, huh? I think these two are probably the petz that I have the most pictures of. Raini is a lovely Australian Shepherd hexed by Cyove, and my backyard is just big enough for a dog kennel. If I could chose her personality in RL, she would be just like she is in-game. Sweet and kind and always there for me when I need her. Darkness.... just because he's Darkness. Some of the funniest pictures in my PetPix folder are of Darkness. Deep down, I believe he really admires me and respects me. He just wont admit it. He could live at my grandma's with all my other cats. (As long as they would get along...) Unrealistically...
And many, many more. I have so many wonderful petz, and so little time to spend with each of them.
Why do I love them so? In fact, why do we all, everyone on this forum, spend our days playing with virtual creatures? They're only pixels, after all. Why are we so dedicated to spending time with our petz? Maybe because, in a way, they're just like our real life, furry companions. Why do we love our real, tail-wagging, purring friends so much? If we can answer that question, we can translate the answer to fit our pixel petz. And that's all we need to know.
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Post by RogueRowan on Aug 12, 2014 15:21:48 GMT -5
Y'all definitely can pick more than one! I only picked one for my "semi-realistic" answer because in my current situation, one is all I would want and could handle, but hey! It's just an imagined scenario anyways. Go crazy! Pick 50 if you want! Pick 100! lol. XD I personally tried to limit myself and be as realistic as possible because I don't want too many pets in real life and honestly, I don't have a whole bunch of petz that I feel a real connection with. Forest is the first petz I've really fallen in love with... which is strange since I used to strongly dislike Persians (in game and real life). I don't even like any of my dogz as much as I like him and I'm a dog person! Great choices, guys. Thanks for sharing! It's very interesting to see which petz people would want in real life and the reasons behind it.
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Post by Nikki on Aug 12, 2014 15:30:23 GMT -5
Realistically, my husband is dreadfully allergic to catz, so I'd only choose dogz. It'd be hard to choose... knowing me, I'd have my whole crew and 50 acres to care for them on. However, if I were to limit myself... probably So fluffy! And look at that tail... and those big ears... and her personality is just the greatest! Eve is so playful and such a clown. I love the idea of a rainbow dog, too. Dane body, as well? I'm won. Love the markings, love the ears, love the mellow 'say wut' attitude. I want a bull, and this bull is not only small, he's beyond adorable and totally squishable. Love Rowan's shy, yet playful demeanor. He's also a total ham for the camera. Just love her unique shape and markings and her silly, kinda ditzy personality. It was really hard to pick just those few....
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Post by Mako on Aug 12, 2014 21:03:18 GMT -5
Most realistically, I'd love to have Claude and Nagi (bred by KcCrystal and myself respectively) in real life! They both brash, rude, and naughty, but can be quite sweet when the mood takes them. Plus it's adorable to watch them play together. Slightly more fantasy but still plausible is Rudolf (nick-named Flyboy - hexed by Dylan). He's made me so happy through the years. He's good natured and goofy. He'd make a great walking (or flying!) buddy. Little bit more out there (and kind of cheating), my characters Hannibal and Onus (hexed by me)! Hannibal is very friendly and easy going. He's a bit of a slob but oh well. Onus on the other hand is entirely stand offish and ill tempered but the poor old guy has been through so much that it would be nice to give him a good home. Also Hannibal thinks Onus is his best bud and he'd miss him x] Finally, Leviathan by Manda! Truthfully, he might not make such a great pet but I've had him for many years now and love him to pieces. At worst, everything would probably still work out well if I kept plenty of beef jerky around >> EDIT Oh yes one last one! Mako de Swan by Star! Yes, it's me as a swan. I'd own me. He's grumpy, scares off my other pets, and hates having his picture taken. We'd get along great
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Post by ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ 👑 on Aug 15, 2014 4:28:53 GMT -5
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Post by ✬MsWildiful✬ on Aug 17, 2014 18:39:59 GMT -5
i would just die to have Oreo in RL <3 because ive always wanted a ferret and to me Oreo is everything a ferret has but even more awesome because she's so fun and i just admire her pelt colors and design and it makes her even more special since its impossible for any RL ferret to naturally have a pelt and bunny ears like hers, but they're would be a slight issue because whenever she gets bored she will pick up a random item like a fishbone or shoe and jump up on the highest ledge and drop it off the edge and watch it fall and i would hate for her to break one of my prized possessions like my Bonsais or my computer so she would have to be supervised and kept in a ferret kennel when I'm not home but it would be totally worth it <3 and the funny thing about Oreo is that whenever i show any of my family or friends a picture of her most of them will be like "what is that thing? it looks so freaky!" lol! so i don't know how would they react if i were to be keeping "that thing" as a pet in RL xD and as much as i love my other crew pets i don't know if i would want them in RL [Realistically] since me and my family already have several cats and a couple dogs and some of my favorites are exoticz and catz and well.. i like cats but for some reason i just get bored with them easily, but i still love cats and I've grown up with them and i still have a few that hold a special place in my heart but since I've been around them for so long I'm just so used to their behaviors and i guess it just makes me get bored with them too fast, and i don't want to list all the petz that i would like to have in RL unrealistically since there's so many xD
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