What happened to Smoochums?

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I was pretty upset to log in this morning to realize that my loyal companion, and by far the most adorable pet ever added to the game, has changed appearance. The previous model was super cute, unique and I simply loved that shocked, silly face of his, which made him look like an actual pet instead of a lifeless model like the other cat pets in the game. On top of that, he looked just like my recently deceased real life pet. As soon as I found out about him, I just had to get him. Wasted all my tokens too, which I would’ve never done for the current model. I wouldn’t go anywhere without my Smoochums! For my husband’s great amusement, I even talked to him. “Come, Smoochums. Let’s get the f*** out of here, Smoochums. Smoochums is tired of this BS.” So yeah, I’m pretty upset. It does feel like losing a friend.

The new version looks just like a regular cat, with absolutely no personality. Looking at the new model makes me disappointed and sad. I’d be curious to hear what inspired such a terrible change, and am of course hoping that this is some sort of a silly mistake, and Smoochums will be returned to his original appearance asap.

Please bring back my Smoochums.

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I feel the same :frowning: Bring back my pretty but sad friend, please!

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#BringSmoochumsBack

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#BringSmoochumsBack

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Another completely unwarranted change nobody wanted, then.

Being back Smoochums!

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:girl: + :hocho: + :cat: = this quest should be under strict parental control :thinking:

:crying_cat_face:

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I actually sent a ticket about this, and received the standard instructions on filing a bug report as a reply. That got me hopeful for a while, but after talking to another GM, I was ensured that the change is intentional. Why, I still fail to understand.

However, I was told this:

"Indeed this is not a bug. I can understand that the change in question is a bit drastic and it definitely feels like a totally different cat (well, for sure it doesn’t look like a persian cat anymore).

In this case I can only urge you to submit a feedback in game and on the forums. This is the only way for you, as a player, to reach out the Developers and hope to have the old model re-enabled.

In game it’s via the usual ESC > Help > Submit Suggestion.

Although you won’t receive a direct reply to this feedback I want to stress that this is really the best way to get changes in game. And please note that the more players submit this feedback, the better it will be! :)"

I’d encourage anyone who’s not happy with the current Smoochums, to submit this suggestion, and hope that somebody out there will listen.

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I just read this and thought of you!!!

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Oh my god! Thank you so much for posting that - would’ve probably taken me another week to notice :smiley:

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting the issue to be handled this fast, if at all. I’m officially liking Blizzard again! :heart_eyes:

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Justice for Smoochums! …tnx Blizz.
:cat: :clinking_glasses:

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