So, I've had this idea running through my mind for a while, and the more I think about the more I want to express it.


I'm a zombie fanatic! I love the concept, I love the gore, I love the SCIENCE, and I'm even working on my own zombie novel series. Zombies have become a major part of today's pop culture, with movies, TV series, video games, manga/anime, novels, graphic novels, festivals, the list of outlets for zombie lovers goes on and on! And in the last Fall Festival, we had the dynamic event where there were (guess what?) zombies!

But, those zombies were some very unloved zombies, since they blocked players from hunting festival pets... This is where my idea comes in though!


Why not host an event for the festival where all of the pets fallen in battle come back as ZOMBIES! Zombie Morrko, Zombie Qitari, Zombie Zolnixi, Zombie EVERYTHING! There could be a full line of zombie themed pets! Possibly even the Fabled Pets that would otherwise appear only in a different season, since these zombies would be raised from all battles past.



Though, I feel it would probably be better if these wouldn't be available all through the festival, since not everyone is a zombie fanatic and having a 'zombie everything' would probably get very old for them, very quickly, unlike the vast variety given by the other types of themed pets that so many players enjoy. Though "overkill" is generally needed to take down a zombie, there's no need to "overkill" the festival itself with zombies.

The zombies would have to be triggered somehow, like set to show at certain times, or tied in with a dynamic event like defeating the festival's main boss. Perhaps even set them to show on a certain day, like how the Halloween series was set to show up ONLY on Halloween (initially, since all themes made a return for the extended time which was WONDERFUL!)

I definitely don't want to suggest that we make the whole Fall Festival about Halloween or about creepy things such as zombies; not everyone likes that sort of stuff, and I respect that. But, one special event to add to the festival to celebrate these wonderfully horrible and beloved monsters would be AMAZING, even if it has to be limited to a one-night thing like Halloween. And I'm sure that many other fans of Halloween, horror, zombies, and other things of that nature would get some major enjoyment from it.



Or, though the amount of coding would probably be ridiculous, having a rare philter drop from bosses or certain enemy mobs that will turn any captured pet into a zombie theme by changing the colors and adding the Zombie tag. Not entirely sure if that would be possible, especially considering the time up until the festival and the massive list of other things the admins will be doing behind the scenes, but... it's a suggestion. ^^;



I feel this would give an interesting twist to the Fall Festival, and it would give the players another festive event to look forward to. Also, it would allow for an additional line of themed pets to be implemented, rather than the standard [one set available from the beginning] and [second set added towards the ending] and of course, the coveted [wheel pets.]


And just to set one example of a potential Zombie Theme. My Zombie Griffi! Which I designed shortly after the Summer Festival on the chance that players will be permitted to submit themed pet designs. (Though, considering recent events I fear that may not be so for this coming festival.)

Oooo I love this idea! I don't know much about coding or what kind of time or amount of work it would take to implement it, but it's definitely an exciting idea. It would be a great random event to break up the hours and hours that some of us spend hunting for festival pets. Even having a one day or one full weekend of zombie fest pets would be a really neat addition to the festival. Support!

Ohhh this idea! I love it!
It would break up the whole themed hunt, and as long as we aren't swarmed by the zombies I think most playes could appreciate the change. (at least I hope they will enjoy it xD)

Though I get that there is probably a lot of work in it...

But I'm all for it.

This would be super cool!

This is completely awesome, yes please, I love zombies!!

fun!!
I have a pet named zombie that me wuvs!!
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Yup, somebody had too much zombies for breakfast, yup yup yup.