Bestia

Yarrrrrrrr!

 

    Good Mornin' Pirates! Yesterday we looked at all of the New Class Companions that are currently on the Test Realm. Today we will be looking at a huge new portion of the game; Pet Pvp and Bestia! This is a big change to the game and it may at first look confusing, but once you get use to it and try it out, you are going to enjoy it! Keep in mind that its very different from Wizard101 Pet Training. Are ya ready then? Off we go!

    To get the quest to explore the new expansion in Skull Island (Bestia) you will need to pick up the quest from the Town Friar standing on the box near Avery's Office. He lets you know that Skull Island has been invited to join the Great Petathelon on Bestia. Only problem is, is that Skull Island is short an egg! The water moles over on the upper island have it but wont give it up. Mickey hands you a Tiki to offer as trade. After you bring the tiki to the water moles, they accept your trade and now you have a pet egg!

 

    Aquila brought the Petathelon to us! Its floating in the skyway behind Skull Island. To get there you need to ride the Aquilan ship near the Musketeer Roost. Gladia will bring you to Bestia from there.

 

    When you arrive, head up towards the entrance to the coliseum, and Sepia will tell you all about the Petatheleon history. After talking to him, enter the coliseum and find Trista under the Skull Island tent to deliver the egg. She tells you to keep the egg because One-Eyed Jack managed to get another egg for the races. Woot your first new pet! It will hatch in about 5 minutes.

    Open up your Character UI and click the Pet Icon to open your Pet window. All of your pets will be located here (similar to your companion page). Click on one of your pets to show their Talents and Powers. The Ostrich you get is a Hatchling so none of the talents will be unlocked. (Any Pets you have prior to this update will match your Pirates level) After talking to Trista, move to the Marleybone Tent.

    You will meet a Marleybonian Dog named Abigail Downton who gives you a few Pet snacks after learning you just acquired a new pet egg! She explains to you that after your pet finishes a training activity, you can feed it a snack that makes them faster and smarter. Eventually your Pet will grow into its older stages (Hatchling>Baby>Teen>Adult>Ancient, etc.) The difference in Pirate101 pet leveling is that the pet actually grows larger! Next head to the Krokotopian Tent.

    Before entering, speak with Hep Kat'mun. He will teach you all about "Morphemancy". It is when you join 2 pets together to create one. Talents will be passed along to the new pet. Head inside the tent and try one of the Ancient Idols!

 

    In the Video, I used my Level 55 Sabretooth Bunny and Level 50 Ostrich. Together they created a "Feather Egg" which hatched into another Ostrich. Kingsisle said there are some Hybrids out there but are tricky to find! I'm sure once someone figures them out their combinations will be shared around all the fansites, keep an eye out!

    After leaving the Morphing Tent, there will be a Mooshu themed Pavilion. Inside will be Mooneko who will teach you all about Pet Training. Long ago the Sages of Mooshu created and perfected Training activities to strengthen pets. It requires Pet energy and Time.

 

    You will notice that your Pirate has a new Energy globe next to its Health. Some of these activities also require "Pet Gear". You can get Pet gear by buying some with gold or Pet Pvp! After your pet trains in one of the world activities you can feed it a snack like Abigail said earlier to make it grow. Before leaving, Mooneko will give you 3 Pet Gear cards to get you started.

    The final Pavilion is the Grizzleheim one to your left. You will find Bjorn there who will tell you the basics of how to gain more snacks and pet gear other than buying them; Pet PvP. If you do matches you will always gain some snacks/pet gear.

 

    Go talk to Decius the Duelmaster to enter a match! You choose which pet you want to use in that match and the system will hook you up with another player's pet to spar with. If you continue to play matches, you will unlock special badges which allow you to use more pets in Pet PvP. For example after 5 matches you will unlock the ability to use 2 pets in Pet PvP matches instead of only 1.



    In my first match, I was faced against 2 high leveled pets with my low level ostrich. After being quickly defeated, I tried again but this time using my Level 65 Armadillo! He kicked some behind with his Riposte and Relentless abilities! It was also a 2v1 battle.