Since Danger Pack is on the horizon and we've had a few previews already, let's take a look back at what was revealed prior to the release of Golden Pack in January 2023. 10 pets were showcased and although many of the abilities are familiar there are some significant differences!
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Saiga Antelope
The first pet revealed was the Saiga Antelope and I must admit I wasn't really sold on it. The trumpets idea seemed super clunky, but of course as time went on after release the trumpet mechanics just become second nature. Saiga has recently been changed but the original ability lasted for quite a while.
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Highland Cow
Strangely Highland Cow had the Nurse Shark ability when this preview was shared. The 'spend all trumpets' requirement seemed like it was there to prevent mushroom shenanigans... however once this ability was moved onto Nurse Shark and downgraded in damage the trumpet spend decreased massively too.
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Door Head Ant
The Door Head Ant preview is interesting in that the move effect was originally considered a push, making it possible for Iguana to snipe it. Ultimately this would be changed to the new (at the time) jump effect, which would go on to spawn a bunch of other units in Unicorn pack.
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Poison Dart Frog
PDF was ultra strong when it was first available on the test server, dealing 6 damage at level 1. The balancing factor was intended to be the 1-1 statline, but in the end it had to be toned down. I kind of miss the old tiny artwork!
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Baboon
Baboon has recently been changed but I believe from launch it was almost +1 attack and +2 health. Here we can see it was originally the other way around, which I suppose makes sense with units like German Shepherd, Warthog, Cobra and Fire Ant in the later tiers.
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Beluga Whale
Other than stats, Beluga Whale is unchanged... except for the fact that it was originally called White Whale!
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Flea
I don't remember this at all, but Flea was originally Start of Battle! Another pet 'balanced' with a 1-1 statline, although to be honest I would still take current Flea even if the 1-1 statline had stuck...
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Catfish
When Golden pack launched Catfish used to cost 1 gold per activation, however here you can see that originally it was free. It also triggered on the pet behind instead of ahead, not really sure why. Recently the gold requirement has also been lifted, so Catfish is closer to the original design than ever.
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Silver Fox
Silver Fox seems to have been almost completely unchanged, other than the fact that it was given a maximum of 3 triggers.
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Bird of Paradise
And last but not least... BOP. At first glance this seems unchanged, but it was actually give ALL friends +1 attack and +1 health, which made it significantly stronger than the current version... and yet it's still one of the best scalers in the game!
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Do you remember all these previous versions of Golden Pack pets? I certainly didn't! I wonder how many of the Danger Pack reveals will keep their original abilities...