Talk:Panda

Gaile Comments on Removal
Gaile has been kind enough to clarify the removal of this and several other pets from the game, or modifications of pets, in a very comprehensive post on her talk page. I wanted to add it on each relevant page so this information exists out there and clarifies these issues for a lot of people. I will post her comments relating to this here, and people can decide if they want to quote her directly in the article or paraphrase for encyclopedic style and clarity:

''We wanted to have a panda pet, particularly in Factions. However, we were looking towards the first level of testing in China at that time, and in China, you are not allowed to even depict the death of an endangered species, such as the panda, in a video game. This caused us to decide that we must remove the panda from the pet list, for it was not appropriate or offer it in other regions and not in Asia, or specifically in China,'' -- Gaile 01:19, 10 October 2007 (UTC).

I think capturing all of what she said is important because this question pops up for a lot of people and the info on the wiki, the less likely it is to be asked again. 122.104.229.93 03:17, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Here is the link to the original disussion: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_talk:Gaile_Gray#Fern_Lizard_and_Panda_Pet.3F 122.104.229.93 03:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

I wonder if the Panda pet dies from the snowballs.. Woop 06:58, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * That would be awesome to have pics of. - Auron 07:00, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
 * What ArenaNet could have done, was simple detect if someone was located in China and then change the skins. Then everyone wins. -- Tarun 18:12, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Or they could have made the Panda like Oink. Paddymew 15:09, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It's totally not overpowered to have a pet that can't die... --Curse You [[Image:User Curse You sig icon.png|Curse You]] (talk|contribs) 17:52, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

That is complete and utter BULLSHIT they removed that pet, I love the Panda and want to see it come back. Screw the Laws in China!!! If China had an issue with the Pet being killed then they dont have to play or buy the game. Thats like saying all Aircraft are missles and are going to kill us all. Destroy all airplanes! Wow I thought Anet and NCsoft had some sencibility but this is just wrong. &mdash; The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.214.9.244 (talk) at 22:24, 29 November 2010 (UTC).