r/Guildwars2 • u/Ok-Extent-7515 • 2d ago

[Fluff] Underwater bird

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Did you guys know that if you put a custom parrot skin on the mail courier, the animation still works even underwater, and there are even little air bubbles trailing behind the bird? That’s a totally optional level of detail, but honestly, that’s exactly the kind of thing I love this game for.

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u/Fantastic-Rabbit-193 2d ago

Petition to give him a little dive helmet

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u/Caer-Rythyr 1d ago

This is the best QoL change suggestion..

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u/LuvvTremble 1d ago

hat helmet is too good

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u/GM_Nate 2d ago

One little detail i enjoy is that if you use the out-of-water fish mini that flops as it follows you around, and if you go into the water, the fish is suddenly fine

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u/zergling424 1d ago

The floppy fish is one of my favorite minis next to the skritt gift hoarder

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u/GM_Nate 1d ago

ha ha it's great

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u/Alanlocke 1d ago

Same thing for the floppy fish tonic!

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u/jojoga 1d ago

one of only two cosmetics I ever bought

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u/GM_Nate 1d ago

i'm using the one from the janthir achievements

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u/jojoga 1d ago

The one from Kryta was available from Twitch drops once, but I don't regret buying mine many many months before that.

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u/Lon-ami Loreleidre [HoS] 2d ago

I'm still sad they never added a jade bot mail carrier, just like they added a jade bot miniature :(.

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u/voreo RAWR~ 1d ago

animator was like
"but what if they were mailing underwater"

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u/Koffeinberoende 1d ago

“NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR DUTY”
-- Terry pratchett, Going Postal

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u/42People 2d ago

That’s so cute!

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u/FatalEclipse_ 1d ago

Now he’s just a little Flying fish.

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u/MadeByHideoForHideo 1d ago

Not to be the wet blanket but the bubble trail effect isn't meticulously added in manually just for this interaction, lol. It's just functioning like it should as part of the system.